Activision Guitar Hero Live Guitar Controller Hero Power Button Replacement

The first thing we want to do is remove the neck from the body. This is necessary to access either the inside of the neck or the body.

The round tab with a triangle can be turned by inserting a .25" tip Flathead screwdriver and turning. Simultaneously, as the tab turns about a quarter circle, pull the neck and it should slide out with minimal force.

Once the neck has been separated from the body remove the eight screws from the back of the neck with a Phillips Head 0 screwdriver. All screws are 12 mm.

Next remove the four screws that were covered by the neck.

Finally, remove the eight screws from the back of the body.

This screw at the bottom of the body is a bit longer than the others.

With all the screws out, both the neck and the body shells should open with minimal force.

These are the whammy bar components, we highly recommend removing these components before working on other areas of the body as the whammy bar protrudes making it difficult to rest on a flat surface.

To remove the whammy bar, follow the steps included in the whammy bar replacement guide, found on our device.

After opening the controller carefully remove the piece of plastic connected to the strip of wire as shown in the photo.

Carefully remove the cylinder-shaped lid, by pulling outwards on the piece, it will slide out easily.

Grab the Whammy Bar by the base of the component, and gently lift to remove the bar.

First, we are going to unscrew the Hero Power Button panel, which extends from the Motherboard to the Hero Power button's location. Use a Phillips Head 0 screwdriver to unscrew both screws.

Once the panel has been unscrewed, gently lift the panel from the Guitar Controller. Make sure you hold the panel by the corners, as well as the white wire wrap which is attached to the panel.

Set the Panel aside; if you have removed the Motherboard altogether, set all of the paneling and Motherboard aside carefully.

Now that the panel has been removed and set aside, we are left with a gummy pad which covers the bottom side of the Hero Power Button.

Gently pull up from either side of the gummy pad, it will come off easily with very little force.

These springs can simply be pulled off of these cylinder-like features. This is recommended as the springs can easily come off accidentally.

Then, pull the button out of its slot, and replace with a new Hero Power Button.