Rock Band guitar modified for stompbox overdrive

by Majed Athab { Apr 10th 2008 at 5:30PM }

Were you ever annoyed by the tilt activation controls for the guitar overdrive in Rock Band? One gamer apparently did, and actually decided to do something about it, too. He basically took the thing apart and re-wired his mighty axe to read the overdrive activation through an effects pedal.

Ultimately, this mod gives more control to a player as it won't accidentally trigger off the overdrive. This is especially interesting for those restless rockers out there that really want to move and grove while playing. Think you're good enough to give this a try? Read up on the instructions here.

[Via Engadget]

Tags: ea, harmonix, rock-band

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Haiddasalami @ Apr 10th 2008 6:30PM

This would be useful in songs like Boston where there is a long pause after the intro. Even if I just readjust my position it goes off.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 10th 2008 6:59PM

Yeah this is a great mod for that. Rock Band mods are some of the most creative i've seen in a while.

elephant_stone @ Apr 10th 2008 7:14PM

jeez....As I always say about these guitar games....just learn for real!!!

Lars @ Apr 11th 2008 2:06PM

Oh come on. That's like seeing GT5 and saying "just learn to drive for real!"

Playing games is fun. Get of your damn high horse. I'm a musician and I enjoy Rock Band too. The two are nothing alike. And this mod is just to activate Overdrive (star power) which often can be troublesome because the tilt sensor sucks.