Chuck Cage: Real-Life Guitar Hero


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contributor Chuck Cage—a.k.a. the Toolmonger—is the man, plain and simple. Not only did he spend more than 75 hours completely gutting a Fender Squier Strat to make a wireless Guitar Hero controller, but he did it for charity. And then posted an extremely comprehensive blog post about it. Even though he got to play the controller for just 10 minutes before sending it to the charity event where it's being auctioned off, Chuck reports that it feels much more, ahem, "realistic" than the chintzy plastic controllers you usually use to play the game. Makes me want to run home right now and take apart my ax—I sound better in GH2 than I ever have in real life anyway. Chuck, you are my guitar hero.—Joe Brown

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...I wonder how much it went for at the charity auction, and where I can get one like that? Better yet, could you guys show us how he did it so numb skulled idiots (like me) can try?

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Yeah, check out chuck's blog post for a step-by-step guide on how to make one of your own.

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Ya, i think guitars are pretty gangsta. But I'm bigger on violins and cellos. Holla back!!!!!

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Oh ya, whats the **** does stratacastor mean!!??@@##$$%%

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Word, man. You said it. For realz.

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Yo man, what is that guy's deal? IHe's like some kind of tool guru or some shit? Why is he building a guytar, and that charity looks mad sketchy.

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I can't believe he would ruin a perfectly good guitar for some stupid video game controller. I mean, video games come and go, but a Stratocastor is a peace of American history!

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Stat's are girly-man guitars... better off using one for a viddie controller than through an amp - excellent mod

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shi....fool i aint got nothin to say bout' that must have his own reasons

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shi....fool.....i aint got nothin to say bout that so im outta it....but sounds like kool game

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