Guitar Pro 6 Sneak Peek Video

Guitar Pro 6 has been a long time in waiting, it seems like Arobas Music, the publisher of the software has been developing it forever. I love GP5, use it almost daily and recommend it to all guitarists, and when they announced the release of GP6, it understandably got me excited like a little boy with a new toy

But that was about 4 years ago. Many people though that GP6 would never be, but think again! Here is proof that it’s development is in the final stages, and will be released soon (although they’ve said this many times before).

The reason for the delay of GP6 is supposedly the fact that Arobas reprogrammed GP. Why? There’s a famous saying that comes to mind, “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it!” I would have settled for some improvements to the user interface of GP5 and a couple of extra music notations and new instruments, but hey, who am I to judge… I am a bit weary of when newly reprogammed software is released, since new bugs are bound to come up that will need fixing and patching for quite a while. But thankfully the Guitar Pro user community is huge, so I’m pretty sure all of the bugs will surface quickly, and hopefully be fixed quickly.

Here is a sample of the sound quality of the Realistic Sound Engine in Guitar Pro 6, the classical guitar sound is very impressive, as is the thumping imitation:

The latest release date for GP6 is April 5, 2010. As you can see in the video, GP6 will be much prettier and user friendly than before. If I could see correctly, there are pictures of all of the amplifiers and effect pedals, so maybe there will be pics of the instruments and types of guitars as well.

If you are a fan of GP5, check back often, I will get a copy the day it comes out, and write a review of Guitar Pro 6 as soon as I have a chance to test it.