Yes, we get awesome new instruments from third party hardward developers MadCatz this summer, starting with a Bass guitar coming out NEXT WEEK!

I saw this on the Rock Band Forums, and decided to pass the information on to all my good friends here.

http://www.rockbandmods.net/news/mad-catz-rock-band-instruments-releasing-next-week

I'll probably get one of each... sadly... lol

omgwtf

I hate madcatz.
But at the same time how cheep are they cause I'm broke.

cheap not cheep WTF

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Wait... they have a seperate bass from a guitar? Sweet.

From now on get use to my double post my stupid internet is stupid

I'll have to see the reviews when they come out, but that premium drumset looks pretty awesome. Madcatz has historically been sucky for me.

And Jonny, it is possible to edit your post. You don't have to repost everytime you make a typo.

The girlfriends will love this new guitar.

thanks nonzero

The Edit button is hard to see. You should place it next to the quote button.

^^ yeah a little bit

OMG YOUR SO FUNNY AND HANDESOME ITS AMAZING!

I've had bad experiences with Mad Catz so far, but I will be picking up the bass, because the strum bar feature makes it MUCH more realistic. Although the drums look cool, they're $150. And I also don't see what a hi-hat foot pedal is going to do, considering it's not programmed into the game. I'm pumped about the bass, though. This will help me learn how to strum up, and it will finally make bass and guitar into different instruments. I'm excited, this is basically adding a new instrument to the game.

The drums look awesome, but it's from mad catz.....

I know, its what I was most excited about too... considering I'm a bassist at heart, but I got so good at Guitar, my friends all made me play guitar. I hope the extra pedal will just act as something that will make double bass notes easier for those of us with slow feet reaction time. And the symbols will be a cool addition. I'm getting it because 1, the bass pedal looks sturdier and 2, the drumset as a whole looks much nicer, more like a drum set, and sturdier.

I'm getting the Bass no question (gotta save 70 bucks from this paycheck now), but the other guitar and the drums I will wait for reviews on. Madcatz has never steered me wrong... I've bought and loved many of their PS2 and Xbox1 contollers. And The new guitar LOOKS awesome.

I think its just a slick way to up his post count... how sly of him.

I don't care about any of it except the bass, the drums look OK, but I don't want do lay down another $150 for this game. I mean between the game, the DLC, the instruments, the mods, and this new bass, I bet I've already spent around $500 on this game.

I know this is off topic, but how come the only songs you DON'T have are in the thrash pack?

Lol, lets see... I've spent about 150 on the game and DLC each (working part time at a gamestop is a godsend at this point), then I bought drum pads for 20, new sticks/footpedal for another 20, new guitars for 30 and 60 each, and now I'll drop down another 150, 70 and 70 on the new drums and guitars...

Thats 720 bucks......

HOLY CRAP. I may want to reconsider this drum thing....