HOW I MOD / FIX MY GUITAR HERO GUITARS [Part 2]

Part 3 in the future? Maybe I can answer some of the questions you guys have sent me in the comments.
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[@BeringBearChannel]

Midi Song Setlist: [0:35] The Final Countdown - Europe [4:09] Minority - Green Day [5:59] Everlong - Foo Fighters [9:31] Master of Puppets - Metallica [16:10] Africa - Toto [19:34] ???

[@amcub]

[19:34] Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

[@kohlmannn]

everlong sounded like shit lmao

[@jacobwaller8711]

The verse part of Everlong was so off

[@MrCurryCH]

the reason your guitar overstrums is because the reelback from the springs inside the switches themselves propels the strum bar to pop back into its neutral position with a bit too much force, causing it to either up strum or down strum inadvertently. the tape just decreases the distance in between the down/up strum and neutral position, which decreases the force exerted on the spring and thereby decreases the reelback on the other switch. ive found that all you need to do is replace the springs inside the switches with weaker springs and voila, no overstrum :)

[@Stagnating_]

I thought about it myself too when I took my overstrumming switches apart but didn't bother to test new springs. Good to know it works. I have many overstrumming xplorers but all the les pauls are fine. I wonder if they used different springs in the production, the switches I've soldered off of xplorers aren't nearly as rigid as Les paul switches.

[@0dayExploit]

Where do you recommend getting said springs? My Wii guitar has always been overstrummy but recently it's gotten ridiculous. Can't even play the Soulless 4 intro (yes, the slow 4 notes part) without it overstrumming 30%+ of the notes for reference.

[@MrCurryCH]

@@0dayExploit mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=740 any springs that are less 60cn :) (i went with 30)

[@MrCurryCH]

@@0dayExploit keep in mind that not all overstrum issues are the same; the reelback from the springs is the most common issue, but there are other less common overstrum issues where the switches themselves actuate more than they need to randomly. ive found that the only way to fix THAT issue is to just replace the switches altogether.

[@0dayExploit]

@@MrCurryCH Ah yeah that sounds more like my issue. So, instead of just springs, where would I find switches?

[@Nitroh-]

One day soon the world will run out of gh guitars. That will be a sad sad day

[@calebthedoomguy2730]

when that gets close to happening, we'll find a way to make new guitars. *i have hope for this community*

[@braxtonfps3580]

Damn never thought about that

[@autumnrain7626]

Get some guys from the 3d printing community to work on that lol

[@alexmazurek18]

I've been thinking about. You know how Xbox has their elite controller with more weight and special features? What if a third party made like elite guitar hero guitars?

[@AlexusDelphi]

The logic of the controllers are on ICs that last for a very long time. The mechanical bits go bad much sooner, and can be replaced with almost identical parts

[@eelfucker3324]

“First, detach the neck” The easiest instruction a french revolutionary in the early 19th century can understand

[@Xalthir]

This has been one of my favorite series of yours. I think content creators really undervalue how much people love to see their 'setup' or their tricks-of-the-trade. You build a brand off of inspiring people to play and chase scores like you, it's awesome that you want to share your tips! As for a Part 3 I'd love to see the same tutorials done on an X-plorer or your top 10 warmup songs and why.

[@DougRatmanLMAO]

How do I fix my broken marriage

[@UKOGmonkey]

flex tape

[@ChiMarky]

shown to be slightly more effective than placebo.

[@vinyredx9220]

@@UKOGmonkey nice

[@AppleSauceWasHere]

You dont... lol

[@DecayedPony]

Did you try scissors and cutting around the edges?

[@xscythe2190]

Part 3: How to hit notez?!?!?!

[@Zeratide]

That's the one I really need

[@snil4]

Thanks for the awesome guide, just opened up 2 guitars like those and everything was perfectly matching yours even including a piece of hair inside. I must saying that it's a wonder most of those guitars still work to this day considering how cheaply they were assembled with pieces of hot glue and solder all over the boards

[@djomni115]

If the strumbar switches are too sensitive on your guitar, you can place some paper thin plastic washers in between the circuit board and screw holes to slightly increase the distance between the switches and the strumbar. You can either swipe them from other electronics that you have, or you can buy them online.

