 Quiet and sensitive |
| Review Date: March 31, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kara Stenberg, Alaska |
I have both the RockBand 2 box-set guitar (black) and this stand-alone guitar. It seems there may be some variance between individual guitars as evidenced by reviewers here on Amazon but here is my experience:
First, the stand-alone is nearly identical in materials, weight, and durability, the only visible difference being that the original is shiny black and the stand-alone has a traditional "sunburst" design, not quite as shiny. Both look good to me.
The neck fret buttons are equally clicky on my black and stand-alone guitars and reaction times seem to be the same.
The major differences are in the strum bar and overdrive sensor:
* The strum bar has a very quiet click to it, much quieter than the original black guitar and feels a bit tighter, which I like a lot.
* The overdrive sensor is MUCH improved, setting off your overdrive immediately with no delay. I find that if I keep the guitar level while playing I don't have issues with setting it off accidentally though it would be very easy to do. I prefer the new sensitivity over the original guitar.
As a real-life guitar player with multiple instruments, I find that the differences give each peripheral its own "personality" and I don't prefer either over the other; I just grab the closest guitar and alter my playing ever so slightly for the quirks of each, just like with a real instrument.
I have not had any experience with guitar peripherals from other manufacturers (Mad Catz, Niko). I bought this guitar because of its high reviews and because the official guitars simply LOOK better than off-brand guitars. I have not been disappointed. |
Works great! Comparable to my RB1 guitar
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| Review Date: September 10, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Looneybin Jim, Cincinnati, OH USA |
| I purchased this to have a second guitar for use with Beatles Rock Band and it works great. The auto sync feature worked great for me. Much easier to do than manual. Otherwise this functions exactly like my Rock Band 1 guitar that I've been using. Performs exactly as expected. I recommend it. |
Dont want to have to sing? Get this
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| Review Date: March 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Z. Gelnett, Coeur d'Alene, ID |
| Ok, I hate singing so I bought this extra axe. Love it! High quality device that works great. It has sensors built in for determining the proper delay based on your system setup. Def recommend this if you dont like singing, it gives you the chance to do guitar/bass instead. |
This guitar is pretty sweet
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| Review Date: March 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Amber Suggitt, Kalamazoo, MI USA |
| Though I've only used this guitar once and thus cannot comment on the durability of the strum or whammy bars (both issues for the older version of this guitar), I do LOVE LOVE LOVE how much quieter the fret buttons are on this one! Huge improvement there. Also, after seeing the black one for so long, it's a nice change of pace to have a wooden-style guitar. I think it's really attractive and overall better than the first version of RB guitar. |
Does what I wanted
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| Review Date: August 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: P. Burton, Orlando, FL |
I purchased this to add a second guitar to my RB2 kit and 'complete my band'. It meets my expectations perfectly. Syncs fine, easy to play, looks good, sturdy and reactive.
I have had it for 4 months and not noticed any problems with accidental overdrive or failure to go into overdrive (with the exception of human error!). The feel is slightly different to the standard guitar but just different, rather than better or worse.
If you need a second guitar, it's a great product. If you're looking for an 'upgrade', I wouldn't bother. |
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