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If You Play Bass In ‘Rock Band,’ You’ll Want Mad Catz’s New Guitar Controller 
MTV Multiplayer | by Patrick Klepek | Thu, Sep 18
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The biggest difference between this and the standard “Rock Band” controller is in the strum bar. Bass players don’t strum the same way guitar players do, yet “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” have traditionally ignored that in their peripherals. The gameplay mechanics are the same, but the ph...
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Patch: Guitar Hero Drums Now Work in Rock Band 2 PS3
Following the October 26 launch of Neversoft's Guitar Hero World Tour and its specialized drum controller, competitor Harmonix today released a patch for the PS3 version of Rock Band 2 that enables compatibility with Guitar Hero drums and guitars.
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