PDP RIFFMASTER Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10/11 PC, Rock Band 4, Fortnite Festival, Audio Jack, Rechargeable Battery, Officially Licensed… by PDP

Je suis vraiment impressionné par ce Riffmaster ! Il fonctionne à merveille avec Guitar Hero et Fortnite Festival, ce qui est exactement ce que je recherchais. L’installation est simple, et l’interface est super intuitive. Si tu veux améliorer tes compétences dans des jeux comme Guitar Hero ou Fortnite Festival, je recommande vivement cet appareil. Un excellent ajout à mon setup !

I was advertised this product on social media and bought it based on influencer videos and reviews. I first used the controller for Rock Band 4 on my PS5 and it worked great. Fret buttons and strum bar are just like a Rock Band controller. The joystick on the back of the neck is a fun feature but often I forget its there and almost never use it, but it doesn’t get in the way while you’re playing. The start and select buttons are kind of close to where I have my pinky finger while playing so I will often hit those buttons accidentally while I’m playing.
This controller will work on Clone Hero but it does require a bit of setup and unfortunately I can not get the tilt (star power) or whammy bar to work in Clone Hero.
The glossy finish shows a lot of finger prints on the body. I haven’t had any problems with the buttons or anything deteriorating after a year and about 200 hours of heavy use.
Overall this controller is a little over-priced but not a terrible value, just make sure to do a little shopping around first before going for the Riffmaster specifically.

Funciona muy bien, buen tacto,

I was on the hunt for a guitar controller to use for Clone Hero, so initially I was looking at a bunch of used guitars from old guitar hero games, but always got skeptical buying any because of quality concern or if they even worked properly, and then any of the like-new to brand new ones I would find were way too expensive to justify buying them, and even further more I know that there’s custom modding for guitar hero guitars but I just wasn’t ready to make that type of investment, because those are the most expensive of all….then after awhile I stumbled upon this thing.

It’s very good for what it is, but there’s some pros and cons that I’m about to list to help you make your decision.

Pros:
• The build quality is very nice. You can tell that PDP made sure this thing is gonna last you a while.
• It’s wireless, and also has a rechargeable battery. Super convenient for my set up.
• The buttons feel good and smooth and the same for the strum bar.
• It’s got a small analog stick on the back of the neck to use on the Xbox for the Fortnite guitar hero-like game mode they created to navigate menus so that’s a plus.
• It’s also foldable which is very nice for storage
• It’s brand new! No need to worry about a broken guitar.

Cons:
• For me this is more neutral but I can see this as a con for a lot of people, but this guitar is a Rockband guitar. It has the exact soft sort of mushy feel, and button/strum bar style as a traditional Rockband guitar so if those aren’t your thing then you probably aren’t going to like this one, but for me I don’t mind at all.
• If you’re buying the Xbox version like I did (I have a Series X so it made sense) then in order for you to use this on PC it is not plug and play like the PlayStation version is. You need to install 2 pieces of software: ViGEmBus, and RB4Instrument mapper in order for Clone Hero to detect the guitar. (at least right now at the time of this review). The only thing to note is that if you choose the PlayStation version, it does not have tilt function or whammy function according to other people’s reviews but the Xbox one does after setting up the pieces of software.
• It isn’t the cheapest thing in the world, but to me it’s worth an investment because it plays very well and will last a long time since it’s new.
• If you’re someone that does those extreme tap shredding CH charts like the ones the streamer Açaí does, this guitar isn’t exactly set up for that kind of thing so it probably wouldn’t be ideal for you. I’m sure it’s possible but I’ve heard from many people that Rockband guitars just aren’t ideal for that style of playing.

All in all, this thing is extremely solid for regular people that came from Guitar Hero that wanna play some of their favorite songs and more custom ones with ease. 9.5/10 guitar controller that I think most people will love.