[@noobslynoob]

Epic tutorial bruh lets get them fcs boi all day every day guitar hero way!

[@Bradmasta]

Interesting! I've been repairing my guitars for probably 6 years or so now, and I never knew about this. Another solution, which is what I use, is strengthening/replacing the springs within the switches themselves! If you're able to solder, before you solder on the new switches, open them up and either A) double up the springs by taking a spring from an unused switch and placing it inside the first spring or B) outright replacing the current spring with a stronger one (though, you don't want a spring with TOO much tension!) I use this solution as it eliminates 100% of all overstrums, though it makes raking significantly harder (borderline impossible tbh). You can even do this without removing your current switch, though it's a little trickier because getting the switch put back together while it's still on the board is a bit irritating lol. So yeah, there's another way to do it! Either way, really awesome to see someone in the community make a nice in depth repair/mod tutorial for everyone! Hope we'll see a soldering tutorial in the future :)

[@WebbstR]

I use double sided foam tape without removing the protective film. So it's basically just a foam tape. Works.great.

[@barkshire_]

I have been having issues with my Wireless Xbox360 GH World Tour guitar over strumming and this video helped me fix it super easily

[@leonardomemoli1059]

Thanks for this video im going to try this with my overstrumming xplorer, i would appreciate if you made one putting new switches

[@rahulr03]

Hey, I'm trying this on my Xplorer right now and I'm on my 4th layer of tape, but it still overstrums. Have you got yours working?

[@henriquem6722]

Thanks for the first part: My frets were so much easier to press and I got a small skill boost that improved my score on soulless 4 by 250k! Thanks again.

[@namepending4744]

This tutorial helped me fix the strumming inconsistency on my x-plorer

[@strikepaw1]

I had to open my unit for the xbox 360 three times and readjust the tape but on the third time was the charm and it worked flawlessly! Thanks for the video!

[@dsrabelo]

Thank you so much! I actually play guitars and i also love GH series. I was almost 1 year without playing due to my guitar doing overstrum and your method workerd after adding a second layer of tape! Nice work!

[@moperry8399]

Watched these back when they first came out. Recently been trying to get better with an actual fucking guitar instead of an Xbox One gamepad. My strumbar on my GH5 Wiitar just started overstrumming like hell. Looks like these are finally going to come in handy.

[@aaron1232006]

If you have a overstrum guitar just encourage it, lubricate the metal bar and remove the rubber pads, and the foam pad inside the strum bar

[@joonatanlass]

What if the guitar isn't strumming enough? What if it skips some strums when you're strumming? How would you go about fixing something like that?

[@blowme3400]

in the US, Warranty stickers are not legal to enforce. You can remove it and the warranty is still valid within the original manufacturer's dates.

[@Gokichu9000]

I've been using a rest stroke technique to avoid over strum. Takes some right hand precision but it seems to work well. Essentially I'm never letting go of the strum bar so it doesn't slap back and over strum. But I've played guitar for 15 years so I'm not sure if that concept seems weird in the CH community.

[@AblissMusic]

When I use my wii guitar, the strum bar feels REALLY stiff. It reminds me of a Rockband guitar strumbar. Is there a way I can change the strumbar to something like the xplorer guitars?

[@pokemongogamer1008]

Abliss Yes but it’s gonna be a lot harder to take apart because the neck is not detachable

[@FluffyFoxGames]

Late comment but I had that happpen to my xplorere. I put the case together and pinched a cable between the screw poles and chopped the yellow frets wire off, but luckily it was an outside wire so I spliced taht wire with a copper whire I got from a scrap cord and it has been working ever since.

