ARGH! Button Help!

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:53 pm

I'm building a Guitar Hero Controller, and I just can't find decent buttons! I've been using paper clips, and they're feel good and press easy, but they're unreliable, and bend sometimes.

I wend to RadioShack and got some buttons, but they're way too small and hard to press.

Does anyone know some good buttons I could use, or do I have to build them myself? I was thinking mini arcade buttons, but they go too deep. The neck of the guitar is going to be under 2 inches thick.

The buttons this guy used look nice, but where can I get them?
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Valium · Post by **Valium** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:59 pm

Could always make your own, Bacteria's home made buttons should work for what you need.

Instructions are in his N64 thread.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:37 pm

Tact switch+big contact area (aka, piece of plastic).

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bacteria · Post by **bacteria** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:21 am

Yes, both methods are described in my thread. If you can use large tact switches, great; if not, you may need to make your own.