Epic Guitar Hero Lulz

[Baron Samedi]

So I stopped in my local music store this past weekend for some new strings, and lo and behold, I saw this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423446925/ref=s9_asin_title_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=076Q1VC02W710XM8BHFH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846) sitting with the sheet music. After a good chuckle, I asked the sales rep how it was selling and was kindly informed that most people picked it up, leaf through and walk out empty-handed. I told him they should stock it at Gaystops and not music stores.

You nerds and your guitars...

[pseudopseudo]

So I stopped in my local music store this past weekend for some new strings, and lo and behold, I saw this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423446925/ref=s9_asin_title_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=076Q1VC02W710XM8BHFH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846) sitting with the sheet music. After a good chuckle, I asked the sales rep how it was selling and was kindly informed that most people picked it up, leaf through and walk out empty-handed. I told him they should stock it at Gaystops and not music stores.

You nerds and your guitars...

Hey now, if I was looking to start a bar band, that guide would be totally invaluable.

[Mdot23]

That is kind of lame, but I bet GH and RB get people involved or interested in playing real guitars, so they may see this and try something they're familiar with.

[Echani]

Maybe this means someone will finally put up a decent tab for Cheat on the Church (or even just the first solo).

[Sophism]

First of all, congratulations on the epic lulz burn of "Gaystop." Your hard work crafting that one was definitely worthwhile.

I think it's actually a good idea in theory, but most people who are technologically astute enough to set up and play the game would probably just go for tabs online if they did spend money on a real guitar.

[icronic]

I'm just curious how this is lame exactly? It's just like any other tab book that exists in the world except it's got songs that happen to be in Guitar Hero.

And why does it belong in Gamestop instead of music stores? That makes no sense. Chances are if you walk into a music store, you know how to play some form of real insturment. While the chance that the average Gamespot customer can play a guitar is slim at best.

[joshkdmw]

Maybe this means someone will finally put up a decent tab for Cheat on the Church (or even just the first solo).

No KIDDING.

[Baron Samedi]

I'm just curious how this is lame exactly? It's just like any other tab book that exists in the world except it's got songs that happen to be in Guitar Hero.

And why does it belong in Gamestop instead of music stores? That makes no sense. Chances are if you walk into a music store, you know how to play some form of real insturment. While the chance that the average Gamespot customer can play a guitar is slim at best.

Target market, dear.

[RestlessAvenger]

Target market, dear.

The target market is served perfectly by placing it in a music store. The target for that book is simply players of the Guitar Hero franchise that want to learn to play real guitar. They walk in the music store to purchase their guitar and find something familiar to them. This is A-Ok in my book.

[Bad_Buddha]

The target for that book is simply players of the Guitar Hero franchise that want to learn to play real guitar.

Agreed. And you'd also catch the people that already play guitar and want to snag the tabs for the songs on GH. At least in a music store you'd be getting the attention of people that play an actual instrument and would have a use for the music.

The chances of hitting a real guitar player in a Gamestop are low to nil considering the average customer is looking for Mario Galaxy or CoD4.

[Baron Samedi]

The target market is served perfectly by placing it in a music store. The target for that book is simply players of the Guitar Hero franchise that want to learn to play real guitar. They walk in the music store to purchase their guitar and find something familiar to them. This is A-Ok in my book.

Let me give the PR to you straight: Guitar Freak A walks into Gaystop. Guitar Freak A has been known to have rather obsessive tendencies in the past - after all, he willingly dropped several hundred dollars to support his Guitar Freak habit. Guitar Freak A returns to Gaystop only to notice that they have something new to support his Guitar Freak tendencies. Guitar Freak A embraces his inner obsession and walks out with Guitar Freak Sheet Music.

The target market for Guitar Hero players is.......Guitar Hero players. Now are Guitar Hero players more likely to A) Go to their local music store or B) Go to their local Gaystop?

If you answered A), you need to be dragged out into the street and gang raped by donkeys. Morons will not be tolerated.

[RestlessAvenger]

Your right and after they get their shiny new guitar from Gamestop... Oh wait, thats not where you buy guitars is it?

[YoungAlCapone]

Seems like a good fit in either store to me.

Oh, and stop calling it 'Gaystop', it sounds stupid.

