Guitar Hero Live Wireless Guitar Controller

Guitar Hero Live Wireless Guitar Controller
Controller type	6-button guitar controller
Platform(s)	iOS/tvOS PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 (forward compatible to PlayStation 5) Xbox 360 Xbox One (forward compatible to Xbox Series X/S) Wii U
Producer	Activision
Bundled Game(s)	Guitar Hero Live
Compatible Games	Guitar Hero Live, Clone Hero, YARG (planned)
Connection	Wireless (dongle on PS3/PS4/X360/XOne/Wii U, Bluetooth on iOS/tvTV) Wired (USB-A on kiosks)
Based On	Fender Stratocaster (body shape)

The Guitar Hero Live Wireless Guitar Controller is a wireless guitar controller bundled in Guitar Hero Live. The Guitar Hero Live guitar controller features two rows of three buttons (B1W1B2W2B3W3): Three white buttons on one side (used for higher notes for right-handed users or lower notes as a left-handed users) and three black buttons on the other side (used for lower notes for right-handed users or higher notes for left-handed users).

Appearance

This wireless guitar controller is shaped similar to any "genericasters" similar to the Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero 5 Wireless Guitar Controllers but smaller. It has a black body, brown neck (with white dots every other 2 or 3 frets like a real guitar, with B2 having a black dot), and a black 3x3 headstock. The edge of the brown buttons are colored white on one side and black on the other side. The buttons also have a rough texture.

The body of the guitar features a strum bar, a whammy bar (which has no gameplay usage in Guitar Hero Live other than to distort sound), a tall D-Pad with a power button in the middle, and a GHTV button to switch between the main menu and gameplay scenes of the GHTV game mode.

Model variations

Wireless 2.4 GHz model for consoles

The wireless 2.4 GHz model of the Guitar Hero Live Wireless Guitar Controller is universal to most platforms Guitar Hero Live is available on (excluding iOS and tvOS) and can be paired to any 2.4 GHz USB dongle for it. However, USB dongles are console-specific to one console but Xbox One dongle is compatible with Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 4 dongle is compatible with PlayStation 5.

Usage on PC

The Xbox 360 dongle for Guitar Hero Live guitar controller—after manually updating its driver to an "Xbox 360 Controller for Windows" in Device Manager—is fully compatible on Microsoft Windows to play Clone Hero (and later YARG) with a Guitar Hero Live guitar controller as the game supports Guitar Hero Live's gameplay style for various Guitar/Bass instruments. However, other dongles will have input issues on Microsoft Windows such as the inability to strum while holding fret buttons, but a third-party program called Guitar Hero Live PokeMachine fixes this issue for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Wii U dongles, allowing these dongles to be used in these inspired titles without issue when the program is active. Meanwhile, GHLtar Utility can also be used for the PlayStation 3/Wii U dongle, as well as iOS (mac OS computers only support the iOS Bluetooth guitar controller), and Rock Band 4 Instrumental Mapper can be used for Xbox One dongles.

Wired model for demo kiosks

Guitar Hero Live Wired Guitar Controller for demo kiosks (not for sale).

Demo kiosks at retail stores featuring a game demo of Guitar Hero Live had a USB wired version of the Guitar Hero Live guitar controller attached. These wired models were not released for consumers.

Bluetooth model for iOS

The iOS/tvOS version of Guitar Hero Live only supports the Wireless Bluetooth Guitar Controller, which can only be used and connected on these Apple devices via Bluetooth (iOS 8.1 minimum or tvOS 9 minimum):

• iPad: 4th generation or newer
• iPad Air: 1st generation or newer
• iPad Mini: 1st generation or newer
• iPhone: iPhone 5 or newer
• iPod Touch: 6th generation
• Apple TV: 4th generation