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Signature Guitars in The Beatles: Rock Band

by Alice O'Connor, May 05, 2009 9:14am PDT

Harmonix has announced guitar controllers based on the Rickenbacker 325 favoured by John Lennon and George Harrison's Gretsch Duo Jet for The Beatles: Rock Band.

The replica controllers--compatible with all Rock Band games--will run you $99.99, and will round out your Beatles instrument lineup when coupled with the Hoffner bass controler and Beatles-inspired, Ludwig-branded drums included in the $250 The Beatles: Rock Band limited edition bundle.

Harmonix also unveiled The Beatles: Rock Band Pre-Order Club, where pre-orderers have access to "breaking news and exclusive behind the scenes elements"

All you'll need is love--and a small fortune for the authentic Beatles experience--when The Beatles: Rock Band arrives on September 9 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

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I know they don't want to mess with success, but these guitar controllers are so simplistic. I want to see something resembling real frets and strumming more than one little bar. I want a game like this to actually teach me guitar like the drum controllers have done a half-decent job of teaching me drums!

May 05, 2009 1:28pm PDT

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  No matter how cool the guitar looks, it will not teach you guitar. Sorry. : jonin
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    And 98% of people who think that RockBand "taught them to play drums" are horribly, horribly wrong. It c... : J33ves
    - The hand-foot separation is the most annoying part for a beginner though. It's the reason why most people... : grosbouba

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I realize they are the beatles and everything, but how many people age 30 and below will actually fork over the cash for this?

May 05, 2009 10:38am PDT

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I'll buy the game, pass on the instruments.

May 05, 2009 1:41pm PDT

I'll buy the game, pass on the instruments. : jonin

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are the rick and gretsch compatible with other rock band games? because the strat / gibson gets old

May 05, 2009 10:53am PDT

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are the rick and gretsch compatible with other rock band games? because the strat / gibson gets old : RikiTiki2
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So its $450 for the game, drums, bass, and 2 controllers?

May 05, 2009 9:48am PDT

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  Only if you want to buy both guitars or if you are a huge Beatles fan / plastic instrument fan. : swings1940
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    authentic Beatles experience according to the article. They used plastic instruments, right? : MoreVespeneGas
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      Well they didn't play video games either so there isn't really any need to wait for this news story to ca... : Chris Remo
      
      It should come with some bowl haircut wigs for a more authentic feel... : Schnapple
- It's $250 for the game with one guitar, mic, drums. If you want another guitar, it'll cost you probably ... : Luna Saisho

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If they still haven't fixed the shoddy way that those guitars strum, then you can count me out.

May 05, 2009 11:10am PDT

If they still haven't fixed the shoddy way that those guitars strum, then you can count me out. : VictoriouSecret

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Sweet merciful crap! I'd be very curious to know how many people actually shell out the money for the full set. That would require a real Beatles completest who also loves video games. That's a ton of money for just a single game.

May 05, 2009 10:52am PDT

Sweet merciful crap! I'd be very curious to know how many people actually shell out the money for the ful... : busydoingnothing

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