The BEST Tips to Maximize Your Rocksmith 2014 Experience
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Great advice for beginners. The biggest rule I learned was keeping your fingers as close to the fretboard as possible. This way your fingers can play faster for later when your a pro. The person who taught me that trick was a classical guitarist and he was right. The biggest advice I give to my friend that I was teaching is to slow down. Beginners always want to play fast but slow is smooth and smooth is fast. I made my buddy play 4 notes per minute until every one of the notes was clear and crisp. This gives you time to look at finger placement, hear the note and fix anything. Also playing with an amplifier is nice but playing with no effects like reverb or no amp modeling does wonders. You can hear the mistakes better. anyone who does that will be a great musician.
Michael Enochs Great advice!
and don forget stretching exercises, I am sure your classical instructor showed you that too! good advice dude.
Great advice. Thank you.
Just wanted to say thanks and add what helps me a lot: improvising between the pauses. Whenever there's a long break in the song i just keep reusing the most common notes and play my own lines, or repeat the main riff until the band kicks back in. No need to wait for "them". Had some great results here and there. It's fun
Nice! Keep it up! Thanks.
Hey I saw you in the 60 day challenge vid! That was the vid that made me want to get rocksmith!
+MancRanger Thanks!
Thank you sir, bout to pick up the guitar tomorrow
You’re most welcome 🙏🏾 Have fun!
i got rocksmith because of your video, i was struggling trying to self learn but after a few days i can already see improvement. I think the best thing about rocksmith is it gives me motivation to practise guitar while trying to learn on my own was kinda boring
Hey Polar Bear! I totally agree. Practicing and trying to learn on your own was kind of boring until I played Rocksmith too. Once you learn some chords and songs practicing on your own is fun. The more you learn, the more you can experiment! Check out some of my "Fly On The Wall" videos. That's how I practice... just playing! Keep at it! Cheers!
thanks for the inspiration to get rocksmith cheers from windsor ontario buddy!
Playing slow is the hardest thing to develop discipline to play slow. Growing up in the 80s, listening to Vai, Greg Howe, Frank Gambale, EVH, of course we all wanted to play fast with lots of effects. My teacher on the other hand made me lose all the effects, and play to a metronome (yes, with a physical arm that swings back and forth), and said, until I could play the full scale, all the way up and down, in every position, say for C, I did not get to go any faster than that BPM.
Great tips!
Here's some that I'm putting together so far from various people, including AKP.
To access Riff Repeater - Use spacebar or escape when playing a song through Learn A Song.
Riff Repeater difficulty - Set to 100% difficulty to see all the notes, but play at a slow speed.
Learn Scales - Set up a scale in Session Mode and practice.
Finger the fret - A good rule to follow is the "one finger per fret" rule.
Use the Fret Stickers - There is a 2 sets of stickers for frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 15 included. They are practically hidden in the box.
Thanks!
S Williams I hardly ever use my pinky when soloing. I know if I did use my pinky I'd probably be better, but I've been playing the same way for so long that I don't think I'm gonna break that habit.
I got an acoustic in July and have been playing a ton since then. I got my first electric guitar a few days ago. It's much easier. I bought Rocksmith last night and I'm going to enjoy this. Thanks
You’re welcome Bobby B! Have fun!
@@AaronAKPParrish I sure will! I think the session mode will help me play guitar parts over my beats too. Just plug in the scale and doodle around until I've make some ideas
How’s it going?
Thanks for this video and your advice. Been a bass player for almost 30 yrs. but, now I want to begin learning guitar. I got this game/learning aide about a week and a half ago and I'm loving it. Even with such a short time playing, I'm already beginning to memorize scales and modes.
For what it is, I think it's a great alternative for those that might not be able afford a teacher/lessons. I use the bass mode for fun (and a bit of learning/polishing up/practice) but, the lead and rhythm guitar modes primarily for learning and enhancing. Any musician worth his salt knows there is always something new to learn or practice.
During this time of self-isolation during this pandemic, there is no better time to learn to play an instrument. Music feeds and heals the soul and in this ever darkening world, music is always a bright light that can lead people into a better and cooler place if they just give it a chance. Nod in your direction...
