Controllers and controller compatibility

This page serves as a guide for the compatibility of various controllers with Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and other software. This information was available on Rock Band's official website, but as of July 23rd, 2014, the Rock Band website is no longer available^[1]. However, the compatibility lists are still viewable on The Internet Archive^[2]. All of the information from that webpage has been compiled into a chart below. This page also provides information on what parts for the controllers are compatible with other controllers, such as cables or battery covers.

Compatibility chart

All controllers listed below are only compatible with the console they were intended to be used on. For example, a PS3 Guitar Hero 4 guitar controller will only work with the PS3 versions of the games listed below, even though the Xbox 360 version of the controller occupies the same column.

	Guitar Hero 3, 4, 5, 6, and Band Hero guitars	Guitar Hero 2 guitar	Mad Catz Precision Bass	Mad Catz Telecaster	Rock Band 1, 2, and The Beatles: Rock Band guitars	Rock Band 3 Squier and Mustang	Rock Band 3 keyboard	Guitar Hero 4, 5, 6, and Band Hero drums	Rock Band 1, 2, and The Beatles: Rock Band drums	ION Drum Rocker	Rock Revolution drums	Guitar Hero 4, Band Hero, Rock Band 1 and 2, and The Beatles: Rock Band mics	Lips mics	Mad Catz mics	PDP mics	SingStar mics
Green Day: Rock Band (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Green Day: Rock Band (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Lego Rock Band (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Lego Rock Band (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Lego Rock Band (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
The Beatles: Rock Band (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
The Beatles: Rock Band (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Rock Band 3 (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Rock Band 3 (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Rock Band 3 (Wii)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Rock Band 2 (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Rock Band 2 (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Rock Band 2 (Wii)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Rock Band 2 PS2	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Rock Band 1 and Track Packs (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Rock Band 1 and Track Packs (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Rock Band 1 and Track Packs (Wii)	no	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Rock Band 1 and Track Packs PS2	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Band Hero (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Band Hero (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Band Hero (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Band Hero PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero 5 (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Guitar Hero 5 (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Guitar Hero 5 (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero 5 PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero Smash Hits (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Guitar Hero Smash Hits (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Guitar Hero Smash Hits (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero Smash Hits PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero World Tour (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Guitar Hero World Tour (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero World Tour PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero: Van Halen (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Guitar Hero: Van Halen (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Guitar Hero: Van Halen (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero: Van Halen PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero: Metallica (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Guitar Hero: Metallica (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Guitar Hero: Metallica (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero: Metallica PS2	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	yes
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PS3)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith PS2	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero III (360)	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero III (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero III (Wii)	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero III PS2	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero II (360)	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Guitar Hero II PS2	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Rock Revolution (360)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Rock Revolution (PS3)	yes	no	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	no

Notes

Rock Band series Guitars, Drumkits, and Microphones are compatible for Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero for the Wii. Do NOT change those things.

Guitar controllers for Guitar Hero games (excluding the first 2) are compatible with the following Wii Rock Band Track Packs:

Rock Band Track Pack: Classic Rock
Rock Band Country Track Pack
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
Rock Band Country Track Pack 2

Part compatibility

The Guitar Hero 4, Guitar Hero 5, and Band Hero guitar controllers all use the same battery cover.
They also presumably use the same faceplate.
Any electronic drum kit can be used with Guitar Hero 6 by connecting the MIDI output of the drum kit to the MIDI input of the drum control unit.

Gallery

Below is a gallery of images captured from the official Rock Band website's compatibility page. In the case of controllers that are compatible with the exact same software as other controllers, they are listed below as the same image for the sake of saving space.