| | |  | Controllers | Home » » » » » Wls Guitar Ctrl Xbox 360 | | | | | | | Description: | | The Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller lets you unleash your inner rockstar. Its solid body, wood neck, metal frets and tuning peg handles, and rosewood fingerboard provide a realistic experience. Licensed for Xbox 360 , so setup is a cinch. The contro | | | Features: | |
• Authentic materials?solid body, wood neck, metal frets and tuning peg handles, and a rosewood fingerboard?provide a realistic experience.
• The Touch Sensitive Neck Slider and Star Power buttons let you take advantage of all the features of Guitar Hero. (Games sold separately.)
• Licensed for Xbox 360, so setup is a cinch. The controller uses Xbox 360 wireless technology?just press the Xbox 360 Guide button, and the controller connects to the console.
• Virtually silent Strum Bar and fret buttons won't distract you from the music.
• With a wireless range of up to 30 feet you?re not tethered to your console, so you?re free to go where the music moves you.
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 36.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 12.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 9.85 pounds | | Package Length:
| 36.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 12.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 9.85 pounds | | Release Date:
| July 14, 2009 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 51 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| Xbox / Xbox 360 | | Media:
| Accessory | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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38 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 It's very orange!Oct 22, 2009
By Koala1356
That was my first thought upon unboxing Logitech's Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar Controller. The second thing I noted, as I lifted it out, was that it is very heavy. This is no cheap plastic toy! This is a solid, well-constructed, replica guitar. And the quality shows.
Inside the box, the guitar is well protected for shipping with bubble wrap and cardboard spacers. Of note is the fact that this is a one piece unit. This completely eliminates the connectivity issues between the neck and body, as sometimes seen in guitar controllers that come boxed as two pieces. The guitar measures 33.75 inches from tip to base, with a slightly larger body than my Guitar Hero World Tour guitar, which measures only 31.25 inches in length (see the photo I posted with this review). This extra length pushes the fret buttons up a little bit, but I did not find this to be an issue. I store my guitars on a stand, but if you use a guitar bag or case, be aware that it might not fit. Rounding out the included accessories are a user manual, a quality strap, some batteries to get you up and playing fast, and an adapter for older style Xbox 360 headsets.
IMPRESSIONS
The guitar itself is modeled after Guitar Hero guitars, with the raised fret buttons and the neck slider feature. Keep this in mind if you are someone who prefers the look of the Rock Band guitars, with their in-line fret buttons. The chrome detailing, including tuning pegs and bridge, and use of real screws in the white pick guard lends an authentic look, effectively disguising the Start (bridge) and Star Power buttons (pickups) while keeping them functional. There is even an authentic looking nut between the headstock and the neck. The Star Power button sits right under the ball of your hand, so it's easy to press down on while strumming (you can also still rock Star Power with a neck tilt). The strum bar is the best I have ever seen on a guitar controller. It has exactly the right tactile feel, and is responsive yet quiet. One of my fret buttons makes a bit of a clickety-clack when I hit it, but I am hoping this goes away as it wears in. Overall, this is a quiet guitar, allowing for more enjoyment of the music.
COMPATIBILITY
I have tested this guitar with the following Xbox 360 games that I own:
* Band Hero: Yes
* Guitar Hero Van Halen: Yes
* Guitar Hero 5: Yes
* Guitar Hero World Tour: Yes
* Guitar Hero III: Yes
* Guitar Hero II: Yes
* Rock Band The Beatles: Yes
* Rock Band 2: Yes
* Rock Band: Yes
CONCLUSION
This is a quality guitar controller that I would recommend to any serious gamer who wants to add authenticity to their music games. It is a joy to play.
34 of 37 found the following review helpful:
 A love affair that didn't last...Oct 01, 2009
By K. Michaud
I love Rock Band (RB) and play it with my friends often. We're very happy with MadCatz wireless 2-strum bass, but haven't found a nice upgrade replacement for the guitar. With an entry price of $200 and no chance to test it out in a store (and no reviews), I took a chance & pulled the trigger on this beaut.
First, it's a gorgeous, balanced and a substantial piece of equipment. I was wary not to dent the walls or my friends while walking around with it. The strum bar is perfect! (no noise, quick spring-back) I also love the hidden and easy location of hitting the back button with your strum hand (something RB guitars have never done well), as well as the hidden start button below the whammy bar. It's not full-size, but is substantially larger than the regular plastic guitars that come with Guitar Hero (GH). In fact, I fell in love with everything about this guitar... except the actual fret buttons.
