Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Guitar Hero World Tour - Stand Alone Guitar

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

 

 

I own the corded Guitar Hero II guitar, the wireless Les Paul from Guitar Hero III, the Rock Band 2 guitar, and this guitar from Guitar Hero World Tour. I've played these guitar games starting when Guitar Hero II came out for the Xbox 360. I play both GH and RB pretty equally and love both games so I'm not here to put RB or GH down like a fanboi.

By far this is the most responsive guitar of them all. Strumming is quick and effortless and just feels right compared to the other guitars. I'm so used to the responsiveness that when I play with other guitars it puts me at a disadvantage and I mess up more.

I also prefer how this guitar--like the other Guitar Hero guitars--have slightly raised buttons for the frets (the colored buttons on the neck) as opposed to the Rock Band guitars which are sunken. It's much easier to slide up and down with the GH guitars.

At first I thought the slider button was a stupid gimmick, but after I learned to keep my left hand on the regular frets and use my right hand (that I usually strum with) on the sliders it is a lot more fun. I actually look for songs that feature the sliders now. It really adds to the "rocker experience" when you're tapping the slider bar.

In the end, I recommend this guitar just for the simple fact that it feels better playing in your hand. I've had it the 1st day Guitar Hero World Tour came out and I've never had any problems with it. I'm not saying there aren't any problems, just saying for me this instrument has been solid and a joy to use.

this guitar replaced one that had a bum button and I already had one of these so I knew that they were good guitars I got this for a steal of a deal and it has been working great. no lags, no bum buttons, even used everything was there as if it was not used, and in perfect condition.

pros: great guitar especially for the newer GH games and works for all GH games as well

Cons: none I can think of I don't like the "break Neck" design but thats a personal thing since thats the reason my old one died cuz one of the contacts on the guitar neck fell off.

great for the money and will definitely get another if something happens to the ones I have

Cody

This guitar controller, as all of the Guitar Hero controllers, suffers from one problem that hasn't yet been fixed: Loose fret buttons. They required some breaking-in on the original Guitar Hero 2 white XPLORER guitar controller, but over time, even though the frets have changed slightly, problems with buttons not reading as being held down continues to be the biggest problem. I suppose it can really be blamed on the construction of the controller itself. The buttons wiggle in their holes. They aren't loose like about-to-fall-out-of-the-guitar loose, but it means you might pinch the edge of a button thinking you have it pushed down, and then you go to strum the note and you miss it. It's incredibly frustrating for someone like me. I play on Expert, and am constantly trying to better my score. And when you can't trust the controller you're using the fun is immediately sucked out of the game for me.

The strum bar is the other way that this guitar controller fails miserably. For me, anyways. I play left, and so I technically play the guitar upside down. Maybe as a righty it isn't so bad, but to play this guitar as a lefty, when I down-strum, you have to push it nearly to its stop in order for the guitar to register a strum. So if I'm playing, but the notes aren't coming down the track fast enough that I would need to use up and down-strums, I have to shove the strum bar all the way down every time. It completely ruins the fun of playing, and I'm sure only ruined the strum bar on the guitar further.

Now in fairness, I let my brother use this one when we played Rock Band since he's right-handed, and the strum bar seemed to work fine for him. But since I'm lefty, I really can't give this any higher a rating. Oh it has a detachable neck and a two-color sunburst. Well congratulations, but I'm getting tired of these guitars being all glitter and no grit. It can't stand up to someone who needs to use this to seriously PLAY it. Imagine using a regular XBOX 360 controller to play a game in which you use A, B, X and Y equally, but one of the buttons sticks and the right joystick only works sometimes. It would immediately take all the fun out of playing the game.

The detachable neck is my final complaint and the final straw for me. Quite a few times while I was playing through World Tour (which is a fine game, aside from this awful controller), the game would suddenly stop reading any of the notes I was playing. After a few times I realized it was because when you lock the neck into place it still slides a little, so you have to be careful when you're playing not to pull the neck away from the body. Honestly, the construction was so poor here I don't know what they were thinking. Spend the extra money and just go with a Rock band controller, or like me, stick with the white XPLORER guitar controller.

This is, by far, the best wireless guitar I've used for music games. It's beautiful, and responds wonderfully. It works for both guitar hero and rockband games. I specifically purchased it for the Beatles Rockband game, and it's astounding!

This guitar controller is the most responsive controller to date. Not only does it feel just right when you press the frets or strum on the guitar but it has several nice new features. Ever feel like raising your guitar to activate star power or overdrive is affecting your ability to hit some of the notes? Well now you have a large button next to your strummer that you can roll your hand back over to activate it. Awesome feature. And while I don't always use it, the slider neck that's included on the guitar makes for some fun solos. You won't be displeased with this guitar controller!

There's a tiny button located on the guitar that you need to press in order for it to communicate with the Xbox. I don't know exactly where it's located, because I was busy trying to find a fix online when we couldn't get it to connect, but my eight year old figured it out so I'm pretty sure anyone can.

He absolutely LOVES this guitar and it works with Guitar Hero II, even though it's not listed in the compatible games. It is exactly what he was wanting and is performing as expected.

I was willing to give wireless a try. The wireless guitar I purchased in the past did the same thing this one did. Within one week the strum bar became faulty and certain fret buttons would not work. However, the Guitar Hero 2 guitar that I have had for six years works perfectly. It was fun while it lasted with its touch pad and battery life but I will never buy wireless again.

This guitar is one of the accesories you must own, you can play all the guitar hero games as well as the rock band games. Easy to assembly.

the product is fine
but the slide bar have a manufacturated problem, he scratch himself...
i turn off the slide bar in the game option
and i am having a great fun time...

Well it was nice while it worked which wasn't for long. We bought 2-24-09 but b/c it broke after 90 days I guess we are out of luck. Also the guitar looks cool but after only a month of use the paint started flecking off. I do not recommend this guitar to anyone. It's trash.