The Riff Master will feature paintings of rock bands like Guitar Hero mainstays KISS and other unannounced artists. The guitar sports a natural rosewood neck, with the plastic rainbow of Guitar Hero buttons embedded in the frets.

Though the axe has been stripped of its strings, the tuning pegs still work on the headstock to complement gamers' imaginary rock dreams with imaginary tuning capability. The strum bar, whammy bar, and other plastic guitar functionality have made the transition to the real guitar as well.