Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding bass.
Beach Life: Complete Co-op Mode under the Hard difficulty.
Neversoft Skateboard: Complete Co-Op mode under the Expert difficulty with a "Five Star" rank on all songs.
PendulAxe Bass: Complete Co-op Mode under the Expert difficulty.
Boss Characters
To unlock any boss characters as playable character, simply beat them in the game and they will become unlocked.
Characters
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding character.
Effect
How to unlock
Lou
Successfully complete the game to purchase Lou for $15,000. Lou comes with his skeleton guitar and two costumes (original devil outfit and werewolf viking).
Slash
Defeat him in the Boss battle in Career mode to unlock him for purchase at the store for $10,000.
Tom Morello
Defeat him in the Boss battle in Career mode to unlock him for purchase at the store for $10,000.
Cheat mode
Enter the "Options" menu. Select "Cheats", then "Enter New Cheat". Then, enter one of the following codes to unlock the corresponding cheat option. Note: Each note or chord must be strummed during code entry. Press Green at the "Cheats" menu to turn off a particular cheat.
Code
Effect
Press Yellow + Blue, [Green + Yellow] two times, Green + Yellow, [Red + Blue] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times, Yellow + Blue, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Red + Yellow] two times.
Air Guitar
Press Yellow + Orange, Red + Blue, Red + Orange, Green + Blue, Red + Yellow, Yellow + Orange, Red + Yellow, Red + Blue, [Green + Yellow] two times, [Yellow + Blue] two times, [Yellow + Orange] two times, Yellow + Blue, Yellow, Red, Red + Yellow, Red, Yellow, Orange.
Press Red + Yellow, Red + Blue, Red + Orange, Red + Blue, Red + Yellow, Green + Blue, Red + Yellow, Red + Blue.
Performance mode
Press [Green + Red] three times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, Yellow + Blue, Yellow + Orange, Yellow + Orange, [Green + Red] three times, [Red + Yellow] two times, [Red + Blue] two times, Yellow + Blue, [Yellow + Orange] two times.
Precision mode
Easy Expert cheat
Enter green-red, green-yellow, yellow-blue, red-blue, blue-orange, yellow-orange, red-yellow, red-blue as a cheat in the cheat menu.
Guitars
Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding guitar.
Effect
How to unlock
"Bat" Guitar
5-Star Every Song On Easy
"Beach Life" Bass
Complete Co-Op Career Mode On Hard
"Distant Visitor" Guitar
Complete Career Mode On Expert
"El Jefe" Guitar
5-Star Every Song On Expert
"Jolly Roger" Guitar
5-Star Every Song On Medium
"Nemisis 13" Guitar
Complete Co-Op Career Mode On Any Difficulty
"Neversoft Skateboard" Guitar
5-star Co-Op Career Mode On Expert
"Rojimbo" Guitar
Complete Career Mode On Hard
"Tiki" Guitar
5-Star Every Song On Hard
Moon Shot
Complete the under the Easy difficulty.
Saint George
Complete the game under the Medium difficulty.
Hyperspeed
To unlock Hyperspeed, go to the in-game cheat menu (found under Options) and insert the following cheat on your guitar: Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow.
Spelling Error in cheats menu
First, apply the Bret Michaels cheat (Green-red, green-red, green-red, green-blue, green-blue, green-blue, red-blue, red, red, red, red-blue, red, red, red, red-blue, red, red, red.) Then, the option to make Bret Michaels the singer will appear at the very bottom of the cheat selection. you will also find out that Bret Michaels is misspelled as Bret 'Michaels'.
Unlock "Through the Fire and the Flames"
To unlock Through The Fire And The Flames by Dragonforce you must beat the whole career mode on any difficulty.
Various Codes
Enter the "Options" menu. Select "Cheats", then "Enter New Cheat". Then, enter one of the following codes to unlock the corresponding cheat option. Note: Each note or chord must be strummed during code entry. Press Green at the "Cheats" menu to turn off a particular cheat.
Bret Michaels as the singer
Press [Green + Red] three times, [Green + Blue] three times, [Green + Blue] two times, Green + Blue, Red + Blue, Red(3), Red + Blue, Red(3), Red + Blue, Red(3). Note: Enabling this code will glitch online game play.
Unlock Everything
Press [Green + Red + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Blue + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Red + Yellow + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Yellow + Blue + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange], [Green + Red + Yellow + Blue], [Green + Red + Yellow + Orange]. Note: There will be no sound while entering the four note "chords". Also, this code cannot be disabled once it is activated. Go into the shop in Career mode to access all items. Songs are not unlocked with this code.
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