The PS2 Fender Stratocaster didn't work with any of our Guitar Hero games, but the wireless Kramer and the original Gibson SG guitars worked fine with Rock Band. Update: Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 is now available.
We don't have Rock Band for the PlayStation 2 yet, but we'll update the chart once we get the chance to run the game and the guitar through the compatibility gauntlet.
Wireless Kramer Striker (Guitar Hero III) PlayStation 2 Guitar Compatibility PlayStation 2 The Wii only has Guitar Hero III right now, but we made room for a chart in case Rock Band becomes available.
This means that many aspiring groups will have to make do without a bassist until Harmonix begins selling individual guitars. The problem is that the Rock Band package includes only one guitar. The Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul controller works only with Guitar Hero III, whereas the Rock Band Fender Stratocaster only works with Rock Band. PlayStation 3 Guitar Compatibility PlayStation 3Īs you can see, there isn't much cross-game guitar compatibility on the PlayStation 3. Connect the guitar If you are ready, plugin. The Rock Band Fender Stratocaster will not work with Guitar Hero II or Guitar Hero III. The three that work are once a Guitar Hero World Tour (PC/MAC), a Guitar Hero III Les Paul guitar (PS3) and a Guitar Hero 2 SG Guitar from PS2 To use a Guitar Hero Playstation 2 Controller you need this adapter, all other cheap adapters (SHANWAN, Twin USB etc. While the Xbox 360 RedOctane controllers play nicely with Rock Band, we can't say that the Rock Band guitar returns the favor. However, they don't have the built-in audio switchers to activate echo, flanger, and other guitar sound effects. The Guitar Hero III Gibson Les Paul and the original Gibson X-plorer from Guitar Hero II will both work as lead or bass guitars in Rock Band on the Xbox 360. The Les Paul Guitar Hero guitar can be identified by its guitar. RedOctane (the device manufacturer) went out of business in 2010 so controllers to replace broken ones are hard to find. Wireless Gibson X-plorer (Guitar Hero II) The Les Paul Guitar Hero Controller for the Xbox 360 was first sold in December, 2007 to pair with the new release of the game Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock. We put together guitar compatibility charts for each major platform to show you which controllers work with Guitar Hero and Rock Band. You can't mix and match controllers with games anymore now that we have two competing game franchises with different guitar designs. No problem You can just use a regular controller. However, guitar compatibility has become a major question now that Rock Band has joined Guitar Hero in the genre. So you and your friend want to play Guitar Hero 2 multiplayer, but you only have one guitar, or you have the game but no guitar. Once you had a Guitar Hero controller, you could depend on your trusty axe to work on all future Guitar Hero games on the same game console. 30, 2007īeing a rock star was a lot easier when Guitar Hero was the only franchise in town.