The fret buttons are the exact same size as those that come on standard GH guitars, but they're further up, so your fingers are at more of an angle to hit them. The wood fret board is much wider/larger than the plastic versions, so it's also much harder to reach around to connect with the actual buttons. This is where RB buttons are much easer to hit, though I personally prefer the protruding GH buttons in general, for this piece, they don't work. In fact, several times, without removing my finger from the buttons, it would not register a chord depending on which part of the button was being pressed. Instead of my scores getting better over time, they were always lower. It may be something others can learn to adapt to, but it was a deal-breaker for me (after 7 hours experience) and I have to send it back. My friends had the same problem - we all loved the look, feel, strum & design of this guitar, but the fret buttons failed us.
So, what could have been so wonderful (a 5-star love affair), is being sent back (down to 3-stars). I'll patiently wait for the next upgrade installment (deep purple color, please!) and continue to play on my multitude of puny plastic toy guitars until then.
[For background as we all have personal preferences, my current favorite controller is the GH-3 guitar (got it with Aerosmith). The RB standard controllers are good for bass, but their strum bar & back button locations don't compare. I played GH 5 & RB Beatles while testing this controller.]
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Rock OutNov 19, 2009
By Jason
200 bucks for a fake guitar? What!
That was my first thought (one that I think can be easily overcome by how nice this guitar is) but the next hurdle is a tough one (it's orange, no, it's bright orange, I'm overcome by the sheer orangeness of it).
That said, the important question is... is it worth it?
Short answer? It depends.
It is easily the best fake guitar you can get right now (if you can overlook the orangeness!)
Also (one huge plus) I must mention the battery life, I've used this guitar for possibly 60-80 hours and still using the same battery.
I have a real guitar (ESP Kirk Hammit) and the fact that this is a real weight and real feeling guitar, I could not be happier with this aspect (though it may turn some off).
If this were a real guitar, I would say "It plays fast", meaning the fret notes are very easy to hit, smooth like butter. Easily the best feeling you can get with a fake guitar.
The strum bar is nice (but NOT silent), and the whammy rocks.
Cons:
It's somewhat of an indulgence due to its price (but if you play 10 hours a month, it comes out to about 2 dollars an hour for the fun, if that's worth it to you, than sure, grab it).
If you play 10 hours a week, that's over 500 hours a year and less than 50 cents an hour (which means you SHOULD buy it). We all know how bad a fake plastic guitar is and how long they last (if you have kids good luck having it last over a year or two).
The BIGGEST con of course is that the xbox version is BRIGHT ORANGE! BRIGHT ORANGE! lol
You'll get over it (somewhat).
Pros:
Best Fake guitar. I even put a real guitar strap on it (Planet Waves Rock Star).
Feels real (the weight of it is to be appreciated).
Responsive (rarely do I miss a note with this thing, it is just so smooth, and very hard to go back to using the super light fake plastic guitar (GHWT or RB2).
Looks Amazing (aside from the ORANGENESS) from the nice maple neck to the very nicely done bridge. this thing just looks real. I also love the d-pad.
This thing just makes playing these games all the better. If something happened to mine I'd buy it again (and hope and pray a black version comes out or someone figures out a way to get rid of the orangeness!)
What Would Be Cool? If the buttons had an option where you could work on building your calluses while playing guitar hero (so you can play your real guitar).
Also (as an aside) yes this guitar works on guitar hero and rock band (I've played every game quite thoroughly with this guitar and they all work flawlessly).
Do check it out (obviously if you only play rock band or guitar hero 3 hours every 3 months, this is not for you, but if you play every weekend or a couple hours a day, do get it, it makes it that much more fun.)
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Almost a fiveOct 25, 2009
By Dan Casselman
"dan and rachel"
If you're a fan of virtual musician / band video games and you're using the original plastic guitar you'll love this thing. The extra weight they've added makes it much easier to play, especially when you're standing up. It makes a big difference to hold something that is heavy enough to stay in place while you play. The strum bar is quiet and bounces back very well (better than the original) and the fret buttons are much more quiet. They are not silent, but it's an improvement.