[@loudkraken]

12:38 this guy is taping down tape with more tape lmao 😂

[@MLGGiraffe]

I have the opposite of the overstrum problem in one of my controllers. About 1 in every 5 down strums won't work in my World Tour controller

[@DeadSpecimen]

Those have crappy switches. Its probably defective

[@s_log3911]

You can solder new switches with basic soldering skills. KZbin has tutorials

[@theherobrine6217]

Yep, I have the same problem on a wt guitar I have. I could never really fix the issue. I probably could buy new switches, but I couldn’t get the original switches to work.

[@MLGGiraffe]

@@theherobrine6217 Yeah the only option is to solder new ones, still haven't fixed mine but I got a soldering kit now so all I need to get is some new switches

[@WANTUZ2002]

@UKOGMonkey, these guides are beautiful, and all of them about.. Les paul. So, if you had that problem, I think you should take a look to this thing and how to fix it. I'm taking about XBox360 backlash Les Paul problem - when some buttons is going dead cuz' of neck you can pull off. I have one, and there's a hardcore, when backlash kills me in the moment, where I need to use orange fret, but it is off! There's some cleaning, using paper or using the duct tape, and sometimes it really does not works at all. Also I like to look how you can fix another issues, like the classic guitar controllers (SG, X-Plorer) or Guitar Hero WT/5 controllers (Genericaster). It will be interesting to everybody, and so useful.

[@Lars683]

Hello Sir, what if my Downward strim doesnt register but upwards only registers the strum, any idea why please, much appreciated.

[@drewglue]

Ive used this method for years and it works great forsure but I started using super thin insolation tape instead of duck tape a few years ago. Omg i highly recommend it if you're someone like me who lives in an apartment with paper thin walls. Its the best dude. Doesn't change the play feel of the strum bar, works magic for overstrumming, and I can play to my hearts content without waking anyone up. Fucking changed my life hahaha

[@spaceKadz]

Just rounded 3 screws. Got them out but now I don’t trust myself so Imma just put it in with tape.

[@DJ7777BPM]

One alternative method to stop overstrumming is to get really good at alt-strumming and never take your hand off the strum bar haha.

[@PokemonMasterPyro]

so my problem is when i strum down AND HOLD IT DOWN it registers 1 strum, but when i let go of it, it registers another strum. thoughts?

[@Jeej123]

My guitar is overstrumming downwards. Is my guitar ruined or can i fix it somehow?

[@manslindstrom5968]

Watch the video

[@Brydon4464]

My guitar controller doesn't register down strums anymore, any common fixes you know of? (Controller is 3rd party)

[@mcswanky5565]

have you ever had it that the strum bar can't rake strum or overstrum? and if so can you fix it? Because I have been using an Xplorer that can rake strum fine, but now im trying to use my old Wii Guitar and it just can't rake strum and I dont know why

[@kairon156]

ooh, is the music from the floppatron? Also, such an easy fix for a very annoying controller problem. I wonder if that'll help with my xbox 360 controller that if I recall does/did a double up motion or something similar.

[@NoobyNot]

Do you need a tilt censor for clone hero?

[@Moondog954]

i watched part 1 hoping to find a fix for frets registering as 2 separate colour presses but didn't find what i was looking for and i don't have a spare 20 minutes to watch this video, do you know how to fix that issue? i tried cleaning the contacts at the top of the neck and if fixed it for a bit but then went back to having the same issue.

[@theimmensegamer3367]

Where can I find a replacement strum switch for my wired SG guitar controller for PlayStation 2?

[@FlameSama1]

How do you deal with the neck connectivity issues? I have two working Les Paul and from time to time I have problems with random dropped frets/notes because the neck connection partly breaks. Paper shims and rubber bands are stop gaps that work sometimes but it always comes back.

[@cloudidream9321]

i have the same problem with my 360 guitar

[@shellyankers4857]

I put blobs of solder on tge flat board

[@Custer_X]

1:31 I agree that is insane

[@reach17-CH]

Would completely removing the analog stick cause any issues other than a gaping hole where it used to be?

[@peachy5775]

>duct tape >cuts it with scissors

[@TheLtownrocker133]

Hopefully I can get a reply to this, but do you ever have to replace the tape? Like does it get worn out over time?

