ONE or TWO ?

[b-side]

Hi guys,
Just one question : do you prefer bands with one or two guitar players and why ?

 

[1959burst]

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THIS IS OFF TOPIC AND DOESN'T BELONG HERE!

 

[ClashCityRocker]

It doesn't really matter, but most of the bands I like have two.

 

[Tom Wittrock]

If I am in the band, I like two.

 

[PatentAppliedFor]

2

 

[doodman]

2. Listen to Motley Crue and Van Halen for the biggest reasons why. Their sound is driven by the guitar in the background. And when the overdubs are gone with only slight delay, chorus, and/or reverb to make it up, the only thing left to fill the void is the bass guitar. And we sure as hell don't go to see either of those bands to hear some bass guitar! And that is just one of the reasons- one of the others is to keep the same thing from happening during the solo when the bands usually overdub an entirely separate rhythm track. Some guitarists can pull it off, but many- if not most- can not.

 

[Buffaloe]

I like being the only guitar in my band cause I suck so bad I don't want anyone else (and I do mean *anyone*) showing me up. We also got keys, so that helps.

 

[Mathieu Rainville]

Two. The other guy is the designated guitarist so I can :davepaf at will and rely on him to find my guitar case at the end of the gig. :lol1

 

[Snags]

Two, if they know how to work with each other.

 

[Heritage 80]

I like to listen to two but my favorite playing combo is a one guitar band with a good, tasteful key player and tight and heavy rhythm section. Guess I don't work or play well with others.............. (guitarists at least).spin

 

[plaintop]

I like being the only guitar player. If everyone else in the band fills the space, it can be the best configuration.

 

[Bluburst135]

Let's see....

1 or 2 .......Hmmmmm........Ok.....

both :lol

 

[Hackubus]

2 Just like Slash & Izzy used to be.

 

[Johnnytone]

I prefer one guitarist


Zeppelin
Rush
Hendrix
ZZ Top
SRV
Cream
Scott Henderson . . etc.

 

[ShawnRT]

If the band can make it work, I love hearing layered guitars ala Skynyrd. It takes some real skill to have so many guitars going at once and not have everyone walk all over eachother.

 

[Johnnytone]

I just saw Aerosmith/Kiss the other night in Albany (comp seats) and Brad Whitford looked like somebody's dad who got lost on stage and was just wanderin' around. Perry (OTOH) was playing the rock star role to perfection.

Paul Stanley should give up the guitar for good and just sing.


BTW: Kiss was pretty good and played 100,000 years. The "new" ace was dead nuts on the money.

Aerosmith stole the show, though.

 

[Wisertime]

There've been great 2 or even more guitarist bands over the years: Allman's, Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Outlaws, and so on... but SRV, Cream, Hendrix, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, The Who, Ten Years After, Grand Funk, and more had just one. Although both are good, it seems that whenever a band can swing just one guitarist, then it's almost always better ... mainly because that one guitar player is usually an awesome player, and often worth more than two.

 

[PatentAppliedFor]

Damn near every 1 guitar band tracked more than one guitar in the studio.

 

[Wisertime]

Damn near every 1 guitar band tracked more than one guitar in the studio.

True, and damn near every two guitarist band tracked 3 or 4.

 

[PatentAppliedFor]

True, and damn near every two guitarist band tracked 3 or 4.

Heh, one James Patrick Page probably has em all beat