Hyperspeed

To unlock Hyperspeed, go to the in-game cheat menu and insert the following cheat on your guitar: Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Orange, Yellow.

Boss Characters

To unlock any boss characters as playable character, simply beat them in the game and they will become unlocked.

Air Guitar

To unlock the Air Guitar, insert the following notes in the Options menu: Blue & Yellow, Green & Yellow x2, Red & Blue x2, Red & Yellow x2, Blue & Yellow, Green & Yellow x2, Red & Blue x2, Red & Yellow x2, Green & Yellow x2, Red & Yellow x2.

Through the Fire and Flames

To unlock the track "Through the Fire and Flames", beat the game.

Performance Mode

To unlock Performance Mode, insert the following notes in the Options menu: Red & Yellow, Red & Blue, Red & Orange, Red & Blue, Red & Yellow, Green & Blue, Red & Yellow, Red & Blue.

Precision Mode

To unlock Precision Mode, insert the following notes in the Options menu: Green & Red x3, Red & Yellow x2, Red & Blue x2, Yellow & Blue, Yellow & Orange, Yellow & Orange, Green & Red x3, Red & Yellow x2, Red & Blue x2, Yellow & Blue, Yellow & Orange x2.

All Songs (Quick Play Mode)

To unlock all of the game’s songs for Quick Play Mode, insert the following notes in the Options menu: Yellow & Orange, Red & Blue, Red & Orange, Green & Blue, Red & Yellow, Yellow & Orange, Red & Yellow, Red & Blue, Green & Yellow x2, Yellow & Blue x2, Yellow & Orange x2, Yellow & Blue, Yellow, Red, Red & Yellow, Red, Yellow, Orange.

Songs (Normal)

To unlock songs in the normal fashion, simply pass the song successfully. It will thereafter be unlocked.

Guitarists

You can unlock Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine), Slash (of Guns N Roses/Velvet Revolver), Lou (the Devil in the game), and a character called MetalHead by beating them in the game and then purchasing them for $10,000 (Lou costs $15,000).

Saint George Guitar

To unlock the Saint George guitar, complete Career Mode on Medium.

Moon Shot Guitar

To unlock the Moon Shot guitar, complete Career Mode on Easy.

Jolly Roger Guitar

To unlock the Jolly Roger Guitar, get five stars on each song during Career Mode on Medium difficulty.

Nemesis 13 Guitar

To unlock the Nemesis 13 Guitar, complete Co-Op Career Mode on any difficulty.

Rojimbo Guitar

To unlock the Rojimbo Guitar, complete Career Mode on Hard difficulty.

Distant Visitor Guitar

To unlock the Distant Visitor Guitar, complete Career Mode on Expert difficulty.

Bat Guitar

To unlock the Bat Guitar, get five stars on each song during Career Mode on Easy difficulty.

Beach Life Bass

To unlock the Beach Life Bass, complete Co-op Mode on hard.

Neversoft Skateboard

To unlock the Neversoft Skateboard, complete Co-Op Mode on expert with five stars.

PendulAxe Bass

To unlock the PendulAxe Bass, complete Co-op Mode on expert.

El Jefe Guitar

To unlock the El Jefe Guitar, complete Career Mode on expert with five stars.

Tiki Guitar

To unlock the Tiki Guitar, complete Career Mode on hard with five stars.

All Items Available

To make every item available at the in-game store, insert the following lengthy cheat at the in-game cheats menu. Keep in mind that because you’re strumming using four buttons, no sounds will play. You’ll have to check the store when you’re done inserting the password to see if it worked: 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.

Bret Michaels of Poison

To make the singer on stage appear as Bret Michaels of Poison fame, insert the following code at the in-game cheats menu: Green & Red x3, Green & Blue x4, Red & Blue, Red x3, Red & Blue, Red x3, Red & Blue, Red x3.

No Failure Cheat - To make it impossible to fail a song, insert the following code in the in-game cheats menu on your guitar: Green & Red, Blue, Green & Red, Green & Yellow, Blue, Green & Yellow, Red & Yellow, Orange, Red & Yellow, Green & Yellow, Yellow, Green & Yellow, Green & Red. NOTE: this cheat will not work in Career Mode.