[@julienallinder7167]

So I just bought a wired guitar and there seems to be a delay when I’m playing. Any ideas on how to fix that? I haven’t seen any videos about that

[@xXKASsNiPeSXx]

I have a world tour wii guitar and the analog stick is making is constantly down strum, what would i do with that? Also have a constant down stum explorer, any ideas how to fix them?

[@chevster6290]

UKOG, don't know if you'd read this considering how old the video is, but any chance you know how to modify the frame to move the select / start button to compliment lefty's? It's a pain having to shift my hand to hit the button rather than making it easier with using the thumb

[@babelr1]

What if you have switches that need replacing? Where do you go about doing that? I have a world tour guitar that needs switch replacement

[@aiksmusic9945]

After this, will I’ll be able to de rake strum with two fingers? Or raking will be a no for the guitar?

[@javansonnier7183]

gonna admit that I did the tape thing in the laziest way possible. I precut it and used tweezers to kind of squeeze and press it into the right spot while holding the strum bar in the direction i needed it to be lifted up, without taking off the board at all. but that would be way too hard to show in a video.

[@slavid123]

Will watch this later after work, but will this help with an xplorer guitar? The only issue my xplorer has is strumming down doesn’t register but strumming up does.

[@dustinmartin648]

So I know this was a year ago but can ANYONE help me? I'm trying to change the color of my buttons and I just popped them out and spray painted them real quick but unfortunately when I get to playing and sliding the paint starts to warm up and gets tacky. Like, I literally play worse now because I can't slide up and down the frets like I used to. Any tips and/or different kinds of way to color my buttons without losing any slide potential?

[@GoatedSauce04]

Again, nice tattoos Ukog.

[@trans4mers434]

Will this also fix a false strum problem? In the middle of trying to fix my girlfriends guitar which has the tendency of strumming without even touching it

[@unheavenlyfather5463]

What if my guitar is stuck strumming down? Like the strum bar is in a neutral position but it will not stop down strumming

[@melowd7779]

hey, how did you mod the warriors of rock guitar to get it cable connected to the pc?

[@deathleechofficial]

My gh guitar turns on instantly when batteries are in,and tries to turn off when im ingame .. could it be the resistor on the power supply? Idk what to do please help

[@D3mO44]

Hey UKOG, have you ever dealt with controllers that don't sync to the dongle? Specifically the PS3 Les Paul controllers? If so, have you ever fixed this on your own? I recently tried to fix my second guitar with sync issues and may have ruined it. If you have ever ruined a controller like this, I wanted to know if there was a way to resurrect it.

[@aska221]

i have to push the strum way down in order to strum but when i strum up it is just fine any idea on how to fix this? edit: by comparison, my kramer (guitar hero 3 ps2), has great strumming while the nintendo wii one feels like it barely strums at all

[@uroborospd2691]

Can you make a video on how to tune the guitar hero guitars?

[@SpyroTheGerudo]

I am keeping this video in mind. I have a GH3 Wii controller coming in the mail, and I don't want it to overstrum XD

[@vinyredx9220]

Ukog i have a question about the frets itself because i'm having a little issue thats really f***ing my wiitar So, first, its not an original GH guitar, just wanna point that out Does the Les Paul have the same connection with the body and the frets with all Gh3 guitars? Like, that weird 6 pointy things? My frets are killing me, but the strum is amazing, so i wanna know It happens with all GH3 les paul?? I notice that with my GH5 guitar for wii and xbox, i really need to know before speading money for upgrades

[@WaxenBat]

Is there a way to tell if its still overstrumming without putting the whole thing back together?

[@marvelliog3067]

Where do you get a good wired controller for clone hero? I’ve used a Wii controller with Bluetooth but the delay has to be set incredibly high

[@rote223]

Thanks for the video UKOG ! I'm going to try it today and hopefully I don't dun goof up

[@Spoonamundo]

How do you make a guitar "rake perfectly?" Or is it something that just happens by chance?

