Walkthrough: Playing GH3 PC with PS2 Guitar

**airguitar** · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

^ did the oemname technique work?

i fixed the whammy bar problem with joytokey + super joy box 3 pro just as swulm posted.

**Beerus** · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 96

I'm using the 360 X-Plorer guitar and when I try to play the PC version, I can navigate the menus fine, but when I go to play a song, or enter a cheat, the buttons are all messed up. Green and Blue are always held down and orange and red are assigned to other buttons and pressing them will also strum. Nothing else works except start. Yes, I've tried using Joy2Key and installing the Microsoft controller driver, it still won't work. Any ideas?
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**ParanoidAI** · Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 13

**swulm** · Joined: 24 Jan 2008 Posts: 6

I was under the original assumption that the XBox 360 controller was natively supported on the PC version, but I was incorrect. You need the XBox Controller Driver from Microsoft.

I know you can search Microsoft's site for it, not sure if they charge or not.

**Slim** · Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 91

Hey guys, old thread I know but it kinda fits here!

Right the story is I'm lucky enough to have a working copy of rock band in Ireland for the PS3. thing is I have an old black Gibson SG from the PS2, and recently got a PS2 to PS3 adapter to try it out with. The adapter works fine for normal controllers so I know it works, and when I connect it to my Vista PC with the SG it'll register. I don't have GH on the PC yet so I can't test with that, but I'm wondering if any of you know a way to get the PS3 to recognize it as a guitar as at the moment it'll only regognize it as a controller? The orange button seems to be x, with the strummer working as up and down. Select and start seem to be ok, with both of them held down acting as the PS button. Whammy seems to be up as well, but none of the other buttons do anything. All my GH games are Xbox 360 or PS2. Would a Kramer wireless work on the PS3 better like others have said (with the hold start and select and strum down trick)? Sorry for the long post was really hoping to get some full band rocking going on!

**ToaRabin** · Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 11

I just got a $12 Radio Shack PS2/USB adapter. While it detects the Dualshock 2 just fine, it ignores my white/red GHIII SG. Anyone know how to make it recognize my SG's button presses? (I want to use it with Fretbuzz and Max/MSP, not GHIIIPC, though)
-Rabin

**IWillKickU** · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 2830 Location: In the Undertow

**ToaRabin** · Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 11

I've already checked that resource, and it has not helped me much. I can connect my SG controller to my computer physically, but my computer is not detecting the button presses at all. Everything I've heard about the Radio Shack adapter says that it works without whammy, but that is not the case for me.

-Rabin

**ton900** · Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1

**lockyvamp** · Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 1

hi all, this is my firs time in forum, befor sorry for my bad english but Im mexicam, i only study in high school jeje, i bought a frontman for PS2 because in mexico is hard to find the PC guitar or the xbox 360 without the game, my question is, can the frontman put in analog like the krammer?, ty for all

**phantomlord73** · Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 2

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**comealot** · Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

What about the Wireless Guitar Controllers?I personally mapped the keys with the JoytoKey program,but the GHIII didn't recognised it!

**xbillax** · Joined: 09 Jun 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Norway

Hi! I'm using the 80's SG guitar for GH3 PC, and everything works perfectly, except the whammy

Actually, I have no idea how to make it work lol, is there anyone that can help me with this problem?
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**TheMagician** · Joined: 05 Mar 2007 Posts: 1164