I love Guitar Hero, but the game controllers were never cool enough. So ‪@42Pursuit‬ and I made the best controller in the world! Using walnut, maple, and 3D printed parts, we reverse engineered an original X-Box controller into a completely homemade wooden guitar.

Using ‪@Autodesk‬ ‪@adskFusion‬ Fusion, we were able to CNC out the pockets to house the 3D printed modular housing units that held the buttons and controller. I then went over to ‪@BlacktailStudio‬ to cover the wood with a UV cured special finish. We submitted this for the ‪@themakercollab‬ music themed competition build project, and although we didn't win, it has been the best build project I have ever made so far. Collab with ‪@acai28‬ and ‪@drewisgooden‬ with ‪@imklubb‬ ?

Here is the link to my Thingiverse page if you want the 3D Parts. This took us 2 week to make the files, and another month of me building the guitar, so take your time: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:663...

And here are the Fusion files to CNC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P5x1...
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwyz...

00:00 Intro
00:33 Guitar Hero History
01:30 Maker Collaboration Competition
02:00 3D Printing/Designing New Parts
02:17 Robotics, 3D, CNC Experience
02:55 Prototype Design Iteration
03:30 CNC Walnut Wood Body
04:10 Bandsaw/Router Cleanup
04:38 Maple Neck
05:00 Issues
08:02 UV LED Finish
09:40 Electronics Assembly
10:58 Finished
11:20 Testing If It Works
12:09 Beauty Shots!