[@vinyredx9220]

I think its practice, and yeah ITS REALLY HARD! at least for me But modding a guitar to do that, i really don't know anything

[@illturralli]

Thanks for the video man. It helped alot, tho even after 4 layers of tape my guitar still overstrums. I think i have to mess with the buttons.

[@casualrecon_198]

I'm kinda new to the game and I wanna ask does any guitar from any console works on different consoles or it only works for the console that was made for?

[@caiosan5801]

I pretty sure mostly are NOT cross compatible :-\. A PS3 one works on clone hero, but will not work on a Xbox, and a Xbox one will not work on a PS3 👍

[@vinyredx9220]

All i know is All guitar are able to connect to clone hero, just with the right tools But a wiitar working on ps3, impossible, and the same goes for xbox

[@casualrecon_198]

Oh ok thx :3

[@cortinoias]

Mine is a 2/1 meaning it overstrums only one way, which is infuriating because it means I can't rake strum consistently no matter what. I WANT it to overstrum both ways, so theoretically could I build up those fins with hard material, like epoxy to force a ricochet? I don't know, but I'm bored shitless so I'll give it a go.

[@viljar_5339]

Instructions unclear. There is now a hole in the wires from somehow screwing a hole in them

[@Quickdraw_Punslinger]

Then you haven't seen part 1.

[@Matrixmagee]

My guitar will only trim down no up strum.. will this fix that?

[@jamescastaneda5833]

This is as easy as fixing my wammy bar now that I just figured it out Edit:wow thanks for the likes the most I have ever gotten😊🥳🤩

[@Bikurine]

The whammy bar spring on my guitar broke so I had to replace it with a rubber band

[@noahp.638]

Any ideas on how to paint my faceplate for my GH5 guitar? I don’t want spray paint to allow fingerprints on it.

[@nervigeskind3131]

One day, when açaí reaches nirvana, açaí will buy an abandoned factory, start working at neversoft when they make the next crappy reboot, and steal the WT and xplorer blueprints and molds. Then he quill start producing them with his left over 2 million dollars

[@Delta1nToo]

looking at the electronics of the guitars they seem pretty simple, maybe i could make som custom boards and switches

[@kiantuson5313]

On that ps2 guitar at 20:00 does the whammy work on clone hero because mine doesn’t

[@aarondickerman7152]

My wiitar over strums twice when I flick the strum bar down but only once when I flick it up, meaning that I get 3 strums when I rake strum down and only 2 strums when I rake strum up... I still want my guitar to over strum but I want it to be a perfect 2/2 over strum on both sides

[@DJ7777BPM]

You are doing God's work my friend.

[@ZombieNationLTD]

My guitar is registering two strums when I stein upwards only. Would this help that?

[@oliverhill9593]

Yep, it would

[@MattHeafy9]

Had I known about this trick before rage braking my overstrumming guitar months ago...

[@RimbaHermansyah]

thanks for tutorial🙏 btw i'm from indonesia & i love guitar hero🤟

[@Ordan70]

So I was looking at my Rock Band Stratocaster and it looks very different. I don't suppose you have any expiriance with one of those. What I want to do spesificly is swap it's strumbar with one from a wired Xplorer. Any idea how to do that? They're both Xbox 360 if you're wondering.

[@UKOGmonkey]

never tried, but i wonder if anyone else has?

[@IsMa-he5gr]

I have a ps3 wireless strat and its strumbar works through magnets I believe that's why it doesn't feel clicky as the guitar hero ones, probably not possible.

[@HraesvelgrsEggs]

My wiitar is 2/2 (as in 2 strums per up or down flick) but it's not consistent, any idea how to make it consistent? So perfect 1 finger raking

[@ericlimjc]

Would you know how to fix a loose whammy bar? Like it always spins towards to ground because of gravity and doesn't stay close to the strumming bar.

[@ikea_meatballs_6952]

Lean it against your leg or just hold it in your palm

[@dylburt49]

2 things, how do you get the wii guitar to work on pc and could you do the same fix with electric tape?

