Fortnite Festival: How to use Rock Band 4 Guitar controllers

Stephanie Zucarelli
Fortnite Festival Guitar

Fortnite Festival Season 3 lets players give their all on the Main Stage with their classic Rock Band 4 Guitars.

Fortnite latest update introduced full support to the classic Rock Band 4 Guitar controllers, and players can now live the full fantasy of playing some of their favorite tunes on stage.

Here’s which Rock Band 4 Guitar controllers can be used with Fortnite Festival and how to connect them.

Fortnite Festival: How to connect Rock Band 4 Guitar controller

Connecting your Rock Band 4 guitar controller to play Fortnite Festival is an easy process, so here’s what you need to do:

  1. Connect your guitar controller via USB or Bluetooth. Keep in mind that using an USB connection might provide a more stable connection.
  2. Go to the Main Stage in Fortnite Festival, and speak to the Stage Tech on the right.
  3. Select the “Tune-up” option.
  4. Calibrate your Audio/Video Offset and Input Latency.

In case Fortnite Festival hasn’t recognized your Guitar controller, you can try installing a third-party app to map the Guitar Controller buttons to Fortnite Festival’s key binds.

Fortnite Festival: Which Rock Band 4 controllers are supported?

Here’s the full list of all Guitar controllers supported in Fortnite Festival:

  • Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller for PS5 / PS4.
  • RockBand 4 Rivals Wireless Fender Jaguar Guitar for PS4.
  • RockBand 4 Wireless Fender Stratocaster Guitar for PS4.
  • Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC.
  • RockBand 4 Rivals Wireless Fender Jaguar Guitar for Xbox One.
  • RockBand 4 Wireless Fender Stratocaster Guitar for Xbox One.

That’s everything you need to know about Rock Band 4 controllers in Fortnite Festival. For more on Fortnite, check out our other guides:

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About The Author

Stephanie is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel. After graduating as a journalist, she started working as a tech writer for Infobae, Channel 9, and Rolling Stone. She's currently focused on covering Diablo 4, Baldur's Gate 3 and Fortnite, but can't resist anything related to The Sims 4 and Stardew Valley. You can contact her at [email protected].