Controllers a new Clone Hero player should buy

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Clone Hero is a freeware music rhythm video game created by Ryan Foster. It is a clone of the Guitar Hero franchise with nearly identical gameplay. The main draw of the game is its ability to play community-made songs, which has resulted in a large fan community around the game as well as a resurgence in popularity for the genre. Clone hero acts similar to and emulator and you’ll have to source your own songs. This guide assumes you have atleast downloaded Clone Hero from clonehero.net/
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Originally I was wanting to play Clone Hero for the first time because of how simple it is to combine all the songs from past games. I originally picked up a Nintendo Wii Les Paul, had a few fun days playing one of the Guitar Hero games, but got quickly annoyed with load times, song selections, and having to switch disks out for another track list. It is also impossible to play DLC songs with the services being shut down in various forms.
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[@LordGeyBoi]

Out of the years I have been playing Clone Hero, I think the wiitars are the best option for the price. If you are able to grab one for under $20, you could buy one of the solderless Arduino kits and still be under the price of a typical explorer and have led mechanical frets

[@skeleshmoke]

please only do this on broken wiitars though. they're some of the best out of box guitars for poll rate and latency and seeing them get gutted when they still work fine is such a damn shame

[@ThraxxAddict]

@@skeleshmokeyea especially when you have Kramers and ps3 les Paul’s with corroded capacitors. I threw a solderless kit in my xplorer I found but that’s because it was broke

[@ThraxxAddict]

@@skeleshmokeeven if you keep it stock a 20$ wiitar and a RCM adapter is best bang for your buck clone hero or rockband experience

[@GUCFan]

There's also the option to mod a PS3/X360 guitar with a solderless mod kit from RetroCultMods. Best option out there if you have a PS3 guitar but not the dongle as it turns it into a wired guitar and since its Pi Pico powered, can be reprogrammed to be usable on PS3, PS4 and PS5

[@ariac4080]

yeah you can mod any original gh controller with the kit afaik, i am getting a kit for the kramer myself

[@ditto_75]

Both Retrocult no solder and PhunkyCustoms drop in kit have new software. You no longer need to reprogram when switching from PC to console. FYI PhunkyCusttom drop in is the more complete option. I'm not saying better or worse, just more complete.

[@ThraxxAddict]

@@ariac4080the ps3 guitars are good candidates tho because the capacitor is often corroded anyways and the kit turns it into a wired ps3,4,5 guitar. Same thing with the Kramer

[@brandilasagna]

This was an awesome video dude! I had no idea you had such a small following! Super underrated! Keep up the clone hero content!

[@peaknostalgia]

I probably won’t make a ton more clone hero videos as I primarily focus on nostalgia content from the 2000s. I appreciate the comment !

[@PugCuber]

I literally just got my Wii Les Paul and the RetroCult V3 adapter this week! Super glad I can finally play!

[@lunarwarrior5]

How's it going?

[@fvazquez509]

I did the same for 2 guitars. Works amazing.

[@gamingtv2841]

Literally just ordered a wii les paul for myself can't wait!

[@IsaoSoichiro]

Thank you for this video. I ordered an xplorer and am really looking forward to playing again.

[@nahson9422]

How is it like? Might buy one myself...

[@maggetboy]

awesome informative video man, great for people who are new to the game and want to get good.

[@perishark234]

Bro i found your video while doomscrolling and you gave me a possible way to play guitar hero again. Thank you, I hope the wii thing works.

[@AIt-Girl]

good guide! the xplorer is my favorite guitar its super comfy and small 😄

[@chidbro23]

I would really reccomend playing YARG, it's a newer game similar to Clone Hero, with active support, and more features, including venues, and even characters in the future

[@ditto_75]

I don't like it as well so far. The fret board is too short no matter what camera angle I set and I really don't like the RB style. Also Clone Hero is about to release a new update. I haven't played YARG in a couple of weeks. Last time I did there wasn't venues unless you had a mod.

[@Dark9Volt]

I've tried YARG, my only issue is that it doesn't have like a Gamepad Mode and trying to strum with a gamepad while using the triggers as frets ain't my thing.

[@chidbro23]

​@@ditto_75 you now have customizable highway length, gh style, and CUSTOM ENGINES in YARG also the clone hero update is pretty much just a few bug fixed

[@Microcontrollers]

the overpriced dongle part is so relatable, got into clone hero ~1 year ago and instantly found 2 rockband 1 strats at goodwills for $1 and $7. thought i got away with a steal till i realized i would need dongles and went crazy looking at the total cost for what were considered subpar guitars :( ... great video tho!

