{
  "id": 16325593,
  "title": "Use your 3D printer to customize this new Stage Tour guitar PC controller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/use-your-3d-printer-to-customize-this-new-stage-tour-guitar-pc",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/controllers-gamepads/use-your-3d-printer-to-customize-this-new-stage-tour-guitar-controller-drakongs-infinakore-fender-telecaster-peripheral-is-a-modders-dream"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "After over two decades since the debut of Guitar Hero in 2005, music rhythm games have experienced a resurgence with the upcoming release of Stage Tour from RedOctane Games. This innovative development presents new opportunities for musicians and gamers to utilize customized peripherals, as evidenced by the InfinaKore Fender Telecaster guitar controller from Drakong, slated to be available for $129.99 / €129.99 / £119.99. This guitar controller boasts a modular design, allowing users to customize its appearance and feel, and even 3D-print parts to their liking. Drakong, a Californian-based manufacturer under HyperKin, offers a unique blend of customization and cutting-edge technology in this new controller.\n\nThe InfinaKore guitar controller features state-of-the-art components, such as low-profile Kailh Choc switches for the top frets, which are hot-swappable, and membrane switches for the bottom frets. The strum-bar and whammy-bar incorporate hall-effect switches, reducing wear and tear. The fret bar incorporates a D-pad-style layout for creative strumming possibilities, while the foldable neck enables convenient storage and transportation. Connectivity options include tri-mode functionality, a 4-mode slider switch, tilt functionality for power-up mode activation, and a dedicated power-up button. Notably, the buttons are mappable, providing flexibility to adapt the controller to individual preferences.\n\nAs Stage Tour gears up for its release later in the year, gamers may find the InfinaKore Fender Telecaster guitar controller to be an excellent addition to their gaming setup, enhancing their experience with the new music rhythm game.",
  "summary": "A new customizable rhythm game controller that's compatible with the new Stage Tour and pre-existing Guitar Hero and Rock Band games. The InfinaKore Fender Telecaster Edition controller lets you create your ideal guitar controller.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}