Thank you 🙏🏾
@@AaronAKPParrish No man, thank you for the video. Hope you're still playing...
I'm way late to the party lol but good tips. Thanks
Same here, keep at it mate!
Not as late as me, just started a week ago, better late than never
@@klngc1514 Not as late as me, i want to play but i still have to purchase the game, cable, guitar, etc.
Same
@@sethl5669 hello late party, starting to learn today!
thank you for your advice, I've only been playing guitar for 6 months, and am getting Rocksmith. so what you said will help a lot. Rock on! My friend.
Thank you ED!
I listened to your advice before I started rocksmith and I love it. It works. So much good advice. Thanks.
+sopark434 Thank you.
So howd it go
I just got rocksmith 2014 5 days ago and I already got 24 hours of play time... the first day I played for 11 hours... I played bass guitar 5 years ago and I'm not really that good but I got used to it and I keep strumming the wrong string when I play the normal 6 string guitars... Oh well... I still have 55 days to get good... :) thanks for the tip man! hope to see more vids soon...
Thanks Argel!
Great tips. I got my guitar and started playing for the first time in my life in october and I bought Rocksmith 2014 at the start of december. Was getting bored pretty fast before i bought Rocksmith, didnt really know what to practice, since there is so much to learn, that i just got a bit overwhelmed. But its really easy to play a lot with Rocksmith, i've played it 223 hours, and the difference from when i started is massive. I also play without rocksmith, just hooked up to my amp.
Only thing thats annoying about Rocksmith is the sound settings. I have to change all my sound settings to be able to play with exclusive mode turned off, so i can record my playing. And that fucks up my sound in other programs, so i have to change it, then change it back again so i can listen to my music that is in 24 bit 96khz quality
+Wormweed Wow! It sounds like you are doing great things. You are well on your way to becoming great! Stick with it.
Aaron "AKP" Parrish
I forgot to mention that i didnt know you could see the entire pentatonic scale at once, so thanks for showing that
You just nailed exactly how to use rocksmith as a tool to learn how to play guitar!
You have a positive vibe and outlook, awesome.
I just got rocksmith used and still need the cable. I saw your video on the hdmi sound lag and saw how you just plugged in to an amp and turned down the mix on the game. Gonna have to remember that. I'm looking forward to the mini games....
Thanks George! Have fun!
I’m here now better than never but literally the first day I bought it played all day will keep you updated as I go on
How are you coming along?
@@AaronAKPParrish I’ve actually managed to get pretty good with the Guitar I feel I learned fast using your tips with Rock smith and just played a lot!!!
Great video on my third day with rock smith and I think it's a great tool I never play guitar in my live and now I can play some reffs 34 years old and my some is also playing it. So is like a competition between the two of us, thanks for the tips
Yo Mama How are you coming along?
Thanks for the tips, AKP. Will definitely start turning up the difficulty on riff repeater and working on scales. Great video.
Glad to see you've stuck with it Aaron. Nice guitar too.
Russell Dillingham Thanks Russell!!
I agree wholeheartedly with the bit on the riff repeater. Slow it down and play all of it bit. Good video!
Thunder Struck Thanks Man!
Thanks for the advice man, just started! Good to see someone who obviously has a musical setup and history having some of the same difficulties and some solutions.
+Brian Jones Thanks Brian!
Wise words from a wise man!
Music is universal Rock,HipHop,Classical,
Heavy Metal,Funk & Rocksmith 2014 Remastered has sold me!
I used to stick my nose up to this Game/Learning Tool.
Finally I forked out and bought it.
And i was astonished by the content that was contained in Rocksmith from the song selection to the mixer tool's!
Simply amazing the only gripe and i have about Rocksmith is the DLC Content library is kind of weak as of 2019.
And the fact that there is lag in the connection bewteen the guitar and software.
What really gets me is the fact Ubisoft has had plenty of time to patch and fix this and still to this day has confirmed they have no intrest or intent of fixing the lag on thier forums.
It's kind of sad when the company expects you to buy converters for audio and other products it's bad marketing and the reason i say this is they till this day will continue to add and update thier song library and sell them, but won't put out a patch that works properly.
