UPDATE: I modded the buttons and it's a very good guitar now. I'm very impressed! If you do decide to buy this guitar I suggest modding the frets like in my mod tutorial video here: ua-cam.com/video/7VEEV_qGMTo/v-deo.html To use a Wii guitar on PC I HIGHLY recommend getting a raphnet adaptor: www.raphnet-tech.com/products/wusbmote_1player_adapter_v2/index.php Also a link to the guitar if you want to get it (UK) www.amazon.co.uk/DOYO-Guitar-Wireless-Removable-Controller/dp/B07T9HTH69/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=wii+guitar&qid=1569351744&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFaNUdJSFRMMVBYS0cmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzMTYxNTcxUFI5R0NVRjM0MkUzJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NjI2NDkzSjAyMkIwR0NNUTJBJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
Any other place that sells it with just paypal or anything else than just creditcard? Saw on the german amazon which does support others but its not available there :(
The whammy thing is legit tbh, happens with official games as well If you push the whammy while plugging the wiimote, the game will act like it's always pushed
It's a general thing with analog sticks. The calibration on them assumes it's in it's resting position on powerup and uses it as a frame of reference for later
@@metroid031993 yup! Back in the days where all controllers were wired, I'm pretty sure everyone had the problem more than once, where in game, the stick would just pull to one direction, but just replugging the controller would fix it. This is the first time I've seen it said out loud on a product before, though
@@metroid031993Funny thing it's not just game controllers, my car does the same thing. My window control is loose and if it's down when I start my car, it thinks that's the default position and I can't roll down my window until I move the button back up and restart.
I think the reason why none of the frets work without holding down green is that the pinout seems to have swapped the green and ground pins, with the rest being in reverse order.
The problem is that George swapped out the guitar's fret stick with another of his guitar's fret stick. The pins are all in the wrong place for any other guitar.
@@SeraphOC i didnt think of that nice job but i did get a hint it would have problems with that before he plugged it in also do any of the other official gh or rb guitars have the buttons register as the consoles controller so its compatible is that why your able to play gh with a controller because the frets are mapped to those buttons
@@Rhuzzy_ kind of. The Guitar Hero controllers work like that but the Rock Band ones (at least the Beatles one I had) have their own button system and are registered as a unique type of controller.
I actually bought one of these, and it works supprisingly well and it broke in pretty quick for clone hero. If you're not the modding type, I would reccomend it.
That 'telephone line' part is actually partially true. In America, (probably everywhere else too) home phone lines often have ~48 volts going through, and when ringing, even more. Holding this could actually hurt you, and will absolutely damage the circuit as crazy as it sounds. The high voltage is a reminiscence from old rotary telephones being plugged in only to the jack, and having to drive the bell ringer.
@@Noshied it all depends on your level of skill within the game. If you're on ukogs, acai, randy, frosted, etc level, then yeah you need a wiitar with the best frets, strumbar, and best latency, which in that case, picking up wiitars from thrift stores is the best choice, this guitar from Amazon, is standardly tbh trash, frets are crap, strum bar doesn't over strum at all like a normal (perfect) 2/2 wiitar. But for casual playing a WT guitar is fine but wired would be better.
@Astro well good u got one that was good but the one I got was bad but that was years ago and I didn't even know what modding was then lol any guitar can be much better after modding
Rock Band 1 on Wii exclusively used Rock Band instruments with their own USB dongles, the game only accepted Wii Remotes for the Microphone and wouldn't even notice Guitar Hero controllers. 2 and 3 worked differently and were programmed to use the Wii-remote compliant instruments as well.
Maybe the bad frets are just because the guitar is new? I found a sealed official GH2 guitar at goodwill once, and the frets were waaay stiffer than the one I picked up used years ago.
