Guitar Hero Recharge Battery Pack Kit

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Game sold separately.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000YNDJB0
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 11, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,267 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #57 in Video Games > Xbox 360 > Hardware > Batteries & Chargers

Product Description

Guitar Hero Recharge Kit. Includes one charger one rechargeable battery pack and one USB cable. High performance Li-polymer technology battery offers up to 25 hours of play per full battery charge works exclusively with Les Paul for X360 Kramer Striker for PS2 and Les Paul for PS3.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works Well, but Not Really Cost-Effective, April 2, 2008

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D. R. Jeanclerc "Reader, Listener & Obsessive... (Brunswick, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Recharge Battery Pack Kit (Video Game)

The Guitar Hero Recharge Battery Pack Kit offers an alternate solution for powering your wireless GHIII controller.

The kit consists of a proprietary battery pack (i.e., you can't use it in anything else) and a charger. Both items are very compact - barely bigger than a Zippo lighter. The charger connects to your Xbox via any USB port. I was surprised how quickly it fully recharges a battery pack - from totally dead to totally fresh in about two hours - since it doesn't plug directly into the wall. Also, your Xbox does NOT have to be powered on to charge the battery pack. A fully-charged battery gives you about 10 - 12 hours of play.

My only question is how necessary it really is. I get great battery life using regular alkalines despite playing a few hours just about every day. So it may be months until I recoup the cost of this kit vs. the regular batteries I would have been feeding into the guitar. Plus, this rechargeable pack goes a noticeably shorter amount of time between charges. If you're a heavy-duty player, you may want to invest in a second battery so that you always have a fresh one on hand. But again, that just further dilutes the savings of using rechargeables in the first place.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth it, December 26, 2008

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P. Moser - See all my reviews
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= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Guitar Hero Recharge Battery Pack Kit (Video Game)

I paid 19.99 for the Les Paul wireless controller in the first place and it came with batteries. I could just buy a new controller and sell the other one for $2 and I would be ahead. The regular batteries last so long, and you don't need to buy the real expensive batteries to run the controller, not sure you would ever pay for this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Regular Batteries, May 6, 2008

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Greg Vowell (Omaha) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Guitar Hero Recharge Battery Pack Kit (Video Game)

Works great in my Guitar Hero wireless guitar. Just hook it up to my PC USB port (or the XBOX 360 port) and wait for the light to turn green. Seems to run for at least a couple of weekends playing. Takes about 4 hours to charge from completely run down. Good product.