MY 60 DAY GUITAR PROGRESS USING ROCKSMITH - 120 HRS

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[@minecraftcreeper456]

Whether or not you're still taking tips, here is my two cents. I am someone who has been playing guitar 2-3 years now, I have never taken a lesson and all my experience comes from rocksmith. I am well aware of where my skill level lies, as a very fast learner, I currently lie under the intermediate category, probably near the upper end. There are things people suggest over and over so I'll stick to more original advice to make you use your noggin, as well as some things you've definitely heard before that need to be reinforced in your head so you do not quit. 1. If you get frustrated, take a break. Whether or not it's because you think you sound bad, or you're not making progress: you are, always, as long as you are playing. 2. Play what you like to play. I skipped half the songs in the game completely because they were either bad songs or the style of playing just wasn't meant for me. If you learn songs you like, it will encourage you to keep going. It definitely feels great when you learn some of your favorite songs and you are able to play along to them. Also make sure to try different styles of music! I'd suggest to do all the rocksmith lessons to have the understanding of "techniques". The sooner you understand them, the better off you will be. Do them in order too so when you get something too hard, it halt's your progress until you are ready to move on, as one of the last lessons in the game (my favorite) is a killer tapping lesson. You're not gonna want to miss that. The lessons are also really good practice too. My next tip coincides with this one. 3. Try to imitate sound/tone. This is one you've probably not heard before, but I find that if you listen to a song you like, when you're in the process of learning it helps immensely if you copy that players tone and style. Albeit, this can be very difficult, but you don't have to get too into it. For example, learn your guitar. Your guitar specifically has 5 places to set your switch to, try those sounds. Here is a specific example, power chords and rock stuff sounds better a lot of the time on your bridge pickup (the one at the bottom of your guitar). Whereas for bohemian rhapsody, Brian May's sound can be imitated quite a bit if you changed to your neck pickup (the one closest to the neck) for both solos. You should also listen to the parts of a song, and how the tone of the guitar changes throughout, I noticed you had your standard distortion tone from your amp while playing nothing else matters when in the actual song that part is just clean with a chorus effect on top of it. It's the little things like that in which will help you become more accustom to things like your amp, and your guitar, which is no less than an extension of yourself. By trying to imitate someone's tone, whether it's just adding some reverb, switching which pickup you are using, or adjusting your amp settings completely, you learn the in's and out's of making your own sound. You will learn what you like and what you don't. If you keep playing bohemian rhapsody (a fantastic song to learn for all levels of play) and you copy their sound, as you progress you will start to hear it come together more and more, that will encourage you. Eventually you'll be switching to your neck pickup every time for that solo, and you'll blast your way through that bad boy and feel like a rock god. For your 60 days, you did a great job, so keep it going. Definitely don't put that guitar down. I hope you're proud of yourself for coming this far and I also hope that you plan to take it to much higher heights.

[@broderickles936]

Thank you for your response. I actually started using bias fx 2 and messing around with that. I'll come out with my year progress within the next 5 months.

[@Emma-kz3zr]

My advice would be stick to rhythm for the first 3 months, and only one song per week, learn via a play through, then learn each section individual. (Generally it takes me 50+ to 100+ play throughs to nail a song and start tweaking it to my own wants). Rhythm skills are invaluable and generally are under appreciated, right up until you figured the need for a melody/bare bones rhythm to carry your lead. Also the arcade is invaluable as warm up. Lesson wise, there ok, worth pushing through.

[@biggiesmallsgamerle4she276]

I just went straight into lead and tried to play master of puppets. that was a year ago. i'm thankful for doing so

[@bt_the_yank6234]

I kinda do the same thing. I'm doing r rhythm first for a while but I jump from different songs to keep me from getting bored. I spend four hours or something like that a day so yeah. I almost mastered symphony of destruction and trust. I'm also working on south of heaven. And as a Megadeth fan boy I of course bought all the Megadeth songs lol

[@huntersftw82]

I started with rhythm and got pretty good at changing chords fast but I needed practice moving up and down the neck faster and lead was good for that

[@Emma-kz3zr]

@@huntersftw82 yep lead will certainly do that, once you've got the basics, it's then down personal preference, lead parts can be pretty sparse and rhythm parts can be mind numbing simply chug fest's occasionally. But you can only specialise in one.

[@damiengreen28]

As with anything, you should aim to run but learn to walk first. It will do you better long term to have a solid foundation of rhythm.

[@MavrickDrewery]

Good job, dude. Keep it up. You can only get better.

