________ __ __ ___ ___ / _____/ __ __|__|/ |______ _______ / | \ ___________ ____ / \ ___| | \ \ __\__ \\_ __ \ / ~ \_/ __ \_ __ \/ _ \ \ \_\ \ | / || | / __ \| | \/ \ | /\ ___/| | \( <_> ) \______ /____/|__||__| (____ /__| \___|_ / \___ >__| \____/ \/ \/ \/ \/ ____ __ _ ___ ____ _ _ ____ [__] | \| | [__] |__| |--< Guitar Hero: On Tour (NDS) General FAQ v0.5 by Michael Gonzalez (Coffee) December 4, 2008 ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | FAQ/Walkthrough || Version 0.5 || December 4, 2008 | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | by Michael Gonzalez (Coffee) | | http://mpgonz.blogspot.com/ | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' NOTE ABOUT GAME VERSIONS: This FAQ is written for the version of the game released for English-speaking regions. The game version released for non-English-speaking European countries features a modified song playlist, but otherwise has identical gameplay. Contents: [1] INTRODUCTION [2] GAMEPLAY [3] GUITAR DUEL [4] SONGS [5] STUFF - Characters - Guitars [6] STORE [7] CREDITS & INFO NOTE: You can navigate quickly to a section of this document by using the search function (Ctrl+F) and querying an entry from the table of contents. For example, "[2] GAMEPLAY". Version 0.5 (12/04/2008): - First released version ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [1] INTRODUCTION | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' - Guitar Hero: On Tour - Given the snowballing mainstream strength of the Guitar Hero game series, it's comes as a surprise to no one that the series has made its way to the Nintendo DS. Guitar Hero: On Tour is the first installment of the Guitar Hero franchise to be released on a dedicated portable video game system. And to everyone's surprise, it's actually pretty good. The game takes the core experience of Guitar Hero and downsizes it to a portable format, making fuller use of the DS capabilities than you'd expect from even first-party games. It comes with this innovative 4-fret "Guitar Grip" peripheral that fits snugly into the GBA game pak slot of the DS. The touch screen is used for strumming with the custom guitar pick. And the microphone is used to activate star power. The sum result is an undeniably real Guitar Hero experience. An awesome achievement considering it lacks the seemingly most essential element: A guitar. So.. I wandered onto GameFAQs and noticed that, despite this game having been out for five months already, there are still no FAQs available. The temptation was too much to resist. It's probably one of the last games anyone would bother looking for a FAQ for, but anyway, here you go. :) ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [2] GAMEPLAY | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' Here's a section for the bare basics, partly copied from the instruction manual. To begin playing, insert the Guitar Hero game cart into the Nintendo DS game card slot and insert the Guitar Grip into the GBA game pak slot, then press the power button. Using the Guitar Hero Guitar Grip: 1. Make sure that the Nintendo DS is turned off 2. Insert the Guitar Grip into the Game Pak slot on the Nintendo DS 3. Remove the pick stylus from the Guitar Grip 4. Adjust the strap so it is secure around your hand. Take frequent breaks to avoid any discomfort or cramping in your hand. Try different play styles to find the one most comfortable for you. For example, you may try to keep your wrist straight while playing. On Tour consists of pressing the Fret Buttons and strumming anywhere on the Touch Screen with the pick stylus in sync to the notes that are scrolling toward you on the screen. For more info on the mechanics of the game, see the in-game tutorial. Follow it. Study it. Live it. ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [3] GUITAR DUEL | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' This battle mode is played by two players. The second player can be one of your favorite Guitar Hero characters, or you can have a friend jump in using the Nintendo DS wireless communications. Instead of Star Power, you get Battle Power-ups. Hit each series of Battle Gems to collect Attacks. Attacks are displayed as icons in a row on the touch-screen, and can be used anytime by tapping the icon. A winner is determined by who has the highest score at the end of the song Guitar Duel Items ----------------- - Broken String A random string will snap, and the player must drag the broken ends together before that note can be played again. - Signature An excited fan shoves an item in front of the player's view until they sign it. - Pyrotechnics Fireworks go wrong and light the touch screen on fire until the player blows it out with the microphone. (Note: This includes when the microphone is set to "off".) - Hyperspeed The speed at which the notes travel doubles. - Camera Flash Multiple fans take flash photos, temporarily blinding the player. - Screen Flip The two DS screens temporarily switch places. - Amp Overload The player's music will temporarily be muted. - Steal Item The player can choose one of the opponent's powers to steal. - Difficulty Up The opponent's difficulty level is temporarily raised one level. - Difficulty Down The player's difficulty level is temporarily lowered one level. - Bomb Notes Randomly selected notes appear as bombs that should NOT be played. - Shield Temporarily block the opponent from attacking you. ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [4] SONGS | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' Here's some info on the songs in this game's playlist. I'm not going to go into detail on strategies for individual songs-- that would just feel silly, this isn't the kind of game that needs a walkthrough. The first part here is a table summarizing the songs and some basic info. The next part goes into a bit more detail with a listing of the songs along with info like number of notes, and a breakdown. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< SUMMARY >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Title Artist Year Time ---------------------------------------------------------------- Subway: Do What You Want.............OK Go...................2005...3:11 All the Small Things.........blink-182...............1999...2:54 Spiderwebs...................No Doubt................1995...5:21 Are You Gonna Be My Girl.....Jet.....................2003...3:39 We're Not Gonna Take It......Twisted Sister..........1984...4:31 Rooftop: All Star.....................Smash Mouth.............1999...3:27 Breed........................Nirvana.................1991...3:11 Jessie's Girl................Rick Springfield........1981...3:20 Hit Me With Your Best Shot...Pat Benatar.............1980...2:58 This Love....................Maroon 5................2002...3:45 Parade: Heaven.......................Los Lonely Boys.........2004...4:14 Helicopter...................Bloc Party..............2005...3:45 China Grove..................The Doobie Brothers.....1973...3:23 Rock and Roll All Nite.......Kiss(*1)................1975...3:42 What I Want..................Daughtry................2006...2:53 Greek Arena: Jet Airliner.................Steve Miller Band(*2)...1977...3:38 Black Magic Woman............Santana(*1).............1970...5:54 Stray Cat Strut..............Stray Cats..............1981...3:21 La Grange....................ZZ Top(*1)..............1973...3:45 Youth Gone Wild..............Skid Row(*2)............1989...3:26 Battleship: I Don't Wanna Stop...........Ozzy Osbourne............2007...4:08 Anna Molly...................Incubus..................2006...3:53 Knock Me Down................Red Hot Chilli Peppers...1989...3:53 Pride and Joy................Stevie Ray Vaughan.......1983...3:43 I Know a Little..............Lynyrd Skynyrd(*2).......1977...3:39 Bonus: I Am Not Your Gameboy........Freezepop................2004...3:18 (*1) = As covered by Line 6 (*2) = As covered by Wavegroup mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< SONG DETAILS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ------- SUBWAY: ------- "Do What You Want" - OK Go Album: Oh No Year: 2005 Genre: Rock Length: 3:11 Tier: Subway Total Notes: Easy..... 206 Medium... 