Guitar amps do this; computer speakers do not. You can hear the guitar faintly through powered computer speakers because, though they dont boost the signal enough, they do still receive it.

Rock Band or Guitar Hero will not teach you how to play guitar. They're about 99.9% different from each other. I've been playing guitar for about 26 years now and I suck at guitar hero.

With resident SlashGear writer Scott's obsession for Guitar Hero, I fully expect him to wet himself on seeing Behringer's new USB guitar range, launched at IFA 2007.

You sing, you play guitar and bass, you record and play live, you play keys, and now you want a single USB device to handle everything in a single box. First, you’re more talented than us ...