Otherwise i can't complain much i just wish i had this when i was growing up learning and playing guitar!
Great informative video brother keep up the good work!
Horror GoreHound Thanks 🙏 Brother, I appreciate you! I’m glad that you finally came onboard. Congratulations and good luck with your journey. Cheers 🍻!
been playing Rocksmith for 2 years and you gave me several tips I didn't know thanks man
daniel951st You're welcome!
Thank you so much! I haven't gotten as much out of rocksmith as I could. I've slacked and am ready to get back on my game! Great tips for making the most of this experience! 🖒
Thanks Art Popping! I've been slacking myself. I gotta get back on too. More videos coming in 2018!
Aaron "AKP" Parrish look forward to your new vids! Haha, I happen to be playing right now! Cheers 😊
Haha! Cheers!
Best rocksmith video I've seen 👌
Great tips, thanks
thrasher X You’re welcome. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Just bought it and this was helpful
Thanks dude
Hey akp thanks for the tips. I've been playing guitar for a few years and recently got rocksmith because I've been in a slump lately with my progress so I'm hoping that it will kick me in the ass a little and give me some new techniques to practice with during the winter months. Peace be with you
Good human be happy Thank you. Has Rocksmith help you get back in the game?
Great tips Aaron,thank you.
Ed Pruitt You’re welcome Ed! Have fun!
Good advice, dude! :)
+David Dexter Thanks David!
In my experience with rock smith so far was to first understand the game. What's all about.I think the key to rock smith is session mode. I used to get confused with the colors and frets when on learning a song mode. Session mode is good to muscle memory the string color, cuz the colors change when you playing on the scales and allows you to easy place your fingers on the right color. I focus more playing the scales by boxes (blues scales are the easiest ones to comprehend, dominate and to really express music phrases) Try that and play them at normal and at an octave higher for more feeling. That's my experience so far and it gets me to play for at least 2-3 hours without feeling obligated to grab my guitar, but on a wanting more every time need. Stick to the missions though.
Lizard of Oz Yes sir!
I broke my beginner plateaus the second practice became fun.
The habbits I developed are ones you describe and I am overjoyed!
And kinda mind blown about thinking maybe I am able to play along side others..
I just found my long lost cord :) hoping the tv lag isn’t too bad XD
Thank you so much for your content you shared here :) very inspirational:) thank you
Congratulations! 🥳 I’m glad that I could be of some help to you! Rock on !
@@AaronAKPParrish yeah! spread the music with the love of rock and roll!
Thanks for the advice. Will definately start turning difficulty up to 100.
Thanks Stephen!
I just bought rocksmith on ps4.. Here starts my 60 days 🤘
Have fun my friend!! Keep me posted.
How’s it going?
Just picking up Rocksmith this week for someone with zero guitar experience. It's gonna be quite a ride :)
Oh yeah! Have fun!!
Glad to see you're still at it. I've forwarded your 60 day challenge video to quite of few friends to sell them on Rocksmith. I grew up in Detroit but live in Cali now. I gave my niece and nephew in Ferndale a Rocksmith game a guitar and a bass. I hope they're still at it. I posted a firm on the ubisoft forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/828484-What-would-you-say-to-yourself-60-days-AGO-Forums
Really great advice. Keep the videos coming!
Thanks guyfly! I appreciate it.
When I was a teenager even,
We didn't have stuff like this..
So the best thing was to hook up with some people that played also !!!
I still highly recommend hooking up with other players!!!
Because even though this software (Which I own too),
Doesn't give the same vibe & feeling as playing with other people but gives the unexperienced guitar player the feeling of playing in Different Grooves & Scales !!!
It was pretty sad there for a while till I got Guitar Smith because I had to resort to drum machines & even Keyboard drums !!!lol!!!
I have a couple PC programs that do the similar Jam thing like Guitar Smith does,
But was very touchy !!
For example ... Jamstix was one of them !!
You had to really sit down and figure it out before it did what you wanted it to do but is still a really good program!!!
Started jamming & playing small shows when I was 10 !!!
I am now 37 ... Where have the years went lol !!!
Even had to resort to doing sound for other bands,
Including an old late 80's band... HELIX !!!
