Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar
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Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar Accessories
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Rock Band 2 Standalone Guitar Reviews
I'll just briefly note the pluses from the RB2 wireless over the RB1 wireless in case you're on the fence about upgrading:. It's still infinitely better than the noisy clicker strum bar that every GH guitar has. 3) More responsive Overdrive - Sometimes it seemed like my RB1 wireless wouldn't immediately respond when I lifted the neck to go into overdrive, which in turn often distracted me from hitting my notes and caused me to slip up. Whenever I tilt the RB2 wireless, however, it immediately goes into overdrive and allows me to focus on the song with nary a distraction. I have to say that each one has been a significant upgrade. Sometimes the loud frets would throw me off my rhythm if I was concentrating on upcoming notes, but I don't have to worry about that anymore.
I've owned all 3 versions of the RB guitar, first the wired, then the RB1 wireless, and now this one.
1) Silent frets - No longer do I hear my fingers releasing off the frets over the music, like I frequently did in RB1.
4) Non-screw battery compartment lid - Thankfully they re-designed the battery lid to where you remove it and replace it by just squeezing the plastic hinge and popping it out/in.
2) Sturdier strummer - The strum bar is the same style as the RB1 model, except I don't feel like I'm going to break the darn thing off every time I strum it.
5) Overall better look - From the wood grain design on the neck to the sunburst design on the face, it's just a cooler-looking fake guitar to play when you're jamming out.
My RB1 wireless had a little screw in there that I had to bust out the Phillips screwdriver for every time if I needed to change out the batteries.
While I never broke the old model, it just felt flimsier.
To summarize, the casual player can stick with his/her RB1 wireless but if you're an avid player and you've got $70 burning a hole in your pocket, you'll find this new model to be a welcome relief to previous small annoyances.
So basically they trimmed a 10-minute process down to 2 minutes, which is nice if you're eager to get back to rockin'.
The new wireless guitar for Rock Band 2 actually WORKS. There were so many issues with the wireless they created for RB 1 I was sceptical to purchase this one but I did and it works great, no issues what so ever.
I like the fret buttons, I like that they put a raised circle around the start button so that you don't accidentally pause the game while trying to turn on star power. So in my case it's useless unless I completely change the way I play.
I flick it up and down pretty hard, which works great for me on the previous Rock Band guitars, but this one "bounces" too much and registers extra hits frequently. If you "pick" at it, or flick it, then the guitar is virtually useless.
However, it seems to be calibrated, so maybe the error message is an error. The auto-calibration is iffy.
The worst part, however, is the change to the strum bar. So if you hold it in your fingers and play that way, this guitar should be fine.
I went through the process about 20 times, and every time, no matter what I did, it came up with a message saying "we were not able to calibrate your video" followed by instructions to try again.
Wireless is a big plus. I like it. It looks great and pushing the buttons doesn't create has much noise. The strum bar is the weak point of the guitar but still not that bad.
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