You are the real guitar hero man. You are funny, generous, and obviously a very hard worker. Congrats on being awesome, and thank you for all you've done 👍
@JoshDesigns hi josh love the design recently got into clone here and I'm wanting to build this guitar I have my own printer but I was wondering will full size keyboard switches fit this design as that's what I've got for now
oh wow, i'm honored to have my comment included in the build guide haha. i have a ton of other assembly progress pics i can share if you'd ever like :)
Finishing up my build! This was my first time soldering and working with a arduino. Just need to make the move smoother and I should be all done! Thank you for the guides
@@hdjoe22 yea I'm not sure either, I started on a smaller build, the "polybar" and everything has printed fine so far. They're very similar so I think it'll work fine when I move onto his design. Both have those PCB for the frets though and I'm not sure where to get them... Anyone know ?
The link to download the gerber files for that PCB is in the description of the printables page drive.google.com/file/d/1o3VGSX-CaVTtJTDPbkZ8RzP2AtUJbQPJ/view?usp=sharing
Just made my first one. All my friends want one now.. I'll be printing your model non stop for the next few weeks. Your stuff is awesome. You should set up a Patreon man! I'd be happy to throw some bucks at you for the work you've done and I'm sure i'm not the only one! Thanks Man! It's a great design!
haha thats awesome to hear! thanks so much! I'm trying to go full business mode so people can just support me by buying guitars instead of a Patreon or similar
Liked and favorited, when I (inevitably) buy a 3D printer, I'll be looking forward to doing this, you're awesome for enabling this, now I can spread the Clone Hero disease to my mates without them paying upwards of $200 for a used guitar that barely works
Dude, for whammy bar construction i highly recommend you that you take a look at Rockband's whammy bar approach, is 10X more durable than GHs approach!
@@JoshDesigns That's fair, though at least all the actually programming of the micro controller isn't needed when using Sanjay's Guitar configurator, but I get that people might be intimidated by it.
Hey man, do you know if I could wire a PS2 wireless guitar to this encoder in a similar way? What about the whammy - Could I wire it to a button and map it to the "keyboard whammy" on CH?
the usb encoder doesn’t support analog input easily so i would use an arduino pro micro (like i did in my knockoff guitar hero video) or a raspberry pi pico
@@JoshDesigns You are THE MAN. I spent last week wiring this up and played clone hero all week with my Josh Designs poly guitar. It's so fun, feels better than the original guitar, especially the sturmming and fret buttons. Next i need to make the buttons less scratchy, i know you have a tutorial on that so thank you for that. now i'm printing your Les Paul design. thanks again, i forgot how fun guitar hero can be. Oh one comment i have with the poly guitar, the holes around the start/star button were tight, i needed to file it down a bit. Nut holes were a tiny bit tight too. But i don't have the skillset to design this stuff so i aint complaining at all. Peace.
Literally no clue how this got in my recommended, esp since clone/guitar hero is the one rhythm game i would never play, but had to leave a like for the Gizzy shirt
I would like to create a guitar controller that is left-handed, because I am left-handed, and playing with a right-handed guitar controller is very complicated
nice vid man! i have been continuing to print some, and got a version of the frets that's designed to print upside-down to give that powder coated texture on their surface :) let's hop in discord again some night soon & catch up!
Is there any way to simulate the whammy bar on that board? I'm in the process of building my guitar and would like to add the effect. Thanks for the video Josh, is amazing!
I don't know if you want to discuss about it, but i have a solution for the wammy bar. I modded 3 guitar hero controller (with motherboard issues or no dongle) with a working wammy bar.
Any chance you'd do a long-form video where you don't speed up the soldering and wiring process? I want to build one myself but have no experience with any of the tools so following along with you would help me a lot!
You should probably limit your fps, it will make your cpu and gpu consume less power, run with more consistent clock rates and lower voltages and thus run cooler and produce a more consistent frame rate and frame time. Depending on how much headroom for ram you have, it can also bring your memory usage down, preventing hitching, crashing and even BSOD's. All of the above will create a more consistent experience which is incredibly important for rhythm games. Some people will argue that a lower fps will give you more input lag, but that is completely false, vsync, frame buffering or setting the fps cap too low are the settings that effect input delay the most. If you have a 144hz monitor I would set the max fps to about 250, 240hz I would do about 350-400 and if you are still rocking a 60hz display go for 120. These are values I use for competitive shooters, which are also incredibly dependent on having minimal input delay. The majority of csgo pros run with a capped fps for these exact reasons.
