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(More customer reviews)For perspective, I am an "accoustic" guitar player (mid-range "Taylor," without electronics). Slow to adopt new technology, I finally purchased a Wii console for my family this Christmas. So we would be ready to go as soon as the wrapping paper was ripped away, I also had "Wii Fit with Balance Board" on hand, as well as a copy of "Guitar Hero III" to use with the "Logitech Wii Wireless Guitar Controller." Basically, the entire family has been playing Wii for most of the last 48 hours, and "Guitar Hero" for most of the last day. I will incorporate comments from my daughter who has never played guitar, as well as from my son who plays electric guitar and has used other guitar controllers and is more accomplished with the games. (He plays most often at the "Hard" level, with occasional strolls into "Expert.")
My controller started right up right away the first time without any problems. Its easy to set up using the Wii controller that comes with the basic console. If you are reading this review, its because you want a high quality experience, so you want your guitar to look and feel like the real thing. Hard wood maple neck. Dark rosewood fretboard. Mother of pearl-like "Logitech" logo on the lower neck. Chrome throughout. It is a very realistic, high quality. If you want the plastic "toy," for your six year old, I suggest getting something cheaper and smaller. It was a very sweet moment, taking this beast out of the box.
I commented to my son that the neck might be slighly shorter than an actual electric guitar, but he said that this controller (entire unit is almost 34" top to bottom) actually has a longer neck than most typical Guitar Hero controllers! For folks who have never played guitar, or are familiar with the "el-cheapo" plastic devices, and people with smaller hands, you will notice that one of the costs of realism is that it may be more difficult for you to get your fingers around the neck. But the five buttons and slide are easy to get used to. Even my daughter (5' 4" - never played before, but with good hand eye coordination) was able to work the neck with her left hand with no problem. (We are all right handed. I don't know what the options are for you lefties out there....If you don't mind the location of the "whammy" bar, I guess you just flip it upside down.) You will need the strap that comes with it, because it weighs alot just like the real thing.
The traditional black picking area over the glossy white is very classy. It is shiny, hefty, and totally cool. This is the kind of gift you want to get your child to guarantee a "wow" moment when it comes out of the box.
My son thought the strum bar was a little longer than he'd seen in other controllers (almost 3 1/2 inches long), which allows plenty of freedom to move the right hand all over the place, and still have some bar to work with. I suggested he learn to strum with up and down motion to prepare for the lightning fast songs, but he is still getting great speed with the Logitech strum bar just strumming as fast as he can with a downward motion, and its relatively quiet.
The buttons work nicely. My son assured me any issues I was having were due to me, not the mechanics of the buttons. And I think he calibrated the timing of the "notes" for a little earlier strumming (using the Guitar Hero software) than I would have preferred. Nevertheless, I'd say the buttons work just fine. Logitech's write-up on the Amazon website is spot on, except perhaps for the sounds the buttons make. Again, it was probably me - my son was playing more difficult songs, and making fewer clicks. But I personally have no problem with sounds coming from the buttons. Just like I have no problem with the sounds my fingers make travelling up and down the base strings on my accoustic Taylor. This may be the software more than the controller, but I like the fact that when you mess up big time, the controller emits a gentle twang; nothing too harsh.
This product is consistent with other Logitech products I've reveiwed in the past. If you take care of them, fidelity is never an issue.
I've got to tell you, for this accoustic player, hitting a few hundred "notes" in a row, tilting the neck up to the sky to activate the bonus and feeling the vibration, fooling around with the "whammy" bar, etc., is hella fun. The star power button is disguised as the pickups, and the "+" button is the bridge. Basically, with the styling and color of this guitar, a little more practice, and a little less shaving, (I already wear glasses), I'll be an Eric Clapton look alike!
And thats what its all about people.
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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.
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