Comments on: MadCatz Premium Guitars

By: Jeff Atwood

Jeff Atwood — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Interesting — I see them on Amazon now and I think you’re right!

I’ll update the post. Still ZERO news on the real ultra-premium guitar from Mad Catz, in terms of release date. I even emailed their PR folks a while back and they don’t know either.

By: Jumpman

Jumpman — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:56:04 +0000

Jeff, I do not believe the Telecasters are wood. See the pics in this thread:
http://docsrockbandmods.netforums.us/2-vt2277.html?start=15
or just view them at Amazon (pre-order is now available).

By: Jeff Atwood

Jeff Atwood — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:53:45 +0000

zzxxima, well, then I recommend the 2nd gen Logitech models.

http://www.fakeplasticrock.com/2009/07/20/new-logitech-ultra-premium-guitars/

(I too prefer the GH style of buttons and strum..)

By: zzxxima

zzxxima — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:32:59 +0000

@bullseye- that 99$ guitar looks very nice for the price, I might consider picking one up, but if it has the same “feel” as the rb and rb2 strats no deal, I have always been a fan of the gh controller the buttons give off the very satisfying tap, and the strum bar makes a clacking noise that assures me that I hit the strum bar, but the strats are very mushy and I am not a fan of that. Overall I just like the guitar hero controllers better.

By: Yukka

Yukka — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:29:34 +0000

See the fret buttons: what about lefty players?

By: Toothball

Toothball — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:03:08 +0000

Hmm, the strum bar wasn’t where I had issues with the wired Mad Catz Bass, aside from the clicking it makes which I’ve never been a fan of. It’s always been the tilt censor that’s given the grief, as the bass was prone to setting off Overdrive while you weren’t actually moving. Fortunately for me, I’m on guitar in our band and often manage to infuriate the bassist by setting off his Overdrive merely by talking about it. I eventually cured it by tilting the sensor inside the bass. Wireless would be quite nice though.

The wooden guitars do look quite nice though. I’m not so concerned about any issues that may arise in getting used to it, as I got one of those Ion drum kits. My problem would be that if I got one of those guitars, I’d want a bass of similar quality and that’d really start to add up.

Oh, and the thing with the pedal. Is this jack on just the wireless guitars? I’ve noticed another socket where the USB cable goes on the wired guitars. The only port I can see is the headset one. Or have I just missed something really obvious?

By: Bullseye

Bullseye — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:30:59 +0000

I hate to say it, but that $99 “Premium” looks like it might have a buyer.

By: Jeff Atwood

Jeff Atwood — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:09:38 +0000

apparently the only place the bass and overdrive pedal are on sale currently, is the gameshark store:

http://store.gameshark.com/RockBand