Hey Josh! I absolutely love your guide and I’m buying a printer + supplies to do this project very soon. I was curious, what are some of the general print settings you use? Infill percentage, how many walls/perimeters, infill type? Also, are all parts printable without supports? What kind of overhang angles are there? Thanks so much!
eveything is printable without supports, I usually do 3 or 4 walls, 15% infill any infill pattern that is 3D. I spent a lot of time making sure the 3D models print easily so there shouldn't be any difficult overhangs
I've been going down the rabbit hole of guitar design and you've been very helpful. I would love to reach out to you with some questions as I've been considering doing custom orders for these but I'm struggling with the 3D modeling.
@@JoshDesigns so since starting this journey all of a week ago I've learned to solder (#poorly) and I've ordered a couple boards I'm waiting on that I'm big excited about but I don't have the controller I wanted. After watching a few of your videos it made me want to make my own version of the Kramer Stryker controller and I was wondering how you went about teaching yourself the 3D modeling? I've done your basic googling but I couldn't wrap my brain around it. I wanted to basically 1:1 remake it but change the internals a bit for board placement and cable management and you seem to have perfected that in a short period.
@@James_NullWatch awesome! i do have plans to make some tutorials on 3D modeling but ive been using blender for like 8 years and everything i know is from watching youtube videos
@@JoshDesigns 8 years would explain a lot; I'll definitely be watching if you do end up making any tutorials, but for now I'll stick to gutting controllers haha
I’ve been wanting to get back into GH and RB but don’t have instruments anymore. I came upon your videos and love your designs and walkthroughs! Any thoughts on adding a battery holder to power the arduino and Bluetooth adapter for wireless play?
It would probably be easier to have a physical on/off switch rather than a programmed "sleep" mode. I'm trying to do something similar, turning a WoR guitar into a bluetooth arduino controller. Any luck with your esp32?
For the fret pcb, is it based of the Gibson board? Would like to model and 3d print a panel I could just snap the choc keys into as opposed to buying pcbs. Figured it's fast to just print, snap on and run wires to the keys.
Hey, what's up, I really love your designs, I was wondering if I could use regular mechanical switches instead of low profile ones, do you think maybe redesigning the fret buttons will help me?(I was going to design the whole guitar on my own but if I could use them I wouldn't have to) Or should I just get the low profile switches?
its only used if you aren’t using the PCB and its not even super necessary. the purpose is to keep the fret buttons from getting stuck in a diagonal position.
So, how much would it cost to build a custom guitar. The filament prices shouldn't be too problematic but how are things looking with the technical components?
@@JoshDesignsprice aside, 2 important items, being the encoder and the low profile keys you linked can not be delivered to my location. I found possible replacements but I'm not quite sure if the size is alright with the encoder and for the low profile keys, the ones I found had a height difference, being 1,1 mm higher than the linked ones. I tried to somewhat edit the guitar model in order to fit them in but the scale of the models is a little off. Would things still work out or would I have to edit the model in order to fit these parts?
@@sonario0074 I can’t guarantee that any other types will fit since i designed this guitar specifically for the items i have linked so certain 3D models might have to be redesigned
Sorry for the weird question, but I have extremely tiny fingers and can't play with the stock GH guitar neck size without getting terrible hand pain. (Rock band guitar necks tend to be fine). I don't know the first thing about 3D printing, but do you think I could shorten the buttons and flatten the back of the guitar neck in blender or something without breaking the guitar upon printing/assembly? Any advice on where to start? Awesome project, thanks so much for sharing all of this.
Hi Josh ! I made the guitar and I love it but I’m having an issue when using it on a mac . When I go to try to configure all the controls the star power button kicks me out of the game completely .
Hey, how much would this cost as opposed to getting a standard guitar like a rock band one? (After buying an adapter for it, the rock band one costs ~$100)
Hey do you prefer the feel of this to a regular GH guitar? Im just wondering if I should do this, or just rewire a wii guitar to a raspberry pico. Im not concerned about the work involved, I just want the best end result.
It comes down to preference but the guitars I've been making recently (I haven't released the design yet) feel better than the official guitar hero controllers in my opinion. The design from this video feels a bit lighter and clunkier than the official guitars tho. Hope this helps!
