__________________ \ / ____/\______ ___________ _______\___ /\ / | /___ ___/___ ____/_ \ ____ \ | | / | /\ |\ | | | ___| | / \ | | \ } | | | / | |___| | | | | \ /| | / /| || | _X X | | | < | _____ | | | | | || | \ /_| || _ \ | | | \ | \ / | \__| | | || | | ___ || | \ \ | | | | \___| | \______\ / \| | | | | || | \ \ | | | | ____ | _______ ---/_\ /_\ | |/__\ \ \ | | | |/ | / \ /__/^\__\ __ ___/^\__\ \ | | | / /__ | | | |\_ || | \ \| __ | \\| | | // | | | | | | || | | | / | | \ | | \ | | | | |__/ || |__/ }{ | | } |\ | | | |_| | | ___/ | __ X | | | | | | | | _ | | |___ | | \ \| |_| | | | | | | | | \__ __/ | | \ \\__ __/| | | | | | /___\ \/ /__\ \\ \/ | | | | /___\ \ | | | | / \/ \ /______________\ ----------------- Table of Contents ----------------- 1.0 Introduction to Guitar Hero II Faq 2.0 Controls 2.1 Xplorer Controls 2.2 Controller Controls 3.0 Tutorial/Practice 3.1 Step-By-Step Tutorial 3.2 Proper Use of Practice 4.0 Career 4.1 Introduction To Guitar Hero II 4.2 Getting Started 4.21 Default Characters 4.22 Default Guitars 4.3 Songs 4.3.01 Opening Licks 4.3.02 Amp-Warmers 4.3.03 String Snappers 4.3.04 Thrash and Burn 4.3.05 Return of the Shred 4.3.06 Relentless Riffs 4.3.07 Furious Fretwork 4.3.08 Face-Melters 4.3.09 Bonus Tracks 4.4.10 Downloadable Songs 4.4 Store 4.4.1 Guitars 4.4.2 Finishes 4.4.3 Songs 4.4.4 Characters 4.4.5 Outfits 4.4.6 Videos 5.0 Scoring For Starring 6.0 Multiplayer 4.51 Cooperative 4.52 Face-Off 4.53 Pro Face-Off 7.0 Acheivements 7.1 What Songs Give What 8.0 Cheats 9.0 Contact Information 10.0 Contributors 11.0 Outro -------------------------------------- 1.0 Introduction to Guitar Hero II Faq -------------------------------------- This is the Guitar Hero II Faq created by GameFAQs user Sajhin or JayB The Canadian. This Faq is for the XBOX 360 version only and allows me and my contributors to help all of you in dire need of help in Guitar Hero II. Well here you go, I will be updating on guides on expert as soon as I start playing again and have some tips to help all of you. ------------ 2.0 Controls ------------ 2.1 Xplorer Controls -------------------- (Full Guitar Diagram Coming SOON) Green Button - Confirm Red Button - Cancel Green Through Orange Buttons - Use these buttons to choose what note to press. Strum Bar - Use this bar in order to strum the notes you press from above. Strum down to move down menu and same for up. Whammy Bar - Use this whammy in order to retrieve more star power from the elongated notes, that have a star around them. Press against the pick guard. (Does not give extra points, only extra star power) Xbox Guide Button - Activates the XBOX 360 Dashboard D-Pad - Navigates the menues, alternative for strumming. Start Button - Confirm/Pause Back Button - Back 2.2 Controller Controls ----------------------- Left Button - Red Note Left Trigger - Green Note Right Trigger - Blue Note Right Button - Yellow Note Left Thumb Pad - Rotate to use whammy Back Button - Activates Star Power, back D-Pad - Navigates the menus Xbox Guide Button - Activates the XBOX 360 Dashboard Start - Confirm/Pause A Button - Orange Note/Confirm B Button - Cancel --------------------- 3.0 Tutorial/Practice --------------------- 3.1 Step-By-Step Tutorial ------------------------- Basic Lessons: -------------- Lesson 1: Guitar Tuning Tune your guitar: 1. HOLD Fret button to CHOOSE note 2. Press Strum bar up or down to PLAY note Press each note three times and strum accordingly. Lesson 2: Playing Notes As notes cross the line, play them on your guitar Press each note as it passes the target and strum accordingly, do this six times in order to continue, it's not hard because it's the green button everytimes. If more of one note comes one after another, you can hold down the corresponding fret button and strum for every note. Lesson 3: Different Notes Match the note colors to play different notes Press each note as it passes the target and strum accordingly, hit eight notes and you will be done. Only red, yellow, and green notes will pass by. Lesson 4: Long Notes 1. Hold fret button down2. Strun 3. Keep fret button down until the whole note has played Make sure you follow through on step three because it will not accept the note unless you held down the whole note, do this 6 times. Lesson 5: Chords Two notes played at the same time Hit 6 of these chords in order to continue Lesson 6: User Interface Rock Meter is at bottom right Yellow = OK performance Green = good performance Red = poor performance Blinking Red = danger! Play notes = score points Basic Tutorial COMPLETE! Star Power Lessons: ------------------- Lesson 1: Star Chords Hit every note in a Star Combo for a Star Power Boost Hit the next five notes in order to complete the combo Lesson 2: Whammy Bar After playing a note, move the whammy bar in and out to extract Star Power. You should be able to gain star power from whammy-ing three corresponding notes, do not go crazy with the whammy bar because it can cause it to break or lose its tightness and start moving from gravity on its own. Lesson 3: Tilt for Star Power Tilt the guitar upright to activate Star Power. Once it is acitivated you can drop the guitar back down. Tilt the guitar upwards to activate and once you do so, hit 8 notes correspondingly. This will also double your multiplier to the max of 8X. Star Power Tutorial COMPLETE! Advanced Tutorials: ------------------- Lesson 1: String Basics This lesson talks about how when higher notes are played on a guitar, lower notes on the same string to not alter this note. This allows for hammer-ons and pull-offs, which are the proper way to play notes with white tops. Lesson 2: Hammer-On Fingering 1. Play Green normally (strum) 2. Hammer-on Red (no strum) 3. Hammer-on Yellow (no strum) For those who do not get it, basically put your hand on a counter and tap your index finger on it, from there you tap with your middle finger and keep going down the row of fingers, the faster you can do this correctly, the better you can nail those solos. Go through the sequence three times. Lesson 3: Hammer-Ons Hit 8 Hammer-On notes in an actual song. Lesson 4: Pull-Offs 1. Player Yellow normally (strum) 2. Pull-off Yellow (no strum) 3. Pull-off Red (no strum) Pull-Offs are the same thing as Hammer-Ons except in reverse order, except remember that higher notes are the ones played. Basically read Lesson 2's description and replace index with pinky or ring finger, depending if you're playing with three fingers or four, and middle finger with either ring or don't replace it. Hit 8 Pull-Off notes in an actual song. Advanced Tutorial COMPLETE! 3.2 Proper Use Of Practice -------------------------- Practice Mode is for those who are struggling with a certain song or solo, you are allowed to pick bass, lead, or rhythm guitar, depending if you want to practice for multiplayer, riffs, choruses, or single player. In order to determine if you good enough for the real times, take one of the slow modes and keep practicing until you get at least 80% of the notes hit. From there move up a level until you get to Full Speed, if you can accomplish Full Speed with at least 80%, giving "under pressure" room for errors, it allows a sure-thing to pass this part of the song, or full song. ---------- 4.0 Career ---------- 4.1 Introduction To Guitar Hero II ---------------------------------- 4.2 Getting Started ------------------- 4.21 Default Characters: ------------------------ Johnny Napalm - Johnny embodies the true spirit of punk rock with his signature stomp and swagger. Released from lockup from "Almost Tolerable Behavior," Johnny lurches back into the spotlight ready for action. Judy Nails - A fan of distorted feedback and roller derby, Judy Nails has been a pioneer of Alt-Rock since her first tour at age 17. Known for her hug collection of vinyl, Judy brings a smile, and a lot of pedals, to the stage. Izzy Sparks - A real crowd pleaser, Izzy thrills all with his energetic onstage showmanship while delighting the media with his offstage debauchery, Izzy's fan bas is even bigger than his hair. Pandora - Pandora's youth is shrouded in mystery, some say she was born in a dimension of pure darkness, others say she was raised in a duplex near Boise. With her blazing solos and chaotic melodies, Pandora is the dark princess of rock (FAQ creator's pick) Axel Steel - Famous for his driving riffs and up-front attitude, Axel Steel first picked up a guitar in an attempt to quell his boredom during suspension from elementary school. The rest is history. Metal history. Eddie Knox - When he's not cruisin' in his '55 chevy, Eddit brings his hard-working rock to any stage he sets foot on a real "road dog," Eddie Knox claims that as long as he's got his hollow body and his pomade, he "ain't too far from home." Casey Lynch - A veteran of the tour circuit, Casey's dirty, low-end growl and ultra-heavy riffs have influenced budding shredders from Maine to Alaska, she's tough, she's brash, and she'll break your heart faster than an E string. Lars Umlaut - Lock the doors and board the windows, Lars Umlaut is coming for you! An intimidating presence, the Norwegian-Born Umlaut describes himself as "a force for you to be doing the reckoning with!" 4.2.2 Default Guitars: ---------------------- Gibson Les Paul - In the hands of Jimmy PAge, Joe Perry, Slash, and countless others, the Gibson Les Paul shaped the sound of hard rock. Take the stage with this classic model, and channel the real guitar heroes who set the standards. Gibson SG - For those about to rock, we... give you the Gibson SG, embraced by the likes of Angus Young, Tony Iommi, and Ian MacKaye, this slim-bodied "Devil Horns" doube-cutaway has become an iconic instrument of heavy rock. Gibson Flying V - The Flying V was one of a trio of radical guitar designs introduced in 1958 in an effort to refute Gibson's reputation for conservative sensibilities and to match the more "modern" instruments favored by the burgeoning rock scene. 4.3 Songs --------- 4.3.01 Opening Licks: --------------------- Surrender --Made Famous By Cheap Trick-- Possum Kingdom --Made Famous By The Toadies-- Heart-Shaped Box --Made Famous By Nirvana-- Salvation --Made Famous By Rancid-- Strutter --Made Famous By KISS-- Shout At The Devil --Made Famous By Motley Crue-- (ENCORE) 4.3.02 Amp-Warmers: ------------------- Mother --Made Famous By Danzig-- Life Wasted --Made Famous By Pearl Jam-- Cherry Pie --Made Famous By Warrant-- Woman --Made Famous By Wolfmother-- You Really Got Me --Made Famous By Van Halen-- Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight --Made Famous By Spinal Tap-- (ENCORE) 4.3.03 String Snappers: ----------------------- Carry On Wayward Son --Made Famous By Kansas-- Search And Destroy --Made Famous By Iggy Pop And The Stooges-- Message In A Bottle --Made Famous By The Police-- Billion Dollar Babies --Made Famous By Alice Cooper-- Them Bones --Made Famous By Alice In Chains-- War Pigs --Made Famous By Black Sabbath-- (ENCORE) 4.3.04 Thrash And Burn: ----------------------- Monkey Wrench --Made Famous By Foo Fighters-- Hush --Made Famous By Deep Purple-- Girlfriend --Made Famous By Matthew Sweet-- Who Was In My Room Last Night? --Made Famous By The Butthole Surfers-- Can't You Hear My Knockin'--Made Famous By The Rolling Stones-- Sweet Child O' Mine --Made Famous By Guns 'N' Roses-- (ENCORE) 4.3.05 Return Of The Shred: --------------------------- Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo --Made Famous By Rick Derringer-- Tattooed Love Boys --Made Famous By The Pretenders-- John The Fisherman --Made Famous By Primus-- Jessica --Made Famous By The Allman Brothers Band-- Bad Reputation --Made Famous By Thin Lizzy-- Last Child --Made Famous By Aerosmith-- (ENCORE) 4.3.06 Relentless Riffs: ------------------------ Crazy On You --Made Famous By Heart-- Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart --Made Famous By Stone Temple Pilots-- Dead! --Made Famous By My Chemical Romance-- Killing In The Name --Made Famous By Rage Against The Machines-- Freya --Made Famous By The Sword-- Stop --Made Famous By Jane's Addiction-- (ENCORE) 4.3.07 Furious Fretwork: ------------------------ Madhouse --Made Famous By Anthrax-- The Trooper --Made Famous By Iron Maiden-- Rock This Town --Made Famous By Stray Cat-- Expert Guide/Hints To Get By: - First practice and practice the GRY part over and over. Try doing GR-RY-GR and then skipping the next RY so you're at least getting 3/4 of the notes and then from there get 5/6 of the notes (GR-RY-GR-RY-GR then skip the next RY) and keep going until you have it mastered or stay in green. From this the chords, either you get all them or only concentrate on enough chords that will get you by, that is how I got through most of the chords. When you have to do double notes going up and down the buttons; try hard mode, notice the tempo of the single notes, now for expert you do the same tempo except you double strum (either up and down or just consistantly down, depending on how you play). Use star power immediately when you're going to fail (obviously trick but a lot of people do not follow it, thinking that they will get by). Keep practicing the following and you will eventually get through Rock This Town. Expert Guide/Hints To Five-Star: - Alt strum the R-G R-Y HOPO sections and the walking guitar riff - Watching out for the quick chord to single note combos is a key - Use start power correctly, don't waste if your failing - Using it during the chord heavy sections is a good boost, provided you can play them, do not use during the mini-solos Laid To Rest --Made Famous By Lamb Of God-- Psychobilly Freakout --Made Famous By Reverend Horton Heat-- Expert Guide/Hints: - Hold down the red button during the first half of the HOPOs in the song, then finish it off - For points, it's best to use SP during the fast chords and trying to get it to end before the following SP phrase comes up - Practice the end of the song, since a lot of people get screwed by it - It's truly not that bad once you get used to it YYZ --Made Famous By Rush-- (ENCORE) 4.3.08 Face Melters: -------------------- Beast And The Harlot --Made Famous By Avenged Sevenfold-- Carry Me Home --Made Famous By The Living End-- Institutionalized --Made Famous By Suicidal Tendencies-- Misirlou --Made Famous By Dick Dale-- Hangar 18 --Made Famous By Megadeth-- Free Bird --Made Famous By Lynyrd Skynyrd-- (ENCORE) 4.3.09 Bonus Tracks: -------------------- Raw Dog --Made Famous By The Last Vegas-- Arterial Black --Made Famous By Drist-- Collide --Made Famous By Anarchy Club-- Drink Up --Made Famous By Ounce Of Self-- Elephant Bones --Made Famous By That Handsome Devil-- Fall Of Pangea --Made Famous By Valient Thorr-- FTK --Made Famous By Vagiant-- Gemini --Made Famous By Brian Kahenek-- Kicked To The Curb --Made Famous By Noble Rot-- Push Push (Lady Lighting) --Made Famous By Bang Camaro-- Laughtrack --Made Famous By Acro-brats-- Less Talk More Rokk --Made Famous By Freezepop-- Jordan --Made Famous By Buckethead-- Expert Guide/Hints: - Practice the whole song ahead of time because what tends to happen is you can actually lose after the BNOF if you don't know the rest of the song - For the solos, hit the triplets before it and stay in the green - Then just watch the patterns of the solo closely to get an idea of what to hit Mr. Fix It --Made Famous By The Amazing Crowns-- The New Black --Made Famous By Every Time I Die-- One For The Road --Made Famous By Breaking Wheel-- Parasite --Made Famous By The Neighborhoods-- Radium Eyes --Made Famous By Count Zero-- Red Lottery --Made Famous By Megasus-- Six --Made Famous By All That Remains-- Soy Bomb --Made Famous By Honest Bob And The Factory-To-Dealers Incentives-- The Light That Blinds --Made Famous By Shadows Fall-- Thunderhorse --Made Famous By Dethklok-- Trogdor --Made Famous By Strongbad-- Expert Guide/Hints: - For the second verse, keep your ring finger on yellow ad use the remaining three to switch chords X-Stream --Made Famous By Voivod-- Yes We Can --Made Famous By Made In Mexico-- 4.3.10 Downloaded Tracks: ------------------------- First Pack: ----------- Ace Of Spades --Made Famous By Motorhead-- Bark At The Moon --Made Famous By Ozzy Osborne-- Hey You --Made Famous By Exies-- Second Pack: ------------ Frankenstein --Made Famous By Edgar Winter Group-- Killer Queen --Made Famous By Queen-- Take It Off --Made Famous By The Donnas-- Third Pack: ----------- Higher Ground --Made Famous By Red Hot Chili Peppers-- Infected --Made Famous By Bad Religion-- Stellar --Made Famous By Incubus-- 4.4 Store --------- 4.4.1 Guitars: -------------- Gibson X-Plorer - Along with the V and the Moderne, the Explorer (its original name was changed in 2002) was part of Gibson's three-pronged, late-'50s entry into progressive guitar design. ($700) Gibson Les Paul - First appearing as a double-cutaway in 1958, this Double Cutaway version of the Les Paul allows for greater access to all 22 frets, while retaining certain key qualities such as the LP's legendary sustain. ($850) Gibson Firebird - Launched in 1963 as a "toned down" version of the (then) commercially