Product Description

The WarBeast from dreamGEAR is the first and only full size guitar on the market. The size of the guitar adds a realism to Rock Band and Guitar Hero that no other guitar has been able to deliver. The WarBeast features a removable neck allowing for a more compact packaging design as well as providing a travel friendly guitar. The WarBeast from dreamGEAR is as close to the real thing as you can get without the strings. Our WarBeast for PS3 and PS2 Rock Band and Guitar Hero games provide a true to life feel unlike anything you have ever experienced before.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6599 in Video Games
• Brand: DreamGear
• Model: DGPS3-1334
• Released on: 2008-12-31
• Platforms: PlayStation2, PlayStation 3
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 14.50" w x 43.25" l, 6.13 pounds

Features

• Compatible with Playstation 2 and Playstation 3
• 2.4GHz wireless technology
• Responsive whammy bar
• Extended strum bar for enhanced comfort
• Removable neck and headstock for portability

Customer Reviews

Great for avid players.
I finally pulled the trigger on this, and I'm glad I did. It is a great looking, full size guitar controller that works with all the rhythm-based guitar game genres.

Pro's:
1. Look and feel is great. Just giving it a casual glance would make you think it is a real guitar, until you notice there are no strings. There was a definite attention to quality here.
2. The frets are good, too. Much like the Rock Band guitars, you can't see the colors on them unless you are looking down on them from the side, which gives it a very authentic look. Regular and solo frets. Some people complained about a sticky green fret, but mine has no problem at all.
3. Strum bar is perfect. Some said it was loud, and it is louder than the Rock Band strum bar, but not as loud as the Guitar Hero strum bar. It has a click feel like Guitar Hero, as opposed to the Rock Band "springy" feel and sound. Also feels much more solid than the others, as I've had to send my Rock Band guitar back because it broke during a fast section of a song.
4. Ability to disassemble for portability is a huge plus, especially for such a large controller.

Con's:
1. Based on the way it is assembled, my green fret button occasionally doesn't work. I initially thought it was a deal breaker, until I called Dreamgear's customer service. The told me to take the neck apart, and then reattach it. It did fix the problem, but was very worrisome right out of the box.
2. The star power button next to the strum bar doesn't work. I've only played it with Rock Band 2, which is what I have seen online. Not sure if this is going to be fixed somehow, but it is kind of a bummer.
3. Lifting the guitar activates overdrive, as opposed to my Rock Band guitar that never activated properly, but it may work too good. I thought overdrive was randomly activating, but it was because I was tilting the guitar ever so slightly up.

Sadly, not what you would expect ...
I too have the same problem with the green fret. The fret is slow to pop back and has to be pushed dead center for it to register. I am returning my Warbeast, as I continually miss notes because of problem with the green fret. I am sad to bring it back because I really like how the frets span the width of the neck like the stock rockband guitar. I haven't been able to find any other high end 3rd party guitar that has this same fret configuration.

Also, the click noise from the strumbar is "incredibly" loud. It is in no way a slight click sound. The guitar is hollow plastic in most parts and due to this construction it seems to act like an amplifier of the click noise, which is quite annoying. I can hear the loud clicking noise while strumming even with the games music volume turned up loud. I considered putting some sound dampening padding inside around the strumbar, but to take off the screws holding the backing on the guitar requires a special star key tool which I don't have. All in all it's a great idea for a PS3 guitar, but it has some serious quality/construction shortcomings. I really wanted to love this guitar, but sadly, back to the store it goes. :(

Warbeast is a defective product and a scam...Don't buy this!!!
I have to say that I am a experienced costumer and very objective about consumers reviews. I am a 35 years old gamer and I promise that this review is honest and serious. I know that what you are about to read sounds ridiculous but it happened...
When I saw this guitar at the first time, I liked it so much even though I was a little worried about the negative reviews but unfortunately I decided to buy this item.
When I received the Warbeast guitar, I was very excited and impressed because it looked great but immediately I noticed a few things that made me anticipate the enormous failure that this product is.
The guitar is made in plastic and it twists and bends awkwardly when pressed. The buttons are stiff and noisy and the neck of the guitar sounds like something is inside. Nevertheless I began to play but the buttons suddenly lost sensitivity. The rest of the story was more of the same. The guitar began to have problems with dongle sync and the power button began to fail...
I only used this guitar for one day and when I tried to turn the guitar on after switching it off for a break, it suddenly ended up working and didn't turn on again.
I replaced the batteries and waited for a significant period of time but the situation remains and the guitar did not respond. Only one day?? Come on!!!

I asked Dreamgear (fabricator) for support, but is useless... they don't answer e-mails or phone calls.
Since I live overseas, it is more expensive to send this piece of garbage back so I'll keep it and will smash it and break it in a Jimmy Hendrix tribute.

Now seriously, please, don't buy this piece of cr@p. Don't believe in naive good reviews here at amazon. I did a little research online and I found that the quality of this product is more than questionable.

Don't waste your money in this mediocre and defective garbage.

Only one day...This is ridiculous.!