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Step 4Carving out a spot on the Rock Band Controller
Next up, you will be opening the Rock Band Guitar.
This process is very similar to the Guitar Hero Controller. Remove the screws on the back for the body, and the neck.
Save the screws! There are a lot of them, and they come in different sizes. I saved them by placing them back into the holes they came from, then putting masking tape over the holes to keep them in place.
Remove the two button control circuit boards. They are each held in place by four screws. This makes them quite a bit more secure than the GH button control circuit board.
Now Remove the BACK neck of the guitar from teh Guitar Body. Set it aside. This is for your convenience later. The back piece must not be cut, or else the guitar won't have any structural stability.
Take the front of the neck, and cut it just below the top buttons, and just above the bottom buttons. Then use your Dremel Compatible rotary tool to shave down the ends. You can leave the entire button assembly together, including the raised plastic ends that mark the start and stop of the buttons section, however, everything else needs to go. It's a tight fit, so be thorough.
When complete, you should be able to fit the guitar neck back together. I had a slight forced bend in the neck of my guitar. Though the piece fit, it was really tight.
The top fret buttons won't fit perfectly. Notice the gap. This is just how it goes. You will cover that over with electrical tape, and no one will be the wiser.
If you're adventurous, you might want to carve a little bit of plastic out of the raised end bumps. It might fit a little better, but you don't want to compromise the smooth action of any of your buttons.
This process is very similar to the Guitar Hero Controller. Remove the screws on the back for the body, and the neck.
Save the screws! There are a lot of them, and they come in different sizes. I saved them by placing them back into the holes they came from, then putting masking tape over the holes to keep them in place.
Remove the two button control circuit boards. They are each held in place by four screws. This makes them quite a bit more secure than the GH button control circuit board.
Now Remove the BACK neck of the guitar from teh Guitar Body. Set it aside. This is for your convenience later. The back piece must not be cut, or else the guitar won't have any structural stability.
Take the front of the neck, and cut it just below the top buttons, and just above the bottom buttons. Then use your Dremel Compatible rotary tool to shave down the ends. You can leave the entire button assembly together, including the raised plastic ends that mark the start and stop of the buttons section, however, everything else needs to go. It's a tight fit, so be thorough.
When complete, you should be able to fit the guitar neck back together. I had a slight forced bend in the neck of my guitar. Though the piece fit, it was really tight.
The top fret buttons won't fit perfectly. Notice the gap. This is just how it goes. You will cover that over with electrical tape, and no one will be the wiser.
If you're adventurous, you might want to carve a little bit of plastic out of the raised end bumps. It might fit a little better, but you don't want to compromise the smooth action of any of your buttons.
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