Rating: - A Good Alternative
It's not of the same quality as the official GH3 Les Paul, but it's close enough to make it a good deal. It takes a little more effort to press the buttons than on the official guitar. Everything else works just fine.
One thing to note: Even though I ordered the "white" version, I received a "yellow" guitar. I didn't care, but you might.
Rating: - This Axe does not rock!
I bought this axe for my wife because it had the nice pink face plate. Unfortunately it doesn't fit her quite right. But that's forgivable, the part that I find annoying is that the whammy has become very loose and dangles down! I'm trying to figure out how to fix that, but no joy yet. On the other hand, activating Star Power is easier than with the original Axe.
Rating: - Awesome guitar
It works well. Just like the one that comes in the box. Wish there were stickers though!
Rating: - Great second controller
I bought this so we could play co-op mode on guitar hero 3. Usually when we buy cheaper versions of video game controllers no one wants to use the cheaper one, but no one seems to see or feel a difference between the controller that came with the game and this spare one. That includes kids and adults. The only complaint is we weren't sure what color we were getting, we ended up getting a yellow one. We dressed it up with some cool stickers and it actually looks pretty sweet.
Rating: - It's OK, but not as good as the Activision Les Paul
As a huge fan of Guitar Hero 3, I bought the Nyko Frontman with eager anticipation that this guitar would be an equivalent, second controller for the GH3 game. Unfortunately, after using the Frontman controller, I greatly prefer the original Activision Les Paul controller that came with GH3.
First the good things: the Frontman controller does seem to be well constructed. The buttons all seem to be of high quality, and the design looks pretty cool. The whammy bar is also much more solid than on the GH3 Les Paul controller.
The main problem with this controller, however, is that the fret buttons are quite stiff. There is definite resistance in pushing these buttons down, and this resistance makes it fairly tough to play difficult solos in Expert mode. The fret buttons are also rounded and recessed, which again make them difficult to press quickly (the roundness also makes them difficult to hold for long periods of time). I became quite frustrated using the Nyko controller with tough GH3 songs.
One last downside - the Nyko controller, just like the GH3 Les Paul, is not compatible with Wii Rock Band. It's amazing how many accessory guitar controllers we have to buy just to have guitar and bass on both GH and Rock Band. Sigh...
In conclusion - the price difference between the Nyko controller and the Activision Les Paul ($10 currently) is not enough, in my opinion, to justify the stiff controls of the Nyko controller.
- This Axe does not rock!
- Awesome guitar
- It's OK, but not as good as the Activision Les Paul
