We had an 8-person Rock Band party last night. Full instruments, keyboards, harmonies, everything. Half the people never played a music game in their lives before. It was every shade of awesome. Every time I wonder if the game has run its course, we get something like last night going and my faith in Harmonix is restored.

the download codes to transfer your music into a later version of rock band or to make playlists, are they one time only? looking to buy some of the games used from gamestop

Rock Band 1 can be bought used (or borrowed, rented, whatever) and exported. Anything else (RB2, Lego RB, Green Day, AC/DC, and all of the track packs), you need an unused code in order to export.

thx

gamestop has the used RB1 for $3.99. i also bought new track pack 2, ac/dc track pack and guitar hero world tour. and wife wants the beatles RB which i know is separate

I got the Mustang from my wife. Holy Hell. I have no guitar experience so I'm learning from square 1. I can only practice for so long before my left hand refuses to move. Ha ha. I did go back through the library and buy all the pro guitar upgrades to songs I already have. Lots of fun!

Got a real guitar stand for my MadCatz guitar and a fancy guitar strap.

I got a GH5 guitar to replace my messed up Strat. Should have waited and asked for the keyboard for Christmas; I played it a bunch the first week and haven't really touched it since.

When playing the drums, I get to sections where all the color channel things are lit up. I know I'm supposed to do some type of fill or solo but what the heck do I do that sounds like it belongs in the song. I get a great ryhthm going and everything sounds great and then I get to that break and anything I play sounds like crap. Any suggestions for a RB newbie?

Also, will I ever get use to the RB guitar that comes with RB Beatles? The buttons are so close together but yet some corners stick up a bit so sliding around is kind of awkward. I do better on an old GH2 guitar. Should I just give up on the RB guitar or maybe by a better style?

Those are drum rolls, I believe. Just hit fast, but in time. I think they're usually 16th notes...?

As far as changing guitars, it'll just take time. I did it recently myself going from a GH3 guitar to the wooden RB strat. It'll get easier, but you might try a different RB guitar. The Hofner Bass that comes with Beatles is way too long for me to ever play.

He might be talking about the old way to activate overdrive on drums. I don't remember, is there an option to play that way in RB3?

Oh, maybe. Yeah he'll need to go into the options and turn off (IIRC) fills. That will make the notes stay in place.

It's still there. I prefer to play with it on for 95% of the songs so I just leave it on.

You don't have to do anything other than keeping the beat you were on.

vailable on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 4):

Johnny Cash Pack 01
· “Cry, Cry, Cry”
· “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town”
· “Five Feet High and Rising”
· “Folsom Prison Blues”
· “I Got Stripes”
· “I Walk the Line” X
· “Tennessee Flat Top Box” X
· “The Ballad of Ira Hayes”

Available on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system (Jan. 4):

Rock Band Free Pack 01
· Abnormality – “Visions”
· Anarchy Club – “Get Clean”
· Bang Camaro – “Night Lies”
· Breaking Wheel – “Shoulder to the Plow”
· Libyans – “Welcome to the Neighborhood”
· The Main Drag – “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter”
· Speck – “Conventional Lover”
· The Sterns – “Supreme Girl”
· That Handsome Devil – “Rob the Prez-O-Dent”

Holy shit! So pumped for the Johnny Cash pack; now all we need is 'Rock Island Line' and my RB world will be complete!

Definitely in for the Johnny Cash and very glad to see that... I might have chosen a few other songs, but I'll be happy to finally download something for RB3!

Visions *shudders*

awesome JC pack! That's been top-5 on my wishlist!

So last year DLC started with Roy Orbison and this year, Johnny Cash. I'm in for the whole pack.

I'm in for Johnny Cash

Any news if the RB2 songs are upgraded for harmonies and keys? None of them are marked as pro upgradeable...

What's the average turnaround time for songs that premiere on Track Packs to appear for download? As awesome as the Johnny Cash pack is I'm already sorta bummed that "Ring of Fire" is only available that way.

From Pope over on the HMX forums...

Country Track Pack - Released July 21st, 2009
Exclusive Songs as DLC - Released Dec. 29th, 2009

Metal Track Pack - Released Sept. 22nd, 2009
Exclusive Songs as DLC - Released Jan 26, 2010

Looks like about 4 months.

Cheers for the Johnny Cash pack! (It's getting expensive for me since I still have yet to buy the Billy Joel songs.)

Jeers to the Harmonix songs lacking keys (and haronies/pro guitar/bass, for those that play those). So, uh, what was the point for them not exporting in the first place?