The Platinum for Rock Band 4 is slightly easier than previous games in the series, due to the omission of an Endless Setlist trophy, as well as less instrument-specific trophies. However, players will still need to earn 5 Stars on every song in Expert mode, as well as complete a few other challenging trophies on the road to the Platinum, which demand some serious skills. This is the reason for the 4-star difficulty. However, players who already have these skills through experience on the previous Rock Band games, may find this game to be a 3-star.

Expect roughly 100 hours for the Platinum, though this is heavily dependent on your skills.

Before we begin, it should be noted that having the No Fail settings on will NOT disable trophies, so feel free to use it if you wish.

The first thing you should do is calibrate your system to prevent any lag between your instrument controllers and TV. This will also unlock your first trophy, Tune Up.

Next, you can start on your musical career in Career Mode. Like other games in the Rock Band series, you'll begin playing in a run-down hall in your hometown. Continue playing gigs, earn fans and money, until you can travel the country as a rock star. During this stage, you'll unlock a number of story-related trophies, as well as a few others. Make sure to complete both a request and encore for the Yeah, We Know That One trophy and Thank You, Good Night trophy respectively, as well as playing gigs outside the main story to work towards the Road Hard trophy.

After that, it's time to mop-up everything that's left. Be sure to check out the Rock Band 4 trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what's remaining and their requirements. This will mostly likely include the Rock Band Immortal trophy for earning 5 Stars on every song in Expert on an instrument of your choosing, and the Living Room Legend trophy for earning Gold Stars on 30 songs.

Apart from that, there are a number of instrument-related trophies. The Going Solo, Don't Shred On Me, Fast Learner, Ol' Fancy Fingers McGranahn, and All Tapped Out trophies need to be done on the guitar. The In The Pocket trophy will need to be unlocked on the bass guitar. The Just For Kicks and Filling Out Nicely trophies are for the drums. And the Off The Charts, Wingin' It, Give It A Rest, Pitch Session, and Serious Pipes trophies need to be unlocked on the mic.

Finally, while there are no online specific trophies, there are some which require more than one player - and in some cases, a full band. These can be unlocked by either inviting your friends over and handing them an instrument controller, or going online. Specifically, the Smooth Competitors trophy must be done with a full 4-player band, and the Case In Points is easier to unlock with a full band. Other than that, the trophies Locked In, Stage Presents, Creative Differences, I Regret Nothing, and I Told You I Hated This One require at least two players. If you're looking for people to play with, check out the Boosting Forums under our Links tab.

Rock on!

xxnintendopimpxx has a useful Trophy Guide here, which includes the DLC:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/rock-band-4-na/guide/

And a great Trophy Guide by Superunknown9281 and Andrea9281:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/4587-rock-band-4-trophy-guide

If you're looking for players to create a band, here's a Boosting Forum on PlaystationTrophies:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/rock-band-4-a/297807-trophy-boosting-thread-read-first-post.html

Here is the Rock Band 4 Song List:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_in_Rock_Band_4

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/Rock-Band-4/trophies

This game does not require so much time as it does skill. If you've gotten good at the previous Rock Band, then you've got an advantage. Otherwise, you've got some practicing to do. And not just on one instrument, but all of them in order to claim the Platinum.

Anyone can win all the vehicles or play in every part of the world. Many, after much practice, can score 100% notes on each of the instruments. But only the serious professionals can finish the endless setlist on Hard. And finishing the endless setlist on Expert is going above and beyond, requiring a 4-star rating for this game's difficulty.

One advantage these music games have which others don't, is that they're all basically the same. Getting the Platinum in Dead Space does not necessarily guarantee a Platinum in Dead Space 2. However, becoming enough of an expert to acquire the Platinum in Rock Band 2 means you can take on any of the music games - Lego Rock Band, Guitar Hero 5, etc.

While not a simple task, there are easier songs which can help you get 100% notes for each of the instrument trophies. Whether you're a fan of the Beastie Boys or not, the song "So What'cha Want" is your friend. The challenge level does not change much between Easy and Expert. Another recommended song is "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" which is a DLC. It may be a little more difficult, but is a very short song.

Having a friend help you with the endless setlists really helps - particularly for Bladder of Steel, which requires you to NEVER fail and NEVER hit pause. The endless setlist takes 6.5 hours to play. If you attempt this on your own, make sure you've got everything ready (snacks, a drink, and you've visited the toilet) and have fresh batteries in your instrument!

For the most part, you just need to become an expert on the instruments - particularly the guitar and drums - and work your way through all the world tours and challenges. Still, we have several links below which give advice on particular trophies and easier song recommendations.

An excellent list of Tips can be found here:
http://bombmatt.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/ps3-trophy-tips-rock-band-2/

This is a fantastic Trophy Guide, created by trophybot:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Rock-Band-2-Trophy-Guide

Here's a Trophy Guide by Jeff Belote:
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2009/06/24/trophy-guide-rock-band-2/

And another Trophy Guide, by legendrock:
http://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/rock-band-2/guide/

And a Trophy Guide by KatieJordan:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/949927-rock-band-2/46207852

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/rock-band-2/trophies/

Thought Rock Band 2 was a challenge? Welcome to Rock Band 3! Not only do you have more instruments to improve your skills on, but this title could quite possibly be considered the most EXPENSIVE Platinum ever. In addition to all the previous instruments, you'll also need a keyboard and Pro Guitar to collect all the trophies.

Not an easy Platinum, by far. And not a cheap one, either.

Music games never seem to be easy. But one thing they all have in common, is each other. If you become a genius with Rock Band 2 and manage to land the platinum, then you can add the platinum to your collection with other music games, including Rock Band 3 (except for Lego Rock Band - regardless what other websites say, that one's a real whopper!)

Essentially, all the trophies can be grouped together into three types. You have the training trophies, one for each Pro instrument. Then there are the Road Challenges, which are similar to those in Rock Band 2 - getting various Overdrives, maintaining long streaks, etc. Finally, a few random challenges, also similar to Rock Band 2 - five staring songs, getting 100% accuracy, etc.

The ease of these trophies will depend on your skills and past experience with other music games. If you've played several before, it shouldn't take you too long to acquire the majority of these, minus the more difficult trophies. If this is your first time - then good luck!

One of the better Trophy Guides was posted by atirador, which includes a few videos for demonstration:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/rock-band-3/81589-trophy-guide-rock-band-3-a.html

Another well-detailed, text-based Trophy Guide was created by Nick Zitzmann:
http://www.gamershell.com/faqs/rockband3trophyguide/1.0.3/

A simpler Trophy Guide by Jeff Belote:
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2010/11/28/rock-band-3-trophy-guide/

And an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) by Matthew Weber:
http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/console/articles/93947.aspx

Supercheats has a range of useful Tips, from cheats to walkthroughs:
http://www.supercheats.com/playstation3/rockband3.htm

Another detailed Acheivement Guide, by soldat329x:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/rock-band/guide

Here's a list of different Guides:
http://www.trueachievements.com/game.aspx?gameid=3079

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/rock-band-3-trophies.html