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Poll Question: who is the best guitarist/bass player
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    Posted: December 01 2011 at 19:57
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2011 at 20:04
both switched from bass to el-guitar in thier bands, both also are quite addept at both instruments, not virotuse but have done splendid guitar solos, aucustic plaing and background guitar, both have similar guitarstyles, sort of GIlmoureesque just less bluesy and more folk/eastern modes, both also are skilled bass-players, who have a melodic style of playing Roger is a Fender man and Mike is a RIchenbacher man,

Roger have some really amazing guitarsolos (5 or 6 which are great), MIke also have at least one (Burning Ropes) nice solo on guitar.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2011 at 20:38
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

both switched from bass to el-guitar in thier bands, both also are quite addept at both instruments, not virotuse but have done splendid guitar solos, aucustic plaing and background guitar, both have similar guitarstyles, sort of GIlmoureesque just less bluesy and more folk/eastern modes, both also are skilled bass-players, who have a melodic style of playing Roger is a Fender man and Mike is a RIchenbacher man,

Roger have some really amazing guitarsolos (5 or 6 which are great), MIke also have at least one (Burning Ropes) nice solo on guitar.

Saying Mike has only one great guitar solo in 30 years of playing lead guitar isn't a very much about his guitar solosLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2011 at 20:42
here is one nice guitarsolo by Roger



here is another one


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 01 2011 at 22:49
I have got to go with Rutherford, just for playing that awesome 12-string/bass double neck!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 00:37
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 06:08

Hodgson, simply because I think he makes the best songs with his guitar.

Still one of my favorite songwriters ever, though Rutherford's work with Genesis always was excellent!
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 06:34
As  I can't understand the love for supertramp my vote is obvious.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 09