Customer Reviews

Wii Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I have both the RockBand 2 box-set guitar (black) and this stand-alone guitar. It seems there may be some variance between individual guitars as evidenced by reviewers here on Amazon but here is my experience:

First, the stand-alone is nearly identical in materials, weight, and durability, the only visible difference being that the original is shiny black and the stand-alone has a traditional "sunburst" design, not quite as shiny. Both look good to me.

The neck fret buttons are equally clicky on my black and stand-alone guitars and reaction times seem to be the same.

The major differences are in the strum bar and overdrive sensor:
* The strum bar has a very quiet click to it, much quieter than the original black guitar and feels a bit tighter, which I like a lot.

* The overdrive sensor is MUCH improved, setting off your overdrive immediately with no delay. I find that if I keep the guitar level while playing I don't have issues with setting it off accidentally though it would be very easy to do. I prefer the new sensitivity over the original guitar.

As a real-life guitar player with multiple instruments, I find that the differences give each peripheral its own "personality" and I don't prefer either over the other; I just grab the closest guitar and alter my playing ever so slightly for the quirks of each, just like with a real instrument.

I have not had any experience with guitar peripherals from other manufacturers (Mad Catz, Niko). I bought this guitar because of its high reviews and because the official guitars simply LOOK better than off-brand guitars. I have not been disappointed.

I bought the Wii Rock Band 2 guitar/drum/mic/game kit from Amazon as well as the standalone RB2 guitar (for bass). I assumed the two guitars would be the same, but there are a couple of differences.

The first and most notable is the finish, the kit guitar is black & white while the standalone is sunburst. Not a big deal, actually I kind of like the variety.

The second difference that you won't figure out until you start playing is that the frets (not the strum bar) on the standalone guitar click, while the kit guitar does not click. I don't think this necessarily affects the ease of playing this guitar, but after playing the non-clicking kit guitar for a few hours, switching to this one feels kind of weird, and it *feels* like you have to work a bit harder to hit the buttons. Probably just my imagination though, as my score does not seem to be affected by which guitar I use, but it might bug some people.

Also note that I may have just got a bad guitar, perhaps it is not supposed to click.

It boasted better reaction times, easier overdrives, yadda yadda. How does it perform? It definitely is more accurate than the original guitar, but I find it's really finicky as to whether it accepts your overdrive movements or not. I literally didn't move OR press a button, and it went into overdrive! It's better, but it's still annoying.

I'm glad with my purchase. My rockband2 guitar arrived in perfect conditions and ready to rock. Rockband2 guitar is compatible with all Guitar Heros and Rockbands games.

I purchased this to have a second guitar for use with Beatles Rock Band and it works great. The auto sync feature worked great for me. Much easier to do than manual. Otherwise this functions exactly like my Rock Band 1 guitar that I've been using. Performs exactly as expected. I recommend it.

This is a great product, but it did not last me much longer than the 60 day warranty. Judging by the sheer volume of posts in the support forum, this did not last many other people much longer than 60 days either. The guitar no longer syncs with the Wii. It is dead and has no blinking lights.

I have both the original Rockband Guitar (for the Wii) as well as a stand alone Rock Band 2 Guitar.

The first Rock Band 2 Guitar I got wouldn't register up on the strum bar. Returned it and got the one I have now. The newer version of the Guitar is a bit more flimsy in the neck. I have to take a little more care when holding it while not playing.

Also, the sensors don't always pick up presses at the right time. Sometimes I can go one for a couple measures without it registering a single note. Both Rock Band 2 Guitars I've owned had this problem.

So If you have a choice, buy the Rock Band 1 Standalone Guitar. You may even be able to find a used one at a game store for $20. I returned my guitar 1 day too late (7 day return policy at Game Stop) to get my money back.

I guess it is better though since it has a wood-grain look, and the original Rock Band 1 guitar is all black. Now I can tell them apart. (Do I really need to? No.)

Doggle was broken. Called the maker of rock band and we have to return the whole guitar and they shipped us a new one. It is now working but the whole process was just annoying. Problem was solved within a month. Do I recommend this product? Kids love rock band! This is why I have to buy an extra guitar for the "bigger" kid in my family!

I got this guitar when it was cheap. I got it before I actually got the game. The guitar is great it goes perfect with my set up. And the wireless works perfectly. Get this guitar if you just want an extra to play with.

Though I've only used this guitar once and thus cannot comment on the durability of the strum or whammy bars (both issues for the older version of this guitar), I do LOVE LOVE LOVE how much quieter the fret buttons are on this one! Huge improvement there. Also, after seeing the black one for so long, it's a nice change of pace to have a wooden-style guitar. I think it's really attractive and overall better than the first version of RB guitar.