From the time that he was a little kid playing Guitar Hero at his house in Dix Hills, Long Island, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer ...

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 ...

A new twist to the popular music game genre will bring players one step closer to the rock icons they seek to emulate — Power Gig: Rise of the Sixstring features a guitar controller with real strings ...

One of the big criticisms leveled at rhythm-based guitar games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band was that they don't actually teach you to play guitar. Ignoring the fact that this was never the intention ...

Remember when you used to suck at Rock Band? You do again. Since the release of Guitar Hero in 2005, guitar games have stuck with a simple gameplay formula – five colored buttons on the neck of the ...

Nothing ruins a Guitar Hero or Rock Band party faster than that one guy who's constantly asking why everyone doesn't just learn to play a real instrument, but a company called Music Wizard Group is ...

Part of the reason for the drop in popularity of rhythm games in recent times may be because the appeal of the plastic, button-oriented peripherals is starting to wane, and indeed avid fans of the ...

Any story about Guitar Hero or Rock Band isn't complete without some yahoo in the comments claiming that people should stop having fun playing games and should start learning how to play an actual ...

Irvine’s Inspired Instruments is now shipping the You Rock Guitar, a $200 guitar designed to bridge the gap between the tapping of a video game controller and the playing of a real guitar. It works as ...

I bought this guitar from a guy in a music shop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The serial number on the guitar body dates it to between 1929 and 1931, nobody knows for sure. I bought it for $400 and had ...

Rhythm games get a lot of guff from naysayers. If you’re a fan, you’ve surely heard the catty complaints: “That’s just a toy. It’s not a real guitar.” And it’s true. The typical Rock Band or Guitar ...

One of the biggest -- and coolest -- magazines in the world is published in Bismarck. Coolest because Vintage Guitar is about rare, old, beautiful guitars coveted by everyone from local pickers and ...