Rocksmith was released in 2011, originally it was only compatible with your standard six-string.
But a year later, Ubisoft added support for bass guitars.
And, as a wielder of the low-end, I was intrigued.
I first picked up a bass as part of a school project when I was about 13 years old.
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Since that moment, Ive been obsessed.
I now own multiple basses, amps, and I am nurturing an ever growing collection of effects pedals.
It was all loud, chaotic power chords, with everything dialed up to 11.
We passed the class project, probably to prevent us from playing it ever again.]
I also had housemates who didnt appreciate 300 watts of wall-shaking bass bouncing around the house.
So my bass playing took a back seat, and became a bit stale.
I downloaded the PC version of the game, and I was off.
There are two basic sides to Rocksmith: Songs and technique.
The learning technique section is really targeted at absolute beginners.
The other side of Rocksmith is learning actual songs.
The really neat thing is the amount of control Rocksmith gives you over the song.
This means you’re able to start easy, and build up to a note-perfect rendition.
Theres also a cool feature called the Riff Repeater.
Before I first started playing Rocksmith, I thought it would keep me entertained for a while.
Maybe itd help me learn a few songs here and there.
But it ended up doing so much more.
Dont worry about running out of songs to learn either, there are mountains.
This is whats really reignited my love for Rocksmith:the endless streams of downloadable content.
Or maybe just a one-man, virtual, bedroom-based wedding band.
And for that, thank you.
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Story byMatthew Beedham
Matthew is the editor of SHIFT.
He likes electric cars, and other things with wheels, wings, or hulls.