This whole thing is sweet! I put mine together and I'm having an issue where only the fret button that's connected to the ground wire is registering in clone hero. I'm bad at electronics, so it's probably my fault, but I can't find what I did wrong in the walkthrough guide
ya electronics can be confusing. sorry if my diagram or explanation was misleading but every button needs to be connected to ground. ground is the same everywhere so thats why in the diagram only one ground wire is drawn over to the frets but notice that every fret gets connected to that ground wire.
Love the content and all the guidance. So far I've printed your Les Paul and the Poly, and love both the designs! The only problem I have is with the buttons sticking. I've tried sanding and XTC to help smooth, but still sticking. I'm using PLA. Any advice?
sanding is difficult because of the awkward shape of the buttons. painting xtc is like adding an extra layer on top causing the buttons to be larger in size so that probably why its sticking. Acetone smoothing is honestly the way to go but it is also pretty annoying to do.
Hey, I'm pretty new to 3d printing. When I try to print the frets bottom (PCB version) it doesn't seem to want to stay attached to the print bed through the printing process. It kinda like, gets spaghettified and ripped apart. Everything else has worked great so far, and I've got the body fully printed perfectly. Any ideas? I'm using a Prusa i3 MK3S fwiw. And I actually tried it on a friend's printer (same model) as well and the same thing happened. We've tried putting glue down on the print bed and stuff. Did you ever run into problems with that part printing? Thanks for any help
first, i would say to make sure that the part is oriented correctly. the round side should be up and flat side down. otherwise, maybe try cleaning your removable print surface with hot water, soap and sponge. then, if prints dont stick i just put glue because thats usually the only thing that works. Printing the body is the hardest part so i feel like cleaning the bed might do the trick.
Hey! Recently bought all the parts and printed, but I'm having an issue where all the fret buttons are reading as a single button, depending on where the ground / 5th fret is installed. Do you think it's the fault of my USB encoder, a short, or the custom PCB? Thanks!
its most likely the wiring. it is really important that only 1 ground wire is coming out of the usb encoder and goes to the ground on the custom PCB. I assume you followed the build guide and you have one white or blue wire (or whatever color) going out or the encoder to the custom PCB. You need to make sure that that wire is actually ground. you might need to flip which wire goes to ground. always a good idea to check the wiring before soldering it all together
@@JoshDesigns OHHH. I see what happened. I cut the white wire off the connections that came with the PCB encoder, rather than the blue. Luckily the wire connections are in the body of the guitar, so worst case scenario I just rewire it before closing up the body. Is there a way to connect with you more directly (discord, telegram) so I can send photos as well? Thanks!
@@JoshDesigns I confirmed the issue was cutting the white wire instead of the blue going into the USB encoder. I noticed, though, that even with the 60g navy clicky switches the strum bar wouldn't "home" - meaning it would stay locked in the down or up strum. Did you print it with less infill? Any suggestions?
@@JoshDesigns nah, not even that ambitious. I just meant using that PCB you came up with in factory made guitars. They have screws to secure the fret PCB in, and your board looked perfect sized, just minus screw holes for mounting into a Les Paul neck
Is there any way I could flip the models so I could print it for a left handed player? I play guitar hero left handed but not real guitar yes it's weird I know haha.
my buddy just got his 3d printer and I really want to do this but I don't want to figure out how to do it without your fret pcb. I'd pay a stack and a half to get ahold of it.
@@JoshDesigns yeah I went ahead and ran with it the way you had it and turned out great! Do you paint your buttons or print them in the filament you want them to be colored?
About how much filament does it take to complete this guitar? About to go out to work on a ship for months on end and would like to build this before I leave.
@@JoshDesigns sweet! and I was reading around that you had a whammy bar model in the works as well as on your shorts, any idea when that will be coming out or still in the works on that cause it seems amazing. Keep up the great work!
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love this guy
You are the real guitar hero man. You are funny, generous, and obviously a very hard worker. Congrats on being awesome, and thank you for all you've done 👍
I am so glad I found the original creator of this. other Esty's have them going for $150. Now I can 3D print my own! This is awesome. Great job dude!
Yep those guys are selling my design without my permission and without giving me any of the profit unfortunately. I'm glad you found my video tho!
