Rock Band 3 Squier Stratocaster plays both real and virtual guitar… at the same time (video)

As unfair as it is, what initially gave us hesitation about Mad Catz and Squier’s Stratocaster Pro guitar controller was that, well, it’s Fender’s second-tier brand. Despite these prejudices from our youth, Harmonix pretty much sold us on it with one pretty badass trick: the ability to simultaneously play Rock Band 3 on Pro Expert and rock the same tune through an amplifier. Bonus: in the presentation we saw, extra notes and added fills didn’t seem to affect score. So, that just about turns the uncanny valley of plastic peripherals on its head. Just make sure you crank your TV’s sound system to 11 to not be drowned out from what’s likely an even worse screw-up sound. See for yourself in the video after the break (caution: a few naughty words contained within).