For me the whammy bar in GH never got in the way of strumming. I like being able to strum down with my thumb & back with my index while hanging on to the whammy with my remaining fingers. In fact, there are times where strumming and whammying at the same time are needed. In that particular case a more realistic whammy bar is what I’ve so desired. Looks like I may get my wish after all.