Controllers a new Clone Hero player should buy

[@damianwidelski7596]

I’ve just been holding my keyboard as a guitar

[@Arian5232]

I've also done that but I think I might get a guitar because my hand gets cramps from holding my keyboard like that

[@HollyCB11]

Me too!

[@NonnyStrikes]

lmfao

[@dreemurex]

Same but it hurts after the first 5 hours

[@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

[@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...

[@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!

[@cyrilmet7537]

Need your help please, i have a xbox 360 Redoctane LesPaul wireless controller, i have now Clonehero, but on Macintosh, i am looking for a dongle but i don’t find one, because only compatible with windows or no xbox360 compatibility. Do you know how i can use my guitar on my mac ? Thanks

[@Clubbythaseal]

I just found an unused wii guitar hero controller and excited that all I need is an adapter. Thanks for explaining the differences in this video!

[@Superunknown190]

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

[@Isjoshey]

100% this

[@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.

[@MusicMixer-1129]

Idk which one is better rockband or guitarhero for drums, guitar, and singing

[@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 🤮

[@gabe_motherboard3355]

@@peaknostalgia Dude literally a few hours ago I just found and got a (I think it's named sunburn or something) Wii guitar for 8 dollars, I think the thrift store learned it's lesson because they had a gh5 guitar for like a year and it was 80 dollars, of course no one bought it.

[@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

[@MusicMixer-1129]

I actually still have rockband the drums, guitar and mic

[@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.

[@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.

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

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

[@aIt-girl]

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

[@nugzmedallion8929]

2:50 Just throwing this out there: Rock Band 4 controllers for PS4 are straight-up bluetooth with no dongle and the one I have connected to my PC without issue and was basically plug-and-play, all I had to do was calibrate for my monitor. I can't speak for the Xbox One RB4 controllers, but both my PS4 drum kit and guitar works flawlessly with Clone Hero. (though I wish I had a better guitar as I like to have a strum bar that has some feedback) I had specifically gotten a RB4 drum and guitar so I can play RB4 on my PS5 and when I learned about Clone Hero recently, I thought I'd have to have some kind of adapter to make the peripherals I have function on PC until I figured out that that they were bluetooth, and once I did I was up and playing Clone Hero in a few minutes. However, as is common with MANY peripherals, the whammy bar and tilt function on the guitar will not work. I also don't know if hooking up the Pro Drums peripherals would work on PC at all as I do not own those.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 !

[@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

[@bootyhousekilla]

How much and can you send link

[@throwingblade]

Got a riffmaster and just modded my wii les Paul with a phunky customs solderless kit and definitely like the phunky kit a lot more

[@maggetboy]

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

[@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.

[@napsxnaps5289]

I’m left handed and never played with it having my right hand on frets, but was always good when I got hit with lefty flip in battles lol

[@NikkiManchester-Drumming]

I've been using my Wii rock band guitar with a dongle and the only thing you have to do if you get latency issues is just re calibrate

[@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

[@r0zemary]

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

[@biofreak96]

I need some help. Both the GHWT and GH3 ps3 dongles no longer work for Clone Hero. This all happened after using zadig to get them to work on RPCS3, but to no avail and now they don't work for CH as well. How do I fix this?

[@iihunterbr]

I know nothing about these guitars but I did a bit of research so the Xplorer guitar just have a USB thing that you plug into the pc without the need of adapters?

[@jamiefox7131]

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

[@titanpolus5088]

Ask somebody who plays on an explorer that they were lucky to get cheap, I completely disagree with the star power argument. All of the Xbox 360 guitars have a issue with tilting working consistently. I much prefer the PS2 having a select button, and if I ever open up the explorer to upgrade anything I plan to add a button down there

[@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

[@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.

[@SunOfCinder]

My life for an original GHWorld Tour guitar, I miss that shit so much

[@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.

[@Obitual-0]

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

[@myersenpai]

that’s sad to hear about the ps3 controllers because i have my warriors of rock guitar in good shape still it’s just that the wireless connection doesn’t work with the dongle

[@KiboraVT]

I still use my PS2 controller from GH3, i prefer the size of it. I rebound whammy to the SELECT button so i can still gain star power

[@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.

