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Xbox 360 Rock Band Wireless Guitar | 
 enlarge | From: Electronic Arts
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $44.94
You Save: $15.05 (25%)
New (21) Used (6) from $38.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 880
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: XXX
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 0.3 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: 15908
UPC: 014633159080
EAN: 0014633159080
ASIN: B000TT2D20
Release Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new! Never opened. Was not able to return to store without recipt so now having to sell at a discount to open market.
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| Features:
| • | Add another guitar to your band with the Rock Band Wireless Guitar for the ultimate Rock Band World Tour experience | | • | For the first time ever on Xbox 360, rock out with the replica Fender Stratocaster with full wireless freedom | | • | Hook two Rock Band Wireless Guitars up to one system for some fierce competitive guitar action in modes such as Score Duel where you battle for the highest score, or the challenging Tug-of-War mode, where performance is key | | • | Supports downloadable content for never-ending challenges | | • | Play through the entire play list featuring tracks from punk, metal and alternative to classic and southern rock of the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s |
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Product Description
Rock out with biggest guitarists, bassists, drummers, and singers of all time with this Rock Band Wireless Guitar, whether as a solo artist or as part of a hard rocking band. The makers of this guitar made unprecedented deals with top record labels and music publishers to bring you music that spans all genres of rock and includes many master recordings from legendary artists. You can add another guitar to your band for the full 4-player Rock Band experience. This guitar is a modeled replica of the classic Fender Stratocaster guitar. It is fully wireless so you can flail as wildly as you shred. The controller also includes 5 additional frets at the top of the neck so you can tap out extreme solos without having to strum.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 No Overdrive September 22, 2008
This Rock Band wireless guitar is yet another disappointment from Harmonix. It is pretty much useless. It will not go into Overdrive except if you push the Start button. There are more missed hits on this strum bar than on the wired RB guitar, which is remarkable considering the wired RB guitar (a replacement to the original) is guaranteed to take 5% off your performance.
This is unfortunate because I like the overall feel of the controller vs. the Guitar Hero models. But that's three RB guitars that are unplayable, while we have controllers from Guitar Hero 2 and 3 (wired and wireless) that have performed flawlessly.
There is an obvious problem with the design, and quality control may make things worse. Guitar Hero has proven that these controllers can work. I have flight stick and driving controllers that work just fine after taking huge beatings over several years. After all this time, it's beyond belief that these problems continue with Rock Band guitars.
 Rock Band Wireless Guitar September 16, 2008
It`s very funny to play with this guitar. So far I have no problems with it.
 As others have stated September 15, 2008
I struggled between giving this a two or three star review. I decided on the three star, because this guitar functions as a Rock Band guitar much better than the wired version that came with the bundle did. It's flaw is that the tilt function does not work. I am on a mission to find the perfect Rock Band/Guitar Hero controller. I own both games, and I actually only bought Guitar Hero to have an extra controller for playing Rock Band with friends and family. Like previous reviewers stated, all of the guitars have their problems, but I was hoping that this wireless version had been tested enough to work correctly. I still prefer the Guitar Hero Les Paul, but at least the Rock Band wireless will not impede your playing. You just have to get used to going for that select button to get into overdrive.
 Bad Tilt Sensor September 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I should have known better. Many other people have already commented on how poor the tilt sensor works in these things. Mine is a perfect example of this - I have never been able to trigger "star power" by tilting my wireless controller. Aside from that, the controller works well. Very frustrating for this aging wannabe rocker.
A lesson in simplicity of design September 9, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
There are two ways that an item can be poorly designed: too simple to perform the task, or so complex that when something breaks you may as well chuck it in the trash. I always prefer the former problem to the latter.
This controller has been the target of a great deal of criticism over a few things that commonly go wrong with it. Since buying it in April, with consistently heavy use, I have had two problems with it. First the strum bar was sticking in the down position instead of re-centering. The guitar is extremely easy to open up, and inside you can see that a couple of small sponges are being relied upon to bounce the bar back into position. Simple, but ineffective in the long run. It was amazingly easy to put two small rubber bands in place that had it working again. Second, I had a problem with the whammy bar not springing back into position. Once again, rubber bands to the rescue! A rubber band stretched from the strap-anchor at the bottom of the guitar around the base of the whammy bar, and voila! Good as new.
So despite the problems with the design, kudos to the manufacturer for at least making the mechanical aspect of the design so incredibly simple that any idiot can fix it.
I have never played a guitar game on anything other than this controller, so I cannot compare this to the wireless Les Paul replica, for example, used in Guitar Hero. I understand that it, too, has problems. The bottom line is that these are not just pieces of electronics -- they're mechanical devices. Mechanical devices should be expected to require some repair if they are being put to heavy use. I'd rather have a problem that can be fixed with rubber bands than one that requires a soldering iron or a re-wiring job, that's for sure.
The range on the wireless guitar is great (I could play the game from another room away if I wanted to), the controls are responsive, so no complaints other than the mechanical problems, which were easily surmounted. At present (September '08), this guitar works not only with with the XBox360 version of Rock Band, but also with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (I have tested it to confirm that.) It is being reported that it will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour, due out later this year. I would therefore expect this controller to function with all music games to be released over the next few years, and so it should be considered a viable -- though flawed -- controller option if you play games in this genre.
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