It looks the same, but it’s not! On the inside, anyway.
The touch strip on the neck used to be analogue but now it’s completely digital, so Activision says it’s now “100 percent accurate.” The strum bar has also been redesigned internally, so it’s way more durable. I didn’t actually get to hit it to see if you can feel how much more solid it is. But hopefully the DJ Hero turntable is a pretty nice indication of the quality of hardware we should expect this generation. The whammy bar has been subtly redesigned as well, and now you’ve got some fake chrome tuners instead of fake plastic tuners.
I’ve always preferred the Guitar Hero guitars to Rock Band’s since I think the latter’s strum bar is too squishy. What were you hoping would change with the new guitars?
David
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 5:16 PMAlways hoped they would eventually replace the strum bar with an actual steel string so you could play with a pick like a real guitar, it would not be hard to design and would be awesome for people like me who actually play real guitar.
Ben
Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:09 PMI’m sick of these money grubbing techniques with the guitars. Why can’t they all be the same? I spent good money on GH2 and GH3 with guitars but to play GHWT/Rock Band and any guitar hero’s onwards I need these guitars because they have touch sensors and other useless crap that is required to play the game properly. Keep it simple ffs..
Cam
Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 5:34 AMI’m sick of the old guitars having lag. The first generation wired controller has always been the best, let’s hope that when Activision says “100 percent accurate” they mean it.