The Instruments

Here’s a detailed list of the available instruments for TB:RB game. The instruments are compatible with all consoles. The Beatles Rock Band limited edition bundle comes equipped with the following instruments:

1. Höfner bass controller:
Karl Höfner GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of musical instruments, with one division that manufactures guitars and basses, and another that manufactures string instruments.
The company was made famous by The Beatles’ bassist Paul McCartney’s use of their left-handed 1962 Höfner 500/1 model as well as John Squire’s iconic use of a custom Jackson Pollock paintjob semi-acoustic guitar while in The Stone Roses. Today it is known as the “Beatle Bass” or “Cavern Bass” after the Liverpool club where The Beatles played in their early days and the first bass player of The Beatles, Stuart Sutcliffe, used a 500/5.

Rock Band Beatles Hofner Bass Controller

2. The Beatles Branded Rock Band Drums:
A set of drums that look exactly the same as Ringo’s iconic Ludwig drum set, incuding a metal pedal and a pearl like finish.
Ringo Starr bought a set of Premier drums in 1960, but in June 1963 made the switch to a two-tom Ludwig set. The American-made drums were newly available in England, but the clincher for Starr was the Black Oyster Pearl finish of the Ludwig kit. He had several similar kits, including two that he kept at Abbey Road. For the Let It Be and Abbey Road sessions, he obtained a natural-tone, three-tom Ludwig set, used on the “rooftop concert” and in his drum solo in “The End.” Starr experimented with various muffling techniques. He used Ludwig and Remo drum heads. He started his career playing Paiste cymbals, but switched to Zildjian. He has used Paiste occasionally, most likely due to their easier availability in Europe.

The Beatles Rock Band Drum Controller

There are more instruments that won’t be included in the limited edition:

1. Microphone and Microphone Stand:
Although microphone usage varied somewhat according to the requirements of each song, The Beatles recordings at Abbey Road most often employed Neumann U47 or U67 microphones for electric guitars and one or more Neumann U48s for vocals. Early in their recording career the drums usually were recorded with only two microphones: one overhead (an AKG D19 or STC 4038) and one for the bass drum (such as an AKG D20). Later, more microphones were used on the drums.

The Beatles Rock Band Microphone

2.The Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet:
The Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet guitars are a pair of full-bodied, classic guitars used extensively by John Lennon and George Harrison throughout their careers.

The Rickenbacker 325 and Gretsch Duo Jet Guitars