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Overdrive Pedal for Rockband Stratocaster (PS3, Xbox)

Step 2Disassemble!

Disassemble!
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Remove all of the screws securing the backing of the guitar (this includes the 4 at the base of the neck). Keep track of which screws came from where. There are many different lengths.

Be careful when removing the backing of wireless models. The battery pack is attached to the backing and you'll break that wire if you pull it apart in a hurry. As you can see in the picture, there's plenty of room to open it up gently though.

Certain models will also require that you remove the pick guard from the front of the guitar and tackle some screws there. Check here http://rockband.scorehero.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1902 if you've still got something holding it together to see if you've missed anything.

With the backing open as shown below; find the offending crappy tilt sensor. On my model here, it's right in middle to the right of the strum bar assembly. The wire connecting it all is going under the large circuit board on the top and into the top rightmost port. Click through to see the path of the wire if you're having trouble spotting it.

For this step, you can completely remove the cruddy tilt sensor. Just peel away any hotglue and unscrew the two screws holding it in. Cut the wires close to the sensor - we're going to use this long wire to connect our phone jack.

Note: there are some variations on the tilt sensor as well. Check the scorehero link for more info on those.
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