How to Revive Your Busted Rock Band Guitar to Keep Jamming This Weekend

[rotoman_3]

hey you guys having trouble with those defective guitars i found this page:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/(don.t-fe...end-325933.php

shows you how to fix the problem. dont know if it works cuz i dont have that problem, just wanna help you guys out.

[rotoman_3]

here's a more detailed page:

http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=40188

[webduelist]

People dont do that fix it works but it isnt the best way to fix the guitar. here is the best way that I know to fix the guitars and ive done it on at least 5 of my friends strats and they all work perfectly.

what you need

masking tape (and something to cut it)
screw driver
tooth pick


when you open the guitar and look at the downstrum you will notice that the microswitch is bent out on the downstrum. if you look at the up strum you will notice a gap behind the contact that isnt soppost to move. this gap was on your down strum as well untill enough down strums bent it so that it was touching the pad. here is how to fix it.

Cut the masking tape to about the size of the pad. Then take the tooth pick and gently push the bent contact forward and slide the masking tape (sticky side toward the pad) behind the contact. Put about 3-4 peices behind the contact and then repeat with the up strum.

small pad
---------------] this contact is being bent because of the pad being too small.
---------------] this contact is fine leave it alone.
____Strum bar___

This should fix your strum problems and is a simple and easy fix.

[rotoman_3]

hey thanks for sharing that webduelist! hopefully we can get more of you to share your stories. i started this thread to help out and share some info with our fellow rock band gamers. like i said before i dont know if theres a right or wrong way to do it cuz i havent tested it out myself. im only tryin to help.

[MaitresseDeNoir]

My guitar was pretty much non-revivable since one of the contacts COMPLETELY broke off, I wanted to fix it and I believe that I know how to fix it, but that would void the warranty. So hopefully my replacement will have better luck. Hope you guys get your guitars rockin for the weekend! :)

- La Maitresse

[rotoman_3]

that is true and i forgot to mention if you guys try to fix this on your own be aware that you are voiding the warranty. but if you have your friends coming over ready to rock out this weekend it beats having to send it back to EA for a replacement.

something to think about...