Playing Frets on Fire with the official Red Octane SG or Gibson Guitar Controller shouldn’t be difficult to setup, but it’s a little more complicated than Plug-N-Play. Frets on Fire doesn’t seem to retain joystick settings when mapping the buttons from a Guitar Controller into the game. It may work for a little while, but I’m sure many have noticed that the controller setup is bound to fail. Mainly the Strum Bar fails to function during the game (which really sucks when you’re in the middle of a song, hell, or just trying to navigate the menus). This guide will show you how to properly setup your Guitar Hero controller to work flawlessly with Frets on Fire everytime!
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The PC Meets Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero 2 is the innovative and highly addictive follow-up to the guitar playing simulation Guitar Hero for the PS2. Needless to say for those who play it, the gameplay is second to none. It will soon be available on all three Next-Gen consoles, but if you don’t own any machine (PS2 or Next-Gen) and would like a taste of Guitar Hero 2….fear not.

Freetar Hero is an Open Source Port of Guitar Hero 2 and the gameplay is fairly good for this barely beta port. Although it isn’t a complete port (it’s just starting for crying out loud) the basic gameplay is strong. Better yet, Freetar Hero allows you to use ANY song your want PLUS you may download the Freetar Editor which enables you to create your own gameplay using your favorite songs.
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