Two-hand tapping is coming to Guitar Hero’s spiritual successor thanks to a new controller from Fender

Fender is getting on the action as Stage Tour, the spiritual follower to Guitar Hero, prepares its release.

The upcoming rhythm based video game, extensively viewed as a follow-up to the video game that got a generation of gamers into the instrument, was revealed back in February. A huge part of that launch was that it had Gibson’s support, by means of a Kramer controller.

Fender is seeking to go one much better, having actually coordinated with controller developer Drakong to establish the highly-customizable and tapping-friendly InfinaKore Telecaster.

The”absolutely modular controller” functions customized changes and “super-smooth, quick fret buttons”.

Particularly, Drakong states its Kailh Choc Switches boast a much shorter travel range and a low-profile style that makes it more simple and easy to play together with Stage Tour’s mega playlist of tunes.

“Rapid tapping will not make the secrets get stuck, and lighter actuation forces need less pressure throughout long, high-speed playing sessions,” Drakong describes. “They’re likewise hot-swappable, so pop them in and out at your leisure.”

Extra buttons even more down the fingerboard permit gamers to tap along to tracks, instead of the normal strumming choice, much better catering to gamer choices– and bringing two-hand tapping to the video game for the very first time.