[@peaknostalgia]

appreciate it! I found a RB1 Strat for $7 yesterday actually! but it was PS3 🤮

[@cucinorez]

You didnt talk about the xbox one guitars, can u play clone hero with those? I have a drum set too

[@sway_onthetrail]

I will always recommend GH5/Band Hero as intro guitars. I have been rockin one as a daily driver for 7 years and it is still in fantastic condition. I’ve learned everything from rake strumming to tapping on it and I’ve never had to replace anything. It is not the best by any means, but it is durable as hell.

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

Now I just gotta figure out a drum kit so I can get the band back together

[@Triohs]

I highly recommend checking goodwills and thrift stores for guitars, i just bought an X-plorer last week for 5 dollars at goodwill and for the past few years i've gotten all my guitars from goodwill and thrift stores, never spent over 10 dollars on any of them.

[@20fourz64]

dude thats so lucky every guitar i come across is over $100.

[@SCORPIUMFR]

Hi ! Can you help me please ? My guitar (wii) Doesn't want to connect with the Raphnet cable, I don't understand.. (It works on Wii)

[@elbaff]

If you're tech savvy enough you can also buy a broken guitar and bring some new life into with a Retrocult modkit. Comes with both mechanical frets and mechanical switches for the strum bar, it's more on the pricier side but if you're looking to get something I guess "fancier" you can always go that route.

[@Inkednfree333]

Just ordered a custom clone hero guitar thats plug in play on etsy lime green too haha man i love that i can play guitar hero ish again haha

[@damianwidelski7596]

I’ve just been holding my keyboard as a guitar

[@Herbsus]

How can i connect my wired Rockband 1 xbox 360 controller to my Macbook Air M1? Please & thank you its driving me mad that there is no straight forward answers online

[@OfficialTimii]

Should i buy the same ps2 one you have? I can just order a ps2 to pc adapter from somewhere.

[@erikfarmer492]

Im using the World Tour guitar for 360 and honestly its one of my more favorite ones for feel. Only problem is the strumbar sometimes gotta take a break so they stop feeling mushy but just ordered a rgb kit from retrocult so that should take all the problems away.

[@preks2]

Is it possible to connect both guitar and drums to a SINGLE xbox 360 wireless receiver?

[@mortusmt]

and what about those game goby generic controllers? I'm seeing them invading the shopping section, are they good?

[@pixelsonascreen9992]

your video was great, thank you for taking your time to make it. however, i'm not sure on if a 360 guitar connected to pc will have tilt. as you said, its the iconic way to start star power.

[@peaknostalgia]

Tilt worked right away on 2 pcs and 2 different X-plorers

[@jamiefox7131]

I have a wired ps3 guitar. There rare to find but they work fine. It's just a USB on the end

[@TheShadowCrafter]

I have an old ps2 sg sitting around but it doesn’t work however since the plastic pieces and rubber are fine I think if I put a new motherboard, switches n stuff I could revive it.

[@TheShadowCrafter]

Update: bought an Xplorer

[@sapphireglaceon]

i have the special warriors of rock guitar how would i get that to work

[@SEEYAIAYE]

I still had my Guitar Hero: Metallica Game, dongle and guitar for PS2 laying around and found out about Clone Hero, after some messing around with a cheap adapter and a usb2 extension cable it all works fine, the latency is no different from the original game. I had the whammy bar working at one point but the tilt sensor messed the other inputs up, I set it all up again and can't for the life of me get it to register the whammy now.

[@r0zemary]

If you change the audio offset, wireless latency doesn't make a difference

[@YourBodyPillows]

I Found an xplorer at the flea market for 40$ snatched it up hella quick

[@harryxyz2982]

I’m just waiting for the pdp controller before getting into clone hero

[@nathanperez3993]

Hey! As a lefty, what guitar controller would you recommend for fellow lefties? Main concern is the whammy bar.

[@peaknostalgia]

They all play fine. Whammy is actually In a better spot

[@TricolorJester1]

3:08 I use a guitar controller I bought off Walmart app or Amazon app. I think Walmart app. It's a ps3/PC guitar with a Bluetooth dongle. Instantly worked. Yes, had to map buttons, but that was literally it. I only wish it popped up as controller instead of keyboard

[@TricolorJester1]

I personally don't like or want the Xplorer controller (x360 model in this video) bc it was so small comparatively when my cousin got 1

[@altec003]

Any blutooth guitars you would recommend? I'd love to have a set up for my steam deck.

[@peaknostalgia]

The only good ones you can use are from any rockband4. But they don’t give you full controller support

[@SoundToxin]

Docking station / hub + 10ft cable gives plenty of freedom in my experience, and is less of a headache than dealing with bluetooth and batteries.