@JoshDesigns hi josh love the design recently got into clone here and I'm wanting to build this guitar I have my own printer but I was wondering will full size keyboard switches fit this design as that's what I've got for now
@@JoshDesigns F those guys, I'm buying a 3D printer and having a go at this. You make it look easy and fun bro. Thank you.
@@JoshDesigns If you want to fix this, you need to change the license on printables, you have it listed as commercial use "OK"
Tutorial + Gameplay = Love this guy :)
oh wow, i'm honored to have my comment included in the build guide haha. i have a ton of other assembly progress pics i can share if you'd ever like :)
This is awesome. This game will live on forever thanks to the awesome community.
this is fantastic. now we just need a guide on how to make reactive rgb frets and we're good to go
Finishing up my build! This was my first time soldering and working with a arduino. Just need to make the move smoother and I should be all done! Thank you for the guides
Just got an ender v3 se and trying some small prints before I tackle your guitar prints !
I have the KE and I'm wanting to build one of these myself! Just need to figure out where to get the pcb he has for the buttons....
@@hdjoe22 yea I'm not sure either, I started on a smaller build, the "polybar" and everything has printed fine so far. They're very similar so I think it'll work fine when I move onto his design. Both have those PCB for the frets though and I'm not sure where to get them... Anyone know ?
@@TurnTheRage I know osh park can make any pcb but I need the files to have them make one.
The link to download the gerber files for that PCB is in the description of the printables page drive.google.com/file/d/1o3VGSX-CaVTtJTDPbkZ8RzP2AtUJbQPJ/view?usp=sharing
@@JoshDesigns all good my dude/ I printed the guitar and wired it up with no pcb. Awesome work!!!
You are the absolute best! I just started this project last week and the guide has been tremendously helpful!
Back at it again with the white vans
Just made my first one. All my friends want one now.. I'll be printing your model non stop for the next few weeks. Your stuff is awesome. You should set up a Patreon man! I'd be happy to throw some bucks at you for the work you've done and I'm sure i'm not the only one! Thanks Man! It's a great design!
haha thats awesome to hear! thanks so much! I'm trying to go full business mode so people can just support me by buying guitars instead of a Patreon or similar
Fuck, yes.@@JoshDesigns
Liked and favorited, when I (inevitably) buy a 3D printer, I'll be looking forward to doing this, you're awesome for enabling this, now I can spread the Clone Hero disease to my mates without them paying upwards of $200 for a used guitar that barely works
you got it?
@@RookieGuitarist I indeed got a 3D printer and printed both models lol
@@derdwastaken What a legend
Dude, for whammy bar construction i highly recommend you that you take a look at Rockband's whammy bar approach, is 10X more durable than GHs approach!
I love the 3d print guitars and all, but why use that encoder rather than an Arduino or Pi Pico? Then they can work on PS3/4/5 as well.
because i want these guitars to be as easy for anybody to make and programming can be intimidating for some people.
@@JoshDesigns That's fair, though at least all the actually programming of the micro controller isn't needed when using Sanjay's Guitar configurator, but I get that people might be intimidated by it.
@@JoshDesigns using arduinos doesn’t require coding because of sanjays guitar configurator
@@Joyconnizant yeah I made this video before I tried using the configurator
@@JoshDesigns swiggity swoogity, internets code is now my property
you should try a design using threaded inserts!
already working on doing that haha
Hey man, do you know if I could wire a PS2 wireless guitar to this encoder in a similar way? What about the whammy - Could I wire it to a button and map it to the "keyboard whammy" on CH?
the usb encoder doesn’t support analog input easily so i would use an arduino pro micro (like i did in my knockoff guitar hero video) or a raspberry pi pico
I'm here from printables. Just got my first printer and I can't wait
Awesome hope all goes well. I'm releasing more designs soon!
@@JoshDesigns You are THE MAN. I spent last week wiring this up and played clone hero all week with my Josh Designs poly guitar. It's so fun, feels better than the original guitar, especially the sturmming and fret buttons. Next i need to make the buttons less scratchy, i know you have a tutorial on that so thank you for that.
now i'm printing your Les Paul design. thanks again, i forgot how fun guitar hero can be.
Oh one comment i have with the poly guitar, the holes around the start/star button were tight, i needed to file it down a bit. Nut holes were a tiny bit tight too. But i don't have the skillset to design this stuff so i aint complaining at all. Peace.
@@JoshDesignsyes please ! I'm buying a printer next weekend just cause of you and these guitars !