But even though (The Original Band),
Collapsed because of Drugs then Eventually Death...
I kept er alive & will hit that stage, ONCE AGAIN just like one of my songs!!
You can youtube different versions over the past with different Musicians !!!
^Thanks For Sharing Your Thoughts & Experience..
Because you will be inspiring many others to Play !!!
Thanks !!!
DEv
violeman Where have the years gone is correct! I'm just now getting back into seriously playing, but I kinda feel like I wasted so much time so why bother. Don't know why though, something in me refuses to just let me quit...
David White Hey man, I would rather Burn Up, than to Fade away !!!
Right now our living room sits mostly just with all my PA gear (Setup of course!!),
Still get a good jam with the boys here and there !!!
It is a shame really because when I was younger I wish I had not even half of what I do now & my closest Brother that played in our group had a Heart attack at 29 like 9 years ago now.. :(
Hard to find people that wanna go for Gold any more!!!
Most just wanna get messed up & have other people over instead of getting stuff down & doing Shows again!!!
So RockSmith Helps me out here and there !!
Get to play around and Jam without donating big chunks of my life for Groups that flake out now at around a 3 Year Mark...
Just before you get out & do you thing!!!
ROCK ON Bud !!
DEv
Great advice
really good tips!! thank you bro
You’re welcome brother!
Hey 😀 I love your videos. Easy to learn from.
The Search for Everything Thanks! I appreciate you.
Great tips. Thanks!
Nice work. Good tips for learning period, I think. I've still gotta get the game and a new guitar.
Thanks Bro!
i love you dad!
this is pretty much the same advice I give too! good video :D
labtob Thank you!
Excellent advice!
AmidstTheLight85 Thanks! I'm glad I could help.
Great advice sir!! Thanks!!!
Hey idk if you check comments anymore but thanks for the video man
Yes Jay, I’m still here! Thanks 🙏🏾 sir. I’m glad that you were able to get something out of it.
This was really helpful. Thanks!
You're welcome Peter! Thank you for watching and commenting.
Great info...Thanks!
Thanks Paul!
Thanks for the tips bro!
You're welcome Metal Mel
Thanks allot! You gave me hope!
Thank you!
thanks great advice sir.
+Moon Light You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I always make sure to take a break in the song like keep playing with it and then take a break and then come back to the song later that's what I'm doing right now with Fleetwood Mac on going your own way I'm getting close to it I know it
MLRock Band That’s how you do it!!
@@AaronAKPParrish yeah if I can't hit a hard note I always take a break and come back to it and I get a little better taking a break is always good
@@AaronAKPParrish and also keep playing the song you will get better by keep playing and playing at playing at you will get good at it if you keep playing with it that's how I did it :-)
hey Aaron good vid man. good advice. I'm new to the rocksmith software but have been playing guitar for a while. any tips on playing the bends correctly? the game is very finicky about bending the notes and i'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
Joel Hava Hey Joel! Sorry it took me so long to respond. Yes the bends are tricky. I have problems with them myself. I think practicing the bends away from the game would be the best way to perfect them. Use your ears and a tuner to get used to what the bend should sound like. I hope this helps.
Aaron "AKP" Parrish honestly it makes me feel better knowing that u have also found the bends troublesome. I have since gotten a better feel for the way the game expects me to bend the strings. I think if anything i wasn't bending them far enough. the only other difficult thing is identifying 1/4 1/2 3/4 bends from one another in the game. thanks for taking the time to respond.
Joel Hava You need to make sure the game picks up the unbended note before you start bending it. I used to miss most of the bends since I started bending too soon. Also try playing temple of bends at the guitarcade
Thanks KillerMZE!
KillerMZE i really appreciate the advice fellas! i also figured out that a huge part of my problem is that my guitar was not set up correctly. I just bought a modestly priced epiphone les paul special right before I got the rocksmith software. I'm not sure if i bought it with the intonation off, or if it was when i got rid of the factory strings and slapped a set of ernie ball hybrid slinky's on her. (the ernie ball strings were all different guages than the previous strings. idk if that would throw the intonation off.) either way once i set the intonation rocksmith became way more forgiving lol. aaaaand i also was originally using the hdmi sound output through the tv, which i knew was screwing things up. i was lucky enough to get hooked up with a set of JBL E-100's and a kenwood receiver that i am now playing through and woooooo hooooo she is rockin now! haha. rock on my brothers! thanks again. ps temple of bends is quite helpful too, and pretty fun. Peace
Thank you for this
You’re most welcome!
