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high-fi fix for malfunctioning guitar hero iii les paul - engadget live and let dry: hang your dirty laundry at greendaily.com tip us on news! rss feed | category feeds engadget in: español | | | high-fi fix for malfunctioning guitar hero iii les paulposted nov 4th 2007 11:02am by darren murphfiled under: gaming, peripherals hey, you -- busy rigging up your malfunctioning guitar hero iii les paul using the low-fi method we showed you earlier this week? if you're just getting started, we'd recommend putting the rubber bands back in the package and taking a look at this. granted, it seems a bit silly that we're figuring out ways to repair instruments, er, controllers that should have been solid right out of the box, but we digress. this entirely more technical (but equally painless) fix involves a torx driver, a bit of pcb rearranging and a triple check to make sure the wiring within wasn't installed haphazardly to begin with. if done properly, the contacts should have a much better connection once the axe is reassembled, and if you're still left with nonfunctional frets after all of this, you've certainly got our permission to go all jimi hendrix / pete townshend / etc. on it.[thanks, kyle]tags: axe, controller, diy, error, fix, guitar, guitar fix, guitar hero, guitar hero iii, guitarfix, guitarhero, guitarheroiii, hack, problem, solutionread permalinkemail thiscomments [27] relevant posts low-fi fix for malfunctioning guitar hero iii les paul (12 days ago - 35 comments) wii's guitar hero iii not down with surround sound? 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(89 days ago - 14 comments) subscribe to these commentsreader comments (page 1 of 1) neutraldragod @ nov 4th 2007 11:36amwhat about warranty...?the damn guitar would've been great if it weren't for the detachable fretboard...reply neutralmeat! @ nov 4th 2007 11:45ami have that same screwdriver...is it common? i got mine in a kit from egghead years ago, before they went out of business. reply neutralchris @ nov 4th 2007 4:04pmlooks identical to the screwdrivers in belkin pc toolkits. neutralchris macdonald @ nov 4th 2007 5:40pmhey i have it too! i got it a superstore neutraljeff @ nov 4th 2007 6:41pmit's just a torx screwdriver. yes, pretty common. neutralo29 @ nov 4th 2007 11:58ami'm considering trying this, simply because i haven't had time to return my guitar (that has a broken orange fret) to the mall that's 15 minutes or so away from here. i'm hoping that even if this doesn't fix it, i'll be able to return it.anyone else want to try it out first and see if it helps with broken frets?reply highest rankedmark @ nov 4th 2007 12:03pmyea - warranty. gamers shouldn't be fixing guitars like this. they should be taking advantage of the warranty instead. if a company sells defective merchandise, they should have to replace it for free.gamers repairing it themselves sets a bad precedent.reply highest rankedrob @ nov 4th 2007 12:08pmthat's what i keep saying. but, people still want to put up with it like it's ok. very bad precedent. neutralsomething @ nov 5th 2007 4:21pmfix it yourself - game on in a few hoursuse the warranty - wait a monthmaybe people just want to play their damn game? highest rankedandy @ nov 4th 2007 12:08pm"figuring out ways to repair instruments"you mean game controllers? reply neutralumm....hello??? @ nov 4th 2007 12:10pmscrew that...if it doesn't work perfectly when i first open it up, it goes back to the store. falls along the same principle of the self check-out at jewel/osco...i don't use it unless they're going to start offering me a paycheck to do their job....reply neutralsomething @ nov 5th 2007 8:30amtalk about cutting your nose off to spite your face... if i can check myself out and get out of the store faster that sounds like a win/win to me. you and your principles can wait in the 20 minute line. i'll be at home. highly rankedwhy not the ls2/ls7? @ nov 4th 2007 12:16pmred octane says 3-4 weeks to replace it.it's the same situation as with the xbox 360. people are fixing them because they don't want to not play games for 4 weeks.the key isn't the warranty, it's getting it right in the first place. and i don't see why you're harshing on gamers so much, red octane are the ones who blew it.reply neutralo29 @ nov 4th 2007 12:58pmand, as has been stated several times in the previous low-fi fix thread, there's no guarantee that you won't just be given another broken guitar. highly rankedwhy not the ls2/ls7? @ nov 4th 2007 12:23pmi have a non-broken les paul, and the contacts are not ahead of those tabs, they are behind them.i just thought i'd post this