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Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller for PlayStation 3

by Mad Catz

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All-new Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller for Rock Band 3
Plays Rock Band 3 Guitar and Bass parts / Play real chords and melodies with new Rock Band Pro mode
17-fret touch-sensitive neck with 6 buttons per fret provides 102 active finger positions / 6 low-latency strings for authentic note strumming
Advanced tilt sensor for Overdrive activation
Use as MIDI Guitar Controller when not playing Rock Band (compatible with most MIDI sequencers)

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Platform:PLAYSTATION 3

Product Description

The Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller is the perfect bridge between music gameplay and the thrill of playing a real guitar. Delivering a new experience to music gaming, the 17-fret touch-sensitive neck with six buttons per fret provides a total of 102 active finger positions and six low-latency strings for actual note strumming. The Rock Band 3 Wireless Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller is fully compatible with both standard and Pro modes. Empowering you to rock outside the realm of videogames, the MIDI output connector provides compatibility with MIDI software sequencers and hardware devices, while standard console-specific gaming controller buttons deliver seamless console integration. With an official Fender Mustang body, custom Guitar Strap, right- or left-handed gameplay, plus Overdrive Stomp Box support.

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This Guitar Controller can be used to play Rock Band 3 Guitar and Bass parts.

Works in both standard and Pro modes.

Rock Band 3 is the next generation of the ultimate social and interactive music gaming platform developed by the category's leading pioneers, Harmonix Music Systems. Featuring new innovative game modes and new instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.

Rock Band 3 Pro Guitar Mode

Created with the aspiring musician in mind, Pro Guitar mode in Rock Band 3 opens the door for Rock Band players to learn real guitar techniques while still enjoying the core Rock Band gameplay.

Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller

The Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller is the perfect bridge between music gameplay and the thrill of playing a real guitar. While improving your skills as you progress from Easy to Expert mode, you won't just FEEL like you are playing guitar, you will be ACTUALLY PLAYING guitar. Delivering a new experience to music gaming, the 17-fret touch-sensitive neck with six buttons per fret provides a total of 102 active finger positions.

Product Features:

Boasting an official Fender Mustang body, this Guitar Controller can be used to play Rock Band 3 Guitar and Bass parts in both standard and Pro modes. The 3-piece assembly promotes quick setup and uses minimal storage space when not in use. With an advanced tilt sensor for simple Overdrive activation, initiating the game's score-boosting Overdrive feature has never been easier.

	17-fret touch-sensitive neck with six buttons per fret provides a total of 102 active finger positions. Form real chord shapes and play individual notes, melodies, and solos in Pro Guitar mode.
	The string box features 6 low-latency strings for authentic note strumming or finger picking as if playing a real guitar. (Rock Band guitar picks included.)
	Empowering you to rock outside the realm of videogames, the MIDI output connector provides compatibility with most MIDI software sequencers and hardware devices. The standard 5-pin DIN connection permits use as a MIDI Guitar Controller when not playing Rock Band.
	Standard console-specific gaming controller buttons deliver seamless console integration. Easily navigate in-game menus with the D-Pad and action buttons.
	The strap knobs can be easily swapped to accommodate right- or left-handed gameplay. Official Rock Band guitar strap included.

Product Includes:

Rock Band 3 Wireless Fender Mustang PRO-Guitar Controller
Guitar Strap
3x AA Batteries
Guitar Picks

Product information

Platform:PLAYSTATION 3

ASIN

B003RS1A7Y

Release date

November 24, 2010

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114 customer reviews

3.5 out of 5 stars

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#35,953 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#14 in Video Games > PlayStation 3 > Accessories > Controllers > Music Controllers > Guitars
#23,586 in Video Games > Accessories

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20.8 x 2.6 x 13 inches; 9.48 pounds

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David C.

Great game controller. Needs better documentation

February 14, 2014

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3Verified Purchase

I ordered the Fender Mustang-PRO guitar because it is now available for a reasonable price. While the MSRP of $150 was far too high, the $70 I paid (with shipping) is much more reasonable.

Rock Band 3 becomes a very different game using this controller. I'm not a guitar player, so I'm learning slowly. Fortunately, the game has some very good training modes and the songs only involve one note at a time on the easy level. When I get comfortable with that, I can work up to learning chords, secure in the knowledge that skills developed in the game will translate over to a real guitar, should I decide to get one in the future.

