Is Rocksmith+ the easiest way to learn guitar?

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I thought Rocksmith+ had some great guitar lessons for beginners, and all abilities really. It's a cool way to learn guitar after a break as well. Guitar learning software has changed so much since I started playing guitar and I was a bit skeptical as to how well these tunes would translate into picking up my electric guitar sound. It took my a few plays to 'teach the old dog new tricks' but I'm now honestly jealous that this didn't exist when I was doing my first electric guitar lessons.
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[@johnangell8118]

Cheeky Coheed and Cambria riff there 🤘

[@mikedawesofficial]

Just 1 ❤

[@philjhon]

🤘

[@suede__]

I also picked that up!

[@Ryees9]

Also came to comment this, nice catch~

[@sacredgeometry]

Welcome home

[@FM.Sandels]

Rocksmith is awesome! But get the 2014 version, there are tons of custom songs made by the community too, one time purchase no subscriptions needed.

[@jonflores5832]

How and where ? I want to learn songs from the community

[@treyh-j7509]

@@jonflores5832 google "customs forge" for custom songs. you'll need to purchase "Cherub Rock" by Smashing Pumpkins DLC to use them.

[@CyberdriveAutomotive]

@@jonflores5832 customsforge

[@MimicTwin]

I thought they turned off the online stuff for 2014 so it's just what the game comes with

[@4thblade273]

Great video mike! kudos!

[@f0x845]

Glad to see a new video

[@BobPerrone]

Happy new year Mike!😊

[@mikedawesofficial]

Happy new year!

[@LuckyThrives]

Rocksmith 2014 was amazing!!! I had it for the PS3, really helped me progress on my guitar journey

[@geni_fetahu]

Damn rocksmith sponsored every guitar youtubers

[@CyberdriveAutomotive]

Because no one wants to play R+ and they're freaking out trying to throw money at influencers to solve the issue

[@havewheelslovesailing]

thanks Mike, when you coming to New Zealand?

[@AbdiasI]

YOOOO MIKE PLAYING A COHEED RIFF!!!!

[@floridapunkarchivist]

I just picked up prince of Persia on Thursday and started Rocksmith lis today what r the chances!! What level did u play in so I can b on the lookout. As far as Rocksmith as soon as I got rid of the latency it became a game changer for me. As a guitarist of 25 years this is absolutely incredible software and is expanding my musical genres as a musician and after years of stagnation it’s driven me to explore outside of my comfort zone.

[@scottkidwell3601]

As a bassist and guitar player, i enjoyed Rocksmith and Rocksmith 2014 immensely. A good way to learn and blow off steam. Of course, it sometimes felt like cheating when I already knew the song and mostly how to play it. Haven't tried the new subscription...

[@lwcreaper6501]

Rocksmith helped me learn guitar it’s not perfect but it did help me out I like it better than yousician

[@alexanderdeadmansche]

Looks good

[@timip3658]

I have this on ps4 and it has audio lag so I keep missing notes etc, very annoying when I'm trying to learn . Hopefully this app is better

[@scottkidwell3601]

There's a way to get around the lag, if you have an audio splitter and speaker system. I had to look up solutions for my Xbox One

[@SlashRfnR]

"look out Buckethead" *shows a picture of MAB* 😂😂😂😂

[@perpetualbystander4516]

And who's MAB?

[@CyberdriveAutomotive]

@@perpetualbystander4516 Michael Angelo Batio

[@perpetualbystander4516]

@@CyberdriveAutomotive Ok 👍

[@LetBBB6345789]

Feel like my brain is dealing with all the light flashes, not able to see/concentrate in time what to play...

[@krisskross6135]

More lessons on polyrhythm pls!…

[@hilla42]

Boogie Shred on there? 😂 Cheers, Lars

[@shorerocks]

As someone who learned playing guitar in the 80s (yep, that old), I understand new toys make sense for new generations. Though I find the visual aspect overwhelming, and honestly. I learned by listening. You know. It's music. Listen to it. Try to duplicate whatever is being played. It is NOT about 100% accuracy (you get there with some exercises and a metronome). It is about getting a feel how players play. And work on your own feel and identity as a player. On the other hand. If it makes people play, good.

[@bryanflake1196]

I heard Coheed!

[@galelongputt]

Watching those notes flying at me made me feel like hurling 😢

[@johnnewton1830]

There is a tab mode if you prefer.

[@Bladavia]

Displaying the low strings on top is a no no tho, just keep the same orientation as tablature. The power chord looks like a minor third, pretty confusing.