[@_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.

[@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.

[@MorganMalone-hw2iz]

Mine doesn’t work. Brand new guitar. Brand new adapter. It’s a Nyko frontman for Wii. HELPPPP

[@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

[@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

[@Ridley1911]

Ps3 guitars are cheap and you can convert them into arduino guitars, or even easier, get that retrocult mods conversion kit, its foolproof.

[@andyknapp]

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

[@TheTameSniper12]

So I got the explorer guitar for clonehero on my 2019 macbook and it won't work. Am I SOL here? I had another wireless 360 guitar hero guitar and an adapter but those did not work either.

[@cucinorez]

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

[@jaheim123]

That’s fucking hilarious how I got the red controller for free by the dumpster last year when it was cold af outside 😂

[@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

[@LazyMoka]

glad i picked the xplorer one

[@portraitsoftracy]

wait till you use yarg

[@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

[@mexicanitachi]

I bought a 6 fret guitar instead of a 5 fret guitar. There's limited functionality for my guitar so I'm stuck on easy

[@randomhuman973]

My guitar doesn’t work with the game I have the guitar hero live controller is that the problem?

[@bronationgames1592]

Can i play Guitar Hero with a Turtle Beach Riffmaster?

[@harryxyz2982]

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

[@gyrobax5087]

Blame God or something is the best response

[@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

[@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)

[@Pac_Appl21]

​@ssunlimited9 you can play multiplayer

[@OfficialTimii]

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

[@ulissesjunior5280]

I used to play guitar hero "professionally" when gamers didn't get paid well lol. Les Pauls die in less than a year due to connectivity issues with the arm. Xplorer is the best by far

[@mortusmt]

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

[@preks2]

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

[@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)

[@MorganMalone-hw2iz]

Having same issue

[@AmazingFrenchman]

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

[@Mickeyds11]

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

[@generalzucc462]

I'm having trouble using the GHL PS3 w/ dongle on my pc, any tips?

[@mrzee435]

also try YARG :)

[@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

[@theswagmannamedmatt1786]

i finally got my controller and now im being told its not that good i got a ps3 controller cause someone else said they were good but i tried and need the adapture but idk where to get one can anyone help me out where could i get one?

[@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.

[@ChrisWehadababyitsaboy]

i carry my keyboard vertically when i did this lol

[@TonyFromWiiSports3541]

I would buy the Ripmaster if it wasn’t 139.99

[@TerminalM193]

Does anyone have any experience with the new guitar from the fornight game thing for clone hero?

[@madspecv]

Did anyone try with the new PDP Riffmaster ?

[@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

[@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

[@sapphireglaceon]

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

[@exanyt]

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

[@GwTinkels]

I won't blame God for your heresy. I am left handed and play right handed(play real guitar too right handed lol)

[@camilojdz]

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]

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

[@peaknostalgia]

Goodwills, Facebook marketplace, yard sales

[@brianbays867]

So no PS3 controller or no PS controllers peroid?

[@KiLLz0rz83]

Do you have recs for drum sets?

[@peaknostalgia]

Anything with a USB or USB Dongle included

[@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.

[@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

[@comedyyyyyyyyyyyy]

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

[@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.

[@rockpapersniper5105]

I have a wii controller made wired

[@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.

[@Shnowz]

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

[@peaknostalgia]

Nah don’t do that. That’s lame

[@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.

[@Zombified-]

Mainly because you can Google this stuff easily. It's USB and was an Xbox 360 guitar controller.

[@TheOminousBlade]

That rant on fortnite festival didn’t age well lmao

[@peaknostalgia]

@@TheOminousBlade songs are still cost too much

[@TheOminousBlade]

@@peaknostalgia Too much how? Overcharted? Oversaturated?

[@Anyonewhos]

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

[@Zombified-]

It's literally called Star Power though lol, what do you mean?

[@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