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cgguns2003
04-24-2009, 11:41 AM
Hello all.

I know this has been posted before but I think this needs to be revisited.

There's a small spring I the guitar that causes the whammy bar to "recoil". I took out all the screws in the back. All it took was a small Phillips head. Without much difficulty I was able to see where the spring is or should be. Its a very small flimsy spring. :confused:

I contacted EA for support. All I wanted was a replacement spring. That's not too much to ask I think. I know I'm not the only one that has had this problem. EA customer support isn't any help. All they wanted to do is replace the whole guitar. I didn't keep my receipt. I didn't know the RB controllers were made with such easy to break parts. I not even that rough with my guitar. :mad:

I am going to try and find a suitable replacement spring in a hardware store. As soon as I find a viable replacement I'll post the info on the forum. If someone out there knows what to use other than a rubber band I would like to know.

AKALink
04-24-2009, 01:02 PM
I broke mine too, but instead I just put a green rubber band on it and it worked like a charm. Put the rubber band around the whammy bar and the the strap hook.