3 years later, I bought this guitar before watching this video and most if not all the issues don’t exist anymore. It’s actually a very good guitar especially for clone hero. I’ve played with it on actual wii too and it works fine
I bought one of these a while ago for the price and the fact that you can barely find any guitars it’s good as hell and has still been working for a while. Plus if it breaks amazon covers it so🔥
The compatibility thing is a real thing with official guitars on the Wii as well. There's a whole chart on which guitars are compatible with which games.
The reason for the buttons reversed and only with green pressed with different neck is because the pins are backwards, the green becomes ground when pressed and lets the other buttons get pushed
I bought two of these and so far its working perfectly with both wiimotes and adapters (aside from wii homebrew, it breaks usbloadergx) and its enabling me to have fun with my friends in a way i havent in a long time. Thank you DOYO!
The weird buttons things at 9:00 The connections of the two necks are different. I guess this one has the pins on reverse order, so when you fret green on your other frets you are pressing the ground, and now that the ground is presses, the other buttons can register. I had that on my guitar, but because I was an idiot that soldered on reverse hehe
8:20 what could be going on is that the knock off reads the fret-button inputs differently .. official guitars set the button-pins to high until the button is pressed .. maybe the knock-off switched things around?
Assuming the circuit board is the same design, the ribbon cables inside are backwards. Instead of the wire order being GRYBOP (P=power in), it's POBYRG. Thus pressing the green button sends power to all other buttons, pressing red then activates orange, etc.
i feel like they bought the molds from the original manufacturer and are redoing it. from looks of it everything is the same besides the plastic they use and the pads along with neck. its just wired differently than the standard guitar so the key presses wont be the same.
I've actually bought one of these about 4 months ago. I'm not very competent with clone hero so the controller works just fine for me. It's pretty good controller if you're on a budget
the reason the old fretboard does not work on the new body is becouse its wired differently. so the green button works as the ground for the electrical signal ( all the buttons need a ground in order to complete the circuit) so if you can find the ground wire/path on the circuitboard and wire that to the correct pins of the new body, you are set. I am a electical engineer but its hard to explain it in english since its not my native language so I hope it made sence ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Can confirm that guitar hero controllers don't work with Rock band 1 on Wii. (Source: I've tried back in the day because the strum on the guitar that came with Rock Band stopped working.)
The problem with you not being able to press frets unless you hold down green is another problem I had with 2 official wiitar les pauls. Seems like the neck is not compatible with the base for some odd reason, they're not even dirty or anything. Changing the base made it work perfectly.
I’ve had this guitar for a few months now and I use it all the time and don’t have any problems. I highly recommend it. However I did modified it a little
@@HNTRTV Just some small visual modifications. For example, I took the neck apart and rearranged the buttons and the faceplate is actually removable like the old Wii guitars so I had a friend paint it.
That guitar being not compatible with Rockband 1 is a real fact: Original GH guitars neither work with that game due to a restriction made by Harmonix to only use RB instruments with that game
not sure if it's been said in the comments, but the reason why it doesn't work with rockband 1 is that, rockband 1 doesn't except guitar hero controllers. They fixed that issue from rockband 2 onward
For being a cheap guitar I’ve been using this for 6 months and it works almost perfectly for me on clone hero and I have the black on they make so this is actually good for a cheap amazon guitar. Idk if it 1 finger rake strums cause I don’t have a raphnet cause the one I tried to get didn’t come in but yeah.
i still own one of these controllers, it sits in the "unused controllers" pile, which if you're curious has 2 GHL controllers, a broken 360 guitar, and this guitar. it hasn't broken over the years, the frets get easier to push with age tho!