ABSOLUTELY BALLER guitars bro
damn, i recently saw your guitar on the clone hero subreddit, i really like the way it’s built, it gives me anxiety because it looks easy to break
This is so awesome. Keep it up, these are so much fun to watch and inspiring.
thanks so much!
should do one with a camera overview and the whole thing is just building the guitar with no timelapse or skipping
will do in the future. I'm working on more designs and things
pop off king, you're such an amazing person!!
Hey dude this kicks ass. Thanks for all your builds dude.
Ayye the legend! Thanks for the shout out!
id absolutely love if you uploaded a few fretboard designs like the flowers you did on one of your guitars ! some skulls would be cool too
Cool ideas! unlimited possibilities with 3D printing
Literally no clue how this got in my recommended, esp since clone/guitar hero is the one rhythm game i would never play, but had to leave a like for the Gizzy shirt
3 new albums this month!!
I would like to create a guitar controller that is left-handed, because I am left-handed, and playing with a right-handed guitar controller is very complicated
thats a good idea maybe ill upload some lefty flipped designs at some point
Dood, this is sick. I'm gonna make an awesome green guitar to try out thanks to you
nice vid man! i have been continuing to print some, and got a version of the frets that's designed to print upside-down to give that powder coated texture on their surface :) let's hop in discord again some night soon & catch up!
definitely lets catch up
Build guide is next level!
Is there any way to simulate the whammy bar on that board? I'm in the process of building my guitar and would like to add the effect. Thanks for the video Josh, is amazing!
do you have step files so i can get it cnc'd out of aluminum
unfortunately no because everything was designed in Blender
this is insane bro
I don't know if you want to discuss about it, but i have a solution for the wammy bar. I modded 3 guitar hero controller (with motherboard issues or no dongle) with a working wammy bar.
ya i’d love to see it! i’m almost done working on my whammy design.
How can I contact you then?
@@Gioxers Joshua#4877 is my discord
Any chance you'd do a long-form video where you don't speed up the soldering and wiring process? I want to build one myself but have no experience with any of the tools so following along with you would help me a lot!
check out this video where someone shows their whole build of my les paul design ruclips.net/video/hmeV81Geq6g/видео.html
bro that lego building sound effect caught me off guard
I am almost completed with this but I’m having a tough time getting the frets to not stick.
Yeah thats one of my biggest issues as well when using 3D printed frets. That's why I recently switched to making the frets out of epoxy resin
@@JoshDesigns any plans for releasing new models / whammy bar models?
hopefully someday i'll be able to do this
legendary, clean design.
The man....... the legend....... 😘
You should probably limit your fps, it will make your cpu and gpu consume less power, run with more consistent clock rates and lower voltages and thus run cooler and produce a more consistent frame rate and frame time. Depending on how much headroom for ram you have, it can also bring your memory usage down, preventing hitching, crashing and even BSOD's. All of the above will create a more consistent experience which is incredibly important for rhythm games.
Some people will argue that a lower fps will give you more input lag, but that is completely false, vsync, frame buffering or setting the fps cap too low are the settings that effect input delay the most. If you have a 144hz monitor I would set the max fps to about 250, 240hz I would do about 350-400 and if you are still rocking a 60hz display go for 120. These are values I use for competitive shooters, which are also incredibly dependent on having minimal input delay. The majority of csgo pros run with a capped fps for these exact reasons.
I wana see a version that's extra small and portable, and or takes down to be small.
check out “polybar clone hero controller”
Hey Josh! I absolutely love your guide and I’m buying a printer + supplies to do this project very soon. I was curious, what are some of the general print settings you use? Infill percentage, how many walls/perimeters, infill type? Also, are all parts printable without supports? What kind of overhang angles are there? Thanks so much!
eveything is printable without supports, I usually do 3 or 4 walls, 15% infill any infill pattern that is 3D. I spent a lot of time making sure the 3D models print easily so there shouldn't be any difficult overhangs
Correct my if I’m wrong but wouldn’t hooking a whammy bar up to a 5 pin joystick work
I've been going down the rabbit hole of guitar design and you've been very helpful. I would love to reach out to you with some questions as I've been considering doing custom orders for these but I'm struggling with the 3D modeling.
absolutely what questions do u have
@@JoshDesigns so since starting this journey all of a week ago I've learned to solder (#poorly) and I've ordered a couple boards I'm waiting on that I'm big excited about but I don't have the controller I wanted. After watching a few of your videos it made me want to make my own version of the Kramer Stryker controller and I was wondering how you went about teaching yourself the 3D modeling? I've done your basic googling but I couldn't wrap my brain around it. I wanted to basically 1:1 remake it but change the internals a bit for board placement and cable management and you seem to have perfected that in a short period.