A few comments have been made about the fret buttons being a bit difficult to reach. In my opinion, while they are harder to find with your fingers at first, it makes it a bit more realistic. Finding the right strings on a real guitar takes a ton of practice, so if the idea is to make the game more realistic, then they've succeeded. If you have smaller hands, however, I can see how this would be a challenge.
Four starts because it's not quite as amazing as they describe it and for nearly two hundred dollars, it should be freakin' amazing. Rock on people.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Freakin Sweet!Apr 08, 2010
By oldmansags
Just to sum up at the beginning (just in case you do not want to read my old man rant) the short short version of my review is, if you play RB or GH on a regular basis, then buy this guitar. If you are a casual player, then stick to the plastic standard issue version. If you would like to know more about my experience with this fine piece of equipment, then read on my friend.
Heavy and Orange. The first 2 things that come to mind when most people review this beauty of a guitar but I say to you, my people, there is much much more behind this sweet guitar if you can look past those 2 things.
I am a Philadelphia Flyers fan, so the orangeness of the guitar does not bother me at all. As for the weight of the guitar, it's all in your play style. Yes if you are one of those players that just has to stand while playing guitar, it could be an issue for you as that strap can be a burden, however if you are like me and play while sitting on the couch or in a chair, it's not an issue.
The strum bar is damn near completely silent, at least compared to my old plastic guitar that lasted about 2 years before the down strum was so unreliable I could no longer play rock band/guitar hero, which prompted me to buy a new guitar. Checked my local EB Games and the stand alone Guitar Hero World Tour guitar was freakin $70. I thought to myself for $20 more I can get that sweet lookin Logitech guitar I saw on Amazon. Made of wood instead of plastic, better strum bar, and just better looking overall I figured what the hell and got the best damn guitar I ever had. I have my original old as the hills wired GHIII guitar, which still works amazingly, my sorta kinda maybe if it feels like it working GHWT wireless guitar, and the Logitech guitar. The Logitech is by far the best one I have had the pleasure of playing however not all will agree with me.
Let me get into the differences between the Logitech and the GH standard issue. For the record I do not like the RB version of the guitar. I like GH instruments better than RB however as for the software I like RB better than GH. To this day I still play RB2 almost every day and I have not played GH5 or GH4 in a long long time. Personal preference, but that's just me so you know where I am coming from. The fret buttons on this guitar are further apart than on a standard issue GHWT guitar, however I prefer them as I have long fingers and found it easier to play as my hand did not get as cramped from playing on the Logitech as compared to the close frets of the standard issue GHWT version. My wife and daughter however have smaller hands so they could not play the Logitech as well as the standard issue version. The frets are quieter when pressed than the standard issue version but you can still hear them while playing solo, however when my daughter is playing drums the clack of her drums is much louder than the frets so I don't notice the fret noise at all while playing as a band. I also felt the star power button(yes I said I like RB better to GH gamewise however I first started playing GH not rock band and just can not bring myself to call it overdrive or whatever the hell it's called in RB. Please forgive this old man... :D) was much easier to hit on the Logitech than on the standard issue. The neck of the guitar is wood, has a nice smooth finish and caresses the hand like a woman's thigh, and the body of the guitar is solid with a nice, smooth to the touch, glossy finish. After 2 weeks of playing the Logitech I can no longer play the standard issue guitar as well as the Logitech. As I said before I like the frets on the Logitech better than the standard issue as I was able to play faster and more accurately than the standard issue guitar.
My only complaint about the Logitech is the whammy bar. It not that it sux or anything, it's just it feels like a piece of plastic just like the standard issue version. Works just like it is supposed to and all, but when you hit the whammy of the Logitech it feels no better or different than the standard issue, however that is a minor complaint on my part. Everything else on the Logitech is so much better than the standard issue I find it strange they did not upgrade the whammy at all other than make it look more shiny than the standard issue version. Bottom line for me it was $20 more than the standard issue version of the guitar but vastly superior and enhanced my play and enjoyment of the game. $20 difference for a much better guitar was an easy decision for me, however some folks would rather take that $20 and buy 4 happy meals at McDonald's or whatever so its up to you and how often you play RB/GH. If you are a casual player I would not recommend this guitar as it is really not needed, however if you play often like me it is worth the extra $$.
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