Anyway to fix the down-strum on the strat?

[Guitarherodude12]

My down-strum is starting to wear down and you have to hit it really hard for it to work half the time. I heard there was an XBL update or something for this? Anyway this can be fixed? Thanks
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[Guitarherodude12]

My down-strum is starting to wear down and you have to hit it really hard for it to work half the time. I heard there was an XBL update or something for this? Anyway this can be fixed? Thanks
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[Ghazken]

Unfortunately a software fix won't do anything for this since it is a hardware issue.

Your best bet is to grab the pink paper that came in your box and follow the directions on it and get it replaced.


(In case you tossed the note it leads you to

http://support.ea.com/rockband

[Ghazken]

Unfortunately a software fix won't do anything for this since it is a hardware issue.

Your best bet is to grab the pink paper that came in your box and follow the directions on it and get it replaced.


(In case you tossed the note it leads you to

http://support.ea.com/rockband

[thetrout]

Alternatively, I did what they mentioned here - http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=9291 -and it worked fantastically. 'Course, that site is DOWN right now...

[thetrout]

Alternatively, I did what they mentioned here - http://community.rockband.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=9291 -and it worked fantastically. 'Course, that site is DOWN right now...

[Alyten]

Also Ive noticed in the early stages of this problem, alt strumming a few songs can allow the guitar to be played one way strumming again for a time.
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[Alyten]

Also Ive noticed in the early stages of this problem, alt strumming a few songs can allow the guitar to be played one way strumming again for a time.
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xDrums - 104/126 (262,054)
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[BobDole]

I wouldn't do anything like filing down the contacts since that seems a bit risky and I really don't understand how that would help. The two raised metal contacts are supposed to touch instead of the actual metal strip, so if you file them down then it would just make you have to strum harder to get notes to register... and if you file them down a noticeable amount it would probalby void your warranty.

A fix you can do is to go to my thread on the hardware forum "How to fix Strumming Problems". Basically you put little pieces of paper behind the second metal strip so that you don't have to strum as hard to get a note to register. After a week or so I would return it/get a replacement though since I think the newest guitars don't have to be fixed, they work fine out of the box.
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[BobDole]

I wouldn't do anything like filing down the contacts since that seems a bit risky and I really don't understand how that would help. The two raised metal contacts are supposed to touch instead of the actual metal strip, so if you file them down then it would just make you have to strum harder to get notes to register... and if you file them down a noticeable amount it would probalby void your warranty.

A fix you can do is to go to my thread on the hardware forum "How to fix Strumming Problems". Basically you put little pieces of paper behind the second metal strip so that you don't have to strum as hard to get a note to register. After a week or so I would return it/get a replacement though since I think the newest guitars don't have to be fixed, they work fine out of the box.
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