I suppose there are two reasons why one might want to use this functionality. Most importantly, it adds to the fantasy of being a rock star. This pedal looks like a real guitar pedal, and I definitely feel like I'm kicking up the song a notch when I stamp on it. However, it should be noted that while a real guitar pedal would alter the sound of the guitar when activated, this pedal only turns on a point bonus. The only actual change in sound when you turn on overdrive are the cheers that erupt from your virtual crowd.
Using the pedal to trigger overdrive might be easier for some people than the default method of lifting the neck of the guitar. However, while it is true that lifting the guitar can sometimes be difficult while playing, I found using the pedal to be even more distracting. There were times when I needed to look down in order to find the pedal. Furthermore, it was a little bit uncomfortable to click the pedal in bare feet (maybe not such an uncommon state of dress for your average RockBand champion), and that took my attention off the game screen.
To sum up, this is by no means a necessary addition to your Rock Band setup, and it won't make going into overdrive mode any easier, but this could be some nice icing on the cake of your rock star fantasy.
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Hi everyone, here's just a thought for you all and it works too. Why go out and buy this Harmonix Overdrive Pedal from Mad Catz (or any other supplier) when your foot pedal for your drums DOES THE SAME THING and guess what, if you already bought the "whole" band kit... then that means you already have the foot pedal. It also works with the new keyboard (piano) too. I know I have tried this out. If you don't have the "whole" band kit then it's cheap to buy a foot pedal like that from ANY GAMING STORE then too.So save your money and use your drum foot pedal. Also like one comment that was made about how sometimes you have to look down to see where it is to step on it, well for us that have the drum pedal... YOU can't miss it!!! :)
You could also do what I did and go out and buy a cord that attaches to one end of the plug on the pedal and then the other goes to the guitar (or keyboard) to EXTEND the length of the cord to give you more playing area and that only cost a few dollars also from your nearest Wal-mart or Radioshack!
Hope this helps all you band members, because for me here in CANADA we can't order it or buy it unless we live in a major city and then the cost of our money to the states exchange rate and also now they could withhold our package... So save yourselves the trouble and buy or use the DRUM FOOT PEDAL... THANKS
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Can't complain about this. It's good to go out of the box and works great. Mini-delay to activate overdrive but it is barely noticeable. If you want to shred and not mess up your rhythm when u activate overdrive, buy this. It limits your free space but that shouldn't be an issue if this is something you're looking to buy.Honest reviews on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii Official Rock Band 2 Electro-Harmonix
A simple device to assist in Playing Rock Band, It does what it says, lets you use your foot to trigger Overdrive instead of tilting the guitar or hitting Select. Good when you have trouble with dropping notes while swinging the guitar.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii Official Rock Band 2 Electro-Harmonix
Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I was actually pretty surprised at how something this simple could improve game play. The accelerometers in the guitars are just not very reliable and so when you get past a certain basic skill level, it's much more fun to pretend like you are stomping on a stomp box where you don't have to worry about your hands when you want to deploy. My only request is that going forward it would be better to turn off the accelerometer based star power when this bad boy is plugged in.
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