308 Hard..... 411 Expert... 554 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus 1 - Chorus 1 - Pre-Verse - Verse 2 - Pre-Chorus 2 - Chorus 2 - Solo - Break Down - Outro - Outro Solo "All the Small Things" - blink-182 Album: Enema of the State Year: 1999 Genre: Skate Punk Length: 2:54 Tier: Subway Total Notes: Easy..... 173 Medium... 330 Hard..... 630 Expert... 656 Breakdown: - Introduction - Verse 1 - Say It Ain't So - Na Na Na Na - Octave Slides - Verse 2 - I Will Not Go - Na Na Na Na 2 - Build UP - Chorus - Everybody Now! "Spiderwebs" - No Doubt Album: Tragic Kingdom Year: 1995 Genre: Ska Punk Length: 5:21 Tier: Subway Total Notes: Easy..... 331 Medium... 501 Hard..... 919 Expert...1001 Breakdown: - Gimme Reggae - Squeakies 1 - Pre-Chorus 1 - Chorus 1 - Squeakies 2 - Pre-Chorus 2 - Chorus 2 - Backwards Solo - Chill Out - Chorus 3 - More Reggae - Hit It - Geeetar! "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - Jet Album: Get Born Year: 2003 Genre: Hard Rock Length: 3:39 Tier: Subway Total Notes: Easy..... 264 Medium... 333 Hard..... 559 Expert... 603 Breakdown: - Intro - Pre-Verse - Verse 1 - Black Boots - Chorus 1 - Are You? - Verse 2 - Black Boots 2 - Chorus 2 - Interlude - Solo - Amped Up Outro "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister Album: Stay Hungry Year: 1984 Genre: Rock Length: 4:31 Tier: Subway Total Notes: Easy..... 262 Medium... 404 Hard..... 619 Expert... 704 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Whoa oh oh - Chorus 2 - No Way! - Whoa oh oh 2 - Everybody Now! - Give me 20! "All Star" - Smash Mouth Album: Astrolounge Year: 1999 Genre: Alternative Rock Length: 3:27 Tier: Rooftop Total Notes: Easy..... 190 Medium... 366 Hard..... 539 Expert... 680 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - For the Moon - Chorus 3 - Verse 3 - Agent-Like - Outro Chorus "Breed" - Nirvana Album: Nevermind Year: 1991 Genre: Grunge Length: 3:11 Tier: Rooftop Total Notes: Easy..... 293 Medium... 478 Hard..... 824 Expert... 903 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Dirty Riffage - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Mayhem Riff - Spazz-out - Chorus 3 - Outro "Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield Album: Working Class Dog Year: 1981 Genre: Rock Length: 3:20 Tier: Rooftop Total Notes: Easy..... 191 Medium... 312 Hard..... 558 Expert... 562 Breakdown: - Intro - Jessie's a Pal - Those Eyes - Chorus 1 - Charades - Those Eyes 2 - Chorus 2A - Chorus 2B - Lydian Pedal - Break It Down - Rock It Out - Chorus 3A - Chorus 3B - Outro "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" - Pat Benatar Album: Crimes of Passion Year: 1980 Genre: Rock Length: 2:58 Tier: Rooftop Total Notes: Easy..... 169 Medium... 311 Hard..... 465 Expert... 494 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Solo A - Solo B - Verse 3 - C'mon!!! - Chorus 3 - Outro "This Love" - Maroon 5 Album: Songs About Jane Year: 2002 Genre: Pop Rock Length: 3:45 Tier: Rooftop Total Notes: Easy..... 149 Medium... 244 Hard..... 407 Expert... 704 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Bridge - Chorus 3 - Chorus 4 - Chorus 5 - Outro "Heaven" - Los Lonely Boys Album: Los Lonely Boys Year: 2004 Genre: Rock Length: 4:14 Tier: Parade Total Notes: Easy..... 326 Medium... 434 Hard..... 639 Expert... 896 Breakdown: - Intro - Intro Solo - Sa a aaave Me! - Happy Solo - Verse 2 - Main Solo A - Main Solo B - Bridge - Verse 3 - Outro Solo - Jazz It Up "Helicopter" - Bloc Party Album: Little Thoughts Year: 2005 Genre: Indie Rock Length: 3:45 Tier: Parade Total Notes: Easy..... 336 Medium... 