@@James_NullWatch awesome! i do have plans to make some tutorials on 3D modeling but ive been using blender for like 8 years and everything i know is from watching youtube videos
@@JoshDesigns 8 years would explain a lot; I'll definitely be watching if you do end up making any tutorials, but for now I'll stick to gutting controllers haha
Did you ever figure out a whammy bar as i printed this guitar but would like to add whammy
I’ve been wanting to get back into GH and RB but don’t have instruments anymore. I came upon your videos and love your designs and walkthroughs! Any thoughts on adding a battery holder to power the arduino and Bluetooth adapter for wireless play?
ya i ordered an esp32 board that had a build in socket for an 18650 battery. i cant figure out how to program it though
It would probably be easier to have a physical on/off switch rather than a programmed "sleep" mode. I'm trying to do something similar, turning a WoR guitar into a bluetooth arduino controller. Any luck with your esp32?
Is their a 3D print file anywheres for the Xplorer model I have my own printer I just can’t find a STL file for one
Is there an alternative for the usb encoder, the usb encoder you linked is unavailable
Yep I update the link for ya
@@JoshDesigns thanks
Would it be a bad idea to super glue the 2 main body pieces together?
probably would work fine if you used enough glue haha. the screws are probably stronger though
Thanks for the guide. Will definetly try this myself :D
For the fret pcb, is it based of the Gibson board? Would like to model and 3d print a panel I could just snap the choc keys into as opposed to buying pcbs. Figured it's fast to just print, snap on and run wires to the keys.
the “no pcb” version already has those places for you too snap the choc keys into
Ah! I had completely forgotten about the no pcb version
hey bro, what is "ButtonStopper" stl for? do you need it if you dont use the pcb?
no you dont need it for the pcb. its to keep the buttons from getting jammed
@@JoshDesigns thanks bro
I bought a similar guitar off of etsy but when i go to map it the strumming and start buttons dont register. Do u know any fixes by chance?
who did you buy it from? do you know if its using a raspberry pi or if its using a usb encoder?
Hey, what's up, I really love your designs, I was wondering if I could use regular mechanical switches instead of low profile ones, do you think maybe redesigning the fret buttons will help me?(I was going to design the whole guitar on my own but if I could use them I wouldn't have to) Or should I just get the low profile switches?
i do recommend low profile but people did get regular ones to work just by shrinking the insides of the fret buttons. do you have discord?
@@JoshDesigns yeah, it's: El Gei Hongs#8599
What is the poly button stopper stl for? I don’t see it anywhere in the pdf.
its only used if you aren’t using the PCB and its not even super necessary. the purpose is to keep the fret buttons from getting stuck in a diagonal position.
is it possible to make a wireless one, for example with a pico w, or esp board? i can't find anything anywhere talking about latency
So, how much would it cost to build a custom guitar. The filament prices shouldn't be too problematic but how are things looking with the technical components?
links to all the parts are in the description. hard to say but maybe around $60? i could be wrong
@@JoshDesignsprice aside, 2 important items, being the encoder and the low profile keys you linked can not be delivered to my location. I found possible replacements but I'm not quite sure if the size is alright with the encoder and for the low profile keys, the ones I found had a height difference, being 1,1 mm higher than the linked ones. I tried to somewhat edit the guitar model in order to fit them in but the scale of the models is a little off. Would things still work out or would I have to edit the model in order to fit these parts?
@@sonario0074 I can’t guarantee that any other types will fit since i designed this guitar specifically for the items i have linked so certain 3D models might have to be redesigned
Cereal??!!!
Sorry for the weird question, but I have extremely tiny fingers and can't play with the stock GH guitar neck size without getting terrible hand pain. (Rock band guitar necks tend to be fine). I don't know the first thing about 3D printing, but do you think I could shorten the buttons and flatten the back of the guitar neck in blender or something without breaking the guitar upon printing/assembly? Any advice on where to start? Awesome project, thanks so much for sharing all of this.