I bought this exact same guitar by an accident. It worked surprisingly well until it started overstrumming. I managed to fix that issue by putting some tape on the pad things. After that fix it has been working for like 4 months for me now
@@foolnt it does, but please note that this model does not provide good quality in long run. You also need the special cable that lets you to connect it to your pc
To everyone who clicked the link to get the guitar and seen that it's unavailable, it's because DOYO phased out into Gametime Buddies (I'm assuming that's why both brands are on the packaging lol). I just now bought one and they are still manufacturing them, it's just under Gametime Buddies on amazon! So here is the updated link: www.amazon.com/Wireless-Guitar-Wii-Games-Excluding-Nintendo/dp/B004XDCJ4A/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&m=A1LNOOBAGE0HLB&qid=1591333317&s=merchant-items&sr=1-2
Just came to realize that the pins are reversed, which is why the buttons are backwards green is wired to ground and vice versa which is why green needs to be held for any of them to work
I bought this guitar more than 2 years ago and it still works! Found it to be a good guitar for just 40€! I modified the neck by changing the silicon pad with ps2 les paul silicon pad that is thicker, to reduce the travel distance. To make it fit I just loosen a bit the neck screws. It worked well and the frets are now super sensitive. I also removed a piece of plastic that was in between the strum bar and the switches and it bounce better, but it’s still an inconsistent 2/2! I then put some tape and now it’s a perfect 1/1 with total consistency and sensitivity! I definitely recommend it.
So if you are a beginner at clone hero, I recommend that you get this guitar but before you do go to your local goodwill or/and any more thrift stores and see if there is any other guitar hero wiitars or any other guitars that might be out there. if you find none then you can buy this one for currently 39.99 USD. If you can you can also mod the guitar frets so it doesnt feel like mushing a piece of chewed gum with plastic. wow you actually read the whole thing. Dang.
I have to say that I was afraid at beginning because I bought this guitar a few weeks ago and honestly I didn't know what to expect, but I guess it's worth. The only bad thing is that I have to wait until next month to have it😢. Anyways thank you very much for the honest review, I'll definitely try to modify the frets once I get the guitar. God bless you brother
UKOG, you should try FTFATF with the body of the game buddies guitar and the headstock you attatched after, since its mostly greens + other buttons, and having them flipped just adds to the fun.
you might need to reset the controller after changing the fret bar because no controller likes having pats disconnected and reconnected while in the middle of a game. try resting it and see if that fixes the input problems
My grandma bought the same thing for my aunt during 2008 and it worked fine except that you weren’t able to use it with rockband 1 how ever it is compatible with band hero because my aunt had a copy of band hero for the wii and it worked fine so I don’t know it says that on the box
I should note what they mean with the not working on RB1 but works on RB2/3 wii thing, as a wii player. guitar hero guitars on wii will NOT work on RB1. only rb guitars
im pretty sure i accidentally bought one of these on ebay for $45. it did come with a wii copy of GH3 though. i knew it was after market as soon as i saw the listing, because the fret buttons didnt look right. i actually took it apart and compared it to my official wii guitar, and it turns out that they are actually wired differently. that is fucking wild to me. if you're going to go to such length to knock off a product, then why not just make it wired exactly the same? and like... in all honesty, they did i good job with this knock off. it actually feels really nice outside of the rubber backing for the frets being a bit too strong, and the giant line on the yellow button stabbing your finger. (i just took a knife and cut that line off. feels fine after that.) if they had wired it the same as the original, then it would be interchangeable, and it would be an absolutely perfect generic guitar.
Man... I really miss playing Guitar Hero! I tried live but it was so... disappointing. Literally killed me! How is this possible? I'd love to get back into it.
Hello friends, the guitar is connected to their computer, all the keys are active, but the part we hit on the axis control does not work, I go back and forth a few times.
The reason its not compatible with Rockband 1 at least (idk why for band hero) is because it looks like the guitar is based off of the Guitar Hero 3 guitar for the Wii, and as a person that played Guitar Hero and Rockband games for the Wii is the Guitar Hero 3 guitar for every console that had it, is incompatible with Rockband 1. So if i wanted to play Rockband 1 I had to use a Rockband guitar, Guitar Hero guitars weren't compatible with Rockband 1 till Rockband 2.
3:06 its really not confusing when you realize this is just a drop shipped product from china believe me, amazon is drop shipping central when it comes to stuff like this
They seem to sell one that has a Bluetooth adapter, which would save the extra money for a raphnet adapter. The question is though, if that one's any good.
