But of course, if you want to have guitar and bass playing at the same time, you’ll need another guitar controller. That’s where the Rickenbacker and Gretsch come in.

You’ll be out $250 for the bundle, but if you want to play each possible instrument, it’s the best buy. I don’t even know if the drums will be available outside of the bundle. Having each instrument gives the game a longer life.

And just to clarify (since you haven’t played it, and I don’t know if you’ve played Guitar Hero), there’s just guitar or bass. No lead vs. rhythm guitar. But there’s different levels of complexity..Easy, Medium, Hard, etc. So you work your way up.

I hope that helps!

I’m wondering whether to spring for the deluxe bundle or not. I’d need to buy a guitar anyway, so I’m out at least $160 no matter what. I don’t care *which* guitar I end up with, so if they are interchangeable I’m thinking about getting the deluxe.

I hadn’t even thought of the Ed Sullivan show as a venue. I agree, this must be part of the game.

I’m seeing it more as concentrating on the famous live gigs until Revolver, then concentrating on the studio until the rooftop concert (then back to the studio).

It’s great to see a gaming site really doing a good job analyzing the possibilities of this upcoming game.

I think they’re wrong about including solo stuff. I think it could come later as packs, as Dhani suggested above. Another issue is that Paul has already given some songs to Guitar Hero, so there may be a non-compete clause.