for those who are wondering if the problem with the guitars is really as simple as that board being in the wrong spot.i guess they're just moving that board forward to compensate for the pogo pins not pushing hard enough. seems iffy to me, but then again, i'm not the one who is without a working guitar.sorry my above post was misplaced. i blame al gore.reply neutraljptech @ nov 4th 2007 12:59pmjust wait, yours will break. neutralmercy12 @ nov 4th 2007 1:25pmi was only having this problem if the neck was pulled out to the edge of the lock. i just placed 2 strips of gaf tape on both sides, above the actual lock, which made it a tighter fit, and stopped it from being pulled out. reply neutralmrbeauxjangles @ nov 4th 2007 2:13pmdoes this void the warranty?reply neutralmile @ nov 4th 2007 2:27pmi thought we were buying thess to leave in the unopened box so they would be collectibles in a few years?reply neutralbatmyke @ nov 4th 2007 2:27pmhey, i watched a documentary on the who last night, and it should read, 'feel free to go all pete townsend/jimi hendrix on it'...apparently hendrix first destroyed a guitar at a gig where he followed the who, who had been demolishing their instruments for months already at every show.i, for one, am not having any problems with my wii axe...reply neutralallan @ nov 4th 2007 3:31pmis this just a 360 only issue? or has anyone had this problem on their wii (or ps2) controller?my wii version seems to do this but only once in a while. it's not a constant thing. i took my neck apart and took a look and this method is not possible for me as the layout is a bit different and while there are tabs to move in front of, it will not go back together properly - unless i wanted to grind some plastic off of the neck. and i don't think that's going to happen...reply neutralo29 @ nov 4th 2007 5:13pmi'm having the problem with my ps2 guitar. highly rankedjeff @ nov 4th 2007 6:43pmthis is why you buy fender! gibsons suck!reply neutralalcoholiczombie @ nov 4th 2007 9:03pmhaha. its funny that the only les paul guitar that wont give you problems will be the wired one on the xbox360 kiosks. ill bribe the microsoft rep to take it off and give it to me before too many ppl play with it. right now it just co op until the microsoft rep comes around. reply neutralo29 @ nov 4th 2007 10:46pmfrom what i've heard walmart actually has a cheaper gh3 bundle that comes with the old wired guitar. neutraldaimyo nintendo @ nov 5th 2007 7:34pmdo i care? no, my wii guitar is just fine, i’ve been shredding for a full week now. seems its all the black guitars which are fucked and they fall under ps3 and 360, since i don’t dare touch those plague ridden consoles i am not worried. sorry but i am a console war partisan. reply neutraldecompiler @ nov 7th 2007 8:51pmeveryone, please stop fanboy-ing all over the place! yep, the wii and ps2 guitars work great, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the systems themselves! it only reflects on the guitar controllers, none of which were manufactured by nintendo, sony, or microsoft.now to the point: it sucks that this problem exists -- i was *so* frustrated with my red and yellow buttons giving out on me -- but this hack took me < 5 minutes, was about as easy and risk-free as you can get, and worked perfectly.like they said at the maker faire: "if you can't open it, you don't own it." void your warranty!reply add your comments please keep your comments relevant to this blog entry. email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. when you enter your name and email address, you'll be sent a link to confirm your comment, and a password. to leave another comment, just use that password. to create a live link, simply type the url (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. you can put up to 3 urls in your comments. line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br> tags. please note that gratuitous links to your site are viewed as spam and may result in removed comments. new users name e-mail current users e-mail: password remember me e-mail me when someone replies to this comment add your comments: breaking news »official nokia n82 press shots!virtual palm os on your nokia n-series tablet -- hoozah!zune 2.0 update is ready for your first generation zunegoogle's android os early look sdk now availablehtc's touch cruise with gps gets official featured stories »the new zune: better than before, but not quite good enougha visual tour of android's uisony dualshock 3 unboxing: ready to rumble?samsung's 64gb ssd: better, faster, strongerask engadget: which mouse is the best mouse? 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