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| Wii Frontman Wireless Guitar - White | 
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| From: Nyko
Category: Video Games
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $32.99
You Save: $17.00 (34%)
Buy New/Used from $32.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  (27 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1305
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Accessory
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 32 x 12.2 x 2.8
MPN: 87035
Model: 87035
UPC: 743840870357
EAN: 0743840870357
ASIN: B00130387I
Release Date: March 15, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rock out as hard as you want with no cords or restrictions with this wireless guitar controller for Wii | | • | Fully compatible with Guitar Hero III; conveniently connects to and holds the Wii remote | | • | Accurate and responsive whammy bar; bi-directional strum bar; durable fret buttons; analog stick | | • | 2 interchangeable pick guards in designer colors; unique hard-rock styling; custom body shape | | • | No additional batteries required, guitar powered by the Wii remote |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
A Good Alternative August 27, 2008
It's not of the same quality as the official GH3 Les Paul, but it's close enough to make it a good deal. It takes a little more effort to press the buttons than on the official guitar. Everything else works just fine.
One thing to note: Even though I ordered the "white" version, I received a "yellow" guitar. I didn't care, but you might.
 This Axe does not rock! August 5, 2008
I bought this axe for my wife because it had the nice pink face plate. Unfortunately it doesn't fit her quite right. But that's forgivable, the part that I find annoying is that the whammy has become very loose and dangles down! I'm trying to figure out how to fix that, but no joy yet. On the other hand, activating Star Power is easier than with the original Axe.
 Awesome guitar July 20, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It works well. Just like the one that comes in the box. Wish there were stickers though!
Great second controller July 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this so we could play co-op mode on guitar hero 3. Usually when we buy cheaper versions of video game controllers no one wants to use the cheaper one, but no one seems to see or feel a difference between the controller that came with the game and this spare one. That includes kids and adults. The only complaint is we weren't sure what color we were getting, we ended up getting a yellow one. We dressed it up with some cool stickers and it actually looks pretty sweet.
 It's OK, but not as good as the Activision Les Paul July 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
As a huge fan of Guitar Hero 3, I bought the Nyko Frontman with eager anticipation that this guitar would be an equivalent, second controller for the GH3 game. Unfortunately, after using the Frontman controller, I greatly prefer the original Activision Les Paul controller that came with GH3.
First the good things: the Frontman controller does seem to be well constructed. The buttons all seem to be of high quality, and the design looks pretty cool. The whammy bar is also much more solid than on the GH3 Les Paul controller.
The main problem with this controller, however, is that the fret buttons are quite stiff. There is definite resistance in pushing these buttons down, and this resistance makes it fairly tough to play difficult solos in Expert mode. The fret buttons are also rounded and recessed, which again make them difficult to press quickly (the roundness also makes them difficult to hold for long periods of time). I became quite frustrated using the Nyko controller with tough GH3 songs.
One last downside - the Nyko controller, just like the GH3 Les Paul, is not compatible with Wii Rock Band. It's amazing how many accessory guitar controllers we have to buy just to have guitar and bass on both GH and Rock Band. Sigh...
In conclusion - the price difference between the Nyko controller and the Activision Les Paul ($10 currently) is not enough, in my opinion, to justify the stiff controls of the Nyko controller.
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