I think Guitar Hero is harder than the real guitar in the sense that it's hard to know what you're doing wrong because the feedback isn't so immediate. For me,

I think Guitar Hero is harder than the real guitar in the sense that it's hard to know what you're doing wrong because the feedback isn't so immediate. For me, when it comes to really fast sections, if I start missing notes it's hard to tell if I'm going too fast, too slow, or just pressing the wrong buttons. I loved the games in their heyday and got pretty good, but I reached my own skill plateau where I stopped improving and it just didn't feel good anymore. I recently played through Thumper, made by ex Rock Band devs, and while it's not a direct replacement, it's a huge improvement in many ways. It's much less forgiving, but you at least always know exactly what you did wrong.