471 Hard..... 677 Expert... 870 Breakdown: - Punk Riff 1 - North to South - Heavy Chords 1 - Creepy Riff 1 - Guitar Whine - Hoping..... - Punk Riff 2 - 3 out of 5! - Heavy Chords 2 - Creepy Riff 2 - Guitar Whine 2 - Still Hoping.. - CHOPPA!! - CHOPPA!! 2 - Trippy Outro "China Grove" - The Doobie Brothers Album: The Captain and Me Year: 1973 Genre: Rock Length: 3:23 Tier: Parade Total Notes: Easy..... 255 Medium... 385 Hard..... 571 Expert... 654 Breakdown: - Doobie Intro - Verse 1 - Mrs. Perkins 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Mrs. Perkins 2 - Chorus 2 - Bridge - Samurai Sword - Breakdown - Solo - Doobie Outro "Rock and Roll All Nite" - Kiss (Covered by Line 6) Album: Dressed to Kill Year: 1975 Genre: Rock Length: 3:42 Tier: Parade Total Notes: Easy..... 197 Medium... 277 Hard..... 383 Expert... 455 Breakdown: - Guitars! - Verse 1 - C'mon!! - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - I Can't Hear Ya - Chorus 2 - Ace This Solo - Solo B - WHAT!?!?! - Chorus 3 - Outro "What I Want" - Daughtry Album: Daughtry Year: 2006 Genre: Hard Rock Length: 2:53 Tier: Parade Total Notes: Easy..... 245 Medium... 312 Hard..... 590 Expert... 613 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 Chug - Chorus 1 - Melody - Verse 2 Chug - Chorus 2 - Tasty Shred 1 - Bridge - Tasty Shred 2 - Chorus 3 - Outro "Jet Airliner" - Steve Miller Band (Covered by Wavegroup) Album: New Train Year: 1977 Genre: Blues Rock Length: 3:38 Tier: Greek Arena Total Notes: Easy..... 335 Medium... 419 Hard..... 859 Expert... 909 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1A - Verse 1B - Chorus 1 - Cool Riff - Verse 2A - Verse 2B - Chorus 2 - Cool Riff 2 - Verse 3A - Verse 3B - Chorus 3 - Chorus 4 - Chorus 5 - Chorus 6 "Black Magic Woman" - Santana (Covered by Line 6) Album: Abraxas Year: 1970 Genre: Latin Rock Length: 5:54 Tier: Greek Arena Total Notes: Easy..... 354 Medium... 446 Hard..... 567 Expert... 698 Breakdown: - Intro - Riff 1 - Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Solo 1 - Verse 3 - Intro 2 - Riff 2 - Bridge - Solo 2 - Riff 3 - Outro "Stray Cat Strut" - Stray Cats Album: Built for Speed Year: 1981 Genre: Rockabilly Length: 3:21 Tier: Greek Arena Total Notes: Easy..... 259 Medium... 285 Hard..... 442 Expert... 489 Breakdown: - Jazzy Intro - Ooo Ooo Ooo - Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Jazz It Up - Jazzy 1 - Verse 3 - Now That's Jazz - Jazz Licks - Jazzy 2 - Verse 4 - Outro "La Grange" - ZZ Top (Covered by Line 6) Album: Tres Hombres Year: 1973 Genre: Blues Rock Length: 3:45 Tier: Greek Arena Total Notes: Easy..... 301 Medium... 482 Hard..... 647 Expert... 799 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Heavy Riff - Verse 2 - Solo 1A - Solo 1B - Solo 1C - Solo 1D - Bridge - Quiet Riff - Heavy Riff! - Solo 2A - Solo 2B - Solo 2C - Solo 2D - Solo 2E "Youth Gone Wild" - Skid Row (Covered by Wavegroup) Album: Skid Row Year: 1989 Genre: Heavy Metal Length: 3:26 Tier: Greek Arena Total Notes: Easy..... 277 Medium... 393 Hard..... 477 Expert... 579 Breakdown: - Oh Yeah!!! - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus 1 - Chorus - SKID ROW!!! - Pre-Chorus 2 - Chorus 2 - Shred!! - Break It Down - Whoa oo oh "I Don't Wanna Stop" - Ozzy Osbourne Album: Black Rain Year: 2007 Genre: Heavy Metal Length: 4:08 Tier: Battleship Total Notes: Easy..... 467 Medium... 587 Hard..... 748 Expert... 884 Breakdown: - Intro Squeal - Phat Riff - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Low Riff - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Interlude - Tear It Up!! - Outro Chorus "Anna Molly" - Incubus Album: Light Grenades Year: 2006 Genre: Alternative Rock Length: 3:53 Tier: Battleship Total Notes: Easy..... 436 Medium... 