[pseudopseudo]

The target market for Guitar Hero players is.......Guitar Hero players. Now are Guitar Hero players more likely to A) Go to their local music store or B) Go to their local Gaystop?

If you answered A), you need to be dragged out into the street and gang raped by donkeys. Morons will not be tolerated.

I guarantee that if you sold the GH music book at GameStop (your nickname for it is stupid, by the way) that you'd see close to a 100% return rate when people brought it home and realized that it wasn't a GH guide of some sort? If it even sold at all?

The target market for GUITAR SHEET MUSIC is REAL GUITAR PLAYERS. Not all guitar players are video game players, and not all video game players are real guitar players. Everyone who walks into a GameStop IS a video game player, and I'm guessing the majority of the people that walk in don't play real guitar. Hence why the best place for this particular music book, even with its GH affiliation, is NOT a GameStop.

Even if it's not selling at a music store, chances are it'd sell better there than the alternative.

[Baron Samedi]

Your right and after they get their shiny new guitar from Gamestop... Oh wait, thats not where you buy guitars is it?

Except you failed to read my already anecdotal evidence that musicians are walking into their local music store, leafing through the GH sheet music and then NOT buying it. I could easily see gamers buying the sheet music, and then finding some cheap guitar to bang on somewhere. But in the case of EvAv camaraderie, I will concede that short of actually stocking it in game stores, there's no way to know for sure. The only certain thing is that it's not selling to musicians at music stores.

[Bad_Buddha]

Let me give the PR to you straight: Guitar Freak A walks into Gaystop. Guitar Freak A has been known to have rather obsessive tendencies in the past - after all, he willingly dropped several hundred dollars to support his Guitar Freak habit. Guitar Freak A returns to Gaystop only to notice that they have something new to support his Guitar Freak tendencies. Guitar Freak A embraces his inner obsession and walks out with Guitar Freak Sheet Music.

The target market for Guitar Hero players is.......Guitar Hero players. Now are Guitar Hero players more likely to A) Go to their local music store or B) Go to their local Gaystop?

If you answered A), you need to be dragged out into the street and gang raped by donkeys. Morons will not be tolerated.

This is a convincing argument... For a failing business model.

Are you going to base your sales on a obsession based impulse buy or actually provide the music to the people that would play it.

OP is losing points with the whole "Gaystop" non-humor and the donkey raping scenario. :cool:

[cppcrusader]

Let me give the PR to you straight: Guitar Freak A walks into Gaystop. Guitar Freak A has been known to have rather obsessive tendencies in the past - after all, he willingly dropped several hundred dollars to support his Guitar Freak habit. Guitar Freak A returns to Gaystop only to notice that they have something new to support his Guitar Freak tendencies. Guitar Freak A embraces his inner obsession and walks out with Guitar Freak Sheet Music.

The target market for Guitar Hero players is.......Guitar Hero players. Now are Guitar Hero players more likely to A) Go to their local music store or B) Go to their local Gaystop?

If you answered A), you need to be dragged out into the street and gang raped by donkeys. Morons will not be tolerated.

Are you seriously trying to suggest that someone who, being a fan of Guitar Hero, took up learning to play the guitar and would go to Gamestop to look for sheet music of songs in Guitar Hero?

[oldschooldimo]

Let me give the PR to you straight: Guitar Freak A walks into Gaystop. Guitar Freak A has been known to have rather obsessive tendencies in the past - after all, he willingly dropped several hundred dollars to support his Guitar Freak habit. Guitar Freak A returns to Gaystop only to notice that they have something new to support his Guitar Freak tendencies. Guitar Freak A embraces his inner obsession and walks out with Guitar Freak Sheet Music.

The target market for Guitar Hero players is.......Guitar Hero players.


you do realize that everyone from ages 5-60+ play guitar hero? so the target market for guitar hero isnt guitar hero players, its everyone/anyone who likes to have fun.also i fail to see how obsessive tendencies is buying a new game that comes out once a year. the game is fun, and the book gives people who dont know how to read sheet music a chance to get into guitar and play it for real. its not a bad idea. and saying "gaystop" makes you sound like a middle schooler.

