Fully-functional Guitar Hero controller crafted from Lego

We've seen Lego-fied Wiis, robots, and weaponry, but this fully-functional Guitar Hero controller crafted by an unnamed tipster to TechEBlog might just be the best bit of Lego hackery to date. Based on a Gibson Explorer guitar, the Lego axe neatly conceals the guts of a standard PS2 Guitar Hero controller, and also ups the size to something more closely resembling an actual guitar. While there's no word on any plans to ceremoniously smash the guitar Pete Townsend-style, we have a feeling that's going to be a tough temptation to resist -- especially considering the fact that it's one of the few guitars that could actually be rebuilt after seeing such destruction.

[shaun @ Aug 6th 2007 4:20PM]

Unfortunately, the lego drum kit appeared to have some serious build issues

[strider_mt2k @ Aug 6th 2007 4:27PM]

Still waiting for the LEGO Sousaphone Hero controller...

[michas_pi @ Aug 6th 2007 4:44PM]

Holy crap, as much as I hate Guitar Hero, this is awesome.

Now let's see if we can pull together and make the same thing in Blockland...

[Marcus Millsaps @ Aug 6th 2007 4:53PM]

somebody got to much time on there hands

[Marcus Millsaps @ Aug 6th 2007 4:58PM]

but its still pretty flippin outstanding

[Farris @ Aug 6th 2007 5:13PM]

GAH!

Oh. Whew. At first I thought that someone had Photoshopped a HORRIBLY pixelated guitar into that picture...

[Luigi193 @ Aug 6th 2007 5:36PM]

that is insanely awesome.

[Matt @ Aug 6th 2007 6:05PM]

Your a loser link spammer, Go away.

[David M. @ Aug 6th 2007 6:14PM]

My uncle notified me about how he found this link on the AOL website.
I am the one who made the guitar. I was really surprised to find it here.
I also made another guitar, a B.C. Rich Warlock, but both of the guitars were taken apart before I got the idea to make Youtube videos of them. If you need proof, all of my names have Blue Star in them.

You can find my guitars and other Lego creations at:

http://www.mocpages.com/home.php/5230
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?m=BlueStarMedia
The Warlock guitar gallery is: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=220541

[David M. @ Aug 6th 2007 6:23PM]

I also forgot to mention that my Flickr account can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluestarmedia/

[McGinley @ Aug 6th 2007 6:44PM]

This would be so satisfying to smash...

[Bigfoot @ Aug 6th 2007 6:51PM]

Took the words out of my mouth :P

[paul @ Aug 7th 2007 7:28AM]

did anyone else look at that first off and think it was badly pixelated? =p

[Casey @ Dec 23rd 2007 8:53PM]

Yes, and he already commented.

[_antitrance @ Aug 7th 2007 4:54PM]

Generally all round awesome. Might get bit annoying to actually use though?!