Xbox 360 red ring of death fix
March 4, 2010 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under General blog
The Xbox 360 is a truly amazing games console but it can suffer more than its fair share of hardware faults. The Red Ring of Death (or RRoD as it is better known) is one of the most common. We have seen a few reasons why this happens but there are plenty of guides out there which can help you determine the exact cause of the fault.
Xbox 360 motherboards and chips often need a bit of attention and it can be worth an hour of preventative maintenance to keep your console healthy, even if there is no error.
Xbox 360 repair guide
Many RROD repair guides now come with video and some even have access to a support area, so it's worth looking into. We do have a favourite here which is the highly recommended 'James Dean Xbox 360 RROD fix' It's not free but he does provide some video tutorials and the price is fair for what you get. There is support available and a 60 day money back guarantee, worth asking the question if you're buying a fix rather than trawling the internet for information. The worst help we've seen is the 'cover it with a towel until it overheats' trick. Guaranteed to fry your console and maybe start a small electrical fire.....
For other fixes, here's a few currently available
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| Broken Microsoft Xbox 360 Console RROD | |
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$28.99 Time Remaining: 2d 8h 39m Buy It Now for only: $28.99 Buy It Now |
| Xbox 360 Bulk Repair Kit 3 Red Rings Fix X Clamp RROD | |
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$16.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 6m |
| Xbox 360 Console RROD w 20GBHD 2 Controllers Game | |
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$45.01 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 30m |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 AS IS Problems Vary RROD No Power | |
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$15.00 Time Remaining: 15d 7h 52m Buy It Now for only: $15.00 Buy It Now |
| XBOX 360 Repair 3 Red Light Red Ring of Death Fix RROD X clamp Xclamp Tool Kit | |
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$9.99 Time Remaining: 2h 33m Buy It Now for only: $10.99 Buy It Now | Bid now |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 Core System White Console NTSC broken HDMI RROD | |
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$24.99 Time Remaining: 19d 2h 54m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 Buy It Now |
| 3 Red Light XBOX 360 Repair Kit RROD T8 T10 Precision Tool XCLAMP Red Rings CPU | |
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$6.47 Time Remaining: 3h 7m Buy It Now for only: $7.19 Buy It Now | Bid now |
| Xbox 360 Powers on NO RROD | |
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$59.99 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 4m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 Buy It Now |
Taylor Swift in Band Hero game – behind the scenes
November 27, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Latest news, Videos
Yep, Taylor Swift has hit the big time now she's involved with Band Hero! Actually, she wasn't doing too bad before but this can only help boost her popularity. In the following video there is a look at how the game makers track her body movements to capture the artist pretty well on screen.
If you're after a sneak preview of game footage then take a look at this:
For the full band hero setlist look no further:
Set List for Band Hero console:
-- 3 Doors Down - "When I'm Gone"
-- The Airborne Toxic Event - "Gasoline"
-- The All American Rejects - "Dirty Little Secret"
-- Alphabeat - "Fascination"
-- Aly and AJ - "Like Whoa"
-- Angels & Airwaves - "The Adventure"
-- Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals - "Steal My Kisses"
-- Big Country - "In a Big Country"
-- The Bravery - "Believe"
-- Carl Douglas - "Kung Fu Fighting"
-- Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me (live)"
-- Cold War Kids - "Hang Me Up To Dry"
-- Corinne Bailey Rae - "Put Your Records On"
-- Counting Crows - "Angels of the Silences"
-- Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
-- Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down"
-- David Bowie - "Let's Dance"
-- Devo - "Whip It"
-- Don McLean - "American Pie"
-- Duffy - "Warwick Avenue"
-- Duran Duran - "Rio"
-- Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
-- Everclear - "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)"
-- Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
-- Filter - "Take A Picture"
-- Finger Eleven - "Paralyzer"
-- The Go-Go's - "Our Lips Are Sealed"
-- Hilary Duff - "So Yesterday"
-- Hinder - "Lips Of An Angel"
-- Jackson 5 - "ABC"
-- Janet Jackson - "Black Cat"
-- Jesse McCartney - "Beautiful Soul"
-- Joan Jett - "Bad Reputation"
-- Joss Stone - "You Had Me"
-- Katrina and The Waves - "Walking On Sunshine"
-- The Kooks - "Naive"
