Guitar hero 2 xplorer controller
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That click is the sound of the switch making contact, and it is the reason so many people prefer the GH controller. On the back side of it, you will see two prominent black boxes, with white switches that will produce a distinctive *click* when they are depressed. The main control board is also host to the mechanical switches that allow the strum bar to work.
The buttons are going to be a tight fit, so shave it close! you will want to trim it as close as you can to the screw holes, without destroying the screw holes themselves. Use a Dremel (or dremel compatible) multi-tool to sand down the ends of the piece.
these screw holes will be vital to the structural integrity of the system. You will want to cut it just above, and just below the screw holes for the Buttons Circuit Board.
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Cut the button section free from the neck. Take the front half of the neck of the guitar, remove the colored plastic buttons, then take it outside, or into the tub. Once complete, you can set aside the Buttons Circuit board, and it's attached ribbon cable. The goal is to pull it out, with the wires in tact. Using your soldering iron, heat up to contact points for the ribbon cable on the control board, heat them up one at a time, while gently pulling on the ribbon cable. The control board is the circuit board that they gray ribbon cable attaches to. While you're at it, unscrew the control board as well. It will be attached via gray, 6 wire ribbon cable, to the control board of the guitar. Unscrew the circuit board, and set it aside. In the neck, you will see a circuit board screwed in top and bottom, to the row of colored buttons. Remove all the many many screws holding the thing together. (Google Rock Band strum bar mod, and there are plenty of tutorials using commercially available switches). You will need to find your own switches at Radio Shack if you are killing an Xplorer or newer guitar for this mod.
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The parts are the same on an Xplorer, so the instructions are similar for the buttons, but the strum bar mechanics were "improved" so the switches are a single unit, instead of the two switches from the PS2 Gibson SG controller. It's time to take out all the goodies from the PS2 guitar hero controller. The process of opening the guitar, and removing the buttons is very clearly spelled out HERE.
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Shamfully, I didn't take photos, so I ripped them out of other PS2 Guitar Hero mods on this site. I used Gorilla Glue, but you could use JB Weld, or shoegoo, or any other plastic holding mega glue with a warning label big enough. Hot glue gun, and at least 3 sticks of hot glue. Soldering Iron Solder Electrical Tape Phillips head screw drivers, of various sizes. Dremel Compatible Rotary Tool, with sanding discs. One Rock Band Fender Controller, that was never loved like it deserved. If I can do it, you can to! You will Need: One PS2 Gibson SG Controller, that is no longer loved.
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I completed this mod in a few hours, in between binge drinking, and reading depressing political commentary blogs. This mod results in increased functionality for my Rock Band Controller: The new buttons are smooth and responsive, they are wired into the bottom fret buttons, allowing automatic hammer-ons, and the strum bar is reliable and consistent, and complete with clicky feel and sound. By cannibalizing a PS2 Guitar Hero Controller, I added all my favorite elements to my Xbox 360 Rock Band Controller: Raised buttons and mechanical switches for strum bar.