Hi Josh ! I made the guitar and I love it but I’m having an issue when using it on a mac . When I go to try to configure all the controls the star power button kicks me out of the game completely .
weird ive never heard of this issue ill have to test it out sometime since ive never tried using my guitars on mac.
I alreade have an Xbox one, can i mod it to use mechanical swithces?
yes and there are videos on youtube on how to do that
Hey, how much would this cost as opposed to getting a standard guitar like a rock band one? (After buying an adapter for it, the rock band one costs ~$100)
So far about $30 for me
Hey do you prefer the feel of this to a regular GH guitar? Im just wondering if I should do this, or just rewire a wii guitar to a raspberry pico. Im not concerned about the work involved, I just want the best end result.
It comes down to preference but the guitars I've been making recently (I haven't released the design yet) feel better than the official guitar hero controllers in my opinion. The design from this video feels a bit lighter and clunkier than the official guitars tho. Hope this helps!
Looking at doing this with an Arduino- do multiple key presses get recognized at the same time?
yes they do. in my past 2 videos i explain the process of using an arduino pro micro
This whole thing is sweet!
I put mine together and I'm having an issue where only the fret button that's connected to the ground wire is registering in clone hero. I'm bad at electronics, so it's probably my fault, but I can't find what I did wrong in the walkthrough guide
I'm an idiot. I got mixed up on which one was the ground wire. It's working now!
ya electronics can be confusing. sorry if my diagram or explanation was misleading but every button needs to be connected to ground. ground is the same everywhere so thats why in the diagram only one ground wire is drawn over to the frets but notice that every fret gets connected to that ground wire.
@@getjaketospace oh perfect!
Love the content and all the guidance. So far I've printed your Les Paul and the Poly, and love both the designs! The only problem I have is with the buttons sticking. I've tried sanding and XTC to help smooth, but still sticking. I'm using PLA. Any advice?
sanding is difficult because of the awkward shape of the buttons. painting xtc is like adding an extra layer on top causing the buttons to be larger in size so that probably why its sticking. Acetone smoothing is honestly the way to go but it is also pretty annoying to do.
maybe scale down the buttons by the x and y axis but not the z axis. or you could try printing the buttons at a lower layer height
another great video. what a treat.
Hey, I'm pretty new to 3d printing. When I try to print the frets bottom (PCB version) it doesn't seem to want to stay attached to the print bed through the printing process. It kinda like, gets spaghettified and ripped apart. Everything else has worked great so far, and I've got the body fully printed perfectly. Any ideas? I'm using a Prusa i3 MK3S fwiw. And I actually tried it on a friend's printer (same model) as well and the same thing happened. We've tried putting glue down on the print bed and stuff. Did you ever run into problems with that part printing? Thanks for any help
first, i would say to make sure that the part is oriented correctly. the round side should be up and flat side down. otherwise, maybe try cleaning your removable print surface with hot water, soap and sponge. then, if prints dont stick i just put glue because thats usually the only thing that works. Printing the body is the hardest part so i feel like cleaning the bed might do the trick.
@@JoshDesigns I'll give it a shot when I've got access to it again next week (it's at my work) thanks for the reply!
Hey! Recently bought all the parts and printed, but I'm having an issue where all the fret buttons are reading as a single button, depending on where the ground / 5th fret is installed. Do you think it's the fault of my USB encoder, a short, or the custom PCB? Thanks!
its most likely the wiring. it is really important that only 1 ground wire is coming out of the usb encoder and goes to the ground on the custom PCB. I assume you followed the build guide and you have one white or blue wire (or whatever color) going out or the encoder to the custom PCB. You need to make sure that that wire is actually ground. you might need to flip which wire goes to ground. always a good idea to check the wiring before soldering it all together
@@JoshDesigns OHHH. I see what happened. I cut the white wire off the connections that came with the PCB encoder, rather than the blue. Luckily the wire connections are in the body of the guitar, so worst case scenario I just rewire it before closing up the body. Is there a way to connect with you more directly (discord, telegram) so I can send photos as well? Thanks!
@@JettScythe yeah my discord is joshua#4877
@@JoshDesigns I confirmed the issue was cutting the white wire instead of the blue going into the USB encoder. I noticed, though, that even with the 60g navy clicky switches the strum bar wouldn't "home" - meaning it would stay locked in the down or up strum. Did you print it with less infill? Any suggestions?
