Rock Band XBOX 360

Playing Guitar Hero when it first came out, I immediately thought how cool it would be if one day they added drums and voice to make the game complete. That day finally came with Harmonix and EA releasing Rock Band. For just under $180, a large box containing the game, a drum set, guitar, and microphone can be purchased.

Putting It Together

The hardware components are mostly assembled out of the box. The microphone has no parts to assemble, just plug it into the supplied USB hub. The guitar ships with the neck of the guitar off, and it plugs into the rest of the guitar without the need for any tools. Also, the guitar strap must be easily installed. The guitar is very similar to the standard guitar hero guitars, however there are two sets of buttons on the neck, as opposed to just one set on the guitar hero guitar. The drums are the most complicated part to put together. They come in about 10 pieces, however they can be easily assembled without the need to look at the directions. The drums consist of a kick pedal, and 4 pads that you can hit with the supplied wooden drumsticks. It took me just under 30 minutes to assemble the entire thing.

Compatibility

In order to complete my dream band, I needed a bassist, and thus needed a bass. I used a Guitar Hero 3 guitar as a bass, and it worked like a champ. No issues at all using the Guitar Hero 3 guitar as a bass or a guitar in Rock Band.

I also tried to use the supplied Rock Band guitar on Guitar Hero 3, and found surprising results. The guitar would navigate the menus, however when it came time to play, it did not work. The guitar showed up in the menus as a standard controller, where the Guitar Hero 3 guitar showed up as a guitar. I am not sure what the problem is here, but the Rock Band guitar does not work with Guitar Hero 3.

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