Bug-zapper Guitar Hero Controller

Just earlier than Christmas (the evening earlier than?) 2006 my sister in-legislation asked me what I'd like for a current. I requested a DualShock-like controller and Guitar Hero II for the Playstation 2 in order that I could construct my very own Guitar Hero controller. After Christmas day I spent a while wanting around for a toy guitar that I may hack however didn't see something appropriate. I then remembered that throughout my childhood I would generally leap concerning the lounge room with the stereo turned up while pretending to play guitar with a tennis racket. Now in Thailand they not only have tennis rackets however they even have excessive-voltage bug-zappers that seem like tennis rackets. They are nice for chasing down doubtlessly life threatening mosquitos (using one is clearly a case of self denfence) which disappear in a shiny blue flash accompanied by a satisfyingly loud bang. You can now discover an enormous number of DIY Guitar Hero controllers on the web made from LEGO, real guitars, and erector sets and even Guitar Hero taking part in robots.



Given my fond childhood reminiscences, the tennis-racket-esque (and subsequently guitar-like) shape of the bug-zappers, their prepared availability and low value I resolve to make use of a bug-zapper for the body of my Guitar Hero controller. I purchased a racket with a groovy lightning-bolt motif and started by gutting the handle and eradicating the existing electronics. Despite being powered by only two 'AA' batteries it delivers a surprisingly giant kick - although at a very low present. I additionally eliminated the circuit board from the DualShock controller and de-soldered the rumble motors and Right analogue joystick.