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Rock out as hard as you want with no cords or restrictions with Nyko's FrontMan Wireless Guitar Controller for Playstation 3. The FrontMan is fully well-matched with Guitar Hero III and Rock Band. Calculated for the inner rock star in all, the FrontMan features a unique hard rock styling with a custom body shape, customizable color scheme with identical pick guards and lasting design. Featuring wireless equipment for cordless play, the FrontMan provides 25 feet of freedom while the theater your pet songs. The FrontMan also features a high feature, precision built bi-directional strum bar, fret buttons, whammy bar and things switch for Rock Band play.
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 The Click Is Back! |
| Review Date: April 21, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Robert J. De Martini, Hayward, CA USA |
For those who went from Guitar Hero then back to Rock Band you'll salutation back the click of the strum bar. But the benefits just start there. You can now play either wireless or wired, and if you place rechargeable batteries in the guitar you can charge it while playing using the built-in wire.
Switching between Rock Band and Guitar Hero is pretty simple. Go the switch on the red box (the one pictured in the photo) to Guitar Hero, press and hold the Nyko button on the guitar until the box and the guitar sync up, and voila, you're excellent to go. Same with Rock Band.
The ONLY complaint I have is the buttons on the neck are very small (and no lower set of buttons). They are more akin to the Guitar Hero guitar, but I did be grateful for the neck of the original Rock Band guitar. With everything else this guitar has going for it, it's a small adjustment that is easily made. |
Getting it to work (Rock Band 2 and Guitar Hero)
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| Review Date: January 20, 2009 |
| Reviewer: AWworld, Vancouver, Canada |
I have read so many observations about people having "defective" guitars that I had to write these instructions. First off, Nyko provided very poor instructions but the guitar does work. So before you return your guitar have a read of the instructions below.
Instructions Overview
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To get it to work with Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero you must first sync or link the guitar with the red Pedal. Then turn the select button to Guitar Hero on the Pedal. (Part of these lessons was on loan from Jim C. from Chicago post. Thanks Jim.)
Detail Instructions to make the guitar work
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1. turn off ps3
2. join red pedal
3. turn on ps3
4. press Nyko button on guitar (goes into slow intermittent mode)
5. press pedal button (pedal goes into quick intermittent mode)
6. press Nyko button on guitar (goes into quick intermittent mode)
7. make sure both are intermittent quick, then press Nyko button one last time
Turn the button on the pedal to Guitar Hero and keep it there regardless of you playing Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero.
You see, Rock Band 2 recently provided an update to allow Guitar Hero World Tour instruments to work with the game. The updates cause problems with the Nyko guitar playing Rock Band 2. You get crazy button presses if you select "Rock Band" on the Nyko pedal. To fix the problem, just switch the button to "Guitar Hero" on the Nyko pedal and the guitar will work for both games. That it.
Overall Observations
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The guitar is existing at a very excellent price equate to OEM, especially if you just want to try out Guitar Hero or Rock Band. I just don't like the look so much but it does work well. At $[...] its a excellent deal for a new or spare instrument but Amazon did have it on sale for $[...]or cheaper during their Black Friday sale and Gold Box deal. At $[...] or less it's a fantastic deal. Hope this helps.
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Like it
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| Review Date: April 25, 2008 |
| Reviewer: P. Potera, Illinois |
| I like this controller. I reckon it's better than the Les Paul, which I reckon is much better than Rock Band's Fender. It was a lovely surprise. The strum bar click is predictable and right. The receiver has a very cool figure - it sports five colored diodes corresponding to the neck buttons that light up as you press them. The "PS" button on the guitar lights up in different colors depending on which number is assigned to the controller. I find the receiver's cable way too small, but that's easily solved with a USB extension cable. Yes, it has a cheap feel to it, but so do the others - I didn't expect much from a fake plastic guitar. |
Fantastic second guitar!
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| Review Date: May 18, 2008 |
| Reviewer: T. Moniz, |
We ongoing playing Rock Band at Christmas, and have been coming up nervously for a stand-alone guitar to become unfilled for it, so that we could have a four-player band, or play guitar/bass together.
We also play Guitar Hero 3, and this guitar (to me) is more like the GH3 guitar than the Rock Band guitar. I really prefer this guitar when playing Rock Band, as I find it and the GH3 guitar simpler to play. I have noticed that my scores are SO much better now on Rock Band, now that I am playing this guitar.
I read a further review that mentioned the "clicking" sound, when you strum with this guitar - this is the same as the GH3 guitar - and if you can hear it, you don't have the music loud enough. :)
The guitar is wireless, and it's well-matched with GH3 and RB. You are going to like playing RB with four players! |
The Frontman Guitar Compromise
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| Review Date: May 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: WesleyTech.com, Phoenix, AZ |
I have been nervously awaiting the Nyko Frontman PS3 guitar ever since I bought both Guitar Hero III and Rockband for the PS3. So far, I have only used this guitar with GH III.
Positives:
Excellent price (cheaper than the official guitar controllers)
Dual game compatibility (use with both GH III and RB)
Brilliant whammy bar. Simpler to use than the other controllers' whammy bars
Clicky strum bar (akin to the GH Les Paul controller)
Negatives:
Note keys (buttons) do not reach towards the edge of the neck. You have to reach around the (to some extent thicker) neck to hit the note keys.
A bit off-balance, neck of the guitar hangs down.
Management issues at first hookup. I had to disconnect my GH dongle before the Nyko Frontman would synch with its' dongle.
Overall impressions: So far, I like this controller very much and the positives far outweigh the negatives for me. I am a satisfied consumer at this point. |
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