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From: Nyko
Category: Video Games

Buy New: $59.99

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 9386

Platform: Playstation 3
Color: White
Media: Accessory
Edition: White
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 33.5 x 12 x 3.3

MPN: 83056
Model: 83056
UPC: 743840830566
EAN: 0743840830566
ASIN: B0016P7LY6

Release Date: April 8, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:

•	Rock out with the FrontMan on both Guitar Hero III and Rock Band
•	High quality wireless chip set provides a secure connection from up to 25 feet away
•	Using only 3 AA batteries, the FrontMan is capable of up to 80 hours of continuous playtime
•	Fully functional built-in tilt sensor allows for easy, button free input
•	Bi-directional strum bar. Responsive and durable fret buttons. 3 interchangeable pick guards in designer colors. Unique directional pad design for convenient menu navigation. Effects switch for Rock Band play.

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
PS3 FrontMan.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars

A warning to those with smaller hands September 16, 2008
I hardly ever write reviews, but hear me out on this one if you're planning on buying this guitar.

The short version: If you have small hands, this guitar is not for you. Not sure how this would be if you had larger hands, but I don't have that perspective to give.

The long version: This is all from the perspective of someone with "small" hands, I can hold a basketball with one, but barely. I'm 23 years old, so not kid hands. To give an idea of "small," there's about 2.5 inches left between my middle finger and thumb when wrapping around a 1 liter soda bottle before they touch.

I bought this mostly because I needed a guitar for Guitar Hero 3 and GH Aerosmith. It was also to be a nice addition as a bass for Rock Band when more than 2 other roommates were out in the living room when I was playing, or when someone got sick of singing.

Does this guitar work? It didn't for me in terms of being able to play a game productively. I personally prefer the Rock Band guitar, so that is my bias. The fret buttons respond to their pressing, but in no way was I able to actually play. The frets are small and need to be pressed on roughly in the center in order to register. If you have the habit of slipping to the side, it drops registration and you lose or miss the note. The strum bar works perfectly, but with the frets not picking up my presses it was pointless.

To give a comparison, I average 85-98% on Expert in Rock Band with the RB guitar. With this guitar, I struggled on Hard and couldn't pass beyond 22% on Expert before failing for the first song of GH Aerosmith. The registration was just not there for the sides of the buttons, which is all I was able to press due to the thick neck that made it so hard for someone with smaller hands.

The biggest problem with this guitar is that it was physically painful to play with. I hadn't played more than 20 minutes (failing the very first song on GH Aerosmith 4 times in a row between 10-22% completion and then moving on to a lower difficulty to struggle through 3 songs just to hear them) before my wrist hurt more than it ever had. Every guitar I had used has caused some kind of "burn," but this was very extreme, and I stopped due to it feeling like it was about to cause physical damage. As of right now I can use the Rock Band guitar for roughly 2-3 hours before feeling anything in my wrist anymore, my other hand usually tires from strumming before also, but this guitar managed to cause great pain (not just discomfort) in a very short time due to how it had to be held in order to press the fret buttons with any kind of accuracy.

So, if you have small hands, this guitar is definitely not a good choice. The neck is so wide that it becomes very difficult to press the fret buttons and be able to play quickly and accurately, and managed to cause me a great deal of pain in a very short time. I actually packed it up and had dropped it off at the post office to be returned in less than 2 hours of it showing up at my front door.

Other minor notes: It is quite neck-heavy, in that in the relaxed position the neck will hang pointing downward. Really weird and awkward, and may influence playability when having to support the neck the entire time with the hand that has to reach all over for the frets.

Syncing it with the wireless receiver is a pain. I noticed posts online here and there saying the instruction manual is worthless and there are "tricks" to getting it to sync, so if you do manage to order this guitar I'd look for those online. I actually sat with my roommate for 5 minutes trying to re-sync it after I got it to drop its connection.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent EXCELLENT guitar!! July 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

Wow i am out of words. i LOVE this guitar. The whammy bar is really nice and non weak. The tilt sensor is VERY responsive. even more than the strats sensor. the strum bar is nice and sturdy and clix like in gh3. it has no lag when you play and the receptor is very inovative and cool. It has no on/off button. It turns off by itself. very very nice. the fret buttons are soft and responsive. the faceplate is nicee too. i definatley recomend this guitar over any 3rd party guitar (erm emrm TAC)