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but the strum bar on this is perpendicular like all the other RB guitar strumbars. The headsock seemed loose too; at least moreso than the stock RB guitar.The strumbar, while being very study and satisying, doesn't work very well with the two-finger bass style it's going for. This guitar isn't as good as I expected it to be.the longer neck only succeds in being more "wabbly" than the original because it's made of the same material and not reinforced in any way. the angle is off - For me, when i play a bass my hand is at an angle from where it sits on the guitar. This works great for normal play, but not well at all for the "bass style" play that the guitar is made for, using the thumbrest.I returned this guitar after one day of gameplay.
This peripheral is in all ways superior to the fender strat that comes with RockBand. Some people might find the changes to the whammy bar and start/select buttons a little tough to get used to, since now all functions of the guitar have been turned into knobs, but it is a reasonable change. The two strum bars are probably my favourite part, which allows you to strum more authentically and doubles your speed. It's heavier and far more sturdily built, which has always been a big problem with guitar controllers. It's also bigger, which is great if you don't have tiny arms. Oh, and the tuning pegs actually turn.
overall severly disappointing.--edit - after playing it for a week it doesnt hurt but you do have to invest the time to break it in(side note a special bar is put above the strum bar for you to rest your thumb on while playing)-- wammy bar; 3/10 - the worst feature of the bass is the replacement for the wammy bar, a small inaccessable knob. it also wieghs a tiny bit more than usual. Look: 9/10 - it looks just like a fender precision bass. you have to physically move your hand up to it and turn the knob and by the time you attempt to use it you will either miss a note or just not bother with the wammy. adjustable tuners is fun to play with.Frets: 10/10 - vastly improved the frets, no clicking and feels good on the finger tips.Solo Frets: 7/10 - the same solo frets, nothings really changed but hey. and it is slightly longer than the strat giving off that bass like feel. more often than not you will only play with one of the strum bars for an entire song because your fingers will hurt too much to play normally. (it would've made more sense to make it a button near the strum bar but oh well)--the knobs 6/10 - the first knob is for bass guitar effects, it's labeled 1-5 not really all that useful and is even missing an effect if i remember correctly.
the other knob is your start/back knob twist in one direction for start and another for back, if you remember which direction does what then this wont bother you but ive swithced it the wrong direction many many times.- wired. its a bass, no solos to look forward to anyway.--Strum bar: 7/10 - is what stood out the most about the bass, its been divided into two. color is the direct inverse of the rb1 strat with the pick guard being black and the body being white. at first it was exciting but after a few songs my fingers really hurt (and i play a real bass guitar) the complaint about squishy strum bars has lead them to make these stiff ones. 4/10 - i dont know if they release a wireless version but mine came with a wire.**overall rating - 7 out of 10, sure it looks cool and you can brag that you have every instrument even a bass but the bottom line is that it hurts to play normally(for a week) and the wammy knob is terrible (worst part about it).
Overall, not bad, just need to make some minot adjustments. The keys on top look a bit cheesy, the whammy KNOB but no bar is no fun, it's also placed so you can't really utilize it. For the most part I really like this guitar. Also, no button for star power, you have to rock the guitar back and forth a few times to get it to work. The new strap is deffinately an improvement, it doesn't leave a rug burn on your neck, new soft material.
However, my star power has been reliable so far except for once.Overall, I just really like the feel of it - good buttons, good strum bar. The strum bar is very responsive. I'm very happy with the Precision Bass. It's fun to try and pick it like a bass, but if your fingers get tired, then it's easy to switch back to your usual way.Admittedly, it is harder to "whammy" to increase your star power b/c they turned it into a knob, and if the tilting to turn on star power ever malfunctions, it will be hard to reach all the way down to the other knob to turn on star power. Fun to play.
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