Yeah. This guitar is wack. Isn't regularly compatible with normal wiitar frets. Also normal faceplates also aren't compatible. Screws are different. Internals are different.
UPDATE: I modded the buttons and it's a very good guitar now. I'm very impressed!
If you do decide to buy this guitar I suggest modding the frets like in my mod tutorial video here: ua-cam.com/video/7VEEV_qGMTo/v-deo.html
To use a Wii guitar on PC I HIGHLY recommend getting a raphnet adaptor: www.raphnet-tech.com/products/wusbmote_1player_adapter_v2/index.php
Also a link to the guitar if you want to get it (UK) www.amazon.co.uk/DOYO-Guitar-Wireless-Removable-Controller/dp/B07T9HTH69/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=wii+guitar&qid=1569351744&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFaNUdJSFRMMVBYS0cmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzMTYxNTcxUFI5R0NVRjM0MkUzJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA0NjI2NDkzSjAyMkIwR0NNUTJBJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
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Any other place that sells it with just paypal or anything else than just creditcard?
Saw on the german amazon which does support others but its not available there :(
Mind if I ask about how the strumbar is. Does it rake strum well or is there adjustments to be made as well?
I’d so buy this and just mod the frets!!! It’s the les Paul!!!!!
why the hell is the guitar link going off screen
Fret modifications? The instructions clearly forbid such things.
You're better than this.
@@rubemevangelista3868 hate it when that happens
@@rubemevangelista3868 we've all been there
@@rubemevangelista3868 :s
@@rubemevangelista3868 hate that
Agreed brother
The whammy thing is legit tbh, happens with official games as well
If you push the whammy while plugging the wiimote, the game will act like it's always pushed
It's a general thing with analog sticks. The calibration on them assumes it's in it's resting position on powerup and uses it as a frame of reference for later
@@metroid031993 yup! Back in the days where all controllers were wired, I'm pretty sure everyone had the problem more than once, where in game, the stick would just pull to one direction, but just replugging the controller would fix it.
This is the first time I've seen it said out loud on a product before, though
@@metroid031993Funny thing it's not just game controllers, my car does the same thing. My window control is loose and if it's down when I start my car, it thinks that's the default position and I can't roll down my window until I move the button back up and restart.
This man speaks the truth
Yep yep, happened a many of times whilst playing GH3 on my Wii back in the day.
In the manual it listed the difficulties:
EASY,MEDIUM,HARD, and.....
EXPRESS
How did he NOT notice this! Im dying that is funny! :D
YO I can play on Express xD
Doyo secret No1 best guitar hero players ever
@Jason Gonzales r/woooosh
@Jason Gonzales fucking stupid man
1:57 I love how you notice the black frets, but ignore the image next to it with the Wii-mote in the detached faceplate.
Haha :D
Lul
5:08 "Never put water into the controller"
I then inmediately get a SmartWater ad.
You know what you must do. The prophecy foretells it
Noice
I think the reason why none of the frets work without holding down green is that the pinout seems to have swapped the green and ground pins, with the rest being in reverse order.
The safety manual reminds me of that “wii safety gone too far” video
I watched that to. I didnt think anyone else would talk about it.
oh damn i actually have a friend who got one of those a couple years ago. it worked fine for him
The problem is that George swapped out the guitar's fret stick with another of his guitar's fret stick. The pins are all in the wrong place for any other guitar.
@@SeraphOC i didnt think of that nice job but i did get a hint it would have problems with that before he plugged it in also do any of the other official gh or rb guitars have the buttons register as the consoles controller so its compatible is that why your able to play gh with a controller because the frets are mapped to those buttons
@@Rhuzzy_ kind of. The Guitar Hero controllers work like that but the Rock Band ones (at least the Beatles one I had) have their own button system and are registered as a unique type of controller.
I have this
I actually bought one of these, and it works supprisingly well and it broke in pretty quick for clone hero. If you're not the modding type, I would reccomend it.
same here..
