How to circuit bend a Cassette Player and Guitar Hero controller.

In this video I show I how modify a small portable cassette player that I bought from Amazon, a used Guitar Hero game controller from Goodwill and a cheap delay board from eBay into a fun mellotron type of instrument.

The device has 5 buttons/keys on the neck that play the cassette tape at different speeds. Speed is set by a tuning knob for each key. The PT2399 delay board that I installed only came with a Mix knob so I modified it to add Feedback and Length controls.

[mcpherson]

Defintely a design I'm familiar with, but great idea and execution using the guitar. Honestly genius dude.

[MoFiTheMagnificent]

This is the coolest thing I've seen all year! I was inspired to make a tape echo using 2 tape recorders because of your videos. Unfortunately, the wire that connected them together snapped but not before I got some really great sounds from it. I just wish my soldering skills were better. There was some buzz.

[professionalhater]

That feedback mod is super delicate, messed up two modules trying to solder it.

[iamsushi]

You should put masking tape on plastic like that before you dremel or drill. Saves a lot of work later smoothing it out.

[CircuitBendingFool]

Awesome use of the game controller keytars!

[lordmeeks]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. You’re Definitely inspiring.

[chikoavena]

It would be awesome to throw a monotron delay there and play with the "freets"

[professionalhater]

Can this be done with the dj hero turntable? I have both, the turntable and a cassette player.