When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Your one-man band isn’t going to go very far if all you can play is lead and rhythm guitar, ...

Rocksmith has a ridiculous number of modes that offer guitar and bass instruction. It includes the in-depth Learn A Song that teaches you how to play popular songs, as well as Guitarcade, which ...

Ubisoft's "Rocksmith" is bringing home the bass on August 14th. Rocksmith, Ubisoft's instructional guitar-playing game released last year in North America, is adding bass compatibility on August 14th, ...

The age of the plastic guitars is over, thanks to the death of the fad-like Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. Now it’s time for the age of real guitars in video games. Above: Nao Higo and Nick Bonardi ...

When Rocksmith was released in 2011, it had all the ingredients of a gaming pie capable of satisfying kings of Guitar Hero and Rock Band controllers wanting to learn how to play a real instrument in a ...

During the incredible rise -- and subsequent rapid decline -- of rhythm games, a few aspiring plastic-instrument aficionados wondered what it be like to take their skills to the next level and learn ...

Very recently, I rediscovered — no, fell in love all over again — with the video game that turns players into music maestros: Rocksmith. If you’ve never heard of it, Rocksmith is, for the most part, ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Trying to learn an instrument from scratch can be ...