After injuring one of his fingers from playing too much Guitar Hero II, modder Egyokeo took it upon himself to rig up a MIDI drum kit to work with the game. If he wasn’t going to be able to grip the fret his Xplorer until the aching digit fully healed, then he’d play guitar…with the drums. Hit the jump for some videos of the final product.

Egyokeo on Misirlou (Guitar Hero II):

Egyokeo attempting Through the Fire and the Flames (Guitar Hero III):

If you still have any questions as to how he put this whole setup together (an impressive mixture of elbow grease, mucking around with specialized software, and the like) or how he’s able to hit triple-note chords with only two hands (some of the pads hit double notes), he’s detailed the whole process here. Though if you want to be a one-man band yourself, perhaps it’s best to stick with what Harmonix has given you.

Tags: egyokeo, Guitar-Hero, midi, modding, Rock-Band

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1 Comment » fa113nstar on February 13, 2008 7:17 pm ok thats one of the sickest mods i’ve ever seen :-) now if we only had instructions on how to hook this up on our own :-) RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.