NAMM coverage of the YOU ROCK GUITAR.

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http://www.gearwire.com/inspiredinstruments-yourockguitar-wnamm2010.html

Get on the Pre-Order List to Secure Your Guitar

OK, we understand it’s time to get rockin’.  We’ve got a list and were checkin it twice. If you name is on it when the You Rock Guitars start arriving, you get one. If not, good luck.  We’re definitely going to be in short supply. But there’s some other great benefits in Pre-Ordering:

FREE SHIPPING
REFERRAL DISCOUNTS (Get $10 off every person you refer to pre-order who actually orders)
BECOME OUR ROCK AND ROLL FRIEND FOREVER as an early adopter

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE PRE-ORDER PAGE

You Rock Guitar Modes

GAME MODE
Prepare for a revolutionary game experience.  Play on real strings to trigger the notes, just like a real guitar. Use frets, not buttons, with multi-touch game play in Rock Band™ and Guitar Hero™.  Are you ready to really rock? Good, now go to Guitar Mode and turn it up.

GUITAR MODE
Guitar mode instantly turns the game controller into a rock guitar with 30 of the best electric and acoustic sounds, plus 20 You Rock specials. If your ready to unleash your inner rocker, take center stage with the rocking progressions that changed the world.

• “You Rock” mode, so fun it won’t allow any wrong notes, so you can feel free to rock out right – from the start.
• A library of rippin’ built-in audio jam tracks in all the rock styles. Even record your chords or solos right on top.
• Record chords or solos over the drum and music loops.
• USB connectivity to link you to a world of music creativity.
• Download new guitar sounds, music apps, You Rock Tracks, interactive lessons.

YOU ROCK MODE

The You Rock Mode help you sound good while playing guitar, whether you’re a pro or just a beginner.  The You Rock Mode automatically eliminates wrong notes while you play, making you want to play longer & more often.

Prince has a Problem with Guitar Hero

During a recent PBS interview with Tavis Smiley, purple-clad rock and roll enigma Prince said he turned down the opportunity to have his music appear in Guitar Hero. Say it ain’t so, Prince. When asked about the game, Prince said:

“Well, I ain’t mad at them. I hear it made, like, $2 billion and they came to us and offered us a very small portion of that. But I just think it’s more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar. It’s a tough instrument — it’s not easy. It took me a long time, and it was frustrating at first. And you just have to stick with it, and it’s cool for people who don’t have time to learn the chords or ain’t interested in it, but to play music is one of the greatest things. To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings, and I would — I don’t know, I wish it upon everybody. It’s heaven.”

Jeez, Prince, why can’t kids do both? I don’t think many people really equate playing games like Rock Bandand Guitar Hero with actual guitar. Playing real guitar is, literally, hundreds of times more difficult than playing any video game. It’s also a hundred times more rewarding.  But playing a video game is a hundred times more fun than practicing scales, as long as you don’t delude yourself into thinking what you’re doing is actually playing music. It’s like being mad at Monopoly because you aren’t actually making real estate deals!

Playing guitar (or any creative endeavor) is the opposite of playing Guitar Hero, really. The “goal” of playing music is to express yourself. The goal of playing Guitar Hero is to follow along a pre-destined path with as little deviation as possible. Other than the sense of rhythm it builds in a person, actual musicianship ship doesn’t even help you play guitar games. I’ll bet I could beat Prince on expert. In fact, I hereby challenge him to a game! Anytime you want, Mr. Purple Rain, we’ll do it. As long as we then don’t have a contest for soloing on real guitars, I should be okay.

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