Do Bumblefoot and Fortus render Finck obsolete for GnR?

[ShotgunBlues1978]

bumblefoot is not better than fink in any way. 

He's a better technical player

[jameslofton29]

I am not a Finck lover, but anyone who can do what he does on The Blues cannot be rendered "obsolete". He might play some things sloppy in concert, but I have high hopes for his contributions on CD. The Blues is a masterpiece, and Axl's lyrics and Finck's work on the song make it a masterpiece.

[monkeychow]

Well its said that Fink is big in the song writing.....

I actually dont get why Fortus is around....no offence to him - but like why have a dedicated rhythm player -

like i see Axl wantred a shredder in BH and now BF - so ok - and u have Robin to do the emotive bluesy slash style stuff -

why not just have those 2 and like when one is playing a solo the other covers the rhythm part....i mean 90% of the set list they play only ever had 2 guitar parts. I guess the new songs are designed for 3 but it seems like overkill....

I need to see more boots of the 2006 line up to know I guess...but it always seemed to me in 2002 that BH basicly did nothing most of the time, then occasionaly had a shred part in the outro to a song or something....

[AxlsMainMan]

I kind of chuckled when I saw the title of this thread...

Watching Rio I was thinking to myself that Robin was probably the weaker of the 3 on at least his solos, and I was really surprised by that, because on May 12th, Robin was fit to be tied.

None of the guitar players could be dubbed "obsolete" though or else Axl wouldn't even have them there.

Im sure Axl has other things he could spend his money on...