[@andyknapp]

Ive been lookijg for a clone hero controller for years and recently finally dound an Xplorer at a Goodwill for a good price

[@justindubreville3066]

just bought a wii controller... payed 40 plus 30 for shipping lol. But, got a raphnet offbrand adapter type thing. cant wait for it to come in so i can play this game without using my keyboard lol.

[@thegreenblob8736]

Ive played guitar hero lefty ever since i was a kid, but i never play on lefty flip, its much harder for me to play lefty flip, but i play guitar right handed

[@Superunknown190]

Shoutout to YARG as I believe it’s the future of rhythm games.

[@Punkypoetico]

What would you say is the best playstation 3 controller, I want to get the ps3 with the guitar hero titles

[@peaknostalgia]

Can’t go wrong with les Paul’s. I hear people say to stay away from world tours. But that might be a personal preference thing

[@Punkypoetico]

@@peaknostalgia ooh okay what about the guitar hero 5 controller? I heard it might be good too

[@SullenSigh]

Im very happy to have a WIRED warriors of rock guitar.

[@peaknostalgia]

was it the dumpster one? XD

[@raydog_97]

I own like 12 kiosk guitars man, wired guitars are the best experience for Guitar Hero.

[@jamiefox7131]

Agreed. I got a wired ps3. Rare to find but they work amazing

[@TrippyTCG]

bought an overpriced ps3 controller off someone. turns out it doesnt connect to the dongle... now im waiting for replacement capacitors to come in. hope it fixes it

[@TrippyTCG]

modding the ps3 and adding custom songs to rb3 is super ez aswell.

[@Neopumper666]

What about the latest rb4 guitar for ps4? shouldn't it work with bluetooth?

[@peaknostalgia]

Works but not all the features on guitar work

[@ChrisWehadababyitsaboy]

i carry my keyboard vertically when i did this lol

[@raydog_97]

I can’t get into Clone Hero man, I mean it’s cool that you can have custom songs and all that and it looks just like guitar hero but it’s not the guitar hero I know and love. I love hearing the whammy fx and I love hearing the crowd reactions. Clone Heroes not for me man. As for custom songs I have GH3 for PC and I have custom songs on that so I’m totally fine with sticking to the OG stuff

[@Phillyrider807]

I lucked out and found a barley used xbox 360 xplorer at my cousins basement. He been moved out and i asked him how much for the guitar and he told me just take it dude. Been working great with clone hero and it's plug and play., No adapter needed.

[@Mickeysclubhouse]

id imagine we can wait for the pdp guitars coming out this year as well i believe they will be rockband style, but it would be a new guitar so it should work flawlessly hopefully it does not cost too much, but with the prices of the stuff now it cant be any worse

[@failedsuccessfully5582]

Honestly it will probably be overpriced looks cool but guitar hero stuff has always been better

[@MarkMiller-hd8kq]

Where do you even buy the x-plorer other than ebay?

[@peaknostalgia]

Goodwills, Facebook marketplace, yard sales

[@ditto_75]

I like the PS3 World Tour and the Guitar Hero 5 controllers best. The PS3 Les Paul is my next best. There is some latency but unless your a hard core player looking to compete its fine. No worse than paying the original games. I have one or 2 of almost every guitar controller. Some modded and some not.

[@KiLLz0rz83]

Do you have recs for drum sets?

[@peaknostalgia]

Anything with a USB or USB Dongle included

[@gyrobax5087]

Blame God or something is the best response

[@milojdiaz]

Yeah Clone Hero is cool and all but people seeking a closer feel to the Guitar Hero games and proper nostalgia should go for Guitar Hero World Tour Definitive Edition ! what a godsend

[@MarkMiller-hd8kq]

So the x-plorer controller is the best controller and you gave it the least amount of time. I'm on here searching for best options to set up clone hero for my daughter. I need more than just saying its the best. We don't want cord connections because her and her friends are all going to be standing across the room playing. Is the x-plorer corded or Bluetooth? I don't even know what else to ask. But it was frustrating when you said this is the best option and then you barely said anything about it.

[@AmazingFrenchman]

Personally nothing beats the smoothness and silence of the RB4 guitars. They're hell to configure properly and they cost an arm though.

[@portraitsoftracy]

wait till you use yarg

[@CrazyCriticalTV]

I bought two and the first one only worked for an hour and the other one had a broken strum bar. Safe to say I'm never spending my money on this shit again

[@exan6970]

You should buy no new Controller right now, until the new Riffmaster gets released....

[@josukehigashikata1280]

The thing is, Rock band strum sucks ass so getting a GH guitar is likely a better option. so uh, I modded a rock band guitar, I thought it was bad because there was no feedback without it being plugged in, It might be biased since i modded it but I really like my rock band guitar, all inputs are stock, just connected to an Uno R3 which I got for free, id suggest the pi pico for anyone looking into modding a guitar

[@casedistorted]

@@josukehigashikata1280if I never owned one but played a lot of rock band back in the day, what controller should I get in 2024?

