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Aly and AJ Design Guitar Hero and Rock Band Guitars

GeekSugar — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:15:42 -0700

I'm not overly familiar with this female duo, but popular to to the tween generations, teen pop band Aly and AJ, will be coming out with their own guitars for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band for the Wii and PS2 in a few weeks. Each guitar will cost a cool $70, and fans will be able to choose from Aly's Guitar, which will feature a heart and cross bone print in a pink and brown color, or AJ's pink Guitar that features a purple zebra print and is in the shape of a heart. Performance Designed Products, the makers of the guitars, will create one of the guitars specifically for tweens, ages 8 to 12 while the other will be targeted for teens and older. Wonder if they have one in my size?

Peep the New Guitar For Guitar Hero 5

GeekSugar — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:03:11 -0700

If you were waiting patiently for more details on the latest installment of Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero 5, then let me offer you this peek of the franchise's latest peripheral: the new guitar.

Shiny and pretty, is it not? The main changes are to the slider, which instead of analogue signals, now sends digital signals. Apparently that will lessen "the chance for error and latency," says a Neversoft exec.

Are you looking forward to GH5? I am, and until its release, I'll stick Guitar Hero on the wall.

The Guitar Hero Wall Decal Is Ready to Rock

GeekSugar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:46:07 -0700

Oh, Guitar Hero, no matter how much more I focus on Rock Band these days, you are still my hero.

Therefore, I need to get my button-strumming hands on this Guitar Hero Wall Decal ($18).

It's just too apropos for me- though where to put it? Maybe in a kitchen, like the picture. Wouldn't it go perfectly in a home like this?

Miis Sneak Their Way Into Guitar Hero World Tour

GeekSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:01:57 -0700

If you don't think you'll be able to break away from Guitar Hero long enough to check out Wii Music this October, but like the idea of seeing your Mii rock out on guitar then you, my friend, are in luck. The Wii version of the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour will have a special game exclusive to Wii players called "Mii Freestyle" that lets you jam with a friend, and see your Mii playing along on screen.

Similar to the game's Music Studio mode, Mii Freestyle lets you pick and choose the notes you play (hence the whole freestyle concept), and you can even jam with the Nunchuck and Wiimote air-guitar style. Yes, you heard me, air guitar. I better get my game face on, stat!

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Eat Your Heart Out David Cook, There's a New GH Crew in Town

GeekSugar — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:05:42 -0700

Remember back in May, when David Archuleta and David Cook of American Idol rocked out in their tighty-whities to Old Time Rock N' Roll for Guitar Hero? Well Activision Publishing is back in full force with their latest installment of their "Risky Business"-inspired Guitar Hero ads; a new commercial for Guitar Hero World Tour, which hits stores today. Directed by Brett Ratner, the commercial features big sports stars jamming - like Kobe Bryant (on the mic), Tony Hawk (on the drums) and Michael Phelps and Alex Rodriguez (on the guitar). A must see indeed!

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Guitar Hero On Tour With American Idols

GeekSugar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:00:05 -0700

If you're secretly longing to grab a seat for the American Idols Live! tour this year then you may now have a good excuse to go without being made fun of by your friends: they'll let you tinker around with the new Guitar Hero World Tour system, and then compete during a special "half-time" competition between Idols and fans.

Since Guitar Hero has already made friends with the Idol franchise, enlisting the top two Davids to star in their hilarious Risky Business commercials, it's only natural that they would take them on tour as a cool opening band. You'll find Guitar Hero on Tour and Steven Tyler Editions in booths along the tour route, and as for the half-time competition, GH experts will square off with the Idols on stage to be crowned. . . um, Top Shredder, I guess?

On a side note, who was the evil costume designer that put David Cook in that wig?

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Guitar Hero Guitars - Now In Pink!

GeekSugar — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:00:53 -0700

Guitar Hero has just gotten a whole lot sexier thanks to Colorware's customizable color options for your guitar! When I spotted this pink version on Shiny Shiny I realized that my black and white guitar needed a serious makeover (and the stickers just have to go). Colorware can color your Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3 guitars, whatever your fancy, with prices starting at $99. And to get your fretboard or buttons colored it will cost you $10 extra. I love the pink buttons, but I don't think I'll be able to keep my game up (especially my one-on-one rock out sessions with Slash) without my colored keys - is that considered cheating?!

With All the New Music Games, Are You Still Into Guitar Hero 5?

GeekSugar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:50:27 -0700

You've got Band Hero, DJ Hero, Beatles Rock Band, Rapstar - the list of upcoming video games is a music lover's dream. But with all these new music-focused games, is there still room for the arguable originator, Guitar Hero, set to release its fifth iteration next month?

The new GH will feature a new guitar and the ability to import old Guitar Hero songs, and it will support four players for simultaneous playing.

I tell you, I want every single one of the music games I listed off, but I have a lot of excitement to go around and look forward to my original fave, Guitar Hero. But I guess it could be just nostalgia, you know?

What about you?

New Rocking Out Uniform: Guitar Hero T-Shirt

GeekSugar — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:02 -0700

Generally, when I'm getting ready to "shred" on Guitar Hero, I just wear something that won't get in the way of using the whammy bar (though one day, I'm going to dress up as Casey Lynch if I can amass that much leather).

Now I may have to throw on this Ryde Guitar Hero Tee ($24).

The tee, which is also available in black and white, is good for rocking inside and showing your love on the street.

And luckily, it's a bit less of a commitment than the Guitar Hero wall decal.

Guitar Hero Will Rock You All Night Long

GeekSugar — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:25:42 -0800

Last week I was chatting online with some of you, and atoxicsparkle had the guts to admit she's totally addicted to Guitar Hero. Let me start off by saying, I'm so glad I'm not the only one because on more than one occasion my friends and I have gone out for cocktails and ended up at home playing Guitar Hero into the wee hours, and secondly, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything cuter than Atox rocking out to the game while her niece Savannah joins in the fun.

What is Guitar Hero? Just read more

Guitar Hero is a music video game for the PlayStation 2 video game console - although it was recently released for Xbox as well.

It features a guitar-shaped peripheral (resembling a miniature Gibson SG) as the primary controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. It's quickly gained a reputation as one of the best rhythm games to come around in awhile.

The game gives you all the excitement and thrill of being a rock star without leaving your living room, bedroom or office, and features unique characters and concert venues that grow in size as your music career progress. The title includes more than 30 licensed rock songs including tracks made famous by such legendary artists as Boston, Red Hot Chili Peppers, David Bowie, Sum 41, Ozzy Osbourne, Audioslave, White Zombie, Franz Ferdinand and The Ramones.

The officially licensed Guitar Hero SG Controller was designed specifically for use with Guitar Hero. This guitar-shaped controller is held just like a real guitar and features five responsive fret buttons, a durable strum bar, a working whammy bar, and stylized START and SELECT buttons that resemble a guitar's actual volume knobs.

You won't be sorry you picked up the guitar!