RB3 Pricing and Availability

sniper_samurai

calex71 wrote: »

yeah yeah yeah enough about that , just tell us what the pro guitar is like, did you get one ????

Yes I did get one and it is awesome.

For the most part it is exactly like a real guitar, but a little more awkward to use. I never realised how much I relied on the thickness of the string to recognise which string I'm fretting. Deploying overdrive without using a pedal is extremely difficult without breaking your streak as well so its a good idea to use a stomp box if you have one.

My main problem with the Mustang apart from the bad playing habits it can teach you such as overstrumming and poor fret placing is the lack of a substitute for the orange button. As it lacks the orange button/ right bumper you cant just jump between catagories when looking for a song:(.

Overall the build quality is very good all the buttons are responsive with the slightest touch activating the buttons. The trainer is very comprehensive and I would recommend it if you are a beginner or need practice with your chords. Each song also has a training mode where it will teach you how to play the main riffs for the song on each difficulty. This is a very nice feature that will help you nail the note changes on the main riffs without having to play the whole song until you feel you are ready.

4/5

A great guitar with a reasonable price. Loses the mark for not being able to emulate the changing thickness of the strings whichi will affect you starting out if you play guitar. Doesn't drop a mark for the bad play habits it can form as that is more of a software issue than hardware as the game lets you away with overstrumming and can't tell where your finger is on the fret(the same will also apply for the strat).

allanb49

any where selling the keyboard on its lonesome, if not will buy the set on friday

sniper_samurai

allanb49 wrote: »

any where selling the keyboard on its lonesome, if not will buy the set on friday

Try gamestop for the keyboard as they are the cheapest at €70, but i've only seen ps3 and wii units as of late so you might have some trouble if you're looking for it on the 360. Combine that with the game seperately at the moment and you'll get both for €100-€105 depending on format whichi is cheaper than the set on every online retailer once shipping is accounted for.

allanb49

So 70 for the keyboard on its own or 75 with the game and keyboard :P

allanb49

Anywhere have the keyboard or keyboard and game in stock?

Konata

I've seen some in HMV - check another of their branches if you've no luck first time.

allanb49

which hmv :S

Konata

Well, the one in Sligo has them :P HMV Grafton St. and HMV Dundrum both had them just before Christmas but I haven't been up there since. Best bet is to call the stores and check availability - you can get all the Irish store's numbers on hmv.com

allanb49

Ah called Graffton St and they said nope, as did henry st and liffey valley and game in dawson st are also out. Shall try Dúndroma on my lunch break fingers crossed

GristlyEnd

HMV in Pavilions, Swords had the keyboard for all consoles last week.

allanb49

DarrenG wrote: »

HMV in Pavilions, Swords had the keyboard for all consoles last week.

How do i get to Swords from leixlip on the olde buses :P

allanb49

Guy on adverts selling the game for €30

No shops in dublin have any in stock :S

Will get the keytar next month

allanb49

Ok, didn't think this happened anymore,

But the game is sold out completly in dublin.

Went to Liffey Valley yesterday

HMV - out of stock
Game - out of stock
Smyths - out of stock

Rang the following shops

Gamestop Henry St, one beside burdocks, Stephens Green - Out of stock
Hmv - Henry St/Graffton St - out of stock
Hmv Dundrum phone is off the hook
Game Dawson St/Dundrum/Hamleys - out of stock
Smyths Henry St - out of stock

sigh

Game Ilac Centre - out of stock

calex71

Tried Xtra Vision??? I checked Arogs and won't even mention what a search for Rock Band brings up :mad:

allanb49

calex71 wrote: »

Tried Xtra Vision??? I checked Arogs and won't even mention what a search for Rock Band brings up :mad:

Argos - Search Rock Band

- Did you mean guitar hero

Xtra Vision have nothing in leixlip or maynooth never received any in

D4RK ONION

allanb49 wrote: »

Argos - Search Rock Band

- Did you mean guitar hero

...

*explodes in rage*

allanb49

D4RK ONION wrote: »

...

*explodes in rage*

^

Reason why i didn't mention Argos,

You know he's of a nervous disposition

StaticAge11

Can someone tell me where to get the cymbols and the full Pro drum kit? I have not got the game yet but will be this weekend

sniper_samurai

StaticAge11 wrote: »

Can someone tell me where to get the cymbols and the full Pro drum kit? I have not got the game yet but will be this weekend

As of yesterday HMV on Henry St have 2 sets of the RB3 drums for €135 on the 360. If you're looking for them on another format you will need to order them online as no one is stocking them.

If you are only after the cymbals good luck as the only place that has them is Mad Catz gameshark store who wont ship to Ireland and the usual Ebay gougers are looking for around €80 plus shipping.

