Guitar Hero Live Guitar Controller Xbox One

Excellent. Like new. Works great.

These controllers have several major issues that have been reported by many. Some are fixable but require taking the neck apart or popping buttons out and shaving a little plastic off of them. Those issues deal with buttons that stick and do not pop back after being pressed, or buttons that meet some sort of resistance and when attempting to press them down too lightly from certain angles. The resistance scenario is not necessarily gamebreaking, but missed notes can occur every once in a while as a result, especially on expert where hand and wrist positions tend to change fast and change a lot, which therefore causes the angle your fingers press the buttons to change. But the worst problem that is gamebreaking and is not fixable is the double strumming that kicked in for me after just 4-5 weeks of play. It's where a mysterious second strum comes gets triggered out of nowhere from only a single strum. It's not just me, either, for many people have reported it. One person even reported the double strum problem kicking in on their guitar within just 2 hours out of the box. The worst part is that it does not go away, and it happens a LOT throughout each song and in the game menus. I went from consistently being in the top 3 on GH TV to being lucky to get in the top 5 because I just cannot keep a meaningful streak, even on simple eighth note rhythms with one note or holding one chord. I've been a real guitar player for over 15 years and an expert GH player since GH 1, so rhythm is NOT an issue at all. Furthermore, what is most infuriating is Activision's useless and cliche response to some of these complaints. When I was researching the web regarding the double strum problem, whenever and wherever Activision actually responded to the problem, the ONLY thing they ever say is "Try resyncing" or "Try recalibrating". I knew full well that none of those things were the problem, but I tried them anyway and of course nothing was fixed. In fact, no one has ever reported that resyncing and/or recalibrating fixed the double strum issue. Anyway, Activision has never even publically acknowledged the problem that I am aware of, and the problem has been around since the game's launch. They do at least exchange guitars, but some people have even reported the same problem happening with the new guitar Activision sends them. In fact, some people have reported the double strum and/or other problems happening to both guitars in bundle packs. I get that stuff happens, but problems like these should be rare or at least uncommon, but they're relatively normal instead. Not only that, but Activision needs to at least acknowledge the problem and let customers know that something is being done or going to be done to improve the quality of future GH Live controllers. Now then, on to the review of the feel of the controller and the way the new design changes gameplay. The only reason I actually gave this two stars despite my complaints above is because of the new button layout. It changes the way the game is played enough so that it does not feel like just another Guitar Hero or even Rockband game. However, the two row layout is not particularly ergonomic for the guitar controller. As I mentioned above, I've been a real guitar player for a long time now, and so almost nothing makes my forearms sore or tired on the real guitar. That being said, certain songs on expert for GH live feel like they put a rather unhealthy strain on the forearm of my fret hand. So, in order to avoid potential strains or injuries, you may have to get creative with the way you make a couple of the new and more 'exotic' chord shapes that GH Live has for its controller. For instance, don't be afraid to use your pinky or make a bar chord with the tips of two fingers. One example, in the chord shape shown in the figure below, it can be rather uncomfortable to bar the middle row with your middle finger and hit the button marked "3" with your ring finger. Use this finger positioning instead for a more natural feel: (x = Top row; black buttons, y = Bottom row; white buttons, 1 = index finger, 2 = middle finger, 3 = ring finger) x 1 3 y 2 y

Product was not advertised as used, played well enough for a week or 2, then had the strum break. Was able to 3d print a replacement piece but sales seemed deceptive.

I was really looking forward to having this controller to play Clone Hero on PC. Everything in the packaging looked so clean. Sadly the controller I was sent had some button input issues. Two of the bottom white buttons did not work and the strum input worked..until I pressed a fret button, then it would no longer register. But the only reason I'm not giving a one star rating is this sellers quick response and ultimately we came to a resolve. I know it always a hit and miss buying used electronics.

I jam this baby all night long........ my wife never plays Xbox one, she does now and we complete...... now that's awesome?!?

It was a gift for my nephew. He enjoys it a lot.

I ordered this for my son and had to order the USB separate. In the end I’m not sure I saved much money. The guitar is a little beat up, more than I expected for sure. My son says it doesn’t work 100%.

Pathetic! Ordered this for my kids and in the description it says it comes with strap and wireless dongle, was just the guitar wrapped in plastic, will need to return at earliest convenience

Good

Me llego a tiempo, bien empacado y sin problemas me encanta el servicio de amazon siempre estuvieron al pendiente del paquete y enviendome notificaciones, con los que batalle fue con los de DHL xD que siempre iban a la hora donde no estaba nadie pero bueno ya los domicilie mejor a la oficina

El botón de la parte de abajo, dedo anular (si se es diestro) no funciona para nada, lo cuál hace imposible jugar con esta guitarra (guitarra abierta el día de antier 11/11/2017) Si me la pudieran cambiar por una que sí funcionara, o si me podrían asistir para arreglarla, cambiaría esta calificación a 5 estrellas, ya que me encanta guitar hero No agrego fotos, por que todo se ve bien visualmente

Bought the guitar from an amazon user - got the guitar in really good condition BUT no connector to hook up to my XBOX One - complete waste of money since no connector can be found! Figured the connector would have been included!

Muy buena calidad y llego en tiempo, al principio tiene algunos problemas de sincronizacion con el xbox one, a considerar los puertos USB de la consola mas si quieres tener dos guitarras+disco duro . saludos!