Thanks Aaron
Craig F You’re welcome sir!
Thanks dude 🙌😎
Good vid man
FictionFaction Thanks
here in 2024, good vid!
great tips
Kevin L. Thanks!
2021, still useful
Yessir!
@@AaronAKPParrishmad respect for someone who still replies years later, God bless you
U are awesome man
Cheong Chuen Lam Thanks!
Thanks for the video. I'm going to watch your 60 day challenge vid, since I'm a brand-newbie like you were when you started. I'm currently on Day 3 and I already see improvement- but this was to be expected, right? I'm curious how much improvement there is at 40, 50, and 60 days, really.
Thanks!
+xxSkatzxx Thanks! How's it going for you?
+Aaron "AKP" Parrish
I fell behind do to work and holidays, but I'm getting back into the routine. I'm stuck on chords right now... I can't seem to get the finger placements just right, and the Rocksmith isn't too explanatory. Should I be trying to memorize the chords and recognizing them by their name, or should I continue looking for the visual input of which frets to hit when it's scrolling by?
Do EVERYTHING! if it helps! Also, pause the game at that point and practice the chord over and over until it rings out and you get it down. Then play the game. There's also a function in the game where you can see, play, and practice all of the chords in that particular song. Let me know if it helps! Rock on!
I went and changed the automatic difficulty increase to slower so I could get used to the song a bit more before the hard stuff
That's what's up! Keep at it!
Nice. Thank you.
all notes in slo mo, thnx fam!!
frank white You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
thks 4 the advive man!
Jorge E Abondano You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching.
TY sir 🫡
So you think 100% difficulty at slower speed is better than lower difficulty at close to full speed? Working on Knocking on Heaven's Door and have it at 57% diff at 92 speed. Wasting my time? Thanks!!
I believe %100 difficulty at slower speeds is better because that's how you would learn to read music or tab from a book. It's the way musicians learn a song. I find that it's harder when you learn a song pretty well at a certain difficulty and then they throw in other notes after you have practiced the song a certain way.
Cool
Okay man that helped
awesome1ru Cheers!
awesome1ru I’m glad you found it useful.
I do not understand the graphics. It just doesn’t make any sense! No instructions. A bunch lines and color’s coming at me fast. Just doesn’t register at all. What am I missing?
Hey Dale, begin at the main menu and start with LESSONS. If you know the basics of guitar playing Shifting 101 will be a good place to start and the other lessons show you what the graphics mean and what you should play when you see them. Let me know if this helps.
You forgot to mention taking phenibut before playing a set, to activate ultimate rock nirvana
I find that there's always a plectrum in sight when I don't need one, they are literally everywhere I look.... but when I need one, can I find one!?? Hell no!! I'm crawling on the floor, looking under the sofa and they've disappeared!! lol
+David Dexter Lol
Yep thx bro nice idea
Aaron (or anyone reading this that knows) HOW do I view all the songs? My version comes with the 6 bonus songs, HOW can I get to SETTINGS and browse (sort of get a feel of the ) game. I have the PC version. To be honest I think that they had problems with the PC version because they no longer offer the PC version - only xbox and playstation. Is there someplace where they have a LEGEND of how the keys on the computer can make the game do different things - like END session, or VOLUME, or get into SESSION, and other parts of the game. I also remember seeing a choice of screen resolution but can't find that anymore. IF anyone can help THANKS. As you can tell I just bought and installed it. Just now learning... LASTLY, if anyone had trouble installing the PC version with STEAM - Let me know. I figured what the problem is and happy to help you.
How’s your latency? I have a slight delay. Also, had a problem with Rocksmith recognizing my audio interface for output. Do you output through your interface to the studio monitors
Should I stay on one song until I learn it?