2 years later. Has it broke yet?
@@willmatic4859 replying because i want to know too
does it work on clone hero without modding it?
@@foolntyou need a wiimote or a raphnet for it to work
"Let's turn down the music" plays Bleed at 5% speed
I'm only at 1:24 and I'm already having flashbacks to osu! tablet advertisements that get weirder the longer you look at them lol
That 'telephone line' part is actually partially true. In America, (probably everywhere else too) home phone lines often have ~48 volts going through, and when ringing, even more. Holding this could actually hurt you, and will absolutely damage the circuit as crazy as it sounds. The high voltage is a reminiscence from old rotary telephones being plugged in only to the jack, and having to drive the bell ringer.
The dude in the thumbnail has a mustache, but this video guy doesn't...have I been scammed?
This was actually my first wiitar, got it over a year ago.
Is it worth? I've a wireless WT Guitar and I really wanna try out a wiitar
@@Noshied it all depends on your level of skill within the game. If you're on ukogs, acai, randy, frosted, etc level, then yeah you need a wiitar with the best frets, strumbar, and best latency, which in that case, picking up wiitars from thrift stores is the best choice, this guitar from Amazon, is standardly tbh trash, frets are crap, strum bar doesn't over strum at all like a normal (perfect) 2/2 wiitar. But for casual playing a WT guitar is fine but wired would be better.
Same
@Astro well good u got one that was good but the one I got was bad but that was years ago and I didn't even know what modding was then lol any guitar can be much better after modding
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SLIPKNOT STAR
Rock Band 1 on Wii exclusively used Rock Band instruments with their own USB dongles, the game only accepted Wii Remotes for the Microphone and wouldn't even notice Guitar Hero controllers. 2 and 3 worked differently and were programmed to use the Wii-remote compliant instruments as well.
Maybe the bad frets are just because the guitar is new?
I found a sealed official GH2 guitar at goodwill once, and the frets were waaay stiffer than the one I picked up used years ago.
That's pretty neat. Does it register raking at all?
Not 1 finger raking, but 2 finger raking it is PERFECT :D
@@UKOGmonkey why dont you replace the strum bar from that guitar onto your official wii les-paul if you like the strum bar so much
THANK YOU. I would have been afraid to buy a third party guitar like this, thanks for the review. Awesome.
did you buy it? if so does it work on clone hero without having to mod it?
3 years later, I bought this guitar before watching this video and most if not all the issues don’t exist anymore. It’s actually a very good guitar especially for clone hero. I’ve played with it on actual wii too and it works fine
I’m probably gonna get one, they even have a PS3 one now too
Same, I've had a couple of these knockoff guitars for years now and there are absolutely no problems
holy shit! what adapter did you use for pc?
@@rusty9287are they knockoffs if the orignal isn't manufactured anymore ?
I bought one of these a while ago for the price and the fact that you can barely find any guitars it’s good as hell and has still been working for a while. Plus if it breaks amazon covers it so🔥
Yeah dude I got mad and slammed mine on the ground and they still gave me a refund lol
The compatibility thing is a real thing with official guitars on the Wii as well. There's a whole chart on which guitars are compatible with which games.
The reason for the buttons reversed and only with green pressed with different neck is because the pins are backwards, the green becomes ground when pressed and lets the other buttons get pushed
I bought two of these and so far its working perfectly with both wiimotes and adapters (aside from wii homebrew, it breaks usbloadergx) and its enabling me to have fun with my friends in a way i havent in a long time. Thank you DOYO!
Does the guitar work on clone hero without having to mod it?
The weird buttons things at 9:00
The connections of the two necks are different. I guess this one has the pins on reverse order, so when you fret green on your other frets you are pressing the ground, and now that the ground is presses, the other buttons can register.
I had that on my guitar, but because I was an idiot that soldered on reverse hehe
1:04 I BURSTED into tears of laughter.
if you swap the frets to the black outline ones you wouldn't be able to tell at all LOL
It's almost IDENTICAL
2:27 The whole channel was trembling there for a second.