-- KT Tunstall - "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
-- The Last Goodnight - "Pictures Of You"
-- Lily Allen - "Take What You Take"
-- Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved"
-- Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
-- Mighty Mighty Bosstones - "The Impression That I Get"
-- Nelly Furtado - "Turn Off The Light"
-- N.E.R.D. - "Rockstar"
-- No Doubt - "Just A Girl"
-- No Doubt - "Don't Speak"
-- OK Go - "A Million Ways"
-- Papa Roach - "Lifeline"
-- Parachute - "Back Again"
-- Pat Benatar - "Love Is A Battlefield"
-- Poison - "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
-- Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue - "Kids"
-- The Rolling Stones - "Honky Tonk Women"
-- Roy Orbison - "Oh Pretty Woman"
-- Santigold - "L.E.S. Artistes"
-- Snow Patrol - "Take Back the City"
-- Spice Girls - "Wannabe"
-- Styx - "Mr. Roboto"
-- Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
-- Taylor Swift - "Picture To Burn"
-- Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me"
-- Tonic - "If You Could Only See"
-- The Turtles - "Happy Together"
-- Village People - "YMCA"
-- Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"
Band Hero for Nintendo DS Lite, will contain the following:
Set list for Band Hero for Nintendo DS Lite:
-- The All-American Rejects - "Believe"
-- Avril Lavigne - "Girlfriend"
-- Black Eyed Peas - "Let's Get It Started"
-- Blink-182 - "First Date"
-- Boys Like Girls - "The Great Escape"
-- Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"
-- Eagles of Death Metal - "Wannabe In L.A."
-- Evanescence - "Call Me When You're Sober"
-- Fall Out Boy - "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs"
-- Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"
-- Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot"
-- The Killers - "Spaceman"
-- Kings of Leon - "Manhattan"
-- KT Tunstall - "Suddenly I See"
-- Lacuna Coil - "Our Truth"
-- No Doubt - "Excuse Me Mr."
-- Pink - "So What"
-- The Presidents of the United States of America - "Lump"
-- The Pretenders - "Boots of Chinese Plastic"
-- Queen - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
-- Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows"
-- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - "You Better Pray"
-- The Rolling Stones - "Under My Thumb (live)"
-- Spin Doctors - "Two Princes"
-- Sublime - "All You Need"
-- Sum 41 - "In Too Deep"
-- Ugly Kid Joe - "Everything About You"
-- Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk"
-- The Vines - "Get Free"
-- Weezer - "Troublemaker"
Some pretty good stuff in there which seems cleverly chosen. We'll report on how it plays soon.
Official setlist courtesy of Activision, makers of Band Hero
Cheap soldering irons
October 9, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Repair stuff
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Our recommended soldering irons for your guitar hero instrument electronic repairs
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Draper 71416 25-Watt Soldering Iron |
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Antex Battery Powered Solder Iron - SZ004W0 |
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Draper, SOLDER IRON TIP * PACK OF 9 * |
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4 Piece Soldering Tool Kit 230V Iron/Desoldering Pump/Stand/Solder |
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CostMad 4 Piece DIY Soldering Iron Starter Tool Kit Set Station 30W 230V with Iron / Desoldering Pump /Stand / Solder |
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GENERAL PURPOSE 30W WATT SOLDER SOLDERING IRON |
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Further Observations on the Buyers or Receivers of Stolen Goods, Particularly of Lead, Iron, Copper, Brass, Bell Metal, and Solder. with Some Extracts |
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Brazing and Soldering, Including: Soldering Iron, Solder, Preform, Solder Ring Fitting, Brazing, Flux (Metallurgy), Desoldering, Wave Soldering, Mapp |
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Battery Star 4.5v-6w Soldering Iron (Solder Craft SC4500) |
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Craft Iron Solder Kit- |
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Analogue soldering station ZD-99 48 W |
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Toolzone Butane 2-In-1 Soldering Iron and Torch |
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Draper 78772 2-in-1 Soldering and Heat Gas Torch |
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Gas Soldering Iron |
Site makeover
September 8, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under General blog
GuitarHeroRepair.com has just had a new makeover! The site still has all the functionality you need - online shop, spares, advice, videos, news etc but faster, slicker and easier to navigate.
We hope you enjoy this update and thanks for your feedback and support.
