Rock Band mod adds actual guitar string, touch of class to axe

For Rock Band players that have also had some experience with a bona fide six-string, getting used to that plastic strum bar can take some work. For one gamer in particular, he decided to spend that time doing something a bit more productive than getting acclimated, like adding in an actual guitar string. There's also a switch mechanism that gets triggered by said string, which then sends an input to the game. Pretty swank, we say -- check out the video for yourself after the jump!

[Poonanny @ Feb 2nd 2008 8:48AM]

wow, 5 more strings and you have a real guitar... :rolleyes:

If it looks like shit, smells like shit and feels just like shit, u know this mod is shit.

[jdeuel @ Feb 2nd 2008 9:05AM]

not sure if i'd want a noteless twang over a click

[decadeofevil @ Feb 2nd 2008 9:11AM]

well when you have a ps3 with 2 games and lots of free time i guess this is all you can do for entertainment

[Coldfire @ Feb 2nd 2008 9:29AM]

In this video the sting is way to loose, look at the other videos from youtube and you will see that it's quite a well made mod.

[MattyG @ Feb 2nd 2008 9:41AM]

so why didn't the dev's just do that in the first place?

[Alexander @ Feb 2nd 2008 10:41AM]

I love how people complain all the time about gutiar hero's lack of strings.

IT ISIN'T MEANT TO BE A REAL INSTRUMENT.

FFS, it's a game people. A game. With pretty colors and (decent) music for us to play for a bit as a distraction from real world.

It's not meant to train you on how to properly play a real instrument. It isn't meant to be an exact note-for-note copy of the songs. It isn't made for people who have gone to Berkley who have a 'degree in music' ("You got a degree in baloney!" Farnsworth said) to pick up and instantly be 100% successful at.

IT. IS. A. GAME.

[Mike @ Feb 2nd 2008 10:53AM]

because, if you've ever played real guitar, you know that strings break alot easier than a plastic flipper

[Dave @ Feb 2nd 2008 10:55AM]

Oh my god, I want one! Harmonix or Activision, pay this guy for his patent and release a guitar with a string. I saw the youtube vid this guy posted with him actually strumming it and it is accurate. Plus he gets to use an actual guitar pic. This guys idea could actually make him money. I know at least some third party controller manufacturer from China is going to steal this guys idea. Patent this bro and protect your idea.

[DarkAardvark @ Feb 2nd 2008 11:05AM]

is it sad that i can play the actual song on an actual guitar, but i suck at it in the game?

[Meltz @ Feb 2nd 2008 6:44PM]

I would hope this string lasts a lot longer than Rock Band's crap strum bar

[ErikLindemann @ Feb 2nd 2008 8:13PM]

I hate the Rockband guitars so much that I would actually consider this mod.

[Bee Hatch @ Feb 3rd 2008 8:03PM]

Rockband is so real to start with, this mod just sends it beyond.

[601210 @ Apr 22nd 2008 7:23AM]

Haha. I hope that's sarcasm.

[irishboyo1227 @ Feb 9th 2008 2:02AM]

Wow, looks like something's wrong with his guitar.. oh wait. Just a PS3 controller. :P

But seriously, that's really awesome. I hate the Strat's strum-bar, it's garbage, what a great way to combat it!