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Optek Fretlight
This USB guitar looks like a typical Stratocaster-clone electric guitar, but it has more than 100 LEDs concealed in the fretboard to show you where to put your fingers for simple chords, progressions, arpeggios, and every kind of scale imaginable. Just make sure you don’t crash your computer trying to play the solo from “Stairway to Heaven.”
$499.95 direct
www.fretlight.com

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Konami Karaoke Revolution Party
Take a break from crashing cars and maiming people in the virtual world and have some good, clean fun on your Xbox, PlayStation II, or Nintendo GameCube with Konami’s Karaoke Revolution Party. KRP comes with 50 songs, multiplayer and party modes, and support for the EyeToy USB camera. You can customize your character’s head, body shape, clothes, and accessories.
For PlayStation 2 or Xbox, $29.99 direct; for Nintendo GameCube, $49.99.direct
www.konamistyle.com

RedOctane Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero for the Sony PlayStation 2 lets you live the dream of being a rock ‘n’ roll star. The set includes a game guitar so you can play along with over 30 songs from Boston, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more. There’s also a story mode in which you play different venues and work your way up to a giant stadium. And Guitar Hero 2 is due out this fall.
$70 street
www.redoctane.com

b2 mi Jam Stage Mic
Want to sing along to your own tunes, instead of “Candle in the Wind”? Just plug this headset with mic (reminiscent of Britney Spears—the singer, not the klutzy mom) into your iPod, laptop, or any external speaker and pick a song from your music collection. Now you’re singing with the band! The sound quality isn’t perfect, but for karaoke freaks, not being limited to the songs in the laminated book is quite a bonus.
$19.99 list
www.b2stuf.com