[Cupelix]

I can't see why you find this so funny. It seems like a great idea to me. I'm a fan of most of the music in the GH games, so I'm all for them repackaging it in different forms. I think its stupid that we haven't seen (at least I haven't seen) an affordable way to buy the soundtracks to the games yet.

[Bad_Buddha]

Except you failed to read my already anecdotal evidence that musicians are walking into their local music store, leafing through the GH sheet music and then NOT buying it.

Oh, The ever popular anecdotal evidence based on one data point.

The only certain thing is that it's not selling to musicians at music stores.

A certain thing... based on anecdotal evidence! PROOF! :rolleyes:

[Baron Samedi]

you do realize that everyone from ages 5-60+ play guitar hero? so the target market for guitar hero isnt guitar hero players, its everyone/anyone who likes to have fun.also i fail to see how obsessive tendencies is buying a new game that comes out once a year. the game is fun, and the book gives people who dont know how to read sheet music a chance to get into guitar and play it for real. its not a bad idea. and saying "gaystop" makes you sound like a middle schooler.

You just agreed with me! The target market is....Guitar Hero players. As has been said before, many Guitar Hero players don't play guitar. Therefore, they won't be visiting a music store, but they will visit a local game store. Now why would you stack a product in a store where the consumer won't ever see it?

Oh yeah....Gaystop! Gaystop, Gaystop, Gaystop! But if you want to defend Gaystop, by all means, do so! I find it terribly ironic that we're now defending them.

[Bad_Buddha]

Oh yeah....Gaystop! Gaystop, Gaystop, Gaystop! But if you want to defend Gaystop, by all means, do so! I find it terribly ironic that we're now defending them.

Not defending them, just criticizing your juvenile behavior.

[cppcrusader]

You just agreed with me! The target market is....Guitar Hero players. As has been said before, many Guitar Hero players don't play guitar. Therefore, they won't be visiting a music store, but they will visit a local game store. Now why would you stack a product in a store where the consumer won't ever see it?


Because they put it in a store where it makes sense. Honestly, why would you even think someone would think Gamestop when looking to buy sheet music? If Gamestop stocked it would be there only as a novelty.

[Mr.Green]

So I stopped in my local music store this past weekend for some new strings, and lo and behold, I saw this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423446925/ref=s9_asin_title_1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=076Q1VC02W710XM8BHFH&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=278240701&pf_rd_i=507846) sitting with the sheet music. After a good chuckle, I asked the sales rep how it was selling and was kindly informed that most people picked it up, leaf through and walk out empty-handed. I told him they should stock it at Gaystops and not music stores.

You nerds and your guitars...

Lulz? Gaystop? You nerds?

Congratulations on the dim-witted 12 year old parody.

[president_fred]

But surely the demographic is GH players who want to learn guitar or get tabs for songs from GH, those people will obviously go to a guitar store for their needs. They're hardly looking for GH players not looking to learn guitar and therefore going to a store which doesn't sell that (ie.videogame store). Not everybody who plays GH wants this but most who do will go to a dedicated store. Not everyone who plays GH is their demographic I certainly am not, I like GH couldn't care less about the tabs so therefore wont be in the market for this.

[Baron Samedi]

Because they put it in a store where it makes sense. Honestly, why would you even think someone would think Gamestop when looking to buy sheet music? If Gamestop stocked it would be there only as a novelty.

Exactly. It will sell precisely because it is a novelty. Nobody is going to drive to a music store to buy the Guitar Hero sheet music. The hook is to try and get to play guitar based on their interest in Guitar Hero, not the other way around. If they were smart, they would then stock Guitar Hero licensed guitars (made by Gibson or somebody) in music stores. The best case scenario would be to stock in both music and game stores.

[cppcrusader]

Exactly. It will sell precisely because it is a novelty. Nobody is going to drive to a music store to buy the Guitar Hero sheet music.

And why not? I know when I'm looking for sheet music that's where I go.

[torrefaction]

Kalaquinn loses at his own thread.

This failure may be worse than mightbe's.

[icronic]

Oh yeah....Gaystop! Gaystop, Gaystop, Gaystop! But if you want to defend Gaystop, by all means, do so! I find it terribly ironic that we're now defending them.

