(UPDATED!!) BUYING GUITAR HERO GUITARS in 2024? Here's how I do it

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0:00 Intro
0:54 Sponsor
1:50 The RIFFMASTER is Here. Should you buy it?
8:00 ADAPTERS UPDATE
10:21 Best places to buy any guitar controller
11:53 DIY Kits
12:29 UNIVERSAL GUITARS?
15:46 DIY Kits
17:11 Custom Guitars by Modders
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last updated 1-24-20

[aWiseMoose]

This is it, the ultimate guide. I'll be referring people to this video from now on when they ask about guitars

[Bimmety]

mod kits seem scary but as someone who is terrible with messing with hardware its super easy to convert any guitar so do not be scared of the kits they are super easy to do and are wonderful

[TheStashOfNash]

I bought two riffmasters because I haven’t been able to play guitar hero in over a decade and watching for over 6 years, and the Riffmaster working for Fortnite festival AND native YARG support has made it incredible to come back to the GH/RB community instead of only watching it. Now I’m able to play the biggest library of music with my girlfriend or friends when they’re in the mood. I completely agree Acai, it’s a great time to be in the community!

[ghandrew]

The one time I've ever been recognized in public for any of my YT channels was someone looking for guitar controllers at a thrift store lol.
I do think the thrift store days are long over by now. They are way too rare and valuable to be found there any more

[dijek]

Let’s go another how to find plastic video

[SureWhyNot]

you need to start introducing yourself as a guitar hero. You've got to have earned the title by now.

[kelzakdub]

If you have a broken guitar, buy the solderless kit and the right screwdrivers and get to work. I just did it, and it was pretty easy. Anyone can do it with the right tools. Well worth the 70ish bucks! Just do it!

[sanjayg]

It still feels so weird to see a project of mine actually go far and wide like this.

Speaking of console support, i think at this point ive added support for all unmodded consoles now that had guitar hero and rb games, including emulating the ps2 controller port and the wii extension port.

[Partyboi_XT]

its surreal to see myself get mentioned here, im glad i get to be apart of giving back and providing to the community. thank you acai

[retrocultmods]

Well would you look at that, peak just dropped.

Seriously though, thanks for doing the work and putting all of this together in an easy to digest way so newcomers can have the clearest and smoothest path into the community!

[DragRedSim]

I think the one thing missing from this was a mention of the PolyBar and MiniBar projects, for building your own guitars from scratch. If you have a 3D printer and some electronics skills, you don’t need to upgrade an old guitar controller; you can produce your own shell and add electronics to it to make whatever you want the guitar to look like.
Personally, I bought a Riffmaster, in as much to show that there is demand for new controllers (with official licenses and auth capabilities), but also as I like the feel of the RB guitars; I also built a Pico adapter (Santroller) to have it work on other consoles (like the RCM V3 shown in the video, just with less Wii capability and a less solid case). I’ve been using it to play RB3DX lately. Theoretically, I wouldn’t even have had to build the adapter; I could have just bought an Adafruit RP2040 Feather USB and used that.

[Wicked_Fox]

The riffmaster is THE best RB controller ever! The buttons and strum bar are very quiet, smooth plastic, feels more durable than the original RB guitar. Besides the RB3 players' choice fender telecaster, this is the one!

[feintish]

for the RIFFMASTER, you can store the usb dongle underneath the pick guard. The pick guard itself is held only by clips and there's a little slant towards the neck where you can just pull it off.

[archgirl]

Just want to jump in and mention in case there are any Linux gamers here; the PlayStation Riffmaster works plug & play on Linux, except for whammy and tilt, and the Xbox Riffmaster works fully, including whammy and tilt, with the Xone kernel module.

[suhhhkyle]

I bought a Terpy's Customs, a few months back. You are looking at a month receive time.
Mechanical Frets/Strum. Colored buttons/LEDS. 150+ range.
Great quality.

[ajax]

I am blessed with several thrift shops in my area, and even more blessed with people who no longer have a need for a guitar hero controller. VintageStock and Savers for the win!

[SergeantCubby]

Got myself the xbox and ps Riffmaster alongside a katanamods wii guitar recently so its funny seeing this guide again after I bought my guitars after watching your previous ones and being on the loop!!

[possqueenvivvie]

i recently moved from a raphnet adapter to a retrocult v3 (my raphnets kept crapping out on me and i got sick of replacing them), it's such a massive upgrade. i love how it has tilt support and fits snugly in the wii remote slot rather than just free swangin like the raphnet.

[dizzykwalla]

Guitar Hero is in the arcade I visit. And it's 2024. It's mostly Guitar Hero 3 made for arcade. One of the controllers is in disrepair, has a dead button. Every music or rhythm game requires maintenance. Not sure they can replace the parts anymore. There are newer guitar games at the arcade anyways. Though I will always love playing PS2 Guitar Hero on crt tv's all day long.

[zlette]

I bought myself a PS2 Wireless Kramer Striker and modded it with a RetroCultMods solderless modkit and have been loving it so far. I followed these guides and have done research needed and it worked out great!
So thanks for these!