Rock Band 2 welcomes Guitar Hero instruments [update]

I wonder if RB2 instruments will work with GH:WT... Because then I might just get a RB drum kit instead of a GH one...

I wonder how awkward it will be to use the GHWT drums with Rock Band 2 since there are 5 pads on the GHWT kit and only 4 on the RB2 kit.

This news makes my day, but offers a new question. Assuming Red Octane never gets it together and sends me back my replacement cymbal (5 weeks and counting...), will my one-cymbal GHWT kit work for RB2? I know we know basically nothing about this compatibility - and I won't even really believe it until I see it - but I'm hoping that the plan is for RB2 to recognize a strike on *either* cymbal as a strike on the fourth pad, basically combining them that way.

I mean, I was already planning to buy RB2 disc-only just so I could play the songs and awesome DLC with my Les Paul and WT mic, but this is major-league icing, and - if the first time I get to play a drum song is on RB2 - a healthy dose of irony, too.

"IGN tried out the Wii Guitar Hero: World Tour instruments -- and they worked"

Great news! I'm getting GH:WT for Christmas and really want to be able to just buy Rock Band 2 later. Phew!

YAY! I just got my GH:WT! Awesomeness . . .

I wasn't sure whether to get the Wii versions of these games (DLC) or PS3 versions (instrument compatibility) but this makes my choice a whole lot easier.

I hereby dub the feeling I am experiencing upon hearing this news as "compatibili-glee". :D

This is such good news. I wanted to get them both, but I wasn't going to because I didn't want to pay for (nor can I store) two drum kits.

I already have a Guitar Hero III Les Paul, so if I buy the Guitar Hero World Tour band kit, I can buy Rock Band 2 separately.

I assume that the original Rock Band doesn't work, then, with the new Guitar Hero instruments, since it didn't work with the guitar.

i emailed harmonix and they said that there is not a release date set for rock band 2 yet. at least thats what they said.

can i use the ac/dc track pack with my guitar hero world tour for the wii? thanks for the help!

Following the link now gets:

"US, December 9, 2008 - At the request of companies involved, this article has been removed. We will have more coverage of Rock Band 2 as we near its release date."

I'm not sure I like the sound of that.

So... okay I'm very confused about this whole RB2 and GHWT compatibility issues for Wii. I already have a full RB1 set. Like the drum, mic and guitar. Would any of those work with GHWT? I don't wanna buy the whole new set for GHWT but I love the song selections for it.
1. Would any of RB1 stuff work with GHWT?
2 Would GH3 guitar (forgot the name) would work with RB2?

remember guys i'm talking about Wii ver.

This is awesome we can now be (as my two year old daughter calls it) a "Rock Band Hero" House!!!

that ign article is no longer available. i think IGN got into trouble for "leaking" that info to the public...

Hi all, i bought Rock Band 2 yesterday for my wii, i tested out my guitar hero 3 guitar on RB2 and it worked just fine, however GH3 did not work with the RB2 guitar, that saddens me a little bit.

I have GHWT for the Wii and bought Rock Band 2 for the Wii-ALL of the instruments from GHWT work GREAT on RB2!! We also used the GH Aerosmith Guitar (2nd guitar is the bass)--and it worked fine too!!

I have the GHWT band kit for Wii (game, guitar, drums, mic) and RB2 (game) and "had" a RB2 guitar.

* First, make sure you get the free drum tuner from Red Octane. I ordered it before Christmas and tuned up the red drum pad when the kids and I opened GHWT for Christmas.

* The GHWT equipment worked fully with RB2 game.

* The RB2 guitar DID NOT work with GHWT . . . and barely worked with the RB2 game. The synch didn't seem to work between the dongle and the guitar. Why the dongle for the guitar and not just a slot for the Wiimote? Wii controllers ARE Bluetooth, no need to make a unique Bluetooth dongle for a system that already is Bluetooth.

* I returned the RB2 guitar and its useless dongle for a full refund.

* After reading this message board, I went to Best Buy and purchased a GHIII guitar on sale for $31.99 (some kind of employee sale special today).

* The GHIII guitar works like a charm with RB2.

Bottom line for us Wii people: buy GH equipment and the RB2 game if you want to play both systems. Personally, I find both GHWT and RB2 to be good, solid games with fun extras.

Just don't buy the crap RB equipment.

Mike
Chicago, IL

We have GHWT and are thrilled; play it all the time. However, we bought RB Track Pak Vol. 2 thinking that it would work fine (since RB2 works with the GHWT instruments it would make sense right???!). Unfortunately, I have not been able to get them to recognize anything but the mic.

I am not sure if it something to do with updating/not updating our Wii or whathaveyou. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Nick

Nick,
The compatibility for GH equipment works only with RB2 (and future releases), not pre RB2 titles.

Sorry bud.

Is there a way to get the AC/DC Live for Wii to incorporate into the game of RB2? I know it does incorporate into RB2 on the Xbox 360 format. Is there a patch available or future plans of a patch

I just got guitar hero world tour with guitar and rock band set guitar drums ext how do i use guitar hero guitar with rock band and vise versa?

Thanks to this article i can now buy RB2 and use GHWT guitars on the wii. But since im buying RB2 that means i have to buy the RB2 drums or?