Customer Reviews

Xbox 360 Rock Band Wireless Fender Telecaster Player's Edition Replica - Butterscotch

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I got the Butterscotch colored replica. I had to order it from another vendor because Amazon lists the Butterscotch color as currently unavailable.

If your in the market for a guitar you know how they work so I won't bore you with stuff that isn't different than a stock guitar.

1. The Fret buttons are very nice. They move up and down quickly, are quiet, and are a bit larger than the standard RB2 Strat buttons. I would say maybe 3 or 4 millimeters fatter. Don't get this if your a lefty though as the keys don't surround both sides of the guitar and you would be unable to effectively play if your left handed.

2. The touch overdrive is really nice. I personally chose this guitar for that feature. It is placed above the strum bar rather then below like the GH Guitars. Also it isn't a function button, so you don't have to press it down, just touch. It's really nice for me because I tend to hose things up when trying to tilt into overdrive. Tilt still works, but the touch bar is far superior.

3. The whammy bar is pretty nice. It is solid metal and is adjustable to the side if you prefer. It is tensioned a bit strong by default but you can adjust it via a nut/bolt underneath to your preference.

4. Xbox buttons are placed well and the start/select buttons are a knob now. Pretty cool I thought. Also the whah whah adjuster is vertical now and more out of the way which is nice.

5. The strum bar is a mixed bag for me. It is a "click" bar like the GH guitars so it can be noisy. Also the one I received requires you to bottom out the down strum for a register which is odd. I am going to play with it a bit, it may just need some breaking in. Otherwise the strum is pretty standard fair and works well.

6. Can't say enough nice things about the strap. It's comfortable, easy to adjust, and just overall awesome.

7. Lastly the overall design is nice. The butterscotch color looks really nice and the head has non functional, but movable tuning knobs which is cool. It is a bit thicker than the strat but a hair shorter. I kind of expected it to be longer than the strat but it is not. The Chrome parts look really nice.

Overall I give this 4 stars. It's a nice guitar with some flaws that will be mostly preference to the user. If you have the bones to put down on it, try it out.

this is 99 bux if you get it at madcatz direct. the seller who priced this at almost 250 bux is ripping you off bigtime.

I was really happy to get this as an early Christmas gift. Yes! A pretty-looking Rock Band guitar of my very own! I was really excited. My excitement ceased, however, when I started planning.

Perhaps it was just mine--reading the reviews, it seems like everyone generally enjoys the guitar. The star power button seemed like a great idea to me. I constantly make the joke, "I'm the bass player, I shouldn't rock out," so having something that I can tap mid-strum? Sounds good to me. Come to find out, however, that that is also the back button. This wouldn't be so much of an issue if not for the fact that the D-pad on this thing is terrible, so in order to scroll you're basically required to use the strum bar. The start button too is a bit strange. It took me a while to figure out that you have to twist it until it clicks (being the kind of person I am, I don't like to be too hard on my controllers, so this made me really nervous the first time, since I thought I was going to break it). Another thing of note; the buttons only cover half the fret. Not as big of a problem for me, as I've played guitar before, but my fiance struggled, since he tends to play closer to the edge of the frets. The whammy bar also has a really high tension, which takes some getting used to, but from what I understand it's adjustable (I have not tried it myself).

But the biggest problem? The strum bar. There are times where it simply does not register. This guitar was supposed to replace one with issues, so the last thing I want or need is something with problems out of the box! Again, I may have gotten a defective one, however, the quirks coupled with the fact that it doesn't seem to want to work 100% of the time? Argh, aggravating!

I will be returning this. A pretty face isn't enough for me to keep an inferior product.

I have always been biased to Guitar Hero and its round notes and buttons not just for the way they look but for the feeling of the BUTTONS. With that in mind this is the best ROCK BAND branded peripheral I have played, the original and its RB2 counterpoint were wishy washy on the strum which had its appeal but also its big disadvantages. Enter this fairly well realized Telecaster Replica from Mad Catz a company who continues to make up for its infamous reliablitity issues of the past. This unit does them proud, I don't know if I like the action on the start button but since it is rarely used it can be ignored unless you PAUSE alot. The switch for effects is much more accessible, the whammy bar feels classy if a little flat at first and it likes to drop like a real one. The shortened length of the square note buttons is good (unless you are going lefty) and they pop right back up but they require a good deal of pressure and you will miss notes until you get used to their strength. The strum bar the all important fake rock tool is also pretty choice, you don't feel like you are going to break it if you rock out, it can take some serious down up motion without jumping and the click is finally there for Rock Band enthusiasts. The body and most of the extras feel cheap but at its core the mechanics are strong and can handle big hands and hard strumming and button presses, the weight is nice a little more realism and heft over the originals and the TOUCH PAD is brilliant making up for the really HIGH star tilt activate these units seem to have.

The Beatles plays nice and tight with this as does the incredibly fun LEGO ROCK BAND which I think is an absolute winner of game. This guitar plays well but might limit your setlist as it requires some finger muscles to work perfectly in HARD and especially expert. A good in between unit if you can't invest in the new WOOD models, heck it even makes ROCK BAND COUNTRY fun, and worked with every game I tried it with except Guitar Hero II and Guitar Hero III.

I've never been willing to part with the cash to upgrade my stock Guitar Hero 3 guitar but I'm sure glad Amazon was kind enough to give me the chance to. This guitar is larger, a bit more heavy, but that's a good thing. It's not quite "real" feeling but that's okay, I'm not playing real guitar here and I know that. The fret buttons are much easier to use than the stock guitar because they extend all the way to the edge and you can hit them without stretching your finger up the fret. I found the clicker switch to have a longer "throw" which screwed up my timing quite a bit but after a couple songs I was back to rocking as good as I ever did.

If you love Rock Band, then you'll love this guitar.

2 stars because I put this guitar down between songs and when I come back it is in lefty mode. I don't understand why this happens. Lefty mode is an in-game setting and must be switched on via the game's pause menu. Mad Catz and harmonix need to acknowledge this issue and issue a patch asap.

The whammy bar is great but squeaks very loudly.

No other issues with this guitar.

My grandson was absolutely thrilled with this addition to his game. He loved the fact that it did not have real strings. The slide on neck helps with faster learning curve to play.

I've been using different guitar controllers since Guitar Hero 2 was released and this is my favorite guitar. It's only downfall is it isn't all that great for left hand players because the buttons don't run the length of the fretboard.

Looks and feels great! The strum bar is a little stiff. I expected it to be faster and more quiet. The strum bar is noisy when playing fast.

Rock Band is amazing and I love this guitar. I love the color and the accents. I'm also a big fan of the touch-sensitive pad for deploying overdrive. I've had several guitars break and the "tipping" motion didn't work to deploy overdrive. Hopefully this one will last longer than my others.