Guitar Hero World Tour Controller
The Guitar Hero World Tour controller, introduced alongside Guitar Hero World Tour, marked a big step forward from earlier plastic guitars by adding a touch-sensitive “slide bar” on the neck—letting players tap and glide notes for a more expressive, almost real-guitar feel. Building on the success of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, this controller kept the familiar five-fret layout but refined the strum bar and overall responsiveness, making it a favorite for both casual players and high-score chasers.
Released across platforms like Xbox 360, PlayStation, and Wii, it helped usher in the full-band era of rhythm gaming, pairing perfectly with drums and vocals while still holding its own as a standalone axe for shredding your way through iconic tracks.
| World Tour | xBox 360 | Wii | PS2/3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guitar Model Number The model number is on a label either on the back of the guitar (most common) or in the battery compartment. | 95457.805 | 95455.805 | 95449.805 (PS2) 95451.805 (PS3) | ||
| Manufacturer The original manufacturer of the guitar controller. | Red Octane | ||||
| HobbyCNC Fretboard The compatible HobbyCNC fret board. | GH-02 | GH-04 | GH-16 | ||
| OEM fretboard number This is the original part number of the fret board as provided by the manufacturer. This can be on the top or bottom of the PC board, either printed or embedded in the copper. | RSF-3031-2-0 | NW-3320-FRET-BUTTONS R1.1 | RSF-2025-2-0 | ||
| 3D Printed Fret Buttons Replacement 3d-printed fret buttons designed to work with this specific controller/game combination. | FRET-WT-360 | FRET-WT-WII | FRET-WT-PS2/3 | ||
| Neck silencer Adhesive foam pads laser-cut to fit this specific controller. | NS-WT-01 | – | NS-WT-01 | ||
| Whammy Repair Replacement for the most common cause of a ‘floppy’ non-working whammy bar. | GH-WMY-03 | GH-WMY-01 | GH-WMY-01 | ||
| Whammy Spring Replacement spring that returns the whammy bar to center. | GH-WMY-SPR | ||||
| Battery Cover 3D printed replacement battery cover | GH-BC-02 | N/A | GH-BC-02 | ||
| Neck Lock For use when the controller neck is ‘hard wired’ to the controller body preventing the neck from being removed on accident. | GH-NL-03 | GH-NL-03 | GH-NL-03 | ||
| Case Screws Screws used to secure the controller and body front-and-back together. | M3x10_TORX | ||||
| PC Board Screws Screws used to secure the various circuit boards in the controller neck and body. | M2.3-8-PIL | ||||
| Strap Plug A count of the strap plug quantities and lengths. | Medium x 3 | Medium x 3 | Medium x 3 | ||
| Strum Switch The type of switch used on the strum controller board. | GH-SW-01 | ||||
| Dongle The required dongle for PS2 and PS3 game systems. | NA | NA | See Dongle Cross Reference Guide | ||
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