unpopular Explorer, the Firebird featured neck-through construction, humbuckers, and a scultped two-tone headstock with banjo pegs. ($700) Epiphone Coronet - Originally, this one-pickup entry-level double-cutaway was slated to be released as a Gibson, with the name "Moderne," though when it appeared in 1958 it was mysteriously renamed and re-branded. ($550) Kramer Vanguard - A heavy metal landmark, Kramer's V-shaped guitar was favored by velocity hounds from its introduction, thanks to super-hot pickups and a fast, low-action neck. ($700) Gibson Moderne - The doomed sibling of the Flying V and Explorer, the Gibson Moderne is the Holy Grail of guitar collectors - the existence of even a single model from the original production run is in doubt. ($850) Gibson Corvus - Though decidedly ungainly, Gibson's early '80s stab at a New Wave austhetic has nonetheless gained a loyal following amongst guitar aficionados with a taste for the bizarre. ($550) Gibson ES-335 - This celebrated thinline, semi-acoustic model features a maple arched top and back, slim and fast neck with adjustable truss rod, and twin humbucking pickups with seperate tone and volume control, which can be preset by the player. ($850) Kramer 650 - Kramer's wildly innovative 650 features a maple-walnut composite body, Sperzel tuners, a zero fret, and - most significantly - an aluminum neck with forked headstock. This distinctive neck construction produces increased sustain. ($700) Gibson EDS-1275 - Gibson first began to offer custom-order doublenecks in 1958 - initially as a 6- & 12- strubg combo and a 6- string & maudolin combo. With an arched spruce top and double Florentine cutaways, they recall the SG body style. ($950) Gibson Melody Maker - Double-cutaway Melody Makers were originally offered as entry-level guitars, but with the passage of time and association with certain... (ahem) "runaway" success stories, '60s Melody Makers have become highly sought-after. ($700) (Faq Creator's Pick) Gibson Sonex 180 - Launched in 1980, the Sonex's Multi-phonic body was composed of a hybrid material designated "Resonwood" (wood core, resin outer layer) and the guitar featured many characteristics of the Les Paul, but at a more affordable price. ($550) Gibson Marauder - Gibson's mid-'70s "budget" solid body offering, the Marauder was an amalgam of design elements, boasting a "Les Paul-ish" alder body, a V-series headstock, and featuring both a humbucker and single coil pickup. ($550) Epiphone Casino - As one of John Lennon's favored guitars, the archtop Epiphone Casino played a significant role in shaping the soundtrack of the sixties. ($700) Epiphone Sheraton - A more upscale semi-acoustic known for its warm tone, the double-cutaway Sheraton features an inlayed headstock, block/triangle fretboard inlays, and neck and body binding. ($700) Gibson Chet Atkins - Introduced in 1986 and modeled after Chet Atkin's Country Gentleman classic archtop, this model was built in close partnership with Atkins and features a wood interior block for greater sustain, gold-plated Bigsby tallpiece, and tortoiseshell armrest. ($850) The Fish - This is a highly practical and efficial guitar. Because it looks like a fish. ($500) The USA - Sometimes people think that it'd be a good idea to make guitars in funny shapes. Sometimes people mistakenly drink a tall glass of apple vinegar thinking that it's apple juice. Things happen like that. ($1000) The Coffin - Coffins are kinda cool in a creepy, Misfits way. Guitars are cool. You'd think this could work. ($1000) The Viking - The Vikings were a Nordic seafaring people noted for their violent raids along the coasts of France and the British Isles in the 8th through 11th Centuries. All of this history culminates in a guitar shaped like a viking with a sword in his head. ($2000) The Snaketapus - "Whats a 'snaketapus'?" you ask? Well, it's a skull with snakes coming out of it and it's... um... a guitar. ($2000) The Eyeball - Get five stars on every song on HARD. I know, it's scary. You can do it, cap'n. The Battle Axe - It's likely a guy in Manowar actually plays a guitar like this, so I guess that's something. ($5600) "The Log" - If you take the time to get five stars on every song on EXPERT, this guitar will make up for the fact that you've lost all of your friends. Scythe - On second thought, you probably should fear the Repear, equally suited for uber-fast shredding or deadly combat, this literal axe is a dangerous mother. (Comes with the purchase of the Grim Ripper) (Only usable by the Grim Ripper) 4.4.2 Finishes: --------------- Cayenne Standard - Spice up the archetypal solidbody electric with this special cayenne-red veneer Les Paul standard. ($250) (Gibson Les Paul) Rose Burst Goddess - With a slimmer profile and lighter overall bodyweight. the Goddess's stylish appearance - courtesy of finishes such as Rose Burst over the figured maple top, couple with translucent humbuckers - appeals to players regardless of gender. ($550) (Gibson Les Paul) Zakk Wylde Custom - Based on Wydle's trademark "Grail" bullseye-design Les Paul, this signature model combines bold visual elements with "shred-ready" custom mods, including two EMG humbuckers and an oiled, raw maple neck. ($550) (Gibson Les Paul) Worn White Special - Guitarists like Wayne Kramer, Eric Bloom, and Duane Allman helped to turn the Gibson SG into an icon in its own right. Join the ranks, with this time-honored Worn White model. ($250) (Gibson SG) Candy Apple GT - The GT series is geared towards the giggling guitarist, with a number of road-ready features. An over/under dual truss rod provides extra neck reinforcement, while a Neutrik input jack and dual function strap locks