Occasionally I’ll meet people that just don’t understand the appeal of Rock Band or Guitar Hero. That’s fine. There are plenty of games I don’t enjoy, too. Where they sometimes go wrong is converting that preference into a blanket statement of fact:

Guitar Hero was one thing, but Rock Band is entirely another. You’re better off [...]

Consider the Guitar Hero II Xplorer buttons. Subtle, they ain’t.

One of the many cool things about the new wireless guitars introduced with Guitar Hero III is that they use more subtle colored buttons. Compare the Xplorer buttons with the Les Paul and Kramer Striker buttons, which have colored edges but are black in the center.

Much [...]

The wireless Les Paul guitar introduced with Guitar Hero III is my favorite fake plastic guitar of all time. I’ve owned them all, and I think the Les is a cut above in every category — it has style with the detachable faceplates, it has the best fret buttons, strum, whammy bar and start/select positioning, [...]

If you’re interested in quieting down the fret button noise on your guitar, or if you just want smoother button action, here’s an easy mod.

Pick up a white lithium grease crayon at your local hardware store. This is usually in the automotive or lubricant section. It’s only a few bucks.

Remove the buttons from the guitar [...]

One of the common fret button tweaks is to insert a bit of thin material under the buttons so they’re more responsive. Here’s how. Let’s start with the Kramer wireless PS2 guitar neck– but the procedure is very similar on the wireless Les Paul.

We’ll need our old friend, the T-10 Torx screwdriver..

.. to remove all [...]