Guitar Hero playing robot
August 10, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Videos
Well sort of anyway.....
Nicknamed "DeepNote" this collection of transistors, relays and LEDs forms part of a clever little project to read the notes from the screen. Quite basic circuitry which shouldn't cost the earth means we can see this being used to form a type of Guitar Hero Robot Wars. Fancy building one?
'Nuff said, here's the vid:
Westone Spectrum DX
July 2, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Real instruments
If you're like us then you not only play the plastic but also have a few real instruments hanging around the house too.
I personally use an 80's Westone Spectrum as my main axe which gives me Fender-like sound for a decent price. Now some purists might argue the toss over this but I'll just say that I've owned 7 Stratocasters in the last 10 years and they have all been blown away by the last Westone. Not that I don't like Fenders (hey I've had 7 - remember?) but the action and general playability of the Westone just suits me down to the ground.
Sound quality is bassy at first but tweak those DiMarzio Humbuckers and you can emulate a Strat for a fraction of the price.
I have owned quite a few 'vintage' Japanese guitars - Matsumoko (who made the Westone until the factory burnt down), Ibanez etc to name a few - and find them very good, quality bits of kit. Because it didn't cost much to start with, I now have it on very cheap musical instrument insurance and everyone is happy, including the wife.
You can pick these up now at auction for silly money, sometimes cheaper than a crappy squire copy, and I guarantee you'll not be disappointed.
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| 1984 Electra Phoenix Westone X185GR MIJ by Matsumoku | |
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$249.00 Time Remaining: 5d 17h 10m Buy It Now for only: $249.00 Buy It Now |
| Vintage Electra Futura X1 RD X1RD Westone Japan Guitar | |
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$122.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 5h 21m |
| A Pair Replacement Cable Westone DIY Plug | |
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$8.00 Time Remaining: 28d 18h 8m Buy It Now for only: $8.00 Buy It Now |
| Westone UM3X RC Triple Driver Monitors Removable Cable | |
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$399.00 Time Remaining: 6d 13m Buy It Now for only: $399.00 Buy It Now |
| Westone Comply Foam Tips T100 Standard 3 pair NEW | |
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$14.95 Time Remaining: 13d 8h 25m Buy It Now for only: $14.95 Buy It Now |
| Comply P Foam Tips Long BLACK Etymotic Shure Westone | |
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$18.00 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 8m Buy It Now for only: $18.00 Buy It Now |
| Baldur MKII upgrade cable for Westone um3x | |
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$205.63 Time Remaining: 26d 4h 42m Buy It Now for only: $205.63 Buy It Now |
| Westone 3 Triple Driver True fit Earphone + FiiO E6 Amp | |
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$349.00 Time Remaining: 6d 14m Buy It Now for only: $349.00 Buy It Now |
Drop me a comment if you do get one and become a convert!
Réparation Guitar Hero
May 29, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Translations
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Bienvenue sur notre site ou vous pouvez acheter des kits pour réparer votre guitare et vos batteries.
Nous livrons en France et en Belgique et nous acceptons les paiements en Euros et Livre Sterling avec Paypal.
Don't stop the rock !
Alternative Guitar Hero?
May 8, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Videos
Here's a look at some alternatives to the guitar hero game we all know and love.
First off, here's a guy from Creative demonstrating his drumming keyboard. I was so tempted to overdub some GH songs on this video.
If you think that was uncomfortable, watch these guys jamming on the Beamz. It's a decent concept for an instrument and we'd all love a go on one, but don't ever dance like this in front of people or cameras.....
See what I mean, it's not big and it certainly ain't cool. Some say that he dances like Steve here at GHR but I strongly disagree. At least while he's sober anyway.
Either way, as a good rule of thumb, drums and axes get the chicks every time, not twiddling your fingers in the air and dancing like your drunk uncle at a wedding.....
I've been a fan of Korg ever since I bought one of their synths in the Eighties. Never thought then that I'd be playing cooler tunes in 2 minutes on something as small as a Nintendo DS. Somehow, they have managed to squeeze the MS10 onto a DS, a feat nothing short of a miracle.
