Similarly, many 3rd party controller manufacturers were hesitant to switch to the new wireless systems and only offered their controllers with bulky, permanently attached cables. Its lightweight and compact size makes it easy to hold and maneuver, allowing hours of gameplay without causing strain. This is maybe an inch longer than necessary, but it’s much easier and higher quality than building or modifying a cable myself. The Guitar Hero X-Plorer Controller [1] is a wired Xbox 360 guitar controller packaged with the Xbox 360 port of Guitar Hero II, as well as the PC port and the wired Xbox 360 bundles of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Although at first glance it looks like there is a female header on the board, these pins are in fact soldered directly to the main board with the plastic housing just holding them together (a “board-in” connector).

While other controllers may have more features or options, the Xplorer Guitar strongly focuses on providing a streamlined, enjoyable experience. right angle male header to the contacts and then crimped on a mating connector to the original USB cable. there are fixes though, and more current models seem to be more dependable(seems like everyone i know thats bought it lately got a good one, and people i know who bought it at launch said it was pretty and put it down and plugged in an xplorer). However because of how the guitar is held when playing the vertical port would be significantly less rigid against the force of the cable pulling on it, which fatigues the solder joints and is not great for longevity. An effects pedal would be an extra device that could mimic real guitar effects similar to the whammy bar the controllers currently have.

This molded boot has a rectangular notch that mates with the body of the guitar so that cable strain is transferred to the housing and not the electrical connections within. However, although the jack is the same shape as an RJ14, the jack on the X-Plorer controllers only uses two of the potential four wires.

Whether you need to fix, build, create or learn, eHow gives you practical solutions to the problems life throws at you.To meet this need, Activision and RedOctane created the Xplorer Guitar, with its design drawing heavily from the iconic Gibson Explorer guitar. The 17 th (in yellow circle) is for the neck strap and doesn’t secure the neck itself, so you can safely ignore it. We take intellectual property concerns very seriously, but many of these problems can be resolved directly by the parties involved. The Xplorer Guitar is a guitar controller made popular through music-based games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band. If you choose to get the LED option, the guitar will come with clear frets/strum bar for the LEDs to easily shine through.