Rock Band Guitar Teardown

I tear-down a Rock band Fender guitar to see why its rattling.
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[@jamiepoulton5584]

Wish you had taken the neck off as I'm trying to fix the buttons, there are two small metal shaped rods that have come loose at the top and don't know what their are for or what they do

[@KnightsForge]

Me too

[@KnightsForge]

Actually I'm having trouble with button response

[@andysteele5707]

I have repeatedly had to super glue the side teeth to the strum bar on the inside. I find I'm heavy handed playing lol and break the plastic strum bar. It's easy enough to glue with steady hands. Also I replaced the sponge pad under the teeth by the sensors as they get worn and the pads are what give the strum its smooth feel. All in all its worth learning to fix as these guitars are getting rare. Thank you for this video.

[@jessea4438]

There's corossion in the battery terminal. I bought one off of eBay for cheap and I saw that there was corossion on the terminal, I figured that would be the only major issue with it. I never repaired one, but I need to take it apart so that I don't get any white vinegar in the green board. Hopefully this gives me an idea of what to do. I know you didn't mess with the battery slot, but there aren't alot of videos that demonstrate how to take these apart. Fingers crossed that I can get it to work

[@jamescampbell9943]

Hi I’ve got the same issue did you have any luck?

[@jessea4438]

@jamescampbell9943 it's been a while since I've done it, but long story short: it turns out that the terminal wasn't even attached. I had a loose spring in the battery compartment along with the corrosion. I ended up cleaning off the corrosion with the green board set aside. As far as the terminal goes, it doesn't have to be attached. The battery just needs to make contact, so I shoved the loose spring under the battery and closed the lid before it could potentially pop out. It ended up working once I reassembled everything.

[@joecruz6237]

Have you ever opened the rock band KEYTAR keyboard? It has a mod button and a pitch bend that will only work when holding down the mod button, which is really hard to do. I would like to find a way to permanently keep the button pressed down. Any ideas? Thanks.

[@IDGODROAR]

Watched to find out where that random little black piece went. It fell out when I opened it up and didn't see where it came from. Thanks!

[@R_T_Ralph]

if it was a clear piece that looked like a blob, it was probably just hot glue, and not to be worried about.

[@randyscalf6755]

Where can tou find a midi pro adapter for my electronic drum set ive looked everywhere

[@calebrose9296]

I'm trying to fix one of these with a completely corroded battery compartment,but I'm a total novice! Does anyone know what part I need to buy for it, it looks different to the ones I've seen for sale!

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Some vinegar and baking soda should do the trick, mate

[@terryryan390]

It's a RB1 guitar & the black thing is for a headphone jack that's on RB2 guitar for plugging in ur drum pedal for overdrive,that's all!

[@laurengatenby886]

Hi i have a correded battery on my fender for xbox1 where its actually rusted through the metal and wont work anymore is there anyway to get the battery component or where they sell them from as iv looked and cant fjnd the same ones anywhere?

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Ha! I'm first to view and first to comment. Never had that before,kinda cool. Anyway nice score there Ralph. Rock on!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@R_T_Ralph]

Thanks Ralph, im glad this was not a big fix, and nice to see how things work.

[@uwu-nr9mh]

I bought the same guitar and the buttons are badly yellowed. I really want to take the buttons out so I can whiten them

[@childhoodhybrid]

Do you have any advice for replacing the battery pack? I have an old guitar that had battery corrosion and the metal appears to be rusted

[@R_T_Ralph]

if you can remove the contacts and soak in white wine vinegar, that usually works for me, if you cant remove them, just use a cotton swab and put the vinegar on the corrosion and wipe off, and repeat until its good enough to use

[@childhoodhybrid]

@@R_T_Ralph thank you for responding! I will certainly give that a try.

[@davidbasara6162]

So is it not possible to get inside the neck? I'm trying to diagnose a button not working

[@amitchell4575]

Nice video! Do you know if there a way to hardwire this guitar? They are usually found without the dongle and it would be great to give it some purpose by wiring it.

[@R_T_Ralph]

I have no idea if it is possible. Knowing the history with the wireless guitars, they would not take a standard USB cable due to copyright issues, but these cant be much different designed from the old PS2 guitars, so i would say its possible.

[@amitchell4575]

@@R_T_Ralph ok thanks! Been scouring the internet hoping to find something. Even some mention of another dongle that could be used or how to create one.

[@Rincewood]

Did you ever get it wired or build a dongle?

[@R_T_Ralph]

@@Rincewood no.

[@MaosTL]

@amitchell4575 did you ever figure out how to turn a wireless one into a wired one?

[@alexsalazar2295]

Hey, I was wondering if you could tell me what do I need to fix if my guitar doesn’t sync with the dongle :( Been looking everywhere but no luck Thank you!

[@R_T_Ralph]

could be a broken dongle, or maybe a loose wire in the guitar.

[@alexsalazar2295]

Retro Tech Ralph thank you! Im almost sure is not the dongle, so will open the guitar and ask my dad to help me :)

[@pleasekillmeiwishtodie2114]

@@alexsalazar2295 yo I’m having the same problem rn you know how to fix it?

[@alexsalazar2295]

@@pleasekillmeiwishtodie2114 sadly not yet; I know for a fact is not the dongle since my dad and I checked the current and all, so I think the problem is in the guitar although it looks good too...

[@pleasekillmeiwishtodie2114]

@@alexsalazar2295 so did the guitar works for you now? I’m just thinking of buying one since it’s cheap af

[@rafaelnedved7]

This guitar works on Rock Band 4 Ps4?