@@JettScythe maybe sand it a bunch or just print it like 95% about the vertical axis
Would there be a bluetooth version with this electronics??
Great vid and spectacular tutorial! thanks!!
Very legit dude
josh is cool
hey man why dont you use the ardwiino configurator to program your guitar?
i have used it since making this video and it is actually really nice. i just enjoy understanding the coding side of things
Which 3D printer do you use? How big is the print bed?
I designed everything to fit an ender 3 but I use a prusa mk3 (250x210x200mm) and a bambu p1p (256x256x256mm)
Bro, is it possible to make this guitar using an esp32 instead?
i think so
Please how to make guitar controller for ps3 🙏
How much trouble would it be to add screw holes, so it could fit into stock guitars? and would the whole pcb need to be resized? asking for a friend
are you talking about swapping a stock guitar’s neck with a fully 3d printed one? probably wouldn’t be too hard
@@JoshDesigns nah, not even that ambitious. I just meant using that PCB you came up with in factory made guitars. They have screws to secure the fret PCB in, and your board looked perfect sized, just minus screw holes for mounting into a Les Paul neck
I realize I was vague as heck lol
@@WooshBizard oh gotcha. my pcb design doesn’t fit real guitar hero guitars but i’m sure someone else has made a design.
Not including the 3d print what does it over all cost?
Is there any way I could flip the models so I could print it for a left handed player?
I play guitar hero left handed but not real guitar yes it's weird I know haha.
the polygon shaped frets are already symmetrical but if you prefer the original shape, all you gotta do is mirror the Frets and Frets_Top.stl
my buddy just got his 3d printer and I really want to do this but I don't want to figure out how to do it without your fret pcb. I'd pay a stack and a half to get ahold of it.
I am officially an idiot. Got it figured lmao
@@gabrielscott9243 awesome!
This awesome love your videos man!
idk if its asked or not but can it work on current and legacy gens like guitar hero 3 or rock band 4?
If I could make any custom, I’d probably make it look like a strandberg guitar
How is the latency on this controller compared to official controllers?
the USB encoders are made to be as low latency as possible. people use them in arcade cabinet games where low latency is important
Does anybody know what the Button Stopper pieces are for? I can't find anything in the instructions or the video. Thanks in advance.
its to keep the buttons from getting jammed but are only used if you dont use the PCB
@@JoshDesigns Thanks for the quick reply. I'm using the PCB you provided, so looks like I won't be needing these. Thanks again.
Are the poly and les paul stalks interchangeable? Started with the les paul and then changed my mind when I got to the body.
single handedly fixing the fucked up Guitar prices on ebay
Can i use arcade buttons if the encoder, so i don't need to solder?
yes! that’s what the encoders are made for
@@JoshDesigns ok thanks
I'm intrigued by this idea. Do you have any recommendations for specific buttons that might work well? I'm pretty new to this kind of stuff.
@@mindsmurf5282 you can use the aliexpress push buttons
hey, have you showned before how to do it with an Arduino so whammy works?
working on that now
This guitar controller looks like a Ernie ball music man st Vincent goldie
im planning on building a few of these and giving them to friends, does this work on xbox series s|x?? one guy is on xbox
Muchaa gracias Harry Styles del Guitar Hero!
Are the frets hexagon shaped?
When you 3d print the buttons what orientation are they in? Is the part of the button you touch face down or face up?
all 3d models are oriented as intended so the part you touch should be up
@@JoshDesigns yeah I went ahead and ran with it the way you had it and turned out great! Do you paint your buttons or print them in the filament you want them to be colored?
@@loganabbott9150 just print the color i want although painting could result in a smoother finish so that could be worth a try
Really cool! Definitely out of my wheelhouse though lol
About how much filament does it take to complete this guitar? About to go out to work on a ship for months on end and would like to build this before I leave.
i believe its about 1kg of filament
@@JoshDesigns sweet! and I was reading around that you had a whammy bar model in the works as well as on your shorts, any idea when that will be coming out or still in the works on that cause it seems amazing. Keep up the great work!
@@sp33dd3mongaming honestly dont know. ive been super busy with school which is why it’s so hard for me to give deadlines so i apologize
@@JoshDesigns All good man, schools most important anyways. Still an insane build you have here and super appreciative for your help!
Is there no whammy bar?