I just ordered the You Rock Guitar. If you have always wanted a stick guitar but can't afford one, this is perfect at less than $200.
Those are not real strings on the neck. The features I like are that it has tap mode, multiple and user tunings including the new standard tuning (Robert Fripp's tuning) and you can have each string on a different midi channel. Awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZChvp3Qu ... cker=False
(I don't know why that guy is doing vibrato as that does nothing on this instrument)
Initially I was going to get the Fender Squire Controller which is just a cheap guitar with midi ($270). I could see how a guitarist would want one of those but it is not a revolutionary new instrument like the You Rock Guitar is IMHO.
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Re: You Rock Guitar
Hi old fellow,
The vid reminds me on that old tapping vid, I really like what he taps there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5zSuYOrJk
Good luck with your rocking!
The vid reminds me on that old tapping vid, I really like what he taps there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5zSuYOrJk
Good luck with your rocking!
Re: You Rock Guitar
i like the faces he makes...
Re: You Rock Guitar
This thing is a blast! It's revolutionary. Everyone should get one.
The internal synth is good enough to practice with and you could even add batteries and go off in the wilderness. It's easier to play than a guitar which I attribute to the smaller size and excellent engineering. It turns out that I like finger picking more than tap mode on this. The nylon strings don't make any sound, just like a plastic keyboard doesn't make any physical sound. I'm using the Robert Fripp tuning. My only complaint is that I wish it was more dynamically sensitive. A light touch will make no sound, unlike on a real guitar or a keyboard. Other than that, and the cheesey synth, it's great. It has midi out. I set it for each string to be on a separate midi channel in order to more accurately model a guitar because each string is a different thickness on a real guitar. One more complaint I forgot is that you can't bend the strings but on the positive side, it has a nice and fully functional whammy bar.
The internal synth is good enough to practice with and you could even add batteries and go off in the wilderness. It's easier to play than a guitar which I attribute to the smaller size and excellent engineering. It turns out that I like finger picking more than tap mode on this. The nylon strings don't make any sound, just like a plastic keyboard doesn't make any physical sound. I'm using the Robert Fripp tuning. My only complaint is that I wish it was more dynamically sensitive. A light touch will make no sound, unlike on a real guitar or a keyboard. Other than that, and the cheesey synth, it's great. It has midi out. I set it for each string to be on a separate midi channel in order to more accurately model a guitar because each string is a different thickness on a real guitar. One more complaint I forgot is that you can't bend the strings but on the positive side, it has a nice and fully functional whammy bar.