Hyperkin's new Infinakore Fender Telecaster guitar controller is a 3D-printing dream come true

Drakong's new Fender Telecaster guitar controller is modular and allows for custom 3D-printed pieces.

The peak eras of Rock Band and Guitar Hero may be behind us, but rhythm gaming is still alive and well. Whether you play Fortnite Festival or have built a library of tracks in Clone Hero, there are still plenty of ways to pretend to be a rockstar. As such, several gaming peripheral companies are still in the guitar controller business, releasing plastic instruments of varying quality. The latest from Hyperkin's Drakong imprint, the InfiaKore Telecaster Edition, just might be the best fake guitar ever made. On the surface, it's a pretty good quality Fender Telecaster-inspired controller. It's also completely modular, offering endless customization options. With the right skillset and a 3D printer, you can create the guitar of your dreams.

While taking a look at the InfinaKore at CES 2026, I was surprised to see exactly how far the controller can be broken down. With a little maneuvering, practically the entire guitar comes to pieces, leaving players with the option to craft their own pieces using 3D printing.

While designing pieces that will actually fit with the guitar's mold might seem like a pretty niche endeavor, Hyperkin already has a solution: open-source modding. On the day of release, the company will release the 3D printing design files for the body, fret buttons, tuner head, whammy bar, and strum bar, all of which can be customized. Skilled 3D printers can then redesign the pieces to their heart's content, whether they want to make the InfinaKore look absurd or to add better accessibility options.

Speaking to Polygon, Hyperkin chief technology officer Slade Dude Suzuki noted the accessibility features that come standard on the guitar, making it easier for many to use. The most basic change is a rather important one. Whether you're a lefty or a righty, the whammy bar is designed in such a way that it won't interfere with your strumming — a problem many left-handed players have on guitar controllers designed for right-handers. But if you aren't able to use the strum bar, a switch on the back of the controller will move the strumming action to a button next to the bar.

However, as Suzuki pointed out during a demonstration, strum bars can also be designed and printed for even more accessibility options. He specifically noted that a strumbar design for those with arm amputations as feasible with the open-source modding the InfinaKore will offer. And, technically, that wouldn't stop you from also printing out pieces of the guitar's body that make your guitar look like Sonic the Hedgehog, a cheeseburger, the WWE World Championship, or whatever else your mind can conjure up.

Once you have the guitar ready, though, where do you play it? Per Hyperkin, the InfinaKore will work on Fortnite Festival and Clone Hero when it releases. It also includes fret button configurations for both Rock Band and Guitar Hero, along with a directional pad on the fretboard. If that isn't enough, though, a new rhythm game is in the works from Echo Factory Interactive, a studio comprised of Guitar Hero, DJ Hero, and Band Hero veterans. Sound System will be optimized for play with the InfinaKore guitar, and is set to launch in the spring on PC. Ports for PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox X are in development. While we didn't get to play Sound System, at this pared-down version of Guitar Hero, which includes some licensed music. The game will live or die by its tracklist, but there’s certainly potential there.

Hyperkin has not confirmed a release date and price point for the InfinaKore Telecaster Edition, though the controller will arrive in 2026.