Guitar Hero II are notable in the real world such as the USA and Battle Axe (a similar looking bass is played by Gene Simmons, and the guitar was played by John Christ of Samhain/Danzig fame). Basses, such as the Music Man StingRay, Gibson Thunderbird, and the Höfner bass (as made famous by Paul McCartney, the bassist for the Beatles) are also available for co-op play. The band itself plays with Orange amps and DW drum kits, along with more in-game endorsements. When the player passes each set of songs in career mode, his/her band is rewarded with money and equipment endorsements, including
Eight-string bass guitar designed by Jol Dantzig and built in 1978 for Tom Petersson by Hamer Guitars. Commercially available 12-string basses such as those from Hamer Guitars and Dean Guitars are strung in triple courses such as: Bassists of note who have utilised the 12-string bass guitar are Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam, Frank Bello of Anthrax, Jason Newsted of Metallica, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick, Doug Pinnick of King's X, Eric Brittingham of Cinderella, Tim King of SOiL. Fieldy from the nu-metal band Korn has used a 15-string bass in recording their eighth studio album, however none of the tracks where it