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| | Features | Patent-pending Dual/Split Strum Bar for two-fingered Bass action. Game sold separately.Doubles as an in-game Guitar with Whammy Knob & solo Fret ButtonsPremium-quality Strum Bar lasts over 2.5 million cyclesIncludes official Fender Bass StrapExclusive officially licensed Bass for Rock Band
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| | Description | The Mad Catz officially licensed Fender Precision Bass Replica is the must-have bass guitar for every Rock Band enthusiast. The custom finish and strap both ensure your bass axe will look as good as the real thing on and off stage. With the premium-quality Dual/Split Strum Bar you can hit notes like never before. Its two-piece design allows for two-finger flicking like no other bass can offer, meaning the patent-pending technology provides the extra edge you need to excel in the game. A Whammy Knob and an additional set of Fret Buttons for strum-free finger tapping allow the bass to double as a guitar, making it all you need to jam either role in-game. If you had to choose only one bass guitar for throwing down in Rock Band, this feature-rich Fender Precision Bass Replica from Mad Catz would be your only choice. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 33.66 inches | | Product Width: | 2.56 inches | | Product Height: | 11.42 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 34.0 inches | | Package Width: | 11.5 inches | | Package Height: | 3.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.8 pounds | | Release Date: | September 25, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 40 reviews |
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| | Game Information | | Platform: | Xbox 360 | | Media: | Accessory | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 40 customer reviews )
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17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Simply awesome! Sep 29, 2008
By M Sherlock
This feels like the real Fender Bass, about 5" longer than the Rock Band 2 guitar. The split strum bar is fantastic...it took me a few minutes to get used to it and using two fingers works best for me. Real basses don't have a whammy bar and neither does this, but it does have a knob built-in if you want the whammy effect. It is not wireless but that's because Microsoft won't allow 3rd party wireless with the XBox 360. I saw someone playing this Fender Bass on YouTube and he is really, REALLY good! That's why I bought this and this thing rocks! My friends with the little rinky guitar are jealous because this looks so awesome and now they want one too.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Split strum bar! Sep 27, 2008
By JAG
The split strum bar is fantastic and takes playing bass in Rock Band to a whole new level. It allows you to pluck notes and makes you feel like a true bass player. The fret buttons are also very responsive and comfortable to play. I found the overdrive to be very responsive to launch with a quick tilt or lean. Overall I would highly recommend this bass guitar to anyone who is a fan of Rock Band.
27 of 33 found the following review helpful:
 Great to play but not WIRELESS! Sep 26, 2008
By TuxDog
"Gaming Addict"
This bass was alot of fun to play and has a great feel, but it could have been better.
First of all... The Good.
- Has a more realistic look and feel than most guitar controllers. Its larger than the Rock Band guitars by about six inches and feels like a really comfortable size. The huge tuning pegs on the headstock just add to the great bass look
- The fret buttons are good quality and accurate. They are better than the original Rock Band guitar but not quite as smooth as the Rock Band 2 guitar.
- The split strum bar is a really great feature. It allows for two fingered bass play and feels very natural for a bass. The strum bars also have a 'positive click' when pressed and they don't feel 'squishy'. You know when you've plucked the note.
- The extra fret buttons at the bottom of the neck are a nice addition, but really not necessary for the bass. They added them to allow it to be used as a lead guitar, but without a whammy bar (more on that next) it's not great as a guitar.
Now for The Bad...
- The whammy bar... or in this case whammy 'knob'. To add to the look of a real bass, there is no whammy bar. But to make this more functional as a guitar they added a knob directly below the base of the neck that you spin back and forth to add whammy. It's a small knob, making it difficult to find at first without looking down. Once you find it, the knob doesn't feel good at all when you spin it. It has a cheap 'grinding' feel to it. Overall, the whammy knob just isn't fun to use.
- Another knob... the five position selector. Takes the place of the toggle switch on the Rock Band guitars. Basically, the same comments from the whammy knob apply here again.
- ANOTHER knob... the Start/Back button. This one just seems strange. Instead of the good ol' push buttons for Start and Back, they used a knob. Turn it left for the Back button and right for the Start button. I don't know if mine wasn't working properly, but on the song selection screen, my back button did not work. You should press Back to change the sorting option for the track list, but mine did nothing. I could not change the sort and had to scroll through all the songs to find what I wanted.
I get the reasons behind using all the knobs to give the bass a more realistic look. But in the end I would still prefer ease of use and function with larger, better quality knobs.
And finally... The Ugly!
- NOT WIRELESS!!! WHY?? It took years for consoles to finally use wireless technology that actually works great and we still have good ideas like this bass that don't use it!
- Price! Why am I paying the same price for a wired guitar as a good quality wireless? Normally, a wired guitar controller runs about $10 cheaper than a wireless version (the original Rock Band guitars, for example). But this bass is the same price as the awesome Rock Band 2 guitar right now. That's probably because of the split strum bar, they charge a little more.
After all this, I am not keeping mine. I can overlook the minor shortcomings with the knobs because the size is nice and the fret buttons and strum bar are good quality. But I am done dragging cords around behind me when I play.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Good stuff Oct 06, 2008
By C. Haley
Takes a bit of time to get familiar with the split strum bar, but once you do, watch out! Bass is so much more fun with this controller. Strumming is accurate, overdrive works really well, and the overall design is well thought out.
My only gripe is that it is not wireless, but it looks like there may be a wireless version coming down the pike since there is a battery door molded into the back of the Bass (which is non-functional at this time)
If you are on the fence, jump off the fence and get one of these.... you 'll really enjoy it once you get used to it.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Fender Bass Nov 02, 2008
By Kyle Witchbande
"waxingpoetic"
This peripheral is in all ways superior to the fender strat that comes with RockBand. It's heavier and far more sturdily built, which has always been a big problem with guitar controllers. It's also bigger, which is great if you don't have tiny arms. The two strum bars are probably my favourite part, which allows you to strum more authentically and doubles your speed. Some people might find the changes to the whammy bar and start/select buttons a little tough to get used to, since now all functions of the guitar have been turned into knobs, but it is a reasonable change.
Oh, and the tuning pegs actually turn!
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