Transforming Guitar Hero range revealed

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will see the launch of a new, transformable guitar controller,

The new guitar controller will essentially be a standalone neck and fret board, but consumers will be able to customise the device with a range of separate body parts that attach to the central controller.

The first two designs, spotted by Gizmodo, are inspired by rock ‘n’ roll and metal, with the latter currently exclusive to anyone that pre-orders Warriors of Rock at GameStop. They will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii versions of the game.

Activision is expected to release more body parts for the guitar controller in the future, although it has yet to announce pricing for the standalone controller or individual parts. Existing Guitar Hero customers can use any of their previous controllers with the new title.

Warriors of Rock will be released this autumn and shakes up the Guitar Hero formula by introducing a fantasy story mode narrated by Gene Simmons, character powers and a focus on rock ‘n’ roll.