Rock Band guitar hack enables stompbox to activate Overdrive
By Darren Murph 
posted Apr 10th 2008 9:29AM
posted Apr 10th 2008 9:29AM
[Thanks, Brad]
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Nice Work, Clean Wiring
That's really neat, although my issue is more that Overdrive just randomly comes on. From what I can tell while playing, I don't change the angle of the guitar while Overdrive's activated.
And wow, I'm really digging the new layout. Nice and clean.
Loving the new layout as well, and i think that Overdrive would start because you have moved it just the tiniest bit and it has activated the sensor, the quality of those things is, lets say less then perfect.
Rockin'
Love the strat 'axe' too, especially the twin fret buttons, where can I get me one of those?
If you're talking about the one that's in the picture, that's the Rock Band strat.
oooo thats neat!
The guitar hero guitars have this rj11 jack on the bottom which would be cool to use with a pedal of some sort, but this mod looks even better!
The stomp box hack is probably the best hack to date. Much better than the 'lefty' hack for Guitar Hero.
Am I missing something? What is everyone talking about "new layout"?? Other than the overdrive pedal, it's the same Rock Band guitar... what am I missing?
Engadget layout.
Fail
Make it wireless and for the GH3 controller and I'll buy it. I've been wanting something like that for a year.
Milk and cookies y'all
You can get a cheap sustain pedal from guitar center for under ten dollars. I'm going to do this mod since my RB guitar won't activate overdrive except by hitting the back button anyways.
Here's a link to the pedal.
http://www.guitarcenter.com/MPM-Sustain-Pedal---Normally-Open-450428-i1172507.gc
Looks like he modified the strat with a click strummer also.
Cool mod, simple yet useful ...
Is that a jail cell?
Holy awesomeness!!!
Anyone else wonder why he's using a small screen on top of a bigger monitor? Wouldn't you think if he could hack his axe he could at least figure out how to use a VGA cable?
Guy who sent it in, Heh, yeah I want to get a VGA setup going with my computer monitor, but I'm lazy.
This is freakin' awesome. I'd pay for something like this.
Cool, to say the very least... even if it is a bit much.
It's just too bad he chose a terrible song to demonstrate it.
Old. People have done this mod with Guitar Hero.
That is cool that they figured how to do this but...why?
I did something similar for a one-handed friend. I should have put two and two together and just made a Starpower pedal while I was at it. http://www.bunkerguts.com/blog/?page_id=24
I have lots of pics showing how to do it to, if you want to try it yourself.
what a waste of a decent bass synth wah...
My strat's accelerometer never works properly. I have to move the guitar in ridiculous ways to get it to trigger, then sometimes when I'm just sitting there not moving it'll go on its own. The Xplorer's sensor was way better.
Now, that said, the back button on the strat is at least placed well. I can usually hit it with my pinky without messing up my strumming. This is still a good idea, I might do it.
What kind of desk is that, it's pimp.
Nothing new. Documented when I did this same mod to the GH2 Xplorer guitar back in July 2007.
http://www.delveintolunacy.com/2007-07-18/guitar-hero-xbox-360-kill-switch-pedal-mod/