5. Rocksmith's Pedal And Amp Collection Is Worth Thousands Of Dollars
Guitar might not be the most expensive hobby in the world, but being a six string samurai certainly doesn't come cheap. Sure, a starter guitar and practice amp would probably only run you a couple hundred dollars, but there's not much to be done with that. First, different guitars have different sounds. The woods, metals, pickups, and even the glue changes the timbre (the range of tones created by the instrument) on very noticeable level. Some of the nicer guitars can get up to 5-7 thousand dollars. And that's not even talking about the super high end models. On top of that any effect pedal you want to buy is gonna run you a hundred dollars at least. If you want to set up a very specific sound, you might have to buy 4 or 5 pedals just to get it right. Oh, and those pedals will break. They just will. They always do. Rocksmith solves the hell out of that problem by programming in hundreds of pedals, amps, and guitars for you to combine in whatever manner your heart may desire. Everything from classic gain pedals, '70s wah pedals and heavy crunching grunge overdrive pedals. All of them are available digitally for you to play on through dozens of amps. Oh, and this isn't just made up digital stuff. These are accurate representations of actual brand name products which simulate the sound that would cost thousands to put together. In short, the $60 you might spend on Rocksmith gives you access to more guitar equipment that any one normal person could afford.