Heh, saw the news a few days back. Was deliberating starting the GH5 thread but then i realised at the same time it's probably better to start a comprehensive plastic mat rock thread... and then apathy set in..

Also note, it's being released a week before Rock Band: Beatles which is coming out on 9.9.09. Hopefully it's not too rushed.

I like some of the game modes like "momentum" which is ideal for a journeyman like myself. Although isn't band moments and reviving band members ripped off from rock band?

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Jun 1 2009, 03:20 PM

If it's looks, the Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitar replicas from rock band beatles look tastefully done

After watching the trailers for the Beatles: Rock Band, i'm not that excited about guitar hero 5 anymore

I personally prefer the GHWT guitar over the RB1 wired fender.

Maybe it's because I started on the WT but i prefer the feedback i get from the clicks to tell me if i'm strumming to rhythm. The knob for the xbox button also makes more sense than the dpad on the RB1 guitar which seems to be upside down for some reason.. The button for star power seems ideally placed as you'd use the base of your palm for muting, although that seems counter intuitive to tilting for star power.

The only problem with the GHWT guitar is that the ghey touch strip doesn't work in RB1 (OK maybe it's not a problem since it's ghey). Either way, both guitars aren't helping me complete Molly Hatchet - Flirting with Disaster.

Pff.. you know whatever GH has will eventually come out as DLC right? It's about 9 new songs per week that are less annoyingly charted.

More plastic (well... except for the maple/rosewood neck) premium toys

From http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/10/more-on-...nd-hero-will-d/

Thought this might be of interest.

Also, according to http://hub.guitarhero.com/vanhalengameoffer/ lucky ****** in the US get GH:Van Halen free with GH5... Even though i'm no fan of Van Halen, It'd would be nice to get a free game with GH5. I doubt our local distributors will be offering that..

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Added on August 19, 2009, 3:56 pmMore guitar hero news for those who might have an interest.

New Era is listing the local release date as Sept 16.

http://www.neweragames.com.my/related_game...y={RhythmGames}

As you can see, currently, they only have Game and Guitar Bundle up online.

Perhaps the RMAs of the early batches of GHWT band kit scared them off?

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Aug 19 2009, 03:57 PM

Eh? that's cheap - less than the cost of 2 songs.

I've got both smash hits and WT and i'll probably import them both. 560ms points for having 200+ songs without having to swap discs is more than worth it for a lazy guy like me.

The thing is you can also sell your GHWT advertising it as code used for more than the cost of the MS points and you'll probably come out with a profit. (which is what i plan to do).

Exporting songs is also the main reason i'm so desperate for Rock Band 2. 250+songs from only needing 1 disc is pretty awesome if you ask me.

edit: it's better than paying 260(? not sure) for the guitar in the avatar marketplace.

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Sep 2 2009, 02:22 PM

Oh actually my argument is not so valid. I had originally assumed that ALL the songs would be available for import into GH5 (maybe barring 1 or 2 songs) rather than just the 35 songs the above poster mentioned. SO WHERE ARE THE OTHER 51 SONGS?!?!?

Which means I can't actually sell GHWT until they make all the songs available for import.

(GHWT is actually installed on my HDD so if i was importing songs into GH5 I would actually save some space.)

Just a short review of the new guitar:

Fret buttons are a lot more responsive and feel a lot better than the WT one.
Tuning pegs are now chrome plated so you don't have to use the silver pen mod.
Strum bar is more responsive. Still clicks but somehow seems a lot noisier than the WT guitar. It's now covered with a rubber coated finish. I don't know how durable this is but i'm hoping it doesn't disintegrate after a few months.
The xbox dial along with the star power button and select buttons are also now covered with the same rubbery finish. Question marks as to the durability of the material used.
Haven't really used the touch strip - and i still can't bring myself to learn how to use it so can't comment here. However, there are markings on the neck so you can see what colour you're pressing down on and there are indentations on the touch strip for more precise positioning. Thanks to touch sensitivity, it's still hopeless for HOPO legato style playing but I can see it being very useful for sliding.
Pickguard is painted on... right down to the pictures of the screws on the pickguard. I was really hoping that they would use a real pickguard on the guitar rather than just a picture of one. Still the finish is ok and i would say it's an improvement on the last one.

