Good news for xbox 360 Guitar Hero II owners. The folks at Red Octane have posted a thread on their forums addressing the whammy bar response issue that cropped up soon after the game's launch.

A title update for Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360 will be available on Xbox Live at 4:00 am PDT on Saturday, April 14 that should resolve the situation where input from the whammy bar was not always recognized. Downloading the update should resolve this issue for all Activision Guitar Hero branded guitar models.

So if you were having problems with your whammy, don't go rushing to take it back to the store just yet. I've already gotten a couple emails from readers saying they downloaded the patch and it fixed everything up lickety-split. If the whammy bar was a problem for you, download that update and make sure to come back and let us know if it works for you. That is, if you can tear yourself away from your Living Room Rock God career long enough to do so. Flynn De Marco

UPDATE For Guitar Hero II On The Xbox 360 [Red Octane Forums]

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