Nintendo Wii Rock Band 3 Fender Mustang Pro Guitar

Caution

Do NOT map this instrument via the Pads menu!

Caution

RPCN Menus (for sending or accepting online invites) will cause a softlock. You will need an alternative input method to navigate these menus, such as a [typing keyboard or a gamepad.]

Instructions

There are two different ways to connect this Pro Guitar. If you don’t have the Rock Band Mustang Receiver for PlayStation 3, you will need to use MIDI to USB.
Pick whichever is the most convenient for you:

RB3 Mustang Receiver for Nintendo Wii (Recommended)

This is the recommended method because the guitar will work as expected and will be wireless.

You will need:

• a Nintendo Wii Wireless Pro Guitar receiver to connect to your computer.

FCC ID: P25SU96563Y3010R

Setup

Windows

Installing

1. First, [go to Zadig’s website] and download the latest version, then open it up.

2. Click on Options then List All Devices.

   

3. You should now see devices listed. Switch it to your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.

   

4. After selecting the right device, you should see the option to replace the driver.
   MAKE SURE YOU ARE REPLACING THE DRIVER ONLY MUSTANG GUITAR!!
   Click Replace Driver.

   

5. A warning will appear.
   Again, make sure you have selected your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.
   After you have made sure, click Yes.

   

6. It will then install the driver. As the program says, it may take a few minutes.

   

7. If everything goes well, you will get this message:

   

8. Close Zadig.

9. Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect the receiver for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your RB3 Mustang Guitar ready to join.

   

Uninstalling

Applying a Zadig driver on your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3 will make it only work on applications with passthrough. This may cause issues with Clone Hero or YARG.
Thankfully, reverting this is very easy!

1. Open the Start menu and search for Device Manager. Open it.

   

2. Scroll down until you find the Universal Serial Bus devices category.
   Expand it and right click on your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3 you applied the Zadig driver on and then select Uninstall device.

   

3. In the next window that pops up, make sure to tick Attempt to remove the driver for this device.
   After that, click Uninstall and that’s it!

   

When you disconnect then reconnect the receiver for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3, it will revert back to the original driver.

Linux

Note

This requires admin/sudo permissions.

1. Navigate to /etc/udev/ in your file browser.
   Enter the rules.d folder.
   If it doesn’t exist, make it.

   

2. Create a new file.

   

   Name it 99-ps3-peripherals.rules.

   

3. Open the file in a text editor.
   Add an entry for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3:

   SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1bad", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3430", MODE="0666"

   In the example below, a PS3 Mustang and PS3 Keyboard are being added.
   When you’re done, save your edits to the file.

   

4. Run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules in a terminal or reboot your system.

   

5. Disconnect the receiver for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.

6. Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect the receiver for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3 ready to join.

   

macOS

By default, macOS will attempt to load its own drivers when trying to use passthrough instruments on RPCS3.
Luckily, this is easy to fix!

1. First, [click here download the GCAdapterDriver 1.8 beta]

   

2. Drag the extracted GCAdapterDriver-1.8-beta application to the Applications folder.

   

3. In the menu bar, click on the new GCAdapterDriver icon.
   Click on the slider to try to activate it.

   

4. It will initially block the system extension.
   Click on Open Security Preferences.

   

5. Unlock the page by click on the lock icon on the bottom left.
   Click on Allow after this.
   Don’t forget to lock the page again when you’re done.

   

6. Now, activate GCAdapterDriver’s slider in the menu bar now.

   

   Open up Rock Band 3 in RPCS3 and connect the receiver for your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3.
   You should see it automatically assign a player number.

   

   Likewise, in Rock Band 3, you will see your RB3 Mustang Guitar for PS3 ready to join.

   

MIDI to USB interface

SYSEX Notice

Caution

You need a MIDI to USB Interface that has SYSEX support!
Consult your MIDI to USB interface’s manual or manufacturer for more details.

Verified MIDI to USB interfaces
CME C2MIDI Pro
CME U2MIDI Pro
Focusrite Scarlett (4i4 and higher) [3rd Gen]
M-Audio Midisport Uno
MOTU M2/M4
Roland UM-ONE mk2
SSL +2 MKII

Instructions

Since you can’t use the dongle, you will need to connect Rock Band 3 Pro Guitar via the MIDI port on the bottom.

For this, you will need a MIDI to USB interface.
Here’s an example of a MIDI to USB interface. Most will come with an LED indicator to show activity. To check that you’ve plugged it in correctly, you should see “MIDI In” blinking when you press a key.

If you have an audio interface, you may already have a way to plug in MIDI to your computer, as some audio interfaces come with MIDI inputs. For example, this Scarlett has MIDI connections in the back.

After that, right click on Rock Band 3 in RPCS3, then click on Change Custom Configuration.

• :
  • 🎸 Change your Emulated MIDI type from Keyboard to Guitar (17 Frets) if you have a Mustang Pro Guitar, or Guitar (22 Frets) if you have a Squier Pro Guitar, then select your MIDI to USB interface in the drop-down menu next to it.

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Investigated by [Carl Mylo]
MIDI Implementation by [Dark]