Just a couple of weeks after announcing a drum kit controller, CRKD is once again announcing a new Guitar Hero-style accessory. This time, it comes in the form of a revival of the old Gibson SG Guitar Controller, which should pair nicely with the CRKD Gibson Les Paul controller that IGN reviewed earlier this year.

The new Gibson SG is specifically for PlayStation 4 and 5 consoles, but will work with PC as well. It is, of course, meant to capitalize on Fortnite Festival, a rhythm game within Fortnite that was developed by Harmonix, the studio behind the legendary Rock Band games. If you don't like Fortnite Festival – and IGN wouldn't blame you if you don't – CRKD's SG also has a Legacy Mode for the older Rock Band and Guitar Hero games.

Just like CRKD's Les Paul, the new SG features a Hall Effect strum bar with mechanical haptics, as well as repurposed versions of the switches and knobs you'd find on an actual SG guitar. That is, the pickup switcher is now surrounded by PlayStation controller face- and- shoulder buttons while one of the volume knobs is a wired/wireless mode selector. Also, you'll find a sneaky d-pad tucked in the back of the controller's headstock. The five neck buttons feature RGB LEDs, and the neck itself is swappable, just like the Les Paul version. And, naturally, the CRKG Gibson SG has a whammy bar.

CRKD has been on a roll when it comes to releasing rhythm game controllers, but its not the only company trying to capture some of those sweet, sweet Fortnite Festival-fueled guitar hero/rock band nostalgia bucks. Turtle Beach-owned PDP started releasing its own excellent Riffmaster guitar controllers in 2024, including a recent Nintendo Switch version.

You can head to CRKD's site to preorder the $134.99 Gibson SG in black – the only available color option for now. It's estimated to ship December 15 – 19.

Wes is a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they call him) who has covered technology, gaming, and entertainment steadily since 2020 at Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and most recently, The Verge. Inside of him there are two wolves: one that thinks it wouldn't be so bad to start collecting game consoles again, and the other who also thinks this, but more strongly.