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Logitech Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar Controller | 
| From: Logitech
Category: Video Games
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $69.99(as of 9/8/10 06:50 PDT - Details)
You Save: $130.00 (65%)
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 2908
Platforms: Xbox, Xbox 360
Media: Accessory
Edition: Wireless
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Xbox 360
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.9
Dimensions (in): 36 x 12.3 x 4
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 939-000150
Model: 939-000150
UPC: 097855060365
EAN: 0097855060365
ASIN: B002FRIEAE
Release Date: July 14, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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. |
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Product 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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Faceplant August 6, 2010
R. Reining (San Bernardino, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It seems incomprehensible that Logitech would take the time to build such a heavy and well put-together piece of equipment, ensure sound body construction, turnable guitar pegs and even a false bridge, and fail in the ways that are actually important.
#1 - Fret This
The biggest and most glaring problem with this guitar is the fret design, feel, and functionality. This and the strum bar are like the most obvious parts of what I think should be considered when taking the time to build a guitar controller, but I guess I have to explain it when talking about this one.
I understand that when building guitar controllers, it is all about trade off. Do you make the frets raised or flush, loose or sticky, how far apart do you space them? The first thing I noticed when I took the guitar out of the box was how far apart the fret buttons are spaced. However, I then realized that thinking they were spaced further apart than the normal Guitar Hero guitar controllers is just an illusion created by the extra width and length of the neck of the guitar. The problem is that even though the guitar is the largest controller I have ever used, the buttons are the same size as every other guitar controller from the Guitar Hero people. If you're going to make a larger guitar, make the buttons larger too. They don't have to be abnormally large, but it makes it very difficult to do hammer-ons and pull-offs when the frets are spaced as they are.
The second problem with the frets is their shape. They are almost rectangular, which isn't a problem, but the fact that they have sharp sides is. What this means for someone like me, who plays on Expert, is that when I have fast hammer-ons of pull-offs, it's hard to slide my fingers down or up the neck of the guitar. I'm sure in time it is something I could learn to adapt to, but it seems like something that wasn't even considered. A smart guitar controller would be easy to use for people playing on beginner, but be advanced enough to meet the needs of someone playing on expert. The frets should have been more tapered at the edges, and either closer together, of just generally bigger to accommodate faster finger movement.
Lastly, as far as the frets go, I have also already experienced problem with the blue button not registering when playing a chord. This is something that takes time with the guitar hero controllers to break in, but honestly, we're about four years past the release of Guitar Hero 2, it's time these people designing the controllers get with the program. From the get, Rock Band guitar controllers have never had problems with the fret buttons. They are plagued by their own set of problems, but the frets are something they do absolutely right.
#2 - Strummer? -- I don't even know'er!
There isn't a whole lot to complain about as far as the strum bar goes. It is stiff like I like it (that's what she said?), and there is a satisfying click when you strum (I know a lot of people prefer the silent strum bars, and I understand that, I'm not knocking this guitar for trying to please people on both sides of the aisle). This next part is going to be difficult to explain. I, and I don't know how many others do it like this, strum THROUGH the strum bar when I play. I guess picture someone playing the string of a real guitar, brushing their thumb against the string to play the note. That is how I play these guitar controllers. And while I have not yet had any trouble with over-sensitivity (strumming once and having the game read it as a double-strum when the strum bar springs back into place), when I strum through the notes, the controller makes a weird FLOINKing noise that is even more grating than the loud clicking that accompanies most of the first and second gen. Guitar Hero controllers.
#3 - A Little Rough Around the Edges
I understand that this controller was designed to mimic a realistic (albeit still scale) guitar. But when you're going to sacrifice comfort for realism, my question is why? I play for maybe an hour or so a day, using this controller has hurt my right wrist, left forearm, and the bottom joints in my fingers. The neck of the guitar has pretty hard and sharp edges, and when you are moving your hand up and down the neck a lot, it is going to hurt your fingers. I ended up taking sandpaper to the edges to round them out and make it easier and more comfortable to play. This was not difficult to do, but the fact remains that it is something that should have been taken into consideration when designing it.
Second, the butt of the guitar is the same way. While more rounded, there is no comfortable position to rest your strumming arm on the guitar without rubbing your forearm raw. Again I ended up putting a piece of foam held in place with double sided tape, to stop my arm from getting hurt. If you don't play on expert, you should really be fine with this guitar, and shouldn't experience very many problems, but this thing really wasn't built for the serious guitar gamer. That sounds dumb to say, but it's the truth.
The spacing of the frets, and how loose they are, makes it so that you want to press down hard on them to ensure that you don't miss chords because the guitar isn't reading you as pressing the button down enough, really has hurt my wrist as well. The longer neck and the spaced frets places your wrist at an awkward angle. This is the first guitar controller that really has hurt my wrist, and that is a problem. When there are so many stupid problems plaguing something you're going to be using a lot, you eventually start to see that it just isn't worth it to keep using.
