rock band guitars and flaky buttons

[eric_1963]

Hey everyone.. I was having some button issues on My RB2 guitar so I did some investigating.. Needless to say I took the whole thing apart only to realize I didn't need to.. And when putting it back together I oh so carefully screwed right through the wiring.. so after a bit of soldering my guitar works great now..

So here is what I found...

The buttons pop off very easily.. Just grab both sides on top of the button and gently pop it off.. There is a metal bar underneath so don't pull to far..

The problem I found is that dust and dirt and probably a little sweat build up on the buttons and underneath them..

So remove each button and clean them thoroughly.. Then clean the part of the guitar where the button sits..

When reinstalling the button make sure the metal bar goes underneath the two tabs protruding under the top of the button area on the guitar and push down on the button to re seat it.. check and make sure the button moves up and down properly.

Repeat for each button..

The problems I was having was notes being missed and on long notes the note would just drop off.. This is because the button would not go all the way down because of the build up underneath..


I will try an include pictures soon so you can see what this looks like..


rock on!!!

[vw_fetish]

I had an issue on all of my guitars with button sensitivity. I found that placing a small square piece of paper towel (2-3 ply thick) inside the holes helped tremendously with button sensitivity. I also cut a large rectangular piece of paper towel (1-ply) that fits entirely around the button hole to help quiet down the clacking buttons. My warbeast is still loud, but about 1/2 as much as stock.

[greyghost88]

it could be all that baby powder you put on your hand like an Olympic gymnast

[vw_fetish]

It's true! This shit is everywhere!!!!