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(More customer reviews)There are some really good things about this guitar controller and a few minor problems that prevent it from being my primary Guitar Hero controller.
The Good:
* Solid fret buttons with a good feel
* Solid strum bar, though it clicks too loudly
* Excellent quality strap that can be adjusted to allow the guitar to sling low, even on a tall adult
* Beautiful red metallic finish
* The "start" button is depressed into the guitar body, while the "star power" button is raised, so that it is easy to find and press during a song, too easy though, see below.
The Bad:
* The strap button on the fingerboard side is at an angle such that the strap easily pulls off the button during playback - I have to use the button beneath the neck to get it to hold, forcing the strap over or under th fingerboard.
* The location of the strap button on the bottom end of the guitar, at the apex of the V, is such that the strap must either go over the top of the guitar face, which presses against "star power" button, or behind the guitar body, which makes it want to fall forward when you aren't playing it.
* The location of the strap button on the bottom end also effectively shortens the guitar neck so that your hand has to be too close to your body for comfortable fingering
* The "star power" tilt control is far too sensitive and can mess up your play if you aren't careful. While the stock controller requires an almost vertical orientation of the guitar neck, this will activate with about 35 degrees of tilt from the horizontal.
* The "star power" button on the guitar body is too close to the strum bar so that it is too easy to hit it with the ball of your hand while strumming.
I really like the looks of this, really like the feel of the frets, but the placement of the straps and most of all the ridiculously low level of tilt needed activate star power will probably relegate this guitar to the backup role or when I prefer the wireless.
!!! UPDATE - NOT COMPATIBLE WITH GUITAR HERO II !!!
I could put up with the other imperfections because it was my decision to purchase it, but to not work with the new version of the game is intolerable. This trash is getting returned.
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Product Description:
Rock yourself to the top on the latest most advance WIRELESS GUITAR HERO.Become a legend in your living room from power chors to wailing sustain effects, blistering licks and more. Adapter included to use on Guitar Hero 1 and 2.
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