Felicia Studdard Hey Felicia! Do what ever keeps it fun and interesting for you. You can stick with one song until you learn it or you can learn multiple songs at once.
If I may ask, what kind of chair is this?
Search for ergonomic office chair with fold up arms. I had to find the perfect chair that felt comfortable with armrests that could get out of the way when I needed to play guitar. You can order online or pick up one at your local big box store.
is there a way you can tune your guitar for it to sound like the song your playing or do the game do that for you
84reaper Sorry for the late response. You can go to the Tone Designer- Load Tone- Authentic Tone. Then choose the song that you want to load.
can you tell me exactly how to get a clean fender tone? I just started but can't find that option.
Hey Bob! When are you trying to get the clean tone?
I just downloaded steam RS after watching your progress and don't want the initial overgained tone. But I would like to set a very clean tone as my practice tone. Can you please let me know EXACTLY how to do this? It is keeping me from playing because the rockish tone is very annoying.
Also I can't figure out how to use the Sessions mode to practice my scales ...any advice would be appreciated Aaron...Thanks
Bob Roberts Hey Bob, I apologize for the late late response. You can go to Tone Designer- Load Tone- Custom Tone- Clean.
Bob Roberts For practing scales in Session Mode just pick your instruments, the tempo you want, and the scale that you would like to practice and just improvise. Play only the notes that are highlighted. Have fun!
This game is really hard for me because i'm use to seeing fretboard and I play bass so I have to move long distance sometimes.
I'm a guitarist but my advice is like he says in the video a million times, you gotta keep practicing. Make sure you're using all your fingers when going up frets, but if you're going more than about five frets to hit a note on the same string, chances are the same not is somewhere else closer on a string below it. (Ex. Instead of going from G (3rd fret) to B (7th fret) on the low E, go from G on low E to the 2nd on A).
Just take your time. How are you coming along?
I never learned how to read TAB. LOL.
what are some songs you would recommend for people who are easily discouraged?
My suggestion would be to play the songs that you like first. Rocksmith has many songs from different artist and genres that you can download. Also use the Nonstop Play feature to play and automatically shuffle through the songs. You might find that you like to play songs that you had never heard before. I found myself liking many songs that I had never heard before. Sad to say but I had never heard of the Black Keys before Rocksmith but love their sound and enjoy playing their songs. Don't get discouraged. Keep pushing. Keep plucking and you'll be way better than you thought you ever could be. Good luck Zach! Stay in touch and let me know how you turn out.
Still playing?
begley09 Yes sir. Check out my Channel.
would it helpful to complete the whole lessons?
Yes indeed! Do as much as you can.
Aaron "AKP" Parrish thanks for the reply!
How do you like the remastered version?
Hey Jonathan! I've been working on a new cover song for you guys so I haven't had a chance to test out all of the new features and upgrades yet. I'll let you know soon though.
I don't notice too many changes. How do you like it Jonathan?
Aaron "AKP" Parrish I think it's cool... they fixed a few bugs, the games play a little better, tuning is improved... great game.
I dig the changes. Makes riff repeater a lot more streamlined. I especially like how it saves your speed acceleration now instead of always defaulting to 10. Usually 5 works better most of the time but I even use 1 for when I hit the 90 to 100 speed. Also being able to pause and use the triggers to FF and rewind the tab is crucial at times. I definitely agree with ramping difficulty to 100 and slowing it way down. No sense learning a song 2 or 3 times. I think it really helps to pause the game and watch your own fretting to really be able to recall a song. I've always learned songs by looking at what I'm playing so sometimes it's hard to drill it in your head when your bouncing your eyes from the screen to your neck while playing. Cool vid and nice guitar. I've been wanting to get a semi hollow. Is that an Epiphone Dot?
Thanks Greg! Yes it's a Dot.
Aaron hit my on FB ingot some news for you!
bella cazzata.
DJ Toto MC Muchas gracias!
Five, ten minutes? That's not enough. I've been playing for fifteen, close to twenty years and I think I play more than I'm awake.
yea it doesn't work
Best tip to use rocksmith: don't use rocksmith.
Im even more late to the party than everyone 💀😭🤌🏼 I appreciate the video thanks 🫶🏼🔥🔥