ensure that you'll stay connected. ($450) (Gibson SG) Custom Flame Finish - You'll presumably be playing an SG while the Highway to Hell - may as anticipate your end-pont with this tricked out custom finish. ($550) (Gibson SG) Natural V2 - By the late seventies, high profile usage of the Flying V via the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Dave Davies had prompted numeroud reissues of the model. The second-generation V2 featured two distinctive Boomarang pickups. ($250) (Gibson Flying V) New Century Finish - Back in the reflected (literally) glory of this iconic guitar, presented here in new-millenium fasion complete with full body mirrored pick guard. ($450) (Gibson Flying V) Worn Cherry Finish - Make 'em think you've been at it for years, courtesy of this V's well-worn, "weathered" finish. ($550) (Gibson Flying V) Natural Finish - Explorers such as this Natural finish model have been played by Bob Mould, The Edge, and Lynyrd Skynyrd's Allen Collins, among others. ($250) (Gibson X-plorer) Custom Rising Sun - If you can't blind 'em with blazing licks, try Finish blinding your audience with this custom Explorer featuring a scorching Rising Sun finish. ($450) (Gibson X-plorer) Classic White Finish - Some of the most brutal speed metal rhythms of the mid-'80s were authored on a white Gibson Explorer. Strap this bad boy on and Jump in the Fire, brah. ($450) (Gibson X-plorer) Custom Cherry Swirl - This eye-catching black and red finish augments one of Finish Gibson's most recognized and daring guitar designs ($550) (Gibson X-plorer) TV Yellow Finish - Thanks to the debauched, low-slung guitar exploits of one Johnny Thunders, the TV Yellow double-cutaway has become the quintessential trash-punk Gibson. ($250) (Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway) (Gibson Corvus) Custom Resin Finish - Gibson goes Jurassic with this unique amber LP double-cutaway - complete with prehistoric mosquito trapped within the fossilized resin. ($550) (Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway) Ice Blue Finish - The Firebird's unusual body shape has been termed "reverse," due to the treble-side's horn being higher and more pronounced than the other - a profile unique to this guitar and the Explorer, from which the Firebird was derived. ($250) (Gibson Firebird) Ebony Finish - Featuring the more typical set-neck design, instead of the classic Firebird's neck-through-body construction, the Firebird Studio offers a slightly different spin on this landmark's guitar. ($450) (Gibson X-plorer) Custom Leopard Skin - Reowrr! This little kitten's got claws, mny friend. Finish Saucer of milk - table three! Um... point made? Good. ($550) (Gibson Firebird) Cherry Finish - In 1959, Epiphone began shipping the Coronot in cherry red with a P-90 pickup. These "budget" offerings now regularly fetch top dollar amongst vintage collectors. ($250) (Epiphone Coronet) Tobacco Burst Finish - Featuring gold hardware, two high output humbuckers, and a more traditional 6-on-a-side headstock, this model proves the Coronet cleans up real nice. ($450) (Epiphone Coronet) Green Finish - Maximize the Coronet's retro-cool factor with this radiant green sparkle finish. ($550) (Epiphone Coronet) Yellow Finish - Bust out the hairspray and pour yourself into some spandex - this brilliant yellow Vanguard is taking you back to the time when hair-metal ruled the charts, whether you like it or not. ($450) (Kramer Vanguard) Red Finish - Echoing the angular, shrp-edged tailfins on cars of the late 1950s, the radical design of the mysterious Moderne would have made it a highly sought-after period piece, even if it had been widely distributed. ($550) (Gibson Moderne) Natural Finish - "Bottle-opener" guitar, au naturel. The Corvus, with its offset v-type cut, rosewood fingerboard, and bolt-on maple beck, was discontinued in 1984. ($300) (Gibson Moderne) (Gibson Corvus) Custom Cherry Finish - Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, and numerous other guitar luminaires have made the most of the ES335's thin double-cutaway body and speed, low-action neck to craft some of popular music's most memorable guitar line. ($450) (Gibson ES-335) White Finish - Sometimes good guys don't wear white - beneath this striking finish lies some of the most badass guitar innovations of the late 1970s, making the 650 still well ahead of the curve today. ($550) (Gibson Flying V) (Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway) (Kramer 650) Alpine White Finish - The EDS-1275 has been played by a strikingly diverse group of guitarists, including James Hetfield, Alex Lifeson, Tom Morello, Don Felder, Pete Townshend, and Zakk Wylde. (Gibson EDS-1275) 4.4.3 Songs: ------------ (All of them cost $550) Raw Dog - Full throttle rock that never slows up. A great mix of (The Last Vegas) rock, grage and post-punk kicks. Contest winners The Last Vegas have got what is takes - America will never know what hit 'em. Grab the new album 'SEAL THE DEAL'. Arterial Black - Drist returns to offer a double-dose of flying (Drist) fretwork with Arterial Black. Collide - Anarchy Club returns to Guitar Hero with "Collide," (Anarchy Club) the newest song from their upcoming E.P. - "A Single Drop of Red." Wanna know what a love song for the apolcalypse sounds like? Like This.. Drink Up - OUNCE of SELF is ready to out-heavy the entire face (Ounce Of Self) of this planet! Keeping everything heavy sludgy, and earth-shakingm the band tends to leave their mark on the metal scene. Elephant Bones - That Handsome Devil: Born of chemicals and lightning (That Handsome Devil) sparks, just in time to kick the world's teeth in. Fall Of Pangea - Valient Thorr wrote this song about the