[@xLuigi77x]

​​@@casedistortedyou would wanna get a wired rb strat with the strum fix modif youre going for rb specific guitars otherwise go for a wii less Paul with a raphnet (or similar) or a xbox 360 xplorer just make sure its wired

[@SmallSmellyToes]

riffmaster apparently got canceled in an FCC filing. they still have the announcement tweet up on their twitter so we’ll see. (i believe it will still come out)

[@josukehigashikata1280]

@@xLuigi77x don't suggest Raphnets for guitars, the only time you should get one is if you plan on using DJ Hero turntables

[@rockpapersniper5105]

I have a wii controller made wired

[@mrzee435]

also try YARG :)

[@tohmaster1524]

Can I play this on my ps5?

[@peaknostalgia]

The power of PC gaming. sadly no

[@tohmaster1524]

Aw too bad. Do you know any similar games on ps5 i could try out.

[@_loss_]

What I'm missing from clone hero is the visuals of the band playing, like in the guitar hero titles. I get that there might be some copy right related issues regarding that.

[@elbaff]

I believe YARG is working on that

[@GmNdWtchr96]

WTDE is always an option, even if doesn't have as much custom music afaik.

[@baileyyyyyyyyyyyy]

thats cool but why do you have every single fucking killers song (im not judging or anything i love them too im just asking)

[@Big_Human]

I use an arcade stick

[@SgtMorningWood69]

i mean dont dis rockband guitars, my old rb4 ps4 guitar bluetooths straight to my pc and works off the bat xD

[@peaknostalgia]

Rockband 4 content is too expensive for an entry level player who wants to get into clone hero. Please look at online prices

[@saltyninja5534]

im not left handed but i play guitar hero left handed better lol

[@SlayingMantis676]

Thank you for what you said about FN Festival, way too many blind fanboys meat riding the heck out of the mode. I couldn't agree more with your perspective (even as a FN player). In my opinion it is the worst iteration of the franchise so far as it stands now.

[@CoolPlayer2056]

Fortnite festival is lowkey a joke, $5 for a song is crazy, thankfully I found out about Clone Hero. Unlimited songs for free, great community support, what’s not to like about it?

[@ssunlimited9]

playing with friends.... (i havent played clone hero)

[@Lyndis_]

Future YARG > Rock Band 3 Deluxe (playable on console too!) > GHWTDE > Clone Hero > YARG > Fortnite Festival IMO

[@SoundToxin]

What is YARG currently missing that you think makes it that much worse? Personally my biggest issue with YARG is that it's made in Unity and doesn't run that well, which wouldn't be an easy thing to fix at this point. Feature-wise it looked pretty good to me, though.

[@portraitsoftracy]

@@SoundToxin clone hero also runs in unity, i find that yarg runs amazingly for me though... could be a specs thing?

[@SoundToxin]

​@@portraitsoftracy People seem to make this mistake a lot where when you mention performance they blame your computer. The thing is, it's actually plenty playable for me on e.g. the Steam Deck. It's just that Unity games in general do not run very well (Rust is a big example but you could probably just search "unity performance" and find lots of people talking about it). It's a bit like the game engine equivalent to people making programs in Electron, which is pretty much a whole web browser and likes to hog resources and run terribly. A game as simple as this should run quite well on integrated graphics in old computers even, but it chugged on some things I tested it on, like an early 2010s all-in-one PC. Disabling bloom and enabling low quality mode in settings helps a lot. There's no problem of mine to be solved here in that I can run it fine enough, it would just ideally be made in something besides Unity. Also, I never played Clone Hero and probably won't ever bother with it since we have YARG.

[@Shnowz]

I am hording xplorers and when i cash in ill be rich

[@peaknostalgia]

Nah don’t do that. That’s lame

[@L0g1calMadn3ss]

Uh, my Rock Band controllers 'plug'n'play' perfectly fine... GH fanboy much?

[@peaknostalgia]

I prefer the buttons over columns. And harmonix designed the Guitar hero* design

[@L0g1calMadn3ss]

@@peaknostalgia Super cool story... That's still not a reason to COMPLETELY dismiss RB instruments that also plug'n'play, in a video talking about what new players should buy, though.

[@STRAYDOGSAKI]

​@@L0g1calMadn3ssare u the whammy police or something

[@Inky2783]

Wrong comment? Never said anything about "whammy"...

[@STRAYDOGSAKI]

@@Inky2783 it was a joke because u aparently care about what other people talk about in a video THEY MADE instead of being appreciate that hes trying to help people

[@Anyonewhos]

Star mode? 😂 I know ur new to the game but do basic research before you call it that again please