[@UKOGmonkey]

www.raphnet-tech.com/products/wusbmote_1player_adapter_v2/index.php also any tape would work tbh

[@Rocket1026]

Where would you get replacement switches?

[@UKOGmonkey]

www.keyboardco.com/product/matias-click-key-switch-modules-x-200.asp i got 200 from here

[@xXKASsNiPeSXx]

How about in the us? Amazon?

[@RubyRoks]

@@xXKASsNiPeSXx i believe ALPS switches are copies/evolutions of this design. You may be able to find some on Amazon, but you can for sure get them on KBDFans

[@xXKASsNiPeSXx]

theqrokz thank you

[@HraesvelgrsEggs]

@@RubyRoks I can't find the switches individually anywhere, they're all in packs of 50 or 200 or whatever, I only need ONE where can I buy?

[@Rain593]

Just started watching the vid and I have a question: My explorer is constantly registering down strums, do I need to replace the switches? Or can I try this method?

[@jamesmorley6806]

It’s an explorer... it’s channelling it’s Hetfield

[@Rain593]

@@jamesmorley6806 10/10

[@vinyredx9220]

Try out this method, if it works, good, and if it don't... well, at least you've have tried

[@sk8colorado]

Been having an issue with my wii les paul with using a raphent adapter. For a couple days it was seeming my guitar was occasionally cutting out and no buttons would register at all. This didnt usually last to long to be a big issue but yesterday it stopped working entirely. Im not sure if its the actual guitar or the raphnet adapter. Going to try my roommates adapter when i get back in town and hope thats it because I have never had to do work on the inside of the guitar.

[@UKOGmonkey]

try reinstalling the raphnet adapter manager as well and make sure its up to date

[@sk8colorado]

@@UKOGmonkey Unfortunately that doesn' seem to help :( In the raphnet manager it says under controller type it says no controller. Maybe it is my guitar thats messed up?

[@AlexusDelphi]

Fun fact: the warranty stickers are illegal in the US

[@ghmasterful]

mario paint master of puppets is my favorite thing

[@piervibin2416]

what about over tapping? ny red button taps its self any way to fix that????

[@1skybrian1]

I use a ps3 gh3 guitar..and you can noticed the lag when playing very fast Songs :( is there any way to fix the input lag on ps3 guitars ?

[@benge1309]

im assuming that your using a ps3 les paul and in that case thats one of the worst guitars in terms of latency, i dont think theres a fix

[@wartortle3672]

Im thinking those extra 4 screws are what make the wii neck connection so solid.

[@TrolleyMC]

Ha, Good one.

[@rudymarroquin8189]

Any way to fix the star power? That’s the only thing not working on my guitar

[@aurastrike]

Ugh, my guitar's strumming is insanely inconsistent; It's so far as to randomly overstrum instead of consistently overstrum. It's sad. I don't know what to do.

[@winter8028]

Isn't wii guitar strum bar more sensitive than regular gutar?

[@nandua74]

Where can you get the custom faceplates and buttons?

[@pressingkeys4life]

My GH controller registers a strum before it actually clicks, do any of you guys know a fix for this? It's kind of annoying

[@googoofeesmithersmits4536]

So I use two wii guitars, and I have this thing where on one of them the red button just randomly doesn't work, it's very random and sometimes works and others doesn't, I also sometimes but more rarely have the same problem with the other guitar except it happens with the red and green buttons, any ideas on what it could be? (Haven't opened them yet but I will soon to see if I can find a fix that way)

[@Cardboxx]

Open it and clean the contact and the rubber. If you have a multimeter you can check for continuity between the pin at the bottom of the neck and the contact itself (but properly cleaning the contact and rubber should do it)

[@googoofeesmithersmits4536]

@@Cardboxx alright cool thanks a lot, I'll see if cleaning it out works. I don't know if I have a multimeter though so idk if I could check that but yeah it's probably just dirty since I've had both of them since 2007 and never cleaned them