Keepin' it real fake, part CXI: Guitar Fever's only prescription is more cowbell

We spotted this Guitar Hero clone while strolling the floors of Toy Fair 2008. It's hard to really get up in arms about "Guitar Fever" swiping intellectual property with Rock Band all copping Guitar Hero's style, and it's great that you can pick up one of these for $50 and plug it straight into your TV with no console required. In fact, all could be forgiven if it weren't for the fact that we've heard scads of user-composed Commodore 64 tunes that sounded higher-fidelity than what this was pumping out.

Gallery: Keepin' it real fake, part CXI: Guitar Fever's only prescription is more cowbell

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[Jake Maheu @ Feb 18th 2008 11:05AM]

COWBELL FTW!

[BananaBoat @ Feb 18th 2008 1:30PM]

I'm gonna need...more cowbell.

[Ryan Trevisol @ Feb 18th 2008 3:09PM]

Explore the studio space!

[Flashpoint @ Feb 18th 2008 11:22AM]

Guitar QUEER-O

[Dan @ Feb 18th 2008 11:36AM]

lame

[System48 @ Feb 18th 2008 11:38AM]

Finally an axe worth smashing into tiny pieces.

[tbradshaw @ Feb 18th 2008 11:38AM]

"Rock Band all copping Guitar Hero's style"

What? Rock Band is made by the team that made Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2. After splitting ways, Activision/Red Octane had to license IP from Harmonix in order to have Neversoft (starting from scratch) to write Guitar Hero 3.

The brand name doesn't make the heritage. Rock Band is the true successor.

[CubeGuy @ Feb 18th 2008 3:25PM]

something tells me that that "all" was supposed to be a "while".

[robotrock @ Feb 18th 2008 11:45AM]

I actually got a similar one for Christmas. I thought it was pretty good for an 8 year old, but yeah - it was a piece of shit.

[jedipunk @ Feb 18th 2008 1:24PM]

Guitarded?

[3monkies @ Feb 18th 2008 2:36PM]

Why is it that nobody can produce a guitar oriented game without the controller being a complete POS!!!!!

[tbradshaw @ Feb 18th 2008 9:26PM]

"Rock Band all copping Guitar Hero's style"

What? Rock Band is made by the team that made Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2. After splitting ways, Activision/Red Octane had to license IP from Harmonix in order to have Neversoft (starting from scratch) to write Guitar Hero 3.

The brand name doesn't make the heritage. Rock Band is the true successor.

[robtheman @ Feb 18th 2008 9:29PM]

thats hilarious i was at a fleamarket down here in texas...and i caught it out of the corner of my eye at one of the stands....lol...they had them stacked $15 bucks a pop.

[MaxAxxe @ Mar 21st 2008 1:04AM]

Hello All,

We wanted to drop in and let every one know about our new strummer solution for the Rock Band Guitars. We have tried to make it as Installation friendly as possible. No wires need to be cut. Currently it is compatible with Generation 1, 3, and 3.1 Strum Bar Hardware. But Generation 2 and 4 are not far behind. See our site OR email us for questions regarding compatibility. Generation 1 is the one which everyone has been returning the most. Our solution clicks big and loud just like the old guitars because it uses the same switches. We think those little click switches have proven their endurance. Plus we believe Rock Band should be cranked to the point where you just hear a faint click anyway

The Kit is very non invasive and can be un-installed just as easy. With this upgrade ALL mush goes out the door and the Strum Bar returns to center just as good as the old guitars. Please give us a look.

http://www.maxaxxe.com