From their website:
In addition to the two analog synth simulators and drum module, a 6-track/16-step sequencer enables precise control and provides a wide range of musical possibilities. Several units can be connected and played together through a wireless link, and this and other features make the Nintendo DS and KORG DS-10 almost limitless in their application - they can take you places that no single synthesizer can.
Well, at 4800 YEN it's a bit pricey but I can see that porting it to consoles is definitely viable now so we should see some boxes MAKING music instead of playing along in the near future.
Broken consoles to play guitar hero on
May 5, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Latest news
You're probably here because you're pretty good at fixing things or like to have a go yourself. With Guitar Hero, the accessories are now cheap enough second hand to be able to get another guitar or drumset to have an experiment with. We at GHR know a thing or two about consoles and have several rigs in place to test our kit. With Wii, Xbox, Playstation and DS now supporting GH, there's no reason not to get a cheap console and have more than one setup. That way, if something goes wrong with your repair, you can take more time to fix it if you need to or even compare the dead one with the working one.
If you're not worried about looks, there are plenty of abused and dropped consoles out there which still work. Here's a selection of the consoles currently available by auction which are completely broken, slightly damaged or just in need of a quick fix:
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| Broken Microsoft Xbox 360 Console RROD | |
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$28.99 Time Remaining: 2d 8h 39m Buy It Now for only: $28.99 Buy It Now |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 System White Console System 20GB Hard Drive BROKEN RED RING | |
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$66.00 (18 Bids) Time Remaining: 46m |
| BROKEN PS2 SLIM SYSTEM CONSOLE FOR PARTS NOT WORKING 1 DAY ONLY AUCTION | |
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$29.99 Time Remaining: 1h 4m |
| FOR PARTS REPAIR 2 Sony PSP Consoles Systems 2000 2001 1000 1001 Charger | |
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$59.95 Time Remaining: 16d 14h 1m Buy It Now for only: $59.95 Buy It Now |
| Sony PlayStation 3 40 GB Black Console NTSCBroken Blueray Drive | |
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$67.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 53m |
| NINTENDO DS LITE Broken Console BLUE Will Not Charge In Nice Shape | |
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$34.99 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 9m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 Buy It Now |
| Sony PlayStation 3 CECHG01 Console RLOD For parts as is | |
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$31.00 (13 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 12m |
| Sony PlayStation 1 Gray Console NTSC For Parts As is | |
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$5.00 Time Remaining: 2h 37m |
For the repair, I'd suggest you Google the problem and see if there are known fixes in place to make it an easier repair. For example, Googling "red ring of death" currently returns 1.9 million pages so it's pretty sure that this fix is not undocumented for the Xbox 
Good luck and drop us a line if this helps you get a bargain that was a simple fix.
Guitar Hero Smash Hits Update
April 27, 2009 by GuitarHeroRepair
Filed under Latest news
Guitar Hero Smash Hits will be the title of the previously rumoured Guitar Hero Greatest Hits and is due to launch in the US on 16th June 2009, and most exciting of all the setlist is starting to appear!
Guitar Hero Smash hits will feature the best hits from:
- Guitar Hero 1
- Guitar Hero 2
- Guitar Hero 3
- Guitar Hero Rocks the 80's
There will be 48 master recordings on it from the 4 games and the setlist we have so far is
From GH:1
- Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla
- Boston - More Than A Feeling
- Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
- Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
- Helmet - Unsung (live)
- Incubus - Stellar
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock N' Roll
- Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon
- Pantera - Cowboys From Hell (Live)
- Queen - Killer Queen
- Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
- The Donnas - Take It Off
- The Exies - Hey You
- White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
From GH:2
- Alice In Chains -Them Bones
- Avenged Sevenfold - Beast And The Harlot
- Danzig - Mother
- Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
- Iron Maiden - The Trooper
- Jane's Addiction -Stop!
- Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
- Lamb Of God - Laid To Rest
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
- Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
- Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
- Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name
- Reverend Horton Heat - Psychobilly Freakout
- Rush - YYZ
- Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
- The Police -Message In A Bottle
- The Sword - Freya
- Warrant - Cherry Pie
- Wolfmother - Woman
From GH:3
- DragonForce - Through The Fire And The Flames
- Heart - Barracuda
More of the final setlist will be revealed in the next week or so with an announcement about which other GH:3 games are due to join the line up, expected on Thursday 30th April. We will, of course, keep you updated.
