Harmonix had a nice little lounge set up at E3 demonstrating not only Rock Band 2, but they also gave a nice sneak peek at the instruments that come with the game, as well as the instruments available from their official 3rd party controller manufacturers as well.
Looking at the pictures, the ION drum kit looks […]

As most people know, the Rock Band drums are not the sturdiest things on the market.
There have been many complaints about cracked drums pads and pedals but, according to IGN, Harmonix is looking to change that for the upcoming Wii version of Rock Band, set to be released on June 22, 2008 in the US.
According to the […]

Update: Fixed the link…  sorry about that.
Fragland has a very cool entry today from Jeremy Russo who is the Lead Designer for Guitar Hero: On Tour.
He discusses the steps they took to come up with Guitar Hero: On Tour as well as the Guitar Grip peripheral, from the early stages of brainstorming right up to […]

Update: Fruper seems only to be a reseller of the product, the manufacturer is a company named PEGA HK
More pictures and info about this controller are available at Deals Extreme
So we were scouring the internet for Guitar Hero goodies to bring you and came across this… uh…  gem?
This is the PEGA Wireless Guitar Controller for the […]

If you’re looking for a unique way to carry and store your Guitar Hero or Rock Band guitar controller, you could do worse than some of the offerings from Coffin Case.
They only have the cases for Guitar Hero controllers listed on their website, but they note that they will be getting cases for the Rock Band […]

Update: Looks like PS3 and 360 guitars are getting the Gibson treatment, but instead of a woodgrain style finish, they’re coming with Aerosmith faceplates. Images at the bottom of the post.
Update #2: Ok, so while these guitars are available through the Red Octane website, it looks like the Kramer will be the guitar […]

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That, my friends, is an example of what the company Colorware can do for your guitar controller and console.
Colorware has been around since 2000 and have been applying their work to computer cases, gaming consoles, and mp3/video players. Now they’re finally doing custom guitar controllers.
Right now they seem to only be doing the Guitar […]

Do you want to disappoint your children?  Then just go right ahead by picking up one of these blatant Guitar Hero ripoffs. 
Guitar Fever
Guitar Hero Clone Guitar FeverFirst we’ll start with “Guitar Fever”.  This has to be one of the most blatant ripoffs of Guitar Hero, right down to the color and style of the Guitar.  […]

Amazon.com has new Nyko FrontMan Wireless Guitar Controllers available for pre-order for Guitar Hero III for the Wii, and both Rock Band and Guitaro III for the Playstation 3.
The Wii version looks pretty sweet, with a very similar body and headstock to that of a Fender Telecaster.  The PS3 version of the FrontMan controller looks mostly […]