[@DD-tn1vg]

You right man

[@rickycalderon7671]

Amen to that. Practice makes perfect

[@samc8020]

@@rickycalderon7671 practise makes progress but most of the time perfect

[@njk3498]

As someone who has been playing off and on for the last 20 years, I just picked this up to see if I can learn anything new. Love to see you keeping at it man. Don't give it up

[@Rexory_]

Great vid, as someone who just started on the journey that is the guitar and rocksmith, this was exactly what I was looking for.

[@bt_the_yank6234]

Same here man. I've played the viola for ten years and piano for a few as well before learning guitar. Rocksmith has been a good way for me because it keeps me entertained and I have fun with it.

[@hu4L98]

I've been teaching myself guitar through tabs and youtube for about a year now, and I'm not great but I can get through a few fairly easy songs. I am gonna pick up Rocksmith now since it's on sale thanks to this video. Good job on getting better. Rock on Brother!

[@broderickles936]

Thank you man!! Good luck with rocksmith, it's really fun. I just bought a whole bunch of dlc with the sale.

[@davesdream]

Very good job. You can tell the fast improvement. Congratulation. I bet by today you're already playing much, much better since 2019!!!

[@poppsen4145]

Nice Progress, playing a pacifica too, that was nice to see :D no real tips here except to keep going and keep up the good progress.

[@adamjolin]

Great job, inspiring for many to stick with it!

[@whenpicklesfly3873]

Wow you sound like a completely different person comparing to your videos from 2 years ago

[@Fairley97]

That was really good, I’m fairly new to playing guitar as well and I’m might give this a go. Try and force me to playing harder songs at a fast tempo. Good vid and good luck keep it up

[@SkepticGamer]

That's good progress lad.

[@stonefly123]

I think you did great, keep up the good work.

[@orrriginal5803]

Wow, great progress. Nice job! Just started my own 30 day Rocksmith challenge. Hope i'll make good progress too :)

[@johannesmerten9068]

Hey, RS2014 brought me back to playing guitar as well. Great to see your progress. I can definitly recommend playing some of the games, I do that for warm up. So keep playing and have fun :D

[@ANDRESSANCHEZHAIR]

Good job!! Keep making these videos please! Greets from argentina! 🙌🎸

[@hypersaiyan7102]

I had Rocksmith 2012 and 2014 in the past, with a starcaster Stratocaster guitar. I want to be a lead guitarist, although I stopped long ago because I felt down and upset how I wasn’t making much progress, but I still want to get better, so I’m playing both versions. Right now, I’m working on chords, then scales after that.

[@guyonamotorcycle1]

Nice work. Practice. Every day. A year from now, you'll say wow. ;-)

[@slayerx2000]

Pretty good man. Your bends towards the end were actually pretty good. Just got back into guitar again after a really long hiatus. Was thinking about getting rocksmith my self. Also to maybe help teach my kids. Keep it up!

[@broderickles936]

Can you watch my new vid pls?

[@TomMierad]

Nice dude, your great! Keep it up :-)

[@taylorpovm]

Nice work! I’m inspired 😊

[@Juanze1995]

So cool broh! i feel inspired!

[@srs2388]

You'll only get better. You're learning it quickly with the game. Tabs can also help you play a song outside the game. I learned it with tabs. I just now started Rocksmith. Like I've only been playing it a couple days. Lol

[@dennisburke6735]

Great work! I don't really get how to follow the display but really want to try this out soon as I can afford it lol. Always wanted to play Bass Guitar also and understand that Rocksmith also works with Bass as well!

[@kailullaby6130]

Not bad, never give up

[@jaked7865]

Epic win

[@Alcotoxic]

Good job!!

[@b_rizzle4808]

looks pretty good. You are using riff repeater how you should, full dificulty but slowed down till u get it.. every video that i see with other peeps trying out rocksmith never slow down songs in it which sucks for them because they are missing out. you should check out major/minor scales, when you are whole stepping frets it helps to stretch a fret between your index and middle as seen in your bohemium rhapsody solo 2 on the D string 4 6 8 and then 6 8 10

[@sulkoma]

good vid I have this game also & borrowed a guitar from a friend & I tried a while ago to learn but i guess stopped.. I think i'm going to try again & hopefully not stop playing this time, Hopefully I make decent progress even if its just 30 minutes a day lol

[@shadowxguitar9231]

Very inspiring

[@Coast2CoastTuber]

For a while I thought you were playing a left handed guitar. Now is see the image is invert d on the Z axis. Is this because of a mobile phone or tablet camera?

[@Alexander_Meyer]

Niice

[@sarpkaya1786]

Great work! Amazing progress. I've been playing this game for more than 60 days and definitely a lot less than you. When you used riff repeat. Did you keep practicing till you've got 90% difficulty with a few mistakes?

[@broderickles936]

In rocksmith, I never use any difficulty under 100. I just change the speed in riff repeater.