Way to show off your intellectual prowess my friend. Overusage of the word gay dies when you leave highschool, didn't you get the memo?

Anyway. The targest audience consists of three things. First and foremost, people who play guitar, second people who have played guitar hero, and last people who don't play guitar hero, but simply like the songs that the tab book has to offer. Let's face it, that's a pretty damn good set of songs for any guitar player to learn.

A music stores customer base would contain all three groups.

A videogame stores customer base would primarily contain one group, the guitar hero group, it would have very few real musicians, and absolutely no one from the third group.

Not to mention the majority of people who bought the book from a game store would probably be stupid enough to think it was the games hintbook and not an actual score. Seriously, who would think to themsevles hmm, I want sheet music, and drive to their nearest gamestop?

Last point. It's roughly 55,000 on the sales list at amazon. I got bored and looked at tab books for other popular bands, and they are all roughly 200,000-500,000 on the list. Tab books don't really sell that well, but in constrast to other ones, this one is doing quite well.

[tron256]

As a gamer and Guitar player who loves to play the Guitar Hero's/Rock Band. If I was looking for a songbook. I would never think to look at gamestop. I'd go to "GaytarCenter" :P

I did see this book at Guitar center. I picked it up leafed through it, chuckled, put it down and walked away. I don't buy songbooks because I know its easy to find tab on the internet.

[The Continental]

Exactly. It will sell precisely because it is a novelty. Nobody is going to drive to a music store to buy the Guitar Hero sheet music. The hook is to try and get to play guitar based on their interest in Guitar Hero, not the other way around. If they were smart, they would then stock Guitar Hero licensed guitars (made by Gibson or somebody) in music stores. The best case scenario would be to stock in both music and game stores.

You been to a Guitar Center lately? They've had Guitar Hero 3 bundles and accessories since the game launched. Hell, I think they were even doing some kind of tie-in promo contest.

[Baron Samedi]

You been to a Guitar Center lately? They've had Guitar Hero 3 bundles and accessories since the game launched. Hell, I think they were even doing some kind of tie-in promo contest.

I was unaware of this. It seems only natural to also stock all Guitar Hero products in Gamestop so as to have the best sell through.

[cppcrusader]

Exactly. It will sell precisely because it is a novelty. Nobody is going to drive to a music store to buy the Guitar Hero sheet music. The hook is to try and get to play guitar based on their interest in Guitar Hero, not the other way around. If they were smart, they would then stock Guitar Hero licensed guitars (made by Gibson or somebody) in music stores. The best case scenario would be to stock in both music and game stores.

You know, if you're going to edit a post to try to look like less of an idiot, you should at least come up with a feasible argument.

[YoungAlCapone]

Oh yeah....Gaystop! Gaystop, Gaystop, Gaystop! But if you want to defend Gaystop, by all means, do so! I find it terribly ironic that we're now defending them.

Fuck Gamestop, and fuck calling them Gaystop.

[ldi222]

The OP Picked up the Gay book and chuckled noticeably so that the store clerk could see his obvious attempt at seeming superior to those fake guitar game players. Then he asked the question "is this selling well" of which the answer becomes scientific data that told the story of poor sales figures and missed demographics. Surely no real guitar player would want to play those songs, and the fake guitar players are shopping at a slang term for homosexual stop and post on gaming sites.

[torrefaction]

Calling it Gaystop is about as intelligent as callin it Micro$oft

[Mr.Green]

This thread just fucking delivers.

I don't know if I'm a bad person, but this level of failure never fails to amuse me.

[cppcrusader]

This thread just fucking delivers.

I don't know if I'm a bad person, but this level of failure never fails to amuse me.

No kidding, I still can't wait to hear his reason for why someone wanting sheet music would not go to a music store.

[pseudopseudo]

Way to show off you're intellectual prowess my friend.

The irony in this one single sentence kills me. KILLS ME.

Anyway. The targest audience consists of three things. First and foremost, people who play guitar, second people who have played guitar hero, and last people who don't play guitar hero, but simply like the songs that the tab book has to offer. Let's face it, that's a pretty damn good set of songs for any guitar player to learn.

A music stores customer base would contain all three groups.

A videogame stores customer base would primarily contain one group, the guitar hero group, it would have very few real musicians, and absolutely no one from the third group.

