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Xbox 360 Rock Band Guitars

Platform
Controller

How do I map my guitar? Click on the Pads icon at the top of RPCS3.

The Pads menu in RPCS3.

It’s suggested to create a new configuration by clicking Add Configuration at the top right of the Pads window.
This is so you can change configuration profiles in case you want to play other games.

The top right of RPCS3's Pads window. 'Add Configuration' is being clicked on by the mouse cursor

Follow the instructions and/or match the assignments below.

The instrument page being used as a as a mapping reference for RPCS3.
Handlers Devices
XInput XInput Pad
Device Class Device Subtype
Guitar Rock Band

Older guitars may develop problematic whammy bars which cause issues while mapping. You may have to Filter Noise to map correctly.
To bind the effects switch, you must hold ALT then click the Right Stick: Up and Right Stick: Down.

By default, XInput has most things bound correctly. You only need to remap the following:

RPCS3 XInput Guitar
R1 Right Stick Tilt
L2 Right Stick Click Solo Buttons
Right Stick Left Trigger Effects Switch

[Download Profile]

How do I use profiles?

After downloading the profile,

  1. Extract the .7z file.
  2. Drag the input_configs folder into the configs folder where you have RPCS3 in.
Installing a configuration profile from the Instrument Repo
  1. After that, you can select the profile in the Pads menu.
RPCS3's Gamepad Settings, showing the cursor over a profile.

Most of the time, these controller profiles should work out of the box. If they don’t, try changing the controller listed in Devices, next to the Refresh button until it receives an input. You can edit this while the game is running.

Advanced Mapping
RPCS3 Guitar
Cross Green Fret
Circle Red Fret
Square Yellow Fret
Triangle Blue Fret
L1 Orange Fret
D-Pad: Up Strumbar Up
D-Pad: Down Strumbar Down
D-Pad: Left D-Pad: Left
D-Pad: Right D-Pad: Right
Right Stick:
Left/Right
Whammy Bar
Right Stick:
Up and Down
Effects Switch
L2 Solo Buttons
R1 Tilt
Start Plus
Select Minus
PS Button Home
Mapping

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