December 31, 2008

Metal Flake Les Paul Faceplates

Back in February of this year I became a little.. obsessed.. with achieving an actual metal flake paintjob on a fake plastic guitar. You know, something like real world guitar metal flake finishes:

Well, I finally figured out how to replicate an awesome looking metallic flake paintjob, and I spent most of February doing a whole [...]

December 30, 2008

Bands Playing Themselves in Guitar Hero or Rock Band

If you haven’t ever visited Andy Baio’s site, Waxy, you’re in for a treat. Andy is one of the best bloggers on the planet, and his ability to curate the internet via his outstanding links blog is second to none.

I was incredibly excited to see that Andy did something I’ve wanted to do for a [...]

December 23, 2008

Drum Silencers for Rock Band 2 Drums

In Quieting your Rock Band Drums, I described a few ways you could reduce the terrible clickety-clack noise of the old Rock Band 1 drumset. Fortunately, with the Rock Band 2 wireless drum kit, noise is much less of a problem, as the drums come with a thin rubber layer on top this time around.

I [...]

December 16, 2008

Guitar Hero: Metallica First Details

Some early details have emerged on next year’s update to the Guitar Hero: World Tour franchise, Guitar Hero: Metallica. Like GH:WT, this will be a full band game, with vocalist, bassist, guitarist, and drummer positions. It’s due in March 2009.

The first few Metallica songs from the tracklist have been revealed:

Enter Sandman
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fuel
Hit [...]

December 14, 2008

Rock Band 2 Cymbals Manual

As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve become a huge fan of fake plastic cymbals. I don’t mean to get all melodramatic on you guys, but they have completely transformed my fake plastic drumming experience. Seriously.

If you enjoy drumming even a little in Rock Band, I highly recommend the official Rock Band 2 [...]

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