[@cazaremosyganaremos6002]

Mi guitarra no suena, me podrías decir que debo hacer?

[@Alanxnascimento]

Does it works for ps2?

[@camilo.venegas]

I have this idea... Sounds weird I know. The thing is I have a shiny rb4 guitar for ps4, and a really old rb1 guitar for ps3. I’d love to use the new one in my ps3 (I’ve got lots of dlc) and in clone hero. But it doesn’t work in ps3. Would I’d be able to sacrifice the old one and put the internals in the new one so it essentially becomes a rb1 in the body of a rb4?

[@R_T_Ralph]

it could work with a little modification.

[@mikemikemike343]

if i’m trying to pair the guitar to my ps4, do i still need the dongle ?

[@R_T_Ralph]

I dont have a PS4, but i think you still need the dongle.

[@Estefan92]

Hi! Do you know if this guitar has some internal battery or something? Mine don’t turn on. The batterys are new, the dongle keeps flashing, but the “PS” button don’t get red and flash like it supossed to. Do you have some clue about that? Tnks!!

[@R_T_Ralph]

no internal battery on these. Probably a loose wire, hopefully nothing major. These do take some hammer in there lifes.

[@Estefan92]

@@R_T_Ralph do you have some clue for me about wich wire I should be looking for? Tnks!

[@R_T_Ralph]

@@Estefan92 no idea, im sure that it will be obvious when you take it apart.

[@Kenneth-bm5zr]

Hey, do you know if the neck plug-ins are the same on the rb2 and rb3 guitars with this one?

[@R_T_Ralph]

sorry, ive no idea

[@luisitoatc]

Hi, I know it’s been a long time, but do you think it may be possible to replace the parts internal of the Xbox Madcatz Fender replica with the parts of this PS3 Stratocaster guitar, so the wooden replica could be played on PS3?

[@R_T_Ralph]

Without the xbox guitar, i would not know, however these will all have been made in the same factory, but changed the buttons and switches. I would say it should be possible to change the internals, i really cant see why they would make them majorly differently between consoles. If you decide to try it, please massage me about how you got along with it. Thanks

[@luisitoatc]

Retro Tech Ralph thanks for your response, I definitely write you!

[@The_Tribute_Maker]

What about the neck?

[@R_T_Ralph]

its just buttons, nothing special in there.

[@juliettefarrell2431]

I am trying to sell my set for xbox 360 that includes full original drum set with paddle and drum sticks, white wired guitar, black and white wireless guitar, and full black wireless guitar, with rock band 2 and guitar hero 2 games..... how much will all of that be listed for? I can not find the right prices for each item.. Would you know?

[@R_T_Ralph]

not a clue, sorry

[@jloe01]

I've scoured the internet for guitars and the games a few times since I got back into the games 2 years ago now. Rock Band guitars aren't considered as good as Guitar Hero guitars, mainly cus of the mushy strumbar, but if it's wired then IMO that overshadows the mushy strumbar since it's just plug and play on PC and you don't have to worry about batteries. A good price would be around $35 - $45. If the drums are RB1 drums then I'd say around $50 - $60 cus RB1 drums are actually considered the worst ones, and they don't have the ports for the cymbals that came out later. The mic is just a cheap usb mic, so probably around $15 - $25. The games are actually pretty cheap to find sometimes too. I found a copy of GH2 for $3 and a copy of RB2 for $10, so I wouldn't price those very high. $5 - $15 would be around where I'd probably price them, maybe $20 depending on the game. Hope this all helps.

[@mazee__]

Hello I have the same guitar I want to know how i plug a usb in the board, because i dont have the dongle, anyone know some videos how i install a usb? My english is so bad sorry

[@R_T_Ralph]

there has to be a way of swapping out the bluetooth board for a USB, but im no expert

[@mazee__]

@@R_T_Ralph thanks for the coment! New sub and like :) If i know the answer, i coment to you and send a video or images and you make a video :) Really thanks! I will try

[@jamesgrose7594]

Is there anyway to convert an Xbox 360 guitar to be able to play on Xbox one? Other than the legacy adapter. I'd like to swap the guts some how.

[@Dark-Hound]

Do you know how one would go about tightening the whammy bar? Not the bounce, but the spin. Mine springs back just fine, but the bar wont stay in position cause it's really loose. So it can swing a full 360 with the flick of a finger.

[@R_T_Ralph]

i have the same with a different guitar. There has to be a screw behind the whammy mechanism.

[@Dark-Hound]

@@R_T_Ralph Cool if you end up breaking the whammy mechanism down can you ping me? I just paid 150 for this guitar on ebay and am afraid to experiment with a fix.

[@Likwidfox]

Why were my battery wires soldered in?

[@revan_247am6]

would you know why my guitar like yours has a battery pack but no off on switch as well as no chip or cords going to the mother bard from the battery pack and its weird but it just wont work I opened it up and it looks great just the battery is just their with no connections do you know why it wouldn't work on pc?

[@ShadowZero1980]

Isn't that little hole to plug in a pedal, to active overdrive?

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video junk from work sent me over subbed

[@banteesgames]

Hi one question: can it adapt to usb connections? wirelles to usb cable????

[@R_T_Ralph]

there is usually a way to change a wired controller to wireless with 8 bit doo stuff, so i suppose it should be possible to reverse that, but i dont know how. It cant be difficult. I may have to dig this back out for a future video, thanks

[@banteesgames]

@@R_T_Ralph Thanks for the answer :)

[@ThePobolycwm]

afternoon Ralph

[@R_T_Ralph]

Good Afternoon sir.