Plus a look at the new guitar
Fender is going to be the signature look ofRock Bandfor a long time to come. If Harmonix is still pumping outRock Bandgames 10 years from now, it’ll be a Fender-styled plastic instrument hanging around your neck.
In a press release, Harmonix announced an extension of the licensing agreement between the developer and Fender. The new deal has a 10-year term through 2027. IfRock Bandpersists that long, Fender will have been the look of the game for two full decades, since the series’ introduction in 2007.
Accompanying the announcement was this teaser video for what will surely be the nextRock Bandperipheral: A blue guitar with a black pickguard. We’ve been told this instrument will be manufactured by PDP; this will be PDP’s debut afterHarmonix cut tieswith Mad Catz back in March.
As for what type of guitar this is, it’s safe to assume this is a Fender given the timing of the tease. The iconic Fender guitars are the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, and Jazzmaster. The pickguard looks all wrong for the Telecaster, so that’s out. The other three are all viable options. My money’s onthe Jaguar.