3:59 pause the video here and find were it has the difficulties and ‘expert’ is now ‘express’ 😂😂😂 (i found this so funny)
I have that guitar, and I modded it. It plays like a dream after mods and some usage
how did you make your buttons lighter to press?
8:20 what could be going on is that the knock off reads the fret-button inputs differently .. official guitars set the button-pins to high until the button is pressed .. maybe the knock-off switched things around?
Assuming the circuit board is the same design, the ribbon cables inside are backwards. Instead of the wire order being GRYBOP (P=power in), it's POBYRG. Thus pressing the green button sends power to all other buttons, pressing red then activates orange, etc.
i feel like they bought the molds from the original manufacturer and are redoing it. from looks of it everything is the same besides the plastic they use and the pads along with neck. its just wired differently than the standard guitar so the key presses wont be the same.
I've actually bought one of these about 4 months ago. I'm not very competent with clone hero so the controller works just fine for me. It's pretty good controller if you're on a budget
I bought this guitar about a year ago and it works great. It’s a really good substitute for a real guitar hero guitar and gets the job done
does it work on clone hero without having to mod it?
@@foolnt it takes an adapter for it to go to USB but yeah it works
Hey George, did you FC that Closer underchart last night or nah?
I'm still in pain from the choke
@@UKOGmonkey Ah okay, so I didn't miss anything. Well, good luck if you ever try it another time. 😊
Ty
3:57 has anyone noticed that the listed difficulties are Easy, Medium, Hard and EXPRESS?
*E X P R E S S*
I bought a used one last month, works perfectly
the reason the old fretboard does not work on the new body is becouse its wired differently. so the green button works as the ground for the electrical signal ( all the buttons need a ground in order to complete the circuit) so if you can find the ground wire/path on the circuitboard and wire that to the correct pins of the new body, you are set.
I am a electical engineer but its hard to explain it in english since its not my native language so I hope it made sence ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Can confirm that guitar hero controllers don't work with Rock band 1 on Wii. (Source: I've tried back in the day because the strum on the guitar that came with Rock Band stopped working.)
The rockband 1 things is actually normal. Guitar hero wii controllers work with rockband 2 and 3, but not 1.
The person who typed the "rules" for the guitar forgot so many spaces in it
The problem with you not being able to press frets unless you hold down green is another problem I had with 2 official wiitar les pauls. Seems like the neck is not compatible with the base for some odd reason, they're not even dirty or anything. Changing the base made it work perfectly.
Rockband 1 has a specific gutair that is needed to play. Great gutair
I’ve had this guitar for a few months now and I use it all the time and don’t have any problems. I highly recommend it. However I did modified it a little
How so?
@@HNTRTV Just some small visual modifications. For example, I took the neck apart and rearranged the buttons and the faceplate is actually removable like the old Wii guitars so I had a friend paint it.
That guitar being not compatible with Rockband 1 is a real fact: Original GH guitars neither work with that game due to a restriction made by Harmonix to only use RB instruments with that game
not sure if it's been said in the comments, but the reason why it doesn't work with rockband 1 is that, rockband 1 doesn't except guitar hero controllers. They fixed that issue from rockband 2 onward
For being a cheap guitar I’ve been using this for 6 months and it works almost perfectly for me on clone hero and I have the black on they make so this is actually good for a cheap amazon guitar. Idk if it 1 finger rake strums cause I don’t have a raphnet cause the one I tried to get didn’t come in but yeah.
i still own one of these controllers, it sits in the "unused controllers" pile, which if you're curious has 2 GHL controllers, a broken 360 guitar, and this guitar. it hasn't broken over the years, the frets get easier to push with age tho!
Wait a minute. I just realized. I have this guitar
I have a 3rd party guitar I bought a few years back, it wasent a Wiitar just a wireless USB but it still works like a dream
I bought the same guitar for 7 dollars at a goodwill in my town LOL
I bought this exact same guitar by an accident. It worked surprisingly well until it started overstrumming. I managed to fix that issue by putting some tape on the pad things. After that fix it has been working for like 4 months for me now
does it work for clone hero without having to mod it?