Nah band hero is guitar hero for the family with more family orientated pop songs.

from their wikipedia entry.

"ABC" Jackson 5
"American Pie" Don McLean
"Black Cat" Janet Jackson
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" KT Tunstall
"Dirty Little Secret" The All-American Rejects
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison
"I Want You To Want Me" Cheap Trick
"If You Could Only See" Tonic
"Just a Girl" No Doubt
"Let's Dance" David Bowie
"Love Story" Taylor Swift
"Picture to Burn" Taylor Swift
"Oh, Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison
"She Will Be Loved" Maroon 5
"Sugar, We're Goin Down" Fall Out Boy
"Take Back the City" Snow Patrol
"Take What You Take" Lily Allen
"Thnks fr th Mmrs" Fall Out Boy
"Turn Off the Light" Nelly Furtado
"You Belong With Me" Taylor Swift

Duffy, Duran Duran, Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue and the Spice Girls will all feature in the game as well. Avril Lavigne, Blink-182, Jesse McCartney, Pink, The Go-Gos and The Killers will also be on the disc.

I think it's coming out to compete directly with lego rock band.

edit: oh and whammy challenges are stupid.

This post has been edited by Kidicarus: Sep 3 2009, 10:56 AM

enough of this taylor swift talk.

Stuff that's exported to GH5 from WT:

Guitar Hero: World Tour
35 / 86 tracks Guitar Hero: Smash Hits
21 / 48 tracks
About a Girl (Unplugged) – Nirvana
Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
Band on the Run – Wings
Dammit – Blink-182
Demolition Man (Live) – Sting
Do It Again – Steely Dan
Everlong – Foo Fighters
Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
Hollywood Nights – Bob Seger
The Joker – Steve Miller Band
The Kill – 30 Seconds to Mars
L’Via L’Viaquez – The Mars Volta
Lazy Eye – The Silversun Pickups
Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Love Spreads – The Stone Roses
The Middle – Jimmy Eat World
Never Too Late – The Answer
No Sleep Till Brooklyn – Beastie Boys
Obstacle 1 – Interpol
One Armed Scissor – At the Drive In
One Way Or Another – Blondie
Our Truth – Lacuna Coil
Overkill – Motorhead
Re-Education Through Labor – Rise Against
Santeria – Sublime
Shiver – Coldplay
Soul Doubt – NOFX
Spiderwebs – No Doubt
Stillborn – Black Label Society
Stranglehold – Ted Nugent
Sweet Home Alabama (Live) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Today – Smashing Pumpkins
Toy Boy – Stuck in the Sound
Up Around the Bend – Creedence Clearwater Revival
You’re Gonna Say Yeah – Hushpuppies

From smash hits:
21/48 tracks
Caught In A Mosh – Anthrax
Cult Of Personality – Living Color
Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Freya – The Sword
Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana
Hey You – The Exies
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benetar
I Love Rock N’ Roll – Joan Jett
I Wanna Rock – Twisted Sister
Message In A Bottle – The Police
Miss Murder – AFI
Monkey Wrench – The Foo Fighters
No One Knows – Queens of the Stone Age
Nothin But A Good Time – Poison
Play With Me – Extreme
Psychobilly Freakout – The Reverend Horton Heat
Rock And Roll All Nite – Kiss
Shout At The Devil – Motley Crue
The Trooper – Iron Maiden
Woman – Wolfmother
YYZ – Rush

Although i've not seen the option to import smash hit ingame.

I got my first 6 star FC already!

on bass.. on song 2..

I think the easiest song to sight read FC on expert (guitar/bass)is gamma ray though.

i can't really do the songs in the last 2 venues on expert