How to setup Nintendo Wii Rock Band guitars on RPCS3.
Platform
Controller

NOTES

  • The effects switch seems to reset to the middle when it’s adjusted, so you’ll be locked to flanger.
    • It can be unmapped by removing the Right Stick: Up/Down mappings.
    • You can alternatively configure the Device Class as a Guitar Hero Guitar to remove the option. You will have to swap Blue and Yellow frets.

    Click on the Pads icon at the top of RPCS3.

    A screenshot of RPCS3, showing the cursor over the Pads menu.

    It’s suggested to create a new configuration by clicking Add Configuration at the top right of the Pads window.
    This is so you can change configuration profiles in case you want to play games that don’t use instruments.
    A screenshot of the top right of RPCS3's Pads window. "Add Configuration" is being clicked on by the mouse cursor.

    Follow the instructions and/or match the assignments below.

    A picture showing how the instrument page and RPCS3 can be used as a mapping reference.

Pad Information

Handlers Devices
MMJoystick Joystick
Device Class Device Subtype
Guitar Rock Band

Mappings

RPCS3 Controller
Cross Green Fret
Circle Red Fret
Square Blue Fret
Triangle Yellow Fret
L1 Orange Fret
D-Pad: Up Strumbar Up
D-Pad: Down Strumbar Down
D-Pad: Left D-Pad: Left
D-Pad: Right D-Pad: Right
Right Stick:
Left/Right
Whammy Bar
Right Stick:
Up/Down
Effects Switch
L2 Solo Buttons
R1 Tilt
Start Plus
Select Minus
PS Button Home

Profile

[Download Profile]

    This is not recommended if you're using multiple controllers at once.

    After downloading the profile,

    1. Extract the .7z file.
    2. Drag the input configs folder into the configs folder where you have RPCS3 in.

    A GIF of a user dragging the Wii Rock Band Guitar configuration into their RPCS3 folder.

    After that, you can select the profile in the “Pads” menu.

    A screenshot of RPCS3's Gamepad Settings, showing the cursor over a profile.

    Most of the time, these controller profiles should work out of the box. If they don’t, try changing the controller listed in “Devices”, next to the “Refresh” button until it receives an input. You can edit this while the game is running.

Mapping

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Mapped by [Carl Mylo]