@@foolnt it does, but please note that this model does not provide good quality in long run. You also need the special cable that lets you to connect it to your pc
To everyone who clicked the link to get the guitar and seen that it's unavailable, it's because DOYO phased out into Gametime Buddies (I'm assuming that's why both brands are on the packaging lol). I just now bought one and they are still manufacturing them, it's just under Gametime Buddies on amazon! So here is the updated link: www.amazon.com/Wireless-Guitar-Wii-Games-Excluding-Nintendo/dp/B004XDCJ4A/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&m=A1LNOOBAGE0HLB&qid=1591333317&s=merchant-items&sr=1-2
thanks?
@@blank3065 you're welcome?
Rock band 1 for the Wii came with Wired Instruments and a USB hub so that's probably why it's incompatible.
Just came to realize that the pins are reversed, which is why the buttons are backwards green is wired to ground and vice versa which is why green needs to be held for any of them to work
having to hold green to activate the other buttons and them being backwards sounds like a fun challenge lol
I bought this guitar more than 2 years ago and it still works!
Found it to be a good guitar for just 40€!
I modified the neck by changing the silicon pad with ps2 les paul silicon pad that is thicker, to reduce the travel distance. To make it fit I just loosen a bit the neck screws. It worked well and the frets are now super sensitive.
I also removed a piece of plastic that was in between the strum bar and the switches and it bounce better, but it’s still an inconsistent 2/2! I then put some tape and now it’s a perfect 1/1 with total consistency and sensitivity!
I definitely recommend it.
did it work for clone hero without having to mod it?
@@foolnt Yep. U need a raphnet adapter or the wii mote controller to make it work
It doesn’t work with rb1 because all of the instruments in rb1 need a cable (unless they are rock band ones that don’t use the wiimote)
I enjoy your pronunciation of buddies.
Free bird sounds fricking amazing with a faster speed
The weird part is almost all of my guitars dont work on rock band one either but work on every single game
Because RB1 used the USB port, but in RB2, they allowed the wireless stuff
I actually found a xbox WT guitar brand new in a box for 20€
So if you are a beginner at clone hero, I recommend that you get this guitar but before you do go to your local goodwill or/and any more thrift stores and see if there is any other guitar hero wiitars or any other guitars that might be out there. if you find none then you can buy this one for currently 39.99 USD. If you can you can also mod the guitar frets so it doesnt feel like mushing a piece of chewed gum with plastic.
wow you actually read the whole thing. Dang.
It isn't compatible with Rock Band 1 because RB1 on the Wii only worked with Rock Band instruments. RB2 and RB3 worked with Guitar Hero instruments.
everytime you say Gametime Buddy, it sound like Gametime Butty
I have to say that I was afraid at beginning because I bought this guitar a few weeks ago and honestly I didn't know what to expect, but I guess it's worth. The only bad thing is that I have to wait until next month to have it😢.
Anyways thank you very much for the honest review, I'll definitely try to modify the frets once I get the guitar.
God bless you brother
UKOG, you should try FTFATF with the body of the game buddies guitar and the headstock you attatched after, since its mostly greens + other buttons, and having them flipped just adds to the fun.
I no lie own this guitar. It’s part of the Beatles Rock Band
Nevermind it’s bootleg
“I bought the guitar”
wHeN yOu SwItCh To SwItCH GuaRaNteE
"This seller has only 125 of these available."