Not to mention the majority of people who bought the book from a game store would probably be stupid enough to think it was the games hintbook and not an actual score. Seriously, who would think to themsevles hmm, I want sheet music, and drive to their nearest gamestop?

Last point. It's roughly 55,000 on the sales list at amazon. I got bored and looked at tab books for other popular bands, and they are all roughly 200,000-500,000 on the list. Tab books don't really sell that well, but in constrast to other ones, this one is doing quite well.

Thanks for re-iterating exactly what I said a posts ago, only using more words. ;)

[Vyzov]

A Guitar Tab book in a music store. Yeah, that's so out of place.

I have a book of sheet music for Star Wars IV, I bought it at a music store, was I supposed to be looking at a blockbuster for it?

Your argument fails, your gaystop comment makes you look like a 12 year old, and the fact that you are still trying to save face by arguing about this raises you to a higher level of failure then mightbe. Congratulations, you've done it.

The correct next step for you is to edit your posts to say "Sorry, my bad."

[Disgustipated]

A Guitar Tab book in a music store. Yeah, that's so out of place.

I have a book of sheet music for Star Wars IV, I bought it at a music store, was I supposed to be looking at a blockbuster for it?

Your argument fails, your gaystop comment makes you look like a 12 year old, and the fact that you are still trying to save face by arguing about this raises you to a higher level of failure then mightbe. Congratulations, you've done it.

The correct next step for you is to edit your posts to say "Sorry, my bad."

You kinda just said everything that everyone else has already said.

So uh, tell us how you really feel. :p

And this thread is awesome. I'm sorry, it's just awesome.

P.S. MICR0$OFT

[icronic]

The irony in this one single sentence kills me. KILLS ME.

What can I say, I only wished to make my contribution of epic failure to a threat already loaded with it.

[Vyzov]

You kinda just said everything that everyone else has already said.

So uh, tell us how you really feel. :p

And this thread is awesome. I'm sorry, it's just awesome.

P.S. MICR0$OFT

I was replying to the OP, I don't care what the rest of you had to say, your opinions don't matter anyways. :P

Actually, I did just read the OP, then Reply, then read the entire thread and realize I just said hat everyone else said in different words. But that's a good thing. Just goes to further prove how stupid the OP is.

[torrefaction]

I think it's funny that the only "Epic lulz" come from the OP's idiocy.

[GrinR]

Lools is just the stupidest thing I've seen on the internet. It's worse than lollerberries and ROFLCOPTER.

[torrefaction]

Lools is just the stupidest thing I've seen on the internet. It's worse than lollerberries and ROFLCOPTER.

Lools, or lulz?

Because I kinda hate them both.

[Ultima Thulian]

I love lulz, and this thread has provided many.

And I agree. Quit calling it gaystop. It's a videogame store, not Richard Simmon's "Sweatin to the Oldies."

EPIC LULZ BURN HYPER MEGA SUPER ULTRA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! !!!!!!

[Bingley Joe]

What can I say, I only wished to make my contribution of epic failure to a threat already loaded with it.

Oh, this isn't a threat of epic failure, my friend.

It's a friggin' promise!

[Mr.Green]

Poor Kalaquinn pwned himself out of his own thread.

That's... beautiful!

You can come back now. We've forgiven you.

[mister_slim]

I wonder what percentage of Guitar Hero players shop at GameStop anyway? It's a pretty casual franchise.

[H1PO]

I wonder what percentage of Guitar Hero players shop at GameStop anyway? It's a pretty casual franchise.
Dude, Gamestop is not a secret. Everyone knows about it. I'm sure they buy their Madden NFL and Guitar Hero there every year.

[mister_slim]

Dude, Gamestop is not a secret. Everyone knows about it. I'm sure they buy their Madden NFL and Guitar Hero there every year.

But why bother? You can just pick up those games while you're at the supermarket.

[cppcrusader]

Dude, Gamestop is not a secret. Everyone knows about it. I'm sure they buy their Madden NFL and Guitar Hero there every year.

Actually, you'd be surprised at how many people think it's some little out of the way, nothing, "Mom & Pop" store.

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

What is the deal with the URL in the OP?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1423446925/ref=nosim/evavbap-20