GH:WT Guitar no strum/overstrum FIX (SOLDERING REQ.)

**Blackadder18** · Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 165 Location: Perth, Australia.

Thanks for posting this, I did it and it worked. Again, much thanks!

For any other Aussies out there, as you may or may not have realised, we don't have a Radioshack. So you'll have to get this switch. Just shortern the levers and you're good to go.

**HerbieHero** · Joined: 23 Jun 2008 Posts: 647

I want to try this fix (though I don't know when I'll get the chance), but I don't know if I'm equipped for desoldering. I have a cheap electric soldering iron that I got from Radioshack for about $8, and it's done the trick for everything I've needed it for thus far, but I've never had to completely desolder something before. Will I be able to do that with just my cheap soldering iron?

**mgoblue3296** · Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 4:41 pm Post subject:

Does this issue affect guitars across all consoles? I have GHWT for Wii and I haven't experienced any problems in the 2 weeks I've had it.
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**Kbiscu1t** · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 262 Location: Atlanta, Georgia

**Erimgard** · Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Posts: 442 Location: Tennessee

How to desolder

**Kbiscu1t** · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 262 Location: Atlanta, Georgia

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**Kbiscu1t** · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 262 Location: Atlanta, Georgia

YES! Finally, after 4 days, 3 different soldering irons, and a few trips to radioshack, I have successfully replace the switches on my Schecter.

The 25 Watt/750 degree F did the job just fine. This "project" should have taken me 20 minutes, but (just like everything else I do myself) it turned into a huge deal and 4 days. But it's worth it, because now I can play GH without any worries of the strummer not responding.

THANKS!

**deafdani** · Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Hi there, guys.

Like everyone else here, one of my GHWT guitars's strum bar is fucked up. Sometimes it doesn't work.

I would like to apply this fix, but unfortunately, I don't know anything about soldering. Is it hard.

Can someone experienced on this write a tutorial about soldering, at least on this particular issue with the GHWT guitar? And also say where I can find the soldering equipment, and which one I need to do the job?

Or is it way too hard?

Please answer, I can't get a refund of my guitar were I live.

**TSorbera** · Joined: 19 Apr 2008 Posts: 2152

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=soldering+guide
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**Kbiscu1t** · Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 262 Location: Atlanta, Georgia

**Fug** · Joined: 08 Jul 2007 Posts: 2188 Location: Grand Rapids, MI

I used this thread a week or two ago to try to fix my guitar's strum bar. It works better than before now and I'd just like to thank you for helping me get it working again and saving me a lot of money!

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**azeldin** · Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 648 Location: BC, Canada

Do you think this switch will work the same? I looked all around but since Radio Shack in Canada turned into "The Source", this is the cheapest switch I could find: http://www.thesource.ca/estore/Product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Switches+Switches&product=2750016
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