tips: the rocksmith people do their best but aren't really the most accurate in notation and charting. you need a real amp and tabs to learn songs properly. they can't be super accurate or else they would have much less guitar/pup compatibility.
get the PC version as it has much better detection and tweaking available(because you can edit the .ini[s]), as well as mods/ user created songs like metallica/megadeth.... and you don't have to get charged out the ass for DLC.
some of the bends are pre-bends which are not noted in the game..
sell rocksmith and get rocksmith 2014 edition, it has improved note detection.
if you get a stand-alone tuner, avoid cheap clip-on style tuners and spring for a korg brand pedal style tuner or good amp with a tuner built in.
avoid the people who say tune at the 3, 5th or 7th fret. tune at the 12th fret, as that will produce the most accurate sounds. tuning at the others mentioned, throws the other mentioned frets slightly sharp.
what guitar did you get?
English
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Thanks for the post. I got a guitar 15+ years ago; Barely played it back then and havent touched it in 10 years. Solid wood Yamaha Pacifica. I decided to spruce it up so that I can get the sound I really wanted back then, hopefully as some encouragement. I fixed the tremolo bridge so it can actually hold a tune for once, haha, and I switched out the Single Coil pickups for a pair of Active EMG's. I have a korg tuner, but its an in-line thing and it sucks; Ill take your advice on the pedal type. I said “Rocksmith” but I meant “Rocksmith 2014.” I appreciate some of the accuracy details you mention, but I think the PS4 edition should do me fine since I have a long way to go (plus my laptop is a Mac, not a PC). Hopefully after I “level up” a bit with this game I can invest in a decent headamp/speaker set. I remember when I was a kid, my older sister dated this guitar prodigy type guy and he had lots of crazy ways to tune a guitar (like with harmonics on the frets)… I never understood why; thanks for the info. Do you have any advice on a “must have” pair of pedals for heavy metal?
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nope... but i learned a lot from researching what to look for in my first guitar on the internet... i'm no expert(lol, understatement) but from my research: you really don't need a pedal for "brootal" metal tones if you have good enough amp settings. most good pedals cost around $80-$120 each so listen to reviews and comparisons, see which one you like best. i thought the Dunlop MXR M116 fullbore sounded best in the reviews but YMMV. that's a nice starter that they still sell that as a combo kit for beginners(but with a crappy amp). maybe try looking for something without a whammy bar as you'll need to change tunings [b]a lot[/b] and that tbridge makes that harder. if you want to play Metallica, E standard tuning is Amplitude=440 hertz. most metallica songs, with a few exceptions like saint anger(whole album is Drop D) are in A=444 so just very slightly sharper than E-Standard.... and the songs are very complicated so you may have to invest in expensive, somewhat poorly translated tab books from the internet...(you know, if they don't release the rights for free tab sites to do it, the sites get sued) two of the most popular amps for the beginner-intermediate range are the Peavey Vypir VIP and the Line-6 Spider-IV