Guitar Hero 2's broken wammy bar, possible recall.. (link)

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#1 Recon13
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http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/12026/Guitar_Hero_360_Issue_Surfaces.html
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#2 Mikerules868
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well that sucks.
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#3 Recon13
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well that sucks. Mikerules868
Pretty much, thankfully I got the good one..  But some people are gonna be mighty ticked off!!!
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#4 Mikerules868
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whats that thing in the "good" vesrion? between the bar and the power supply?
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#5 Recon13
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You mean the black piece?  Headset plugs in there..
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#6 Oni_Ookami
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Yea i have one of the bad ones, the whammy bar works some times...and other times it doesnt work at all...very frusterating. I was going to take it back regardless but if they recall it all the better.
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#7 shadowblade189
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Does anyone know if the "working" guitars are the ones that come with the bundle or are they only the ones that you can buy separately? 
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#8 aresdude
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dammit i have the crappy version
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#9 shadowblade189
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Did your "crappy" version come in the bundle or the separate one?
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#10 zeldafan00013
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I got the bad one, i thought the wammy bar worked bad compared to the PS2 version. It still works, and i still beat the game on hard allready but its does not work that great.
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#11 shibbay41
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I got a broken one with my bundle.  I'm pissed.  I really hope they recall this.  If they don't they are really ripping us off!!!
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#12 Spartan29
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Should have resevred it because i did and was able to get a protection plan at gamestop which no matter if it defective or i just smash it i get a new Guitar or game.
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#13 Oni_Ookami
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Does anyone know if the "working" guitars are the ones that come with the bundle or are they only the ones that you can buy separately? shadowblade189

 Right now with the facts id have to say that some of the "bundles" are coming with bad guitars (ei whammy bar not working well or at all). I'm not sure if the guitars sold seperatly have the same issue, but my guess would be yes, as said in the link provided above, the "bad" guitars have a peddle jack(looks like a phone jack) in a different spot then the "good" ones, and without opening the packaging on the "guitar only"  packages we wont know wich you are getting.

 

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#14 duffman0hy3a
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shoot... i have a defective one... i hope they recall it soon
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#15 OfficialBed
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well that sucks...looks like i will be waiting to get gh2
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#16 petrnorth18
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i have a crappy one!
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#17 Videodogg
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I have the so called "bad" one, but it seems to work just fine.....what are the symptoms of a bad one?
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#18 aresdude
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i didnt even know there was a seperate one

can you link me to where i can buy it? 

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#19 DojoGrant
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I got a bad one.  Worked fine at first, but the more I play it, the more unreliable the whammy bar is.  It's not working half of the time now.
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#20 Bigfoot_Slayer
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I have a defective one.... It's gay

The whammy bar is okay... It still works... but at times seems unresponsive, or requires way too much energy to hit it then it should.

I hope they do a recall soon...  

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#21 deactivated-57af49c27f4e8
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whew, i have the "good version". finally something goes in my favor.
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#22 therapyhiccup
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hmm..i was gonna get this game tomorrow...i'll see if i can check out the guitar.
yes so the store i buy from(GAME in the UK) advertises the bad version

http://www.game.co.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?cat=11287&mid=330526

(i forget how to link,havne't been using forums much these last few months)

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#23 shadowblade189
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The only place that iv'e seen it for sale separately is driectly from the Red Octane store.
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#24 jsak
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I have one of the supposedly good controllers and my whammy bar still doesnt work sometimes
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#25 Ash_Ketchum
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mines broken too although when you have the bar facing straight down it works but still its a piss off
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#26 texasfight54
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One of my friends 360's died when he turned on the 360 with the guitar plugged in. :?
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#27 dinb
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What's a wammy bar?
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#28 xxcommixx
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WOW WTF is this bullsh*t??? I've been waiting for this game to come out for MONTHS now, and was going to buy it either later today or sometime tomarrow, but because of this so-called "bad wammybar", I guess I'll have to wait even longer for them to fix this! Arggg, I'm ticked. :(
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#29 djord02
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Lol, this is interesting. I definitely have the bad one. My whammy bar doesn't work at all. I was confused at first whether it was working or not, but then I went over to a friend's house who also has the game, and his definitely worked. You get a ripple effect on screen during long notes when it works. I had never seen the ripple effect prior to playing on my friend's guitar. So yes, I'm taking mine back to Best-Buy.
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#30 zeldafan00013
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Lol, this is interesting. I definitely have the bad one. My whammy bar doesn't work at all. I was confused at first whether it was working or not, but then I went over to a friend's house who also has the game, and his definitely worked. You get a ripple effect on screen during long notes when it works. I had never seen the ripple effect prior to playing on my friend's guitar. So yes, I'm taking mine back to Best-Buy.djord02
yea im taking mine back tomorrow, prolly wait until they fix it to rebuy it.
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#31 cubbiesx
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i have a "bad" one...only thing is it works perfectly well.  anybody else NOT having a problem with the bad guitar controller?

 

PS: i just finished playing the damn game for about 7 hours straight.  seems strudy to me. 

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#32 blacktorn
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Yea i have one of the bad ones, the whammy bar works some times...and other times it doesnt work at all...very frusterating. I was going to take it back regardless but if they recall it all the better.Oni_Ookami

Ditto,no way did i just pay 65 quid for a guitar that isn't in 100% working order,this is annyoing :evil:

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#33 Recon13
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Makes you think though.. Who the hell is testing these products before they get sent out? They're not very good at they're jobs..
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#34 skinnypete91
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oooH nOOES!