How can you buy a second guitar only for PS3?

[Jimmytwoshoes]

I bought my PS3 bundle pack yesterday and it says in the materials that most USB guitars are compatible. I've found that not to be the case when I plugged in my son's GHII axe. I've seen all the posts on this site from frustrated PS3 owners. But I haven't seen anything indicating that Harmonix is retailing a stand-alone guitar to fix this. Anybody have a solution for this (other than putting down another $170.00 for the bundle)?

[dborden]

Even the top sticky post says this:

Although the replacement process is quite fast, if you end up waiting for a new instrument you can still rock on. Rock Band will work with many third-party peripherals (although it may be with a more limited capacity depending on design).

~Violet


Something doesn't make sense....

[snoopj123]

Apparently that was a line meant only for the 360.

--snoopj

[darien87]

Screw buying another guitar. The damn game should have been compatible with the existing guitars from jumpstreet!!! I returned GH 3 because the guitar wasn't backwards compatible. Guess I'll be doing the same with RB.

[Xero314]

Getting a second guitar is possible, but I do not vouch for the legality of this suggestion.

Set up a warranty return for your current guitar, do a cross ship (give your credit card so they can charge you if you don't return you existing guitar). They will send you a new guitar and a package for your old one. Accidentally forget to return you old one which somehow started working again.

If EA wants to sue there paying customers for trying to buy a second guitar then that is up to them, but I am willing to bet they let it slide.

[WiredRacing]

mm fraud.

I wonder if a used 360 guitar (USB) would work on the PS3?

[Jimmytwoshoes]

That makes sense. I wonder what they would charge for the guitar? I saw one on eBay today and the most recent bid was $120.00 - JUST FOR THR GUITAR!!!

[Jimmytwoshoes]

As many PS3 owners are learning, the Guitar Hero III guitar does not work with Rock Band. The game recognizes the guitar as a normal controller and won't allow you to use it to rock out. Harmonix has offered an official response to growing concerns that gamers can't use an alternate guitar to play Rock Band:

"Harmonix develops and bases all of our games, guitars and other peripherals on open standards established by platform manufacturers such as Microsoft and Sony. Rock Band is no exception and supports an open controller standard. Guitar controllers are like any other standard game controllers--the controller sends a signal back to the game depending on the buttons you push. If a third party game controller is based on open standards, then it should work with Rock Band as well. If certain controllers do not work with Rock Band, questions about those controllers should be directed to the peripheral manufacturer. In addition, we welcome any 3rd party software that wishes to support Rock Band guitars. If a 3rd party guitar / music game does not support the Rock Band guitar controller, questions regarding this should be directed to the game manufacturer."

Red Octane, the company that manufactures Guitar Hero's peripherals, has yet to offer IGN an explanation or official response. According to Harmonix, it's on Red Octane and publisher Activision. It would seem that unless these two can make nice (and realize that fans are the ones being punished), there will be no patch to remedy this situation.

[Khamikazi]

The 360 guitars wont work with a PS3. Just an FYI since I saw that mentioned. I already attempted it heh.

[modlovecat]

Getting a second guitar is possible, but I do not vouch for the legality of this suggestion.

Set up a warranty return for your current guitar, do a cross ship (give your credit card so they can charge you if you don't return you existing guitar). They will send you a new guitar and a package for your old one. Accidentally forget to return you old one which somehow started working again.

If EA wants to sue there paying customers for trying to buy a second guitar then that is up to them, but I am willing to bet they let it slide.

However, you would be better off just buying the bundle again, because when you return a guitar they state that your card will be charged 160.00 if they do not receive your broken guitar in 30 days.

If you wanna pay that much for the guitar, then thats fine..

[SUBLIME90]

I ordered my 2nd Ps3 guitar from gamestop today. $60. They arrive on April 7th.

[Krom]

is this problem present on all platforms or just the PS#?


As many PS3 owners are learning, the Guitar Hero III guitar does not work with Rock Band. The game recognizes the guitar as a normal controller and won't allow you to use it to rock out. Harmonix has offered an official response to growing concerns that gamers can't use an alternate guitar to play Rock Band:

"Harmonix develops and bases all of our games, guitars and other peripherals on open standards established by platform manufacturers such as Microsoft and Sony. Rock Band is no exception and supports an open controller standard. Guitar controllers are like any other standard game controllers--the controller sends a signal back to the game depending on the buttons you push. If a third party game controller is based on open standards, then it should work with Rock Band as well. If certain controllers do not work with Rock Band, questions about those controllers should be directed to the peripheral manufacturer. In addition, we welcome any 3rd party software that wishes to support Rock Band guitars. If a 3rd party guitar / music game does not support the Rock Band guitar controller, questions regarding this should be directed to the game manufacturer."

Red Octane, the company that manufactures Guitar Hero's peripherals, has yet to offer IGN an explanation or official response. According to Harmonix, it's on Red Octane and publisher Activision. It would seem that unless these two can make nice (and realize that fans are the ones being punished), there will be no patch to remedy this situation.