I own Rock Band, I have RB2 enroute in the mail, I transferred my RB1 songs to HDD, plus I have about two dozen tracks I bought through PSN. Yes, I like my RB.
Bought GH-WT and it just wasn't the same as RB.
So yes; kind of a bad time for my PS3 to go kaput. Right in the middle of R2 no less(R2 kills PS3s; you heard this unsubstantiated rumor here first!).
Refurbed/repaired, whatever; I just ordered an MGS4 Gunmetal bundle. Goodbye BC, hello matte grey finish, good bye noisy fan, hello lower power consumption. At least it'll have a 320GB HDD.