as a huge Rock Band nerd , I jump on this guitar immediately after the price drop . it come highly recommend from other expert-level player , and do not disappoint . pro - excellent fret action - Strum bar be sturdy and have definite end point -lrb- no `` squishiness '' -rrb- - solid construction - look and feel more like a real guitar con - heavy weight take some get use to for plastic guitar player - Strum bar have small groove on either side that sometimes catch finger - can be difficult to pause with the knob-style START button without break combo - Larger neck can take some get use to for quick finger change of note be the clickiness of the strum bar , which be very distracting during soft part of a song , but very nice for keep tempo on fast strum section . other have say that it be not as loud as the earlier gh controller , which be true , but it be still quite loud . my previous rb guitar of choice be a rb2 strat with a third-party strum bar . it might have the edge on this guitar in term of strict going-for-100 % playability , but this one win out in every other way .