How to Fix Rockband Guitar Overdrive or Star Power - Tilt Switch SW 520D

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2023
  • Like other bodies suffering from inactivity, our guitar's tilt function has stopped working, but let's fix it!
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  • @therareclock5051
    @therareclock5051 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    My guitar has this exact issue so now I know how to fix it, Thank you sooooo much

  • @akaredcrossbow
    @akaredcrossbow 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Same issue! Thank you for the help!👍🏻👍🏻

  • @carenoid
    @carenoid ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you! Just ordered on Amazon and should be here in a month or so. My last fully working normal guitar finally quit going into overdrive.

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome, Zeppy. Why does Amazon take a month to ship?? In any case, please drop me a comment to let me know how the repair went!

  • @jhadrianoqwe
    @jhadrianoqwe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hola. Yo tengo la misma guitarra y la misma falla. Gracias a ti se exactamente la raíz del problema. Saludos desde Ecuador! Nuevo seguidor!

  • @rodjefdam
    @rodjefdam ปีที่แล้ว

    I have two guitars with problems (probably tree) all of them are guitar hero models and not rock band, one of them is activating with minor tilt, and the other has the same problem than yours but not as bad ( i can activate star power if i tilt the guitar and hold it tilted for a few seconds) i wonder if i can locate the sensors in it and maybe replace it.

  • @CarlosNMLobos1996
    @CarlosNMLobos1996 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey! We just fired up our XBox360 Rock Band after 5 years in storage and its the same problem on 2 guitars. I’ll open up them up over the weekend and see what’s what. Thanks for the video!

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Follow along with my video, Carlos, and it should be a snap! 😊

    • @CarlosNMLobos1996
      @CarlosNMLobos1996 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@VestigialVoiceI took apart the guitar and found the board that the ball tilt switches are soldered to. Once I disconnected the board I was able to check continuity across the switch. Sure enough, no matter hard I shook the switches, the contacts never closed. Got new ones on order from Amazon, 100 of them for $10. Glad you posted that video. I was considering buying new guitars.

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CarlosNMLobos1996 Awesome! 👏

  • @228Brendon
    @228Brendon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My Hofner Bass for RB: Beatles on Wii does the opposite. Automatically triggers OD as soon as meter is half full. I’m gonna try this fix. Thanks!!

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You may not even need to solder. I would start by repositioning the tilt switch to prevent it from accidently triggering. If that doesn't work, you may have adhesion of those metallic beads. In that case, purchase and install a new set.

  • @MJAussie360
    @MJAussie360 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just wired up a new button to the board and drilled a hole in the body to create a physical Overdrive button works great

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's cool, aussie 👍

    • @YankeeCherokee
      @YankeeCherokee หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or yyou could just press the select button which is right next to the strum switch. No need to add redundancy

    • @MJAussie360
      @MJAussie360 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@YankeeCherokee Of you can add whatever you like to your instrument because you own it? It's only redundant if it doesn't get used.
      Tons of people find the select button awkward.
      The only controller that ever really got it right was the GH5 version

  • @MZKeditor
    @MZKeditor ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey, great video. I dont have any idea how to solder though. But anyways, my guitar activates the star power on its own, or its incredibly sensitive i could say. A slight tilt activates it, so that would suggest that the sensors arent dead at least. Do you know if theres a fix for this? Thanks😊

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah. Your tilt switch sounds fine, but it sits on the board in such a manner that it triggers easily with the way you hold the guitar. A subtle repositioning of your tilt switch will fix that. You won't even need to solder for your adjustment!

    • @badassmods3945
      @badassmods3945 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thx just the solution I was looking for I'll try it out

  • @ecastillo3945
    @ecastillo3945 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do you know when it needs a change or justment? I have a guitar with the same problem and although I already ordered the parts I don't know if I can do anything to repair it before soldering

    • @VestigialVoice
      @VestigialVoice  หลายเดือนก่อน

      You'll have continuity if the tilt switch is upright and you will lose continuity if the tilt switch is upside down.

  • @ignaciosaf444
    @ignaciosaf444 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My GH5 guitar cant activate with tilt

  • @PIndyJones
    @PIndyJones 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually just broke out my ps3 with my rock band guitar last night. Had a blast. Went to play today and after the second song it just died. I figured it was the batteries so I changed them. No luck. It's not turning on. I verified I have 4.4 volts at the battery block and at the incoming power supply to the board with the switch turned on of course. I have no idea where to go from here.

  • @danielsiuda4926
    @danielsiuda4926 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Anybody know how to fix a dead Rock Band 1 guitar?

    • @danielsiuda4926
      @danielsiuda4926 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I could really use a tutorial

    • @akaredcrossbow
      @akaredcrossbow 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If it’s dead I would open it up and clean it out. Also look for a swollen compositor. If it is a compositor you might be able to change it.