Here is our most wanted videogame controller of 2008 to date – the Gene Simmons' Axe Guitar controller.
This uber-guitar will let you rock out with both EA's Rock Band and Activision's Guitar Hero, which is more than can be said for some of the 'official' peripherals on offer right now.
Must-buy Kiss merch
For Kiss fans, this is clearly a must-buy item, as it features Gene Simmon's signature AND a picture of Mr Simmons pulling an angry rawk face on it.
It features the usual bits - a bi-directional strum bar, ultra-responsive fret buttons and an analogue whammy bar – but (and this is the real killer USP here!) it looks like a massive killer axe.
It is available later this week for $80 on Amazon.com for PS3, PS2 and Wii, but not for Xbox 360, somewhat surprisingly.
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goscottg
November 4th 2008
2. This guitar is great - some googling revealed an interesting behind the scenes story:
http://www.legacyengineer.com/portfolio-guitar.html
Looks like this company is the one who actually designed it for Gene Simmons - but the thing is - I2G/Gene stiffed them and never paid for the building of it. These people are the ones behind the Flashback 2 and other cool looking products as well - they build electronic works of art. If Gene played a concert - he'd expect to get paid, well these people built what looks like a great product, real shame that didn't get paid.
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thegizz
October 31st 2008
1. i love the setup its a beautiful guitar but what hurts is its not available for 360 what xboxers not good enough to enjoy this baby
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