Stratocaster? Guys!  Look!  I Can Hit Five Buttons Really Fast And In Sequence!  (Click Click Click Click)

I’ve watched people for years, ever since Guitar Hero first came out, think that they were really cool because they could play Through The Fire And The Flames on expert.  Now, people can, instead of wasting hours learning how to hit colorful buttons really quickly, can devote that time to something much more useful and impressive – playing the guitar.  That’s right!

The Stratocaster Squier Rock Band 3 Guitar by Fender Guitar has actual frets, actual strings, and is an actual guitar!  (You can play it out of an amp or use it as a game controller.) There are sensors on each fret so RockBand 3 knows if you fail or are Angus Young, and has something called a mute pickup.  This mutes all of the strings so that the gameplay will be more accurate, but you can remove this piece when you are just playing the Stratocaster like a guitar.

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The Stratocaster Squier Guitar Rockband controller comes in a black and white combination and requires 3AA’s.  (The guitar will still work out of an amp with no batteries but won’t work with the game.)  The gadget itself is a whopping $280, but keep in mind that the Stratocaster Fender Squier also serves as a fully functional electric guitar.

BUY Rock Band 3 Squier Fender Stratocaster Guitar