The You Rock Guitar is not an electric guitar, it’s an electronic guitar. Yes, it may look like a fancy Rock Band game controller, but it’s so much more. It’s not only a game controller, it’s a MIDI controller and a functioning instrument…and it may just be the perfect tool for the musically inclined gamer or electronic musician. If you’re expecting this to sound or play exactly like a guitar, you will be disappointed. If you’re expecting it to be a fun musical tool, you will be happy.

The YouRock guitar has nearly all the bases covered when it comes to guitar, from a real instrument to a game controller. The possibilities of this instrument/controller really blow my mind, and I’m imagining yours too. I have even heard that there’s an iPhone app coming, so I guess there will be an app for this sometime soon too. You can expect this thing to ship around summer time for $179 and the game carts for $20 each.

Well, I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Rock Band for the iPhone OS by EA Games has hit the App Store’s Top 10 and conquered the Top Grossing list in the U.S. just a few days after its release this week. One could argue that this has happened to many App Store apps in the past, so what makes Rock Band so special? For one thing, the game sold for $9.99 with none of the free versions, trials, pricing sales or schemes that have been plaguing the App Store for quite some time now.

For all of you out there who love to jam with friends using Rock Band, you will soon be able to do it on your iPhone. As confirmed by EA Games and a video of the gameplay (past the jump) and in a Touch Arcade preview, a version of Rock Band is currently awaiting approval in the long line of iPhone applications, and should hopefully be available next week. It will come with 20 songs on the initial purchase, and there will eventually be $0.99 two song update packs available.