StaticAge11

sniper_samurai wrote: »

As of yesterday HMV on Henry St have 2 sets of the RB3 drums for €135 on the 360. If you're looking for them on another format you will need to order them online as no one is stocking them.

If you are only after the cymbals good luck as the only place that has them is Mad Catz gameshark store who wont ship to Ireland and the usual Ebay gougers are looking for around €80 plus shipping.

Cheers mate but I am looking for them on PS3. What sites would you recommend for ordering online. Tryed a few like Amazon etc, prices were very high though

allanb49

Got my game off adverts, €30

Smyths selling it for 34.99

sniper_samurai

StaticAge11 wrote: »

Cheers mate but I am looking for them on PS3. What sites would you recommend for ordering online. Tryed a few like Amazon etc, prices were very high though

Amazon are the cheapest for the drums at £100 including shipping and are also one of the few that will ship such a big item to Ireland.

The only other site I know of that will ship them here, shopto.net, charges €30 for shipping from England, but charges €113 for the drums making it over €20 more than Amazon at the current exhange rate.

SeantheMan

sniper_samurai wrote: »

As of yesterday HMV on Henry St have 2 sets of the RB3 drums for €135 on the 360. If you're looking for them on another format you will need to order them online as no one is stocking them.

If you are only after the cymbals good luck as the only place that has them is Mad Catz gameshark store who wont ship to Ireland and the usual Ebay gougers are looking for around €80 plus shipping.

How good are the RB3 drums compared to standard RB1 ones ?
I take it sensitivity and pedals etc are much much better ? I may invest depending on the advice of peeps here

calex71

SeantheMan wrote: »

How good are the RB3 drums compared to standard RB1 ones ?
I take it sensitivity and pedals etc are much much better ? I may invest depending on the advice of peeps here

Haven't played them myself but I think they are the same as the beatles drums, if they are then there is no comparison, opposite ends of the scale.

calex71

Spotted 2 sets of the drums in HMV Henry St. this morning. €134.99 for xbox. Didn't see any for PS3.

They also had mic stands for €16.99 , might pick one of those up later in the week.

Glico Man

Anyone know anywhere thats selling the RB1 or 2 drum kits for PS3? They had them on play.com for a tenner a while back and just as I got the spare change for them they went out of stock.

And unfortunately I dont have the money wad available to get the new drums, but by gum I want them

calex71

aaronh007 wrote: »

Anyone know anywhere thats selling the RB1 or 2 drum kits for PS3? They had them on play.com for a tenner a while back and just as I got the spare change for them they went out of stock.

And unfortunately I dont have the money wad available to get the new drums, but by gum I want them

Not sure about now, but HMV was selling them for 12.99 before xmas. thats not a typo, you read correctly 12.99!!!!

Glico Man

calex71 wrote: »

Not sure about now, but HMV was selling them for 12.99 before xmas. thats not a typo, you read correctly 12.99!!!!

Oh I know yeah, that's what has seriously tempted me to get a new set, as my current set of drums from guitar hero world tour are at the other end of the country and even though they weren't the best set, I still miss them

Burning Eclipse

HMV (Cruises Street Limerick) have the official Rock Band mic stands for €5.99, perfect for facilitating those voxtar moments

calex71

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

HMV (Cruises Street Limerick) have the official Rock Band mic stands for €5.99, perfect for facilitating those voxtar moments

5.99???? I'll check my local again. There always seems to be a discrepancy between HMV's it was 11.99 last time I saw it. Though I could be thinking of the guitar stands.

calex71

Just picked up a new Beatles RB John Lennon guitar for all of €7.98 :eek:

Edit: On gamestop.ie

MaidenSlayer

Got RB3 there the other day in HMV for €14, might be a few still around. Does anybody know where I could get the keyboard and an estimated price?

calex71

MaidenSlayer wrote: »

Got RB3 there the other day in HMV for €14, might be a few still around. Does anybody know where I could get the keyboard and an estimated price?

Maybe try adverts.ie I haven't seen any in the shops in ages, if anywhere hmv might have some. est. cost €80. There should be more pushed to shops when they relaunch it in Oct/Nov.

MaidenSlayer

calex71 wrote: »

There should be more pushed to shops when they relaunch it in Oct/Nov.

Hopefully yeah, might as well wait until the January sales and get one half price!

Twilightning

Well I think this is to do with pricing and availability alright!

I thought after the last big update Microsoft did to combat pirating and such that the Rock Band DLC for free thing I mentioned before would stop on a particular forum, especially since somebody reported one of the major uploaders to Harmonix and had all of his stuff deleted. Well I'm delighted to report that the scene is back and more alive than ever! Obviously I can't tell you all here directly how to get lots of free DLC so if you want to know badly just PM me so we can discuss it somewhere that's not on this site!