beginning of (Valient Thorr) the Earth, to explain what really happened... how the dinosaurs were killed by weather and how Earth was seeded by the Venusians in search of a new home. FTK - VAGIANT is composed of 3 HMX miscreants (Elena, The (Vagiant) Hellion, and Leanne) and one scrappy drummer (LoWreck). When not writing heavily edited anthems like this one, they spend their free time hating stuff. Gemini - "Kahanek lets loose (on 'Real Life') with one vivid (Brian Kahenek) demonstration after another of the pure joy of playing the electric guitar as if your life depended on it." - Jason Warsburg - "The Daily Vault" (not to be confused with Jason Warsburg of HMX) Kicked To The Curb - Noble Rot is pure American rock 'n' roll with an extra (Noble Rot) large side order of PARTY. Founded in 2006, their first full-length album debuts December 7th. Push Push - Bang Camaro is slowly turning Boston into the new (Lady Lightning) Sunset Strip. Hide your girlfriends. (BANG CAMARO) Laughtrack - In a bid to force listeners to look beyond the (Acro-brats) boy-band cuteness and stylish haircuts that first made them household names, Boston's The Acro-brats haven't shaved or showered since 2005. Less Talk More Rokk - Stop talking, start rokking! Freezepop is back with (Freezepop) fuzzy keytars and keys to the Eliminator which we scored cheap from the Top Jordan - Buckethead wrote and recorded "Jordan" specificially (Buckethead) for Guitar Hero II (in a special chicken coop, no less!) Mr. Fix It - Under your hood, HMX lackey and Crowns singer Jason (The Amazing Crowns) Kendall is a jack-of-all-trades. The New Black - "If the only thing your band has to look forward is to (Every Time I Die) playing the county fair or the minor league baseball stadium circuit, it's time to hang it up." - Keith Buckley - Every Time I Die One For The Road - Breaking Wheel (formerly called Artillery) is a Boston (Breaking Wheel) trio that disregards any boundaries in the metal genre. If it's heavy, they'll play it. Parasite - Boston legends The Neighborhoods helped to pioneer the (The Neighborhoods) sound of the hooky garage-rock that still dominates the local music scene today. Radium Eyes - An interesting, catchy, playable song, written just (Count Zero) for Guitar Hero II by Count Zero, a Boston band known for its peculiarities. And dalliances. And fol-de-rol. And a hodgepodge of hocus-pocus hot-polloi. Red Lottery - Like a wild power, burning the ice black beneath its (Megasus) hooves of steel, the MEGASUS bears tales of woe upon its furrowed brow. Six - Featuring guitar wizardry from Oli Herbert and Mike (All That Remains) Martin, All That Remains us modern metal with twin-guitar throwbacks to Iron Maiden. "Six is taken from their album "The Fall of Ideals." Soy Bomb - Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives surf (Honest Bob And The their way into the sequal on a wave of jubilation. Factory-To-Dealer Incentives) The Light That Blinds - With 5 albums under their belt, a Grammy nomination (Shadows Fall) and main stage spot on the Ozzfest, international metal heroes Shadows Fall shows no signs of stopping. (Faq Creator's Pick) Thunderhorse - Extreme METAL band DETHKLOK - "the biggest act in the (Dethklok) universe" - brings forth the ultimate metal Armaggedon. Prepare to be crushed. On [adult swim](TM). Trogdor - The Trogdor song from the Strong Bad Email 'dragon' (Strongbad) was actually an afterthought that was added at the last minute. Mike was finishing up the cartoon and Matt suddenly started screaming the chorus while making eggs. X-Stream - This track is off the highly anticipated 14th album (Voivod) album by Voivod, entitled 'Katorz' on The End records. Yes We Can - Made In Mexico was made in Providence, Rhode Island (Made In Mexico) while eating stuffles off a Red. The smallest state in the nation actually has over 4000 miles of ocean coastline, and all Rhode Islanders live within a 12 minute drive of the Atlantic. 4.4.4 Characters: ----------------- Clive Winston - Having abandoned his fascination with sitar (an interest developed during a court-ordered "meditation retreat"), Clive returns to the forefront of classic rock with his guitar wizardry and iconic status. ($5000) Xavier Stone - Raised in suburban Connecticut, Xaiver Stone broke from his pampered umbringing after realizing he preferred rock clubs to country clubs. Weaving slick '70s style with chunky grooves, Xavier does it right every time. ($5000) Grim Ripper - The rock star is bad to the bone. Grim's riffs are so killer, fans are lucky just to leave the show with their souls intact. Grim's supernatural licks always knock 'em dead. 'Cause he's... you know... right. ($7000) 4.4.5 Outfits: -------------- Johnny Napalm - Johnny has a couple of different looks, but neither (Liberty Spikes) of them involves bathing. With liberty spikes and a bullet belt, Johnny makes sordid degenerate behavior look pretty good. ($2000) Judy Nails - The queen of alternative rock, through and through, (Snakes) Judy is always seen in the latest styles. Keep her on the cutting edge with this cute get-up. ($2000) Izzy Sparks - Not everybody can pull off a top hat and feather boa. (Top Hat) Izzy is not afraid to subvert the dominant paradigm in his ultraglam ensemble. ($2000) Pandora - The conssummate chameleon, Pandora is admired almost (Feathers) as much for her unique and ever-changing personal style as for her incomparable shredding skills. ($2000) (Faq Creator's Pick) Axel Steel - Since they don't make you play better and you can't (Other Shirt) drink'em, Axel has zero interest in clothes. But even Axel needs a change once in awhile. ($2000) Eddie Knox - Eddix Knox is one cat who ain't