How do you sync a Guitar Hero guitar with a dongle PS3?

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How do you connect a dongle to a Guitar Hero controller?
Do all PS3 Guitar Hero dongles work with guitars?
Will any dongle work for Guitar Hero PS3?

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By: Matthew Anderson Updated September 15, 2017

The “Rock Band” and “Guitar Hero” series on the PlayStation3 (PS3) console use a wireless guitar controller to play the guitar and bass roles in both games. Both brands of PS3 wireless guitar connect to the console through a dongle inserted into the USB port. There are several reasons the guitar controller will not connect to the Sony PS3.

Replace the batteries in the PS3 wireless guitar controller. A guitar connection issue may occur if the batteries are nearly drained.

Turn the guitar controller power switch to the “On” position on the back.

Plug the wireless guitar dongle into the USB port on the PS3. The dongle must be the matching one for the guitar controller. The “Rock Band” wireless guitar will not connect to the “Guitar Hero” guitar dongle. Instrument compatibility for a game and connecting to the console are different issues.

Turn on the PS3 console.

Press the “PS” button on the wireless guitar controller to turn it on.

Press the button on the wireless guitar dongle. The guitar controller and dongle must be synced to connect. The most common guitar connection issue is that the controller and dongle are not synced.

Press the “Sync” button on the wireless guitar controller. The PS3 guitar controller will connect to the dongle. The “Sync” button is on the bottom edge of the “Guitar Hero” controller. The “Sync” button is the white button next to the “PS” button on the “Rock Band” controller.

Tip

“Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock” and “Guitar Hero: Aerosmith” are not compatible with the “Rock Band” PS3 wireless guitar controller. The “Rock Band” controller will not be usable for those games, even if it is properly connected.

References

“Rock Band 2: Manual”; 2008
“Guitar Hero World Tour: Manual”; 2008

Writer Bio

Matthew Anderson started as a writer and editor in 2003. He has written content used in a textbook published by Wiley Publishing, among other publications. Anderson majored in chemical engineering and has training in guitar performance, music theory and song composition.

How do you connect a dongle to a Guitar Hero controller?

How do I connect a guitar controller to my PC?.

Plug your guitar controller dongle into a USB port on your computer..

On your guitar controller, press the sync button so it begins searching..

Press the sync button on the dongle so it begins searching..

When the guitar controller has a solid light, that means it's all set!.

Do all PS3 Guitar Hero dongles work with guitars?

Dongles only work with the guitars they came from the manufacturer with.

Will any dongle work for Guitar Hero PS3?

Any PS3 Guitar Hero dongle does not necessarily work with all Guitar Hero controllers. You will need to make sure that the dongle is for the same version of Guitar Hero as the controller. For example, any of the basic Guitar Hero 5 controllers will work with any basic Guitar Hero 5 dongle.