513 Hard..... 777 Expert...1123 Breakdown: - Intro - Cool Riff 1 - Verse 1 Spacey - Chorus - Cool Riff 2 - Groove Riff - Verse 2 Spacey - Chorus 2 - Bridge - JAM Riff - Break It Down - Chorus 3 - Outro Riff "Knock Me Down" - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Album: Mother's Milk Year: 1989 Genre: Funk Rock Length: 3:53 Tier: Battleship Total Notes: Easy..... 353 Medium... 515 Hard..... 884 Expert...1165 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Pre-Verse - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Bridge - Bridge part 2 - Chorus 3 - Chorus 4 - Outro "Pride and Joy" - Stevie Ray Vaughan Album: Texas Flood Year: 1983 Genre: Blues Rock Length: 3:43 Tier: Battleship Total Notes: Easy..... 422 Medium... 513 Hard..... 767 Expert... 889 Breakdown: - Intro - Verse 1 - Verse 2 - Verse 3 - Solo 1A - Solo 1B - Verse 4 - Verse 5 - Solo 2 - Outro "I Know a Little" - Lynyrd Skynyrd (Covered by Wavegroup) Album: Street Survivors Year: 1977 Genre: Southern Rock Length: 3:39 Tier: Battleship Total Notes: Easy..... 402 Medium... 441 Hard..... 651 Expert... 764 Breakdown: - Twangy Intro - Intro Lick - Intro Solo - Verse 1 - Chorus 1 - Verse 2 - Chorus 2 - Slide Solo A - Slide Solo B - Slide Solo C - Hit It Boys! - Piano Solo - Verse 3 - Chorus 3 - Ending "I Am Not Your Gameboy" - Freezepop Album: Fancy Ultra Fresh Year: 2004 Genre: New Wave Length: 3:18 Tier: Bonus Total Notes: Easy..... 278 Medium... 411 Hard..... 546 Expert... 594 Breakdown: - Intro - Chorus 1 - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus 1 - Chorus 2 - Solo - Verse 2 - Pre-Chorus 2 - Chorus 3 Bends - Pre-Chorus 3 - Interlude - Chorus 4 - Solo 2 - Outro ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [5] STUFF | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' I'm lumping the lists of characters and lists of guitars into this section titled "Stuff". Heh. There are 6 different characters (each with 3 outfits) and 10 different guitars (each with 2 finishes). These things don't really effect anything, just asthetics. Each of the character descriptions and guitar descriptions in this section are the actual text from the game. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< CHARACTERS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1. Gunner Jaxon A man of few words, he lets his guitar do the talking for him. Formerly "Augustus Edward Jackson", Gunner never fit into the mold his parents had picked out for him. Given the choice to be an athlete or a lawyer, he chose option C... rock stardom. Not caring what other people thing, the only feedback Gunner likes comes from his amp. For a quiet guy, he sure keeps his volume high. His band members say that he needs blaring music in order to sleep at night. Outfits: - Flannel Hero - Random Junk - Whatever 2. Pandora Pandora is the princess of goth. When she was a kid, she told a ghost story so scary that she was kicked out of the girl scouts and earned a merit badge for creeping people out. Her path to the dark side was complete when she got her first guitar, which she named "Ms. Screams". Pandora lures in large crowds and then opens up a storm of dark guitar wailing, sick chords, and pestilence. Outfits: - Leathers - Bad Apple - Midnight Lace 3. Johnny Napalm Johnny Napalm is the most angry, disprespectful, intense, and controversial guitarist today. Once the music starts, all his aggression suppressed by society's laws comes out on his strings. He has been labelled a lost cause, a menace to society, an anarchist, and a guitar legend. Johnny can incite a riot (and often does) with his aggressive chords. His chaotic guitar playing excites audiences and keeps people screaming for more. Outfits: - Formal Wear - Ink - Anarchy 4. Memphis Rose Memphis is a blonde bandid known for stealing shows and stealing hearts. She goes where the music is hot and makes it even hotter. Her parents tried to raise a southern belle, but Memphis's rebel spirit and rip-roaring passion for southern rock keep her out at night playing 'til the cows come home. Her