[@zoun1memes]

Look I have played rocksmith and the think is not only hitting the notes making them sound good is important soon so to go so fast firs go slow then go fast so it sounds cleaner

[@theduke3445]

i got a guitar a little bit ago i saw this and looks like rocksmith might be the best choice

[@broderickles936]

Definitely, I just passed 300 hrs in the game

[@momoshi1861]

not bad

[@chelseamoronta5165]

back to school shopping

[@AndreLima_]

Hi. What a great progress for 60 days. I just started with Rocksmith for a week. My sound is not good as yours. My sound is crackling a lot. Do you mind share what you are using? I am using laptop, Scarlett Focusrite solo interface with not a real tone cable. Is playable but the sound is not really good. Are you using pc or console? Real tone cable? Could you please share? Thanks

[@AdamCheong]

cool

[@Bubba-ng8fn]

Geez so it works

[@TheSupart91]

This was badass what setups do you need for the Xbox or computer? Like extra accessories all i have is electric guitar /amp/ cord

[@broderickles936]

All you need is the rocksmith cord and game

[@TheSupart91]

@@broderickles936 thanks

[@meleksa1]

You don't even need the cord, you can run the game without input and treat it as a combo backing track and moving tab. Or mic your amp to your PC.

[@broderickles936]

Not as fun tho

[@Chainbrain]

Awesome video! Hopefully you're still shredding 😁

[@broderickles936]

Always!

[@diego1951]

Hey chainbrain

[@lickmemaidensolos]

Keep practicing however study the theory vehind other wise you will be stuck on these songs parts. Focus to learn a complete song , then study how it was created, that way you will learn any othe songs faster to never forget it. Keep up motivated.

[@bluephoenix3865]

Go for it dude guitar is the most kick ass instrument 🤘🤘

[@NotAGamer685]

Great job man. Honestly I just need to suggest you find some slower songs, pick up some 10 or 11 gauge strings and you need to try and loosen up. Im sure in the past 8 months you've made great progress but I personally still play the original and the 2014 edition. The original may h I nestly be the better learning tool for someone like you who "didnt really touch the games or tutorials" since it pretty much has a ca.paign where you practice and play setlists and then progress

[@user-dv9ct4nj4k]

What amplifier do you have?

[@rickycalderon7671]

Do u have an update video ? On your progress?

[@trentindeed4118]

Yes

[@Despoina_Nyx]

I wonder if it can also work with an electro acustic guitar.

[@LadyJaggerX3]

It can!

[@nicosiebers1530]

No guitarcade?

[@grim789]

Are you able to play without the game though. Like if you were just chilling and decided to pickup and play without the game to guide you do you find that difficult to do?

[@trentindeed4118]

You still have to set aside time to memorize riffs and songs

[@stankcooter]

good shit. lowkey wanna buy this game because i have nothing better to do with my life right now so matters well try to get better on guitar.

[@jas2496]

did you get it?

[@stankcooter]

@@jas2496 yes i did

[@jas2496]

@@stankcooter how was the experience? i just bought it yesterday, i’m so excited

[@stankcooter]

@@jas2496 pretty fun tbh i haven’t played it in a while but it’s definitely fun to mess around on you can get some pretty cool tones on it using the tone designer.

[@pappabear7617]

Can’t believe you didn’t play say it ain’t so by weezer

[@KiLLclangames]

Yeah man your percentage should be like 80% on every single song and then I can give you some tipsI guess the biggest one we keep it up keep trying and make sure you learned a couple cords at least four and also do a little research into cowboy chords then the circle of fifths once you learn that then learn some phrygian

[@jimbojohnson298]

Now how good are you?..2 years later

[@broderickles936]

Follow me on tiktok @Broderickles

[@azzazz4549]

You should have played the games and tutorials, dude

[@trentindeed4118]

Not if you watch youtube videos for info

[@sauryali214]

luther vandross

[@erick1076]

whats the menu song playing at @9:50

[@broderickles936]

It's one of the doos songs I forgot what it was called

[@wraithoracle9367]

Dude only 120 hours in 60 days I’ll be able to triple that with quarantine 😂

[@broderickles936]

I almost have 300 now beat that

[@nicholin02]

these aren't even licensed songs on rocksmith just the cdlcs

[@phumtantamnguyentangamvlog4810]

arabian nights aladdin

[@morganmanesh5142]

My own summer 0% how could you

[@trentindeed4118]

I have a drop pedal now though

[@dantrag2890]

You have an aptitude for this shit, try getting actual lessons. I'm a huge Metal fan that enjoys chugging over leads, and I rarely play leads unless it's something that just blows my mind...Tornado of Souls.