It's just workout frets to train your endurance
you might need to reset the controller after changing the fret bar because no controller likes having pats disconnected and reconnected while in the middle of a game. try resting it and see if that fixes the input problems
I’m watching guitar hero videos at 3 am cause I’m thinking of getting g one
honestly i’d like to see modding this guitar and what it looks like inside. i’ve already seen the official so i’m curious how it’s different
My grandma bought the same thing for my aunt during 2008 and it worked fine except that you weren’t able to use it with rockband 1 how ever it is compatible with band hero because my aunt had a copy of band hero for the wii and it worked fine so I don’t know it says that on the box
I should note what they mean with the not working on RB1 but works on RB2/3 wii thing, as a wii player. guitar hero guitars on wii will NOT work on RB1. only rb guitars
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4. If the function keys of the Wii *GUITARDO*
lol
All star 8 bit remix in the background??
only the best tunes for you guys ;)
I bought the same guitar earlier this year and it works great 👍
Does it work without any modding on clone hero?
im pretty sure i accidentally bought one of these on ebay for $45. it did come with a wii copy of GH3 though.
i knew it was after market as soon as i saw the listing, because the fret buttons didnt look right.
i actually took it apart and compared it to my official wii guitar, and it turns out that they are actually wired differently. that is fucking wild to me. if you're going to go to such length to knock off a product, then why not just make it wired exactly the same?
and like... in all honesty, they did i good job with this knock off. it actually feels really nice outside of the rubber backing for the frets being a bit too strong, and the giant line on the yellow button stabbing your finger. (i just took a knife and cut that line off. feels fine after that.) if they had wired it the same as the original, then it would be interchangeable, and it would be an absolutely perfect generic guitar.
I wouldn't want to take a shot at that guitar. Not when I heard you say "My fingers are already tired."
I wonder how the fret modification goes down for him
I love that the one at the beginning has a photoshopped wiimote in it
Edit, the picture after is even funnier.
Maybe they were getting it confused? I remember not being able to use the Rockband guitar on Guitar Hero not the other way around.
Man... I really miss playing Guitar Hero! I tried live but it was so... disappointing. Literally killed me! How is this possible? I'd love to get back into it.
"Clone hero" on pc !!! works on a i3 2nd gen laptop.
Hello friends, the guitar is connected to their computer, all the keys are active, but the part we hit on the axis control does not work, I go back and forth a few times.
boiling the dome switches would probably soften them up without having to cut them.
I own two of these, they work great.
Man, I had rock band 1 and got a Wii Les Paul for my birthday one year, and it wasn't compatible. It's not bullshit
The reason its not compatible with Rockband 1 at least (idk why for band hero) is because it looks like the guitar is based off of the Guitar Hero 3 guitar for the Wii, and as a person that played Guitar Hero and Rockband games for the Wii is the Guitar Hero 3 guitar for every console that had it, is incompatible with Rockband 1. So if i wanted to play Rockband 1 I had to use a Rockband guitar, Guitar Hero guitars weren't compatible with Rockband 1 till Rockband 2.
are you even good if you don't play in EXPRESS mode
3:06 its really not confusing when you realize this is just a drop shipped product from china
believe me, amazon is drop shipping central when it comes to stuff like this
I’m getting one of these for Christmas this year❤️
It's like the frets are all wired in series after green.
i has this guitar for 2 and a half months now, modded buttons and it works well! you did i guess the same i did.
old, but it looks like this wee guitar is using one of the green wires as the common ground, so its only registering when its pressed
Can I ask what guitar model / color that is in the right corner? It's such a beautiful color! Thanks
I think it is an imitation of Billie Joe Armstrong's old Frankenstrat Stratocaster, which is just a bootleg of a Fender Stratocaster.
They seem to sell one that has a Bluetooth adapter, which would save the extra money for a raphnet adapter. The question is though, if that one's any good.
It almost looks like it uses the Wii tooling but the PCB for the fret buttons uses the Xbox layout.
Tbh I’d prolly swap the membrane out of one of my bricked controllers, or maybe even my main controller cause I love my frets
Yeah. This guitar is wack. Isn't regularly compatible with normal wiitar frets. Also normal faceplates also aren't compatible. Screws are different. Internals are different.
i had a similar bootleg guitar and used leftover griptape from my skateboard to mod so it can fit.