fast strumming, fierce plucking, and occasional wink drive audiences wild! Memphis is known as the only rock star to blow kisses while playing a guitar solo. Outfits: - Cowgirl - Recruit - Biker Gal 5. Judy Nails Judy's first real love was rock, and ever since then she's only dated fellow musicians and geologists. She's got more attitude and raw talent than any other girl in alternative rock. Wherever Judy goes, loud noise and screaming crowds follow -- sometimes from obsessive fans that just got her signature, and sometimes from nosy reporters that just got her fist in their face. Outfits: - Crimson - Flashback - Pirette 6. Axel Steel Axel Steel is one of the legendary monsters of rock. He shreds his guitar like it's cheese. Driven by heavy metal, death metal, metal-core, thrash metal, power metal and of course good old fashioned metal, some say axel is so metal that he's bullet proof. When Axel isn't rocking out, he likes to watch zombie movies and ride his motorcycle. Outfits: - Shirt - Other Shirt - No Shirt mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< GUITARS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1. Les Paul The Les Paul was Gibson's first solid body electric guitar. Since 1952, the Les Paul has been an icon of rock and roll in the hands of musicians like Jimmy Page, Duane Allman, Joe Perry, Slash, and Les Paul himself. Variations: - Cherry Sunburst Classic - Violet Burst 2. SG Slimmer and more sinister looking, the SG was supposed to be a lighter version of the Les Paul, but became a symbol all on its own. SG stands for "Solid Guitar" and has been an popular instrument among rock stars like Angus Young, Frank Zappa, and Pete Townshend since its original model in 1961. Variations: - Cherry Standard - Daytona Blue 3. Flying V The Flying V was one of the 1958 trio of progressive guitar designs. With the Flying V, Gibson proved that they could design cutting-edge guitars with cutting-edge sound. This "modern" guitar has been used by famous guitarists like Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Kravitz, and Marc Bolan. Variations: - Classic White - Worn Cherry 4. X-plorer Originally called the Futura, then the Explorer, the X-plorer came out alongside the V and the Moderne in 1958. The design is considered "futuristic" with its use of angular lines. The design was meant to be the future image of electric guitars. Variations: - Ebony - Custom Rising Sun 5. Firebird The Firebird was first introduced in 1963 and featured neck-through construction, humbuckers, and a sculpted two-tone headstock with banjo pegs. Its unconventional body style reversed traditional guitar designs. The Firebird was meant to be a "toned down" version of the Explorer. Variations: - Natural Sunburst - Ebony 6. Moderne One of the three "modernistic" guitar designs of 1958 with the V and Explorer, the Moderne did not share the successes of its sibling guitars. An original Moderne is believed to be the rarest of all electric guitars, if they even exist. Variations: - Natural - Pale Yellow 7. ES-335 Widely embraced for its mixture of traditional design with modern elements, the ES-335 is an instant classic. Easily recognized for its semi-acoustic double cutaway body, slim and fast neck, and separate tone and volume controls, it is the preferred instrument of B.B. King and Larry "Mr. 335" Carlton. Variations: - Birdseye Maple - Custom Cherry 8. Les Paul Dbl. Cutaway The classic Les Paul never needed any improvements, but many prefer the double cutaway for its enhanced access to all 22 frets. First introduced in 1958, the double cutaway gives a new look and feel to a legendary guitar. Variations: - (Default) - Rootbeer 9. Vanguard With the hottest pickups and a low-action neck, the Vanguard is built for the fastest heavy metal your little fingers can handle. Variations: - (Default) - Orange 10. Synapse Featuring a "headless" design, the Synapse was constructed