afraid to look his (Vegas) best. As long as his hair is in place, he's as comfortable in old jeans as he is in these swanky duds. ($2000) Casey Lynch - Casey's look is designed for backbreaking life on (Skins) the road; if she can't pass out in the van wearing it, she's not interested. ($2000) Lars Umlaut - Asked about his gauntlets-to-gargoyles style, Lars (Gargoyles) responds, "LARS HAS A REPUTATION OF STRENGTH OF WHICH HE NEEDS TO BE DOING THE UPHOLDING!" ($2000) 4.4.6 Videos: ------------- Guitar Hero II: - The Guitar Hero II development team takes you Behind The Scenes backstage to see what life is REALLY like at Harmonix. ($1500) Guitar Hero II: - Check out an exclusive behind-the-scenes video Making of Songs of the recording of the Guitar Hero II songs. ($1500) ------------------------ 5.0 Scoring For Starring ------------------------ It has been argued that the scoring is either based off of multipliers or score, since they are both dependent off of each other. So for arguers I will give the approximate scores and multipliers for 5 stars. ***Scores are all approximations if you have a lower number that is 5 star that you would like to share for a minimum, it will be appreciated. Scores: ------- Surrender 184,943 Possum 202,233 Heart 190,748 Salvation 129,755 Strutter 166,130 Shout 115,509 Mother 145,925 Life 17,262 Cherry 102,086 Woman 141,879 Tonight 125,743 Carry On 162,036 Search 197,330 Message 183,868 Billion 108,825 Them 155,073 War 217,969 Monkey 289,815 Hush 138,816 GF 137,590 WWIMRLN 205,653 Knockin 165,743 Sweet 178,744 RRHK 165,049 Tattooed 181,943 John 119,196 Jessica 196,378 Bad Rep 131,876 Last 135,963 Crazy 231,031 Trippin 179,167 Dead 167,836 KITN 282,189 Freya 249,410 Stop 191,135 Madhouse 253,474 Trooper 229,000 RTT 217,723 LTR 220,701 PF 166,172 YYZ 158,643 BATH 281.916 Carry 214,936 Inst 242,130 Misirlou 201,137 H18 288,333 Free Bird 341,113 Multipliers: ------------ 2.0 Multiplier = 4 Starred Song 2.8 Multiplier = 5 Starred Song --------------- 6.0 Multiplayer --------------- 6.1 Cooperative --------------- Two players work together to make it through a song and get the highest score possible! In this mode one player plays the lead guitar and the other player either plays the rhythm or bass guitar. Each player can adjust the difficulty to fit their skill level. Both players must share a multiplier and a rock meter. Bonus basses: ------------- Finish the following tasks to unlock the indicated bass in the shop for Co-op mode: Reach 5 stars on 20 songs in Co-Op - Cream SG Reach 5 stars on 10 songs in Co-Op - Lava Pearl Musicman Stingray Reach 5 stars on every song in Co-Op - Natural Sunburst Gibson Thunderbird Bass Reach 4 stars on all Co-Op songs - Natural Maple Gibson Grabber Bass Finish 40 Songs in Co-Op mode - Gibson Les Paul with the Cherry Classic skin Finish 30 Songs in Co-Op mode - Gibson Thunderbird Finish 20 Songs in Co-Op Mode - Gibson Grabber Finish 10 Songs in Co-Op mode - Gibson SG Bass Finish every song on Co-Op mode - Hofner Bass (I will include multipliers and scores for 4-starring and 5-starring Cooperative songs) 6.2 Face-Off ------------ Two players compete against each other while alternating play on the same note chart. Each player can adjust the difficulty to fit their skill level. 6.3 Pro Face-Off ---------------- This is the ultimate duel for guitar champions. Two players battle it out playing the same note chart time on the same difficulty level. (Unlocked after beating a difficulty level higher than Easy) ---------------- 7.0 Acheivements ---------------- 100K Club (10) - Get 100,000 or more on a song 200K Club (30) - Get 200,000 or more on a song 300K Club (30) - Get 300,000 or more on a song 400K Club (30) - Get 400,000 or more on a song Champagne Room V.I.P. (30) - Get 500,000 or more on a song 200K Pair (30) - Get 200,000 or more on a song in Cooperative Mode 400K Pair (30) - Get 400,000 or more on a song in Cooperative Mode 600K Pair (30) - Get 600,000 or more on a song in Cooperative Mode 800K Pair (30) - Get 800,000 or more on a song in Cooperative Mode Millionaire Pair (30) - Get 1,000,000 or more on a song in Cooperative Mode Record Collector Award (10) - Unlock Rat Cellar New Kid (10) - Unlock Blackout Bar Young Gun (10) - Unlock RedOctane Club Shredder (10) - Unlock Vans Warped Tour Rock Star (10) - Unlock Harmonix Arena Axe Grinder (10) - Unlock Rock City Theater Guitar Hero (10) - Unlock Stonehenge Easy Tour Champ (10) - Beat the Easy tour Medium Tour Champ (30) - Beat the Medium tour Hard Tour Champ (30) - Beat the Hard tour Expert Tour Champ (30) - Beat the Expert tour Sandbox Hero Award (30) - Earn five stars on all songs in the Easy tour Most Likely to Succeed Award (30) - Earn five stars on all songs in the Medium tour Guitarmaggedon Award (30) - Earn five stars on all songs in the Hard tour Start a Real Band Already Award (30) - Earn five stars on all songs in the Expert tour Scoremonger Award (10) - Get an 8x multiplier Dimebag Darrell Award (10) - Get a 100 note streak Eddie Van Halen Award (30) - Get a 500 note streak Yngwie Malmsteen Award (30) - Get a 1000 note streak Perfectionist Award (30) - Get 100% notes hit on a song Lennon & McCartney Award (10) - Get an 8x streak in Cooperative Joan & Lita Award (30) - Get a 100 note streak in Cooperative Joe & Steven Award (30) - Get a 500 note streak in Cooperative Keef & Mick Award (30) - Get a 1000 note streak in Cooperative Page & Plant Award (30) - Get 100% notes hit on a song in Cooperative Big Spender Award (10) - Spend $10,000 at the store Gear Head Award (30) - Buy all guitars Fanatical Completionist Award (30) - Buy all guitar finishes (Must Buy All Guitars First) Fashion Plate Award (10) - Buy all outfits Life of the Party Award (10) - Buy all characters Record Collector Award (10) - Buy all songs Scenester Award (10) - Beat all the unlock songs (The ones from the store, no DLC) Saturday Morning Award (10) - Beat Trogdor and Thunder Horse Kick the Bucket Award (30) - Beat Jordan on Expert Hendrix Award (10) - Beat a song with lefty flip on Long Road Ahead Award (10) - Fail a song on Easy Rock Snob Award (10) - Refuse to play an encore Rock School Grad (10) - Complete all tutorials Teacher's Pet Award (10) - Practice three different songs Extra Credit Award (10) - View the credits 7.1 What Songs Give What ------------------------ Possible Song Selection For (100 and 500 Note Streak Is Not Included): Single Player: -------------- 200K Achievement (Easy) Fall of Pangea X-Stream (Medium) Possum Kingdom Life Wasted Message in a Bottle War Pigs Monkey Wrench (Very hard to do) Who Was In My Room Last Night Sweet Child O' Mine Jessica Crazy on You Killing In The Name Of Madhouse The Troopers (Must be a FC, and good SP path) YYZ Beast and the Harlot Carry Me Home Institutionalized Hanger 18 Freebird Fall of Pangea Push Push (Lady Lightning) Less Talk More Rokk One For the Road Red Lottery The Light That Blinds X-Stream Bark at the Moon (Hard) TO MAKE IT SIMPLE I'LL POST THE SONGS YOU CAN'T GET IT ON. Shout at the Devil Cherry Pie You Really Got Me Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You, Tonight Billion Dollar Babies Hush Girlfriend John the Fisherman Bad Reputation Drink up Elephant Bones The New Black Radium Eyes Soy Thunderhorse Trogdor! Killer Queen Take it Off Stellar (Expert) TO MAKE IT SIMPLE I'LL POST THE SONGS YOU CAN'T GET IT ON. Cherry Pie You Really Got Me Drink Up Radium Eyes Soy Bomb Trogdor! Killer Queen 300K ACHIEVEMENT (Easy) NONE (Medium) Freebird (Hard) War Pigs Monkey Wrench Who was in My Room Last Night Killing In The Name Freya Madhouse The Troopers Laid to Rest Beast and the Harlot Carry Me Home Institutionalized Hanger 18 Freebird Fall of Pangea Kicked to the Curb Push Push (Lady Lightning) Jordan One for the Road Six The Light that Blinds X-Stream Bark At the Moon (Expert) Surrender Possum Kingdom Heart-Shaped Box Strutter Life Wasted Carry on my Wayward Son Search and Destroy Message in a Bottle War Pigs Monkey Wrench Who Was in my Room Last Night Sweet Child O' Mine Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo Tattooed Love Boys Jessica Bad Reputation Crazy on You Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart Killing in the Name Freya Stop Madhouse The Trooper Rock This Town Laid to Rest Psychobilly Freakout Beast and the Harlot Carry Me Home Institutionalize Misirlou Hanger 18 Freebird Raw Dog Fall of Pangea FTK Gemini Kicked to the Curb Push Push (Lady Lightning) Less Talk More Rokk Jordan One for the Road Red Lottery Six The Light that Blinds X-Stream Bark At The Moon Frankenstein Infected 400K ACHIEVEMENT (Easy) NONE (Medium) Freebird (Hard) Killing in the Name Freebird Fall of Pangea One for the Road X-Stream (Expert) Monkey Wrench Crazy On You Killing in the Name Freya Madhouse Beast and the Harlot Carry Me Home Hanger 18 Freebird Fall of Pangea One for the Road Six (VERY HARD) The Light that Blinds X-Stream Bark at the Moon 500K ACHIEVEMENT (Easy) NONE (Medium) NONE (Hard) Freebird (Expert) Killing in the Name Freebird X-Stream 1000 NOTE STREAK ACHIEVEMENT (aka. Yngwie Malmsteen Award) (Easy) NONE (Medium) Freebird (Hard) War Pigs Monkey Wrench Jessica Killing in the Name Freya The Trooper Laid to Rest Beast and the Harlot Hanger 18 Freebird Jordan One for the Road Six The Light that Blinds X-Stream Bark at the Moon (Expert) War Pigs Monkey Wrench Jessica Killing in the Name Freya Madhouse The Trooper Laid to Rest Beast and the Harlot Hanger 18 Freebird Jordan One for the Road Six The Light That Blinds X-Stream Bark at the Moon Co-operative (Expert Only): ------------- 200K PAIR EVERY SONG 400K PAIR SONGS THAT CANNOT BE DONE: Shout at the Devil Cherry Pie You Really Got Me Billion Dollar Babies Mr. Fix It The New Black Parasite Radium Eyes Soy Bomb Thunderhorse Trogdor! Killer Queen Take It Off 600k PAIR War Pigs Monkey Wrench Jessica Killing In the Name Madhouse The Trooper Laid to Rest Beast and the Harlot Institutionalized Hanger 18 Freebird Fall of Pangea Less Talk More Rokk One for the Road Six The Light That Blinds X-Stream Bark At the Moon 800k PAIR Jessica Freebird Fall of Pangea X-Stream (Must be FC on both parts and a Good SP Usage) MILLIONAIRE PAIR Jessica Freebird 8.0 Cheats ---------- All cheats should be inputted at the main screen where you select "Career" Cheat Effect ----- ------ Y,B,Y,O,Y,B Air guitar B,O,Y,O,B,O,Y,Y Enables hyperspeed Y,O,B,B,B,O,Y Eyeball Head Crowd O,Y,Y,O,Y,Y,O,Y,Y,B,Y,Y,B,Y,Y Flaming Heads O,Y,B,B,Y,O,B,B Monkey Head Crowd B,B,Y,B,B,O,B,B Performance Mode B,Y,O,R,Y,O,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y,B,Y Unlock All Songs 9.0 Contact Information ----------------------- If you would like to contact me for adding to the Faq or any other reason: AIM: tomorrows nobodi Yahoo Mail: [email protected] 10.0 Contributors ---------------- CoolCloud333 - The whole "What Songs Give What" under Acheivements section. Cky71321 - Tips on expert songs: Jordan, Trogdor, Psychobilly Freakout, and Rock This Town (5-Starring), Scores for 5 Stars 11.0 Outro ---------- There you have it people, a great version of a Guitar Hero II Faq with guides through most of the songs and basically everything you need in a Guitar Hero II Faq. If there are any problems with the Faq, please contact me, constructive criticism is always appreciated. Thank you and I hope this Faq helps you out on the long run. � x H �