My only complaint is that Mad Catz does not provide all the documentation they say they do. The controller includes a MIDI port and the included documentation includes a URL that you can go to to download the MIDI manual. Unfortunately, this manual is not available, and it seems that it never was available. Fortunately, a lot of web searching ultimately located a PDF copy of an early draft copy - I suspect that Mad Catz never actually finished writing it!

I don't know if I will use this controller as a MIDI instrument or not (I have keyboards I can plug it in to, but I think I would prefer to get a real guitar if I want to play outside of the game) but it bothers me that a feature like this, which they advertise on the packaging, is almost completely undocumented.

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Sean Reifschneider

It lived up to my expectations.

April 10, 2011

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3Verified Purchase

I was never really much of a Guitar Hero/Rock Band guitar fan, I wanted something that felt more like I was playing a real guitar. Note that I don't play a guitar otherwise. I heard about the Fender Squier and it's ability to interface with Rock Band, but it was looking like it would be $500 or $600 between the guitar and the required interface module. That was really more than I wanted to spend to play the game...

Then I came across the Mustang, and it was cheap in comparison, so I snatched one up. That was a couple of weeks ago now. Work has been interfering, so I've only gotten maybe 4 or 5 hours of play in. I'm really enjoying it! It is much more challenging than the 5-button old-style controllers, but Rock Band is set up so that it's not so hard that it becomes frustrating. I think they've done a good job of designing the play so that it's not overly frustrating. So far I've been playing on "Easy", and it is indeed easy. But, it's harder than the first few hours they would have you doing in music lessons...

I have had problems with Rock Band crashing... It doesn't seem to be related to the controller though. I'll be playing for 45 minutes or so, and it'll just dump me back out to the XMB as if I had quit the game. Unlike the other review here, I pretty much just plugged the controller in, synced it up, and started the game and played it. However, note that I did not have Rock Band already installed, I used the guitar controller to install it.

Over all, I'd give it a thumbs up.

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Andrew Z.

From an already experienced guitar player, this guitar is hard to get used to...

June 16, 2013

Platform: PLAYSTATION 3Verified Purchase

The vast minority review I know as this guitar and the game is designed for complete beginners, but coming from somebody who has played guitar for 10 years, it's a very hard transition to get used to this controller and I'm sure the Strat is much better in this regard, but being so hard to find on reasonably priced these days, I had to settle for this.

I bought this on a whim considering it's huge price drop since the drop of Rock Band 3... 40 bucks? Eh, what the hell and 3 days later, it was at my door. Mainly, I just wanted to expand my Rock Band 3 experience a little more as the 5-button guitar was getting old and Pro-Guitar is a lot more fun... when I'm not getting frustrated with this controller.

First thing, all the buttons, my god! 17 frets, 6-strings, you can do the math. Big handed people, beware, very easy to activate one wrong button on accident and hit one wrong note in a chord and the whole chord registers as a miss. It's too sensitive and requires too much precision playing to get a streak going. No real guitar player plays with that much precision every time they play a song, there's going to be a dud note in a chord every now and then but this controller is very unforgiving.

The second thing are the strings themselves, they feel cheap and like rubber-bands and the gauges of each string are all the same! If you ever look at a real guitar, the string gauges range from thick to skinny going from the top string to the bottom string. This makes it very easy to not know which string you're hitting since you can't sense it's thickness since they're all the same. The string heights are not even and as far as I can tell, no way of adjusting it without taking half the body apart. For example, on mine, the 4th and 2nd strings are about 1/8 inch below the other strings which can easily result in missing the string with your pick.

The third thing is that the signal on this thing seems to be messing with the signal for my ION's, so whenever I want to play the ION's, I have to take the wireless adapter out for this controller. Minor problem, but still worth mentioning.

Overall, I'd recommend getting the Strat if you can get one as it is actually a real guitar whereas this is just another controller mimicking a real guitar. I suppose for a beginner looking to learn the basics will get more out of it, but if you're an experienced guitar player who just wants to add more depth to your Rock Band experience, I wouldn't recommend it as you can't play this thing like you would a real guitar and you'll find yourself making a lot of adjustments to your technique just to make it work. I personally would recommend the Strat for both players over this controller.

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