to be easy to use and extremely lightweight. Smooth is the best way to describe the look and feel of the Synapse. Noted for its synthetic sound, the Synapse gives guitarists an edge that traditional guitars just don't have. Variations: - (Default) - Blue ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [6] STORE | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' At the store you can spend the money you earned from playing the game in career mode. You can buy new guitars (there are a total of 10), new guitar finishes (there's 1 alternate finish for each guitar), or new character outfits (there are 2 alternate outfits for each of the 12 characters) Some of the items must be unlocked be meeting certain requirements before you can purchase them in the store. To unlock new items for purchase, you need to complete these challenges at various difficulty levels: - Complete a song on - Complete every song in a CD on - Complete every song on - Earn 5 stars on a song on - Earn 5 stars on every song in a CD on - Earn 5 stars on every song on Multiply this by the four difficulty levels of the game, and there are a total of 24 different unlockables in the store. Guitars: -------- Les Paul --- (Available from the start) SG --- (Available from the start) Flying V --- (Available from the start) X-plorer $1850 [No unlock requirements) Firebird $1900 [No unlock requirements) Moderne $1950 Earn 5 stars on every song in a CD on Easy ES-335 $2000 Earn 5 stars on every song in a CD on Medium Les Paul 2x Cutaway $???? Complete every song on Hard Vanguard $???? Earn 5 stars on a song on Expert Synapse $???? Earn 5 stars on every song in a CD on Expert Guitar finishes: ---------------- Violet Burst $1350 (No unlock requirements) Daytona Blue $1350 (No unlock requirements) Worn Cherry $1400 (No unlock requirements) Custom Rising Sun $1450 Earn 5 stars on a song on Easy Ebony $1550 Earn 5 stars on a song on Medium Pale Yellow $1650 Earn 5 stars on every song on Easy Custom Cherry $???? Earn 5 stars on every song on Medium Rootbeer $???? Earn 5 stars on every song on Hard Orange $???? Complete every song on Expert Blue $???? Earn 5 stars on every song on Expert Outfits: -------- Flashback $1700 Complete every song in a CD on Medium Pirette $1900 Complete a song on Expert Recruit $1700 Complete a song on Medium Biker Gal $1900 Complete every song in a CD on Hard Ink $???? Complete every song on Easy Anarchy $???? Earn 5 stars on every song in a CD on Hard Random Junk $1700 Complete a song on Easy Whatever $1900 Complete a song on Hard Other shirt $???? Complete every song on Medium No shirt $???? Complete every song in a CD on Expert Bad Apple $1700 Complete every song in a CD on Easy Midnight Lace $1900 Earn 5 stars on a song on Hard ,----------------------------------------------------------------------. | [7] CREDITS & INFO | `----------------------------------------------------------------------' Resources and references... - Score Hero (http://www.scorehero.com/) - ASCII Generator (http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) Special thanks to... - Vicarious Visions and Activision - GameFAQs.com for posting all my FAQs. This is my 16th so far. NOTE TO WEBMASTERS: You may freely place this document on non-profit websites without explicit permission from the author as long as (1) it is not modified at all and (2) I receive full credit. Take note that any future updates will be sent only to GameFAQs. REGARDING FEEDBACK: Before coming to me with questions, please make sure that it's not already answered in this guide. And make sure you're looking at the most recent version of the guide (always available at GameFAQs). Address all email to mpgonzalez@gmail.com. Blogspot: http://mpgonz.blogspot.com GameFAQs page: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/recognition/2295.html FAQ repository: http://www.geocities.com/coffeefaqs Copyright (c) Michael Gonzalez 2008