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Guitar Hero 2 Guitar Controller | 
| From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  50 reviews
Sales Rank: 6994
Platform: Xbox 360
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 30.6 x 11.6 x 2.6
MPN: 047875950436
Model: II X-plorer Controller
UPC: 047875950436
EAN: 0047875950436
ASIN: B000NUIYK0
Release Date: September 4, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The Guitar Hero 2 Controller feels just like a real guitar, making it the ultimate way to jam on your Xbox 360. Players press the fret buttons in sync with scrolling "notes" on screen that indicate the rhythm of the song. Players activate these "notes" by flicking the strum bar on the Guitar Hero 2 Controller. With a second Controller, Guitar Hero turns into the ultimate party game!! The dual guitar action on songs like Iron Man and More Than a Feeling will have the crowd going nuts. Stylized Start and Select buttons that look like volume knobs off an actual guitar
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Great...for a few days. August 26, 2010
Kimberly Hogue
I got this controller to replace the one I got with GH:WT. It worked a lot better until I used it for a few days. Just like the other controller, this doesn't always register notes. I noticed this while practicing the intro for "Re-education Through Labor" on GH:WT. It could very well be me sucking but I never had any problems with this song until now. Even though I strummed at the correct time, it messes up my streak. Also, it activates star power by itself whether I tilt it or not.
It's better than my previous controller overall, but it has some of the same problems.
 Guitar hero Controller August 23, 2010
T. DiSanti
I love this guitar, seeing as how our 1st guitar hero guitar was broken after playing the game for 3 days, this one has definitely surpassed that mark. We have had the guitar for 1 1/2 months now and it still works great after playing it at least once daily. No problems or issues of any kind.
Higher Shreducation August 17, 2010
R. Reining (San Bernardino, CA)
Of the seven guitar controllers I have used, this one, even after four years, is still number two on my list.
The reason this guitar really works is the same reason that newer models of guitar controllers don't: nothing fancy was done. The guitar is hard plastic, single body construction. No detachable neck, overly large whammy bar, long or wide neck, silent strum bar, loose frets, too heavy, and so on.
This and the controller that came with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (my all time favorite) are both about the same weight, but the GH:A controller was wireless, and when it finally gave out it just became too expensive to keep buying it on its own to justify using it as my primary controller. So since that one isn't economically viable, I have gone to my number two to fill the void, and it does so beautifully.
I think the state of current guitar controller models can be summed up in a short story that took place a couple weeks ago. I had recently purchased the Logitech Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar Controller, and when I showed the couple of friends I frequently play Rock Band with, they were both blown away at its beauty and realism. But over the next few hours (I brought the Logitech and the XPLORER) over which both were handed around and used quite a bit, the unanimous conclusion was that the white XPLORER guitar controller was far superior. And so my conclusion is that if what gamers wanted was the heft and look of a real guitar, they would learn to play a real guitar (or try out the upcoming Pro Mode in Rock Band 3 using a MIDI guitar controller). All the bells and whistles and wirelessness in the world can't compete with results.
And this is the original Guitar Hero 2 controller at its core. It can handle the beating I give it (I play on expert), where other guitar controllers can't really cut it. This controller takes some time to break in, maybe a couple weeks or so to loosen up the strum bar and break the frets in, but once you do it is completely worth it. The two biggest things that completely ruin guitar controllers for me are:
1. When you down-strum and the controller reads it as two when it snaps back into place.
2. When the frets are too loose and the controller doesn't read that you are pressing a button down.
This guitar controller has neither problem. Well, for the most part. Over the few years I've been playing I have probably gone through about six of these XPLORER's, which isn't too bad considering they get a couple hours of use a night on average.
The XPLORER is wired and doesn't have any show, but it works a lot better than the glitzy controllers being produced currently. What good is realism if it's going to negatively affect your playing?
Eventually you realize that it isn't worth a thing.
Still the best all around package. May 12, 2010
Marc Manganello (Iowa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
NONE of the guitar controllers available for Guitar Hero/Rock Band games get it all right. All of them have drawbacks and you have to pick your poison, but the old GH2 controller gets my vote for the least amount of trouble overall. It's wired, it doesn't have solo buttons or anything fancy, it's a bit smaller than other controllers, the clicking is pretty loud, but it's durable, reliable, and easy to play. The only serious flaw besides not being wireless is that when playing online there will be a constant hum emanating from any headset plugged into this controller (even when the headset is muted!)
guitar hero 2 guitar controller April 20, 2010
M. M. PATTERSON (durham, nc)
Very pleased with purchase. The first controller I purchased broke within 4 days of receiving it. I contacted the seller through Amazon and I was immediately sent a replacement - no questions. Thank you for a very satisfying Amazon purchase!
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