[@stanphillips7277]

If I'd have used this Rocksmith+ I'd have been more confused than using the "Guitar Handbook" I bought in the 80s , a few friends to exchange riffs with, and mags with tabs . I knew some great players for tips and the desire to play. The guitar was confusing enough without mastering a video game!🎸🎶✌️

[@Dan_dmandtm]

Yeah, switching the display to have the low strings on the bottom was the first thing I did. The chord diagrams a gibberish without doing that.

[@colaboytje]

I had Rocksmith once for PC. There were songs that I knew how to play. But Rocksmith started with a few notes and simplified chords. So I played the song as I knew it, but Rocksmith noted it as wrong. It was so frustrating. So, then I played what was indicated by Rocksmith and it didn't feel like playing the song at all. It doesn't feel "natural".

[@RiffRepeater]

You can increase the difficulty through Riff Repeater or the settings menu, it's a shame that wasn't apparent. Or maybe you played in 2011 with the first game

[@colaboytje]

@@RiffRepeater yes, one of the first games. Also, Rocksmith is wrong with guitar parts. Some parts are played by another guiarist in a band. This is a pure commercial for Ubisoft. There are much better ways to learn guitar, theory, skill.

[@RiffRepeater]

@@colaboytje lol okay

[@feliciastuddard755]

​@RiffRepeater there was a way to adjust the difficulty yourself in og rocksmith. I know because I figured out how to do adjust the difficulty myself.

[@colaboytje]

@@feliciastuddard755 I know. I guess I did not explain myself correctly. For example: Satisfaction, the song, started with playing 2 notes. That does not give the impression that you were playing the song. Then notes were added, but still not what is actually played. So, you still not played the song. The problem was that if you did know how the song is played, that Rocksmith penalised you for playing it correctly. That was the point where I lost interest, and I did not think that Rocksmith was a good tool to learn to play guitar. Listening to a song, have a tab sheet with you, and learn how to play it, was better in learning how to play guitar. In that case, you hear what it is being played, can try to figure out yourself what is being played, by not looking at the tab sheet, and actually learn to recognise minor and major keys, which chords are in that key, and start learning the neck of your guitar. For example: Teen Spirit by Nirvana is in 2 different keys. That is something that Rocksmith did not teach. I get that it is interesting to be able to play some songs for a campfire setting. But that is not learning to play guitar.

[@f0x845]

100%. Look out Buckethead 😂

[@luciole3628]

Oooh, you have a youtube channel, I didn't know that haha good news

[@k-9thecat765]

Saw GREEN DAY @ WOODSTOCK 94'

[@GigiGuitar]

I feel like if you're watching a screen you can't learn where your fingers are. Also dots scrolling down are not a good way to improve learning. Music tabs are a thing since 1500 more or less. Why not gamify that specific thing

[@beandon24]

Yeah strange choice to stay so closely resembling guitar hero -I could barely see what’s going on. I literally already learn songs by playing alongside GuitarPro tabs, and having a gamified version of that seems way better. (As well as having options for doing the same with sheet music). I would eat that up, this I’m not so interested in.

[@RiffRepeater]

There's a TAB feature you can enable @@beandon24

[@Hiro.the.God.]

Imagine being taught to play guitar by Jesus of Nazareth.

[@RiffRepeater]

Prince of Persia songs in RS+ soon? 👀

[@einw3gmensch220]

Such a shame...

[@alan_davis]

Not a fan.

[@johnnewton1830]

What? I like Mike.

[@thomaswyatt199]

Rocksmith+ is a joke that's a rippoff subscription service at $140 with no hit songs. Rocksmith 2014 1000 times better.

[@serban2139]

Relatively speaking, yes.

[@jonflores5832]

Agreed. Rocksmith 2014 is better value. Wish they made it open source so people can add new tracks

[@RiffRepeater]

>with no hit songs Do you even watch the videos you are crying about?

[@IamMusicNerd]

It’s $99.99 per year, not $140, and yes the 2014 version had great content, but the 2014 UI interface is missing a ton of features the newer version offers.

[@thomaswyatt199]

@@IamMusicNerd I'm canadian so it's $145 with taxes a year. iIf they really have 5 million subs to service that's 500 million a year that's almost 4.5 times the total made from all the previous rocksmiths sales so I would expect it to have more features. I'm not against it the service I just want see it be better.

[@JEKAFISHER]

So it's the 2014 game with more aggressive DRM and it's a subscription. F Ubisoft. Hate to see you promote this company.

[@CyberdriveAutomotive]

preach