Freddy Wong was one of the earliest YouTube Guitar Hero stars, most notably with his YYZ video. Deservedly so, not just because of his impressive 2006-era Guitar Hero II skills, but because it’s hilarious! The other classic early Guitar Hero video was the.. dual guitar Pizza. Hard to explain, but note use of footpedal to [...]

Ever wanted to sing a song with a buddy, either as a duet or call-and-response style? That’s tough to do with the mere single mic that Rock Band and Guitar Hero World Tour provide. But with the inexpensive ($25 at Best Buy) Blockhead duet set, it’s easy. The Blockhead Duet microphones can also be used [...]

After performing the e-Tambourine and e-Cowbell mod last week, I only needed a few more accessories to complete the ultimate vocalist battlestation. Behold. What you’re seeing here is the following: Pearl Ultra-Grip Brass Tambourine, Red (includes tambourine mounting bracket) Pearl PCB6 Primero 6″ Cowbell two Rhythm Tech RT7902 DSM 2 Universal Mounts Meinl Handmate Mountable [...]

I was encouraged to learn that the Guitar Hero: World Tour guitar would have detachable faceplates, like the Guitar Hero III Les Paul before it. There are some very nice official Red Octane guitar faceplates for the Les Paul. I tend towards the semi-realistic finishes myself, I’ve picked my four favorites from the store, above. [...]

Last week I noticed a thread on the Rock Band forums about an electronic tambourine mod. There’s even a video: This is awesome! No more tapping the mic; you can use an actual tambourine or cowbell to play those parts as the vocalist! It looks complicated, but it’s actually not too bad. I performed the [...]