He learned to play a real guitar, a big Gibson.
I do play (real) guitar myself, though, and the system for notes here seems odd to me.
Would be useful in practicing new songs I think, and just looks like a whole bunch of fun with a real guitar.
I can't imagine what it would be like on a real(ish) guitar.
I had my first real guitar at the age of 7.
The controller is an approximately 2/3 size real electric 6-string guitar.
It also gave him the opportunity to buy his first real guitar.
They also added kinds of game play to help players learn how to hold their fingers as if playing a real guitar.
The later release of the game Rocksmith would allow players to play the songs using a real guitar.
You may never master a real guitar, but you can sound pretty good with this one.