In conclusion, if you don't play on expert, you will probably love this guitar. It's heavy, solid, and really cool. I mean it really is, I'm not denying it. But it really wasn't built with function at it's core. It's more showy than actually practical.
Love the 'feel' don't like the frets or the strum - Do not buy July 17, 2010
MDM Sensei (Davenport, IA United States)
I play Rock Band exclusively - but I prefer the GH guitars. I've been playing RB since 2007 and about every 4 months or so, I'd replace a GH guitar controller as they wear out and variety of problems occur. My thought in getting this Logitech controller was that 'you get what you pay for' and I wanted to get something that would last a bit longer than 4 months.
The guitar arrived yesterday, I popped open the package and started up RB. Worked great. I've read other reviews where people are noticing the fret buttons are spaced further apart than others - I /guess/ I can agree to that, but its hardly noticeable in my opinion. I really do like the placement of the aux buttons (back & start)... very similar Overdrive button placement to what the GH World Tour controller had. Wammy feels good thus far.
After about 2 hrs of playing last night, I started to notice issues with the strum bar. Downstrums were not consistent; upstrums were fine. After 3 hrs of playing, I was noticing that the fret buttons started to become troublesome; even though I was holding down the frets, minor adjustments (rolling your fingers on the fret) would cause the fret to stop registering and I'd lose my note in the game. After 4 hrs, I started to notice further problems with the strum; the irksome 'double-strum' syndrome as well as additional problems with downstrumming.
So this morning I picked up the guitar (still love the weight & heft of it) and thought perhaps I was just having a bad night. Now the strum is bad in both directions and the fret buttons only register 75% of the time. I will admit this feels like a very well made product... but its like a Jaguar; looks real pretty but the key pieces of functionality ain't there. (sorry to all you who love Jags)
Anyway, this will go into my collection of plastic guitars and I'll probably just spend more money on something else in the future. My advice to anyone CONSIDERING purchasing this item (I picked it up for $87 and free shipping) is focus on the MadCatz products instead. Logitech apparently (see other reviews) has this product at 'end of life' so if you experience the same problems as I have, you'll be SOL. (outta luck).
Love the weight, not happy with the frets or strum.
 worth it ($90) and why June 16, 2010
T. Kim (mobile, al usa)
Edit: This review looks baaad when they compress it like this! Sorry!
This review is more like a comparison of the four types of guitars I've used for guitar hero/rock band.
Guitar types: Original Guitar Hero SG (PS2); Red Rock Guitar (PS2); Rockband Strat (PS3); Logitech Orange!(X360)
Guitar | Button Speed | Quality | Strum Bar/Click | Compatibility | Overall
Original SG (B) (B+) (A+/Yes!) (A+ (All PS2)) (A-)
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Red Rock Guitar (A+ (Buttery)) (C-) (A+/Yes!) (D- (GH1)) (B)
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Rockband Strat (C (Too big)) (B+) (B-/No!) (B (Rockbands)) (B-)
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Logitech Orange! (A- (Bit further apart)) (A+++!+) (A+/Yes! (softer)) (A+ (Rockbands, GHs)) (A++)
This logitech guitar is superbly made. It feels very much like a real guitar.
If you can spare the 90 dollars, then get this! The weight of it makes it stay in place while you play.
The extra space between the buttons is not bad at all. I hardly noticed when I started playing.
Also, I love the orange color that it comes in.
A side note; the Red Rock Guitar (sold back in the day by DDR Game), in terms of pure performance
in game, is by far the best. The buttery smooth buttons make playing so much easier. Unfortunately,
the incompatibility with most games and poooor make quality make it a tough purchase.
However, if you need that extra boost in your game for GH1, it WILL make a difference (at least for me).
Also I hate the Rockband Strat as you can tell from it getting a lower score than the Red Rock.
The Controller that the arcade machines have..... June 1, 2010
Nicholas J. Phillips (New Haven, CT USA)
I just bought this guitar to replace my Rock Band 2 strat, which died from over use. The first thing I noticed is the weight. It's nice and heavy like the guitars that are on the Guitar hero, and guitar freaks arcade cabs. Then I played the guitar. I was blown away. The strummer is the best I have played on a home unit guitar. The buttons are standard guitar hero, but they are spaced a little wider, which if you play the controller correctly, should not be a problem. Just position your hand where it is most comfortable. The whammy bar is nice. The back button as a pick-up was a nice addition, but I still tilt my guitars for specials, and this one works just right. All and all, this guitar is worth the money and should not disappoint, unless you think just buying a different controller will make you better. With some practice, this is the only guitar I will use on the XBOX360. Just buy it.... I waited and missed out on some good playing. Glad I got it now... It rocks!!!
Logitech Xbox 360 Wireless Guitar Controller May 13, 2010
Lan Min Wei (diggerlan R.O.C)
I must say it is a good tool to help me in GuitarHero the invincible, good texture, with a perfect touch, it is impeccable, I believe will fall in love with it used
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