I noticed a review of the new Mad Catz Bass peripheral for Rock Band in today's feeds. Normally I would not give a shit about Rock Band related news given its current status in Australia, but I couldnt help but notice an update on the controller that made me take notice.the update im talking about is a new split "strum" bar, which is an EXCELLENT idea! Those who don't know, most bass lines will require you to play 2 fingers alternatively, so the split bar makes perfect sense. Simple but bloody clever. Might take a few trys to get used to, but i will bet that most users will welcome the change once they see their note streaks improving. In addition to the strum bar, it also looks like they have replaced the whammy with a single control knob. Activating star power probably wont feel as "rock and roll" as wrenching a whammy around like a lunatic, but it makes more sense as whammy bars are not normally a regular feature on real bass guitars.
The only downside looks to be that its not wireless, so there will be no somersaults or bitch flips while using it.
Apart from that, it looks like a winner. I think the inclusion of a proper bass controller is going to make playing bass in Rock Band/GH4 a much more fun, band like experience. Kudos to Mad Catz for using their noodle and creating a peripherel that may actually be worth shelling out a few extra duckets for, rather than just making a re-cased version on the standard guitar.
Now, we would like the game, please.
Mr Metal
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