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Article #696577Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN AUGUST 2016?
From: Toby Newman
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:04
Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:04
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On 2016-09-04, MetalGuru <notmy...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On 9/3/2016 7:04 AM, Tim O wrote: >> >> Crusty old arcade games is pretty much it! Rocksmith is the only >> game-ish thing I've done on the PC for the second month in a row. > > This program has been on my radar since it came out but I haven't > touched an electric guitar in more than 5 years, I only play acoustic > ones with nylon strings nowadays. I wonder if that would also work with > an aftermarket acoustic pickup? I play it with a steel string acoustic which has a Fishman Isys+ pickup. Works well but you have to play at moderate level and trim the bass or it feeds back. > Also I'm no Jimmy Page but I get the impression this is geared mostly > toward beginners? And I have no interest in rock/pop anymore, do you > know if they have DLC's for things like jazz and classical stuff as > well? The clue is in the name: Rocksmith. It's all rock music. The PC version supports user-made DLC so some people may have put some classical in there, have a look. -- -Toby Add the word afiduluminag to the subject to circumvent my email filters.
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