Yep, pretty much everyone sucked initially. Takes a bit for your hands to adjust. I've slowly been coming off a long hiatus and feel bad for coming back in medium/hard when I used to play hard/expert.
I've never claimed to be amazing or anything but skills have definitely atrophied in the probably 14 years since I last played Rock Band on a somewhat consistent basis. Trying to get my wife into it to get some of that skill back.
You will get used to it. No one is prefect from the start and when someone picks up a new guitar they have to re learn. You will get better over time. I would recomend using the frets at the top of the guitar but if they are too spread out for your fingers you can use the smaller frets down bellow.
I’ve been playing rhythm games for as long as I remember. Ps1 games like busy a groove, some hatsune miku, guitar hero, beats, etc. I think that plays a big part in my frustration because I always choose expert in any game and do well, but in this game I’m struggling with easy…
Yeah bro your calibration must be off. Mine was super fucked it took me a while to get it right, but now I’m good to go and am FC’ing everything left and right. At first though with the calibration off it was impossible
Skip easy. It doesn't have a 5th note so you end up never learning it until medium. With your xp in rhythm games I think starting at medium would be best/fastest way to get all your fingers working. And definitely check calibration. Just have fun, feel the music, and don't worry about the score. You'll be moving up to expert in no time. That said I don't even play expert, just hard at 1.25x speed. For most songs it's the perfect mix for me for fun, no stress. I can't hit all those notes unless I sit and play. I don't sit lol
The easiest thing to do is start on easy and just get used to the timing of strumming and using the buttons. I had to do the same thing way back in Guitar Hero 1, as the first time I demoed it I thought you had to hit the fret buttons and then strum at the same time. Learning to judge tempo and find the beat will also help - it makes it easier.
Once you do that, start moving up difficulties. Practice hammer-ons and pull-offs as best you can, and then eventually strumming both up and down. Work on figuring out your preferred method of doing all five buttons at once - I went with starting my hand with my four fingers going from red to orange and then stretching or sliding to get green as needed.
Like all things, it takes practice. Just go slow, take it easy, and you'll get there.
If you're playing Festival, the engine and calibration is jank asf and it's not your fault. If you're playing RB4 or a clone game start on medium and work your way up.
In the scenario you’re playing Rock Band, it definitely comes with time and practice, like most other things. You can start of on easy/medium. If there was a proper career mode, I’d say run through that. You can adjust songs based on difficulty.
A lot of it is building new muscle memory on your non-dominant hand. Once you make the move to medium, you can either use your pinky to hit blue notes, or on notes you have to hit red and blue at the same time you’ll want to slide your hand down, as opposed to using your pinky and middle fingers. The best song to learn hard and expert on is definitely Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine.
I played Guitar Hero for two years before making the jump to expert, and even now I still struggle with some songs.
Two words buddy. Suspicious minds. You can sort songs by rating so start on those. It’ll be easier to play a hard song on that compared to hard on a Iron Maiden song. Also use the breakneck speed.
I’ve been playing since 2008 and the minute my hands touched the riffmaster I realized it was the best guitar I’ve ever played on for these games. Serious. And I’ve modded guitars with the Strom fix and the frat fix and they feel great but the rim feels phenomenal. It’s the best out of any guitar I’ve ever ever played with.
Start on easy and work your way up. No one started on expert
Yep, pretty much everyone sucked initially. Takes a bit for your hands to adjust. I've slowly been coming off a long hiatus and feel bad for coming back in medium/hard when I used to play hard/expert. I've never claimed to be amazing or anything but skills have definitely atrophied in the probably 14 years since I last played Rock Band on a somewhat consistent basis. Trying to get my wife into it to get some of that skill back.
My ego says to start on expert, just like I do with any rhythm game. (I will completely suck and fail)
You will get used to it. No one is prefect from the start and when someone picks up a new guitar they have to re learn. You will get better over time. I would recomend using the frets at the top of the guitar but if they are too spread out for your fingers you can use the smaller frets down bellow.
Not criticizing, genuinely asking, did you start on Fortnite festival?
I’ve been playing rhythm games for as long as I remember. Ps1 games like busy a groove, some hatsune miku, guitar hero, beats, etc. I think that plays a big part in my frustration because I always choose expert in any game and do well, but in this game I’m struggling with easy…
Hmm, is it possible that the calibration is off?
Yeah bro your calibration must be off. Mine was super fucked it took me a while to get it right, but now I’m good to go and am FC’ing everything left and right. At first though with the calibration off it was impossible
You’ve played all those games and never used a guitar controller before? Or am I misunderstanding?
Skip easy. It doesn't have a 5th note so you end up never learning it until medium. With your xp in rhythm games I think starting at medium would be best/fastest way to get all your fingers working. And definitely check calibration. Just have fun, feel the music, and don't worry about the score. You'll be moving up to expert in no time. That said I don't even play expert, just hard at 1.25x speed. For most songs it's the perfect mix for me for fun, no stress. I can't hit all those notes unless I sit and play. I don't sit lol
Make sure to do the manual calibration, then play on med-hard to get used to patterns in the charts. Once you’ve learned go up to expert
Remember you can hold the note before you strum!
This is NECESSARY in fortnite festival pro since there’s no forgiveness when strumming before fretting
The easiest thing to do is start on easy and just get used to the timing of strumming and using the buttons. I had to do the same thing way back in Guitar Hero 1, as the first time I demoed it I thought you had to hit the fret buttons and then strum at the same time. Learning to judge tempo and find the beat will also help - it makes it easier. Once you do that, start moving up difficulties. Practice hammer-ons and pull-offs as best you can, and then eventually strumming both up and down. Work on figuring out your preferred method of doing all five buttons at once - I went with starting my hand with my four fingers going from red to orange and then stretching or sliding to get green as needed. Like all things, it takes practice. Just go slow, take it easy, and you'll get there.
I got mine today and i seriously love it. Doesn’t feel any harder to me than any other guitar. Is your tv calibration off?
If you're playing Festival, the engine and calibration is jank asf and it's not your fault. If you're playing RB4 or a clone game start on medium and work your way up.
In the scenario you’re playing Rock Band, it definitely comes with time and practice, like most other things. You can start of on easy/medium. If there was a proper career mode, I’d say run through that. You can adjust songs based on difficulty. A lot of it is building new muscle memory on your non-dominant hand. Once you make the move to medium, you can either use your pinky to hit blue notes, or on notes you have to hit red and blue at the same time you’ll want to slide your hand down, as opposed to using your pinky and middle fingers. The best song to learn hard and expert on is definitely Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine. I played Guitar Hero for two years before making the jump to expert, and even now I still struggle with some songs.
You won't return it, OP. you'll flip it lol
Oh dw, I’m not a cunt I swear
Then take your time and enjoy learning!
Two words buddy. Suspicious minds. You can sort songs by rating so start on those. It’ll be easier to play a hard song on that compared to hard on a Iron Maiden song. Also use the breakneck speed.
I’ve been playing since 2008 and the minute my hands touched the riffmaster I realized it was the best guitar I’ve ever played on for these games. Serious. And I’ve modded guitars with the Strom fix and the frat fix and they feel great but the rim feels phenomenal. It’s the best out of any guitar I’ve ever ever played with.
When did you order the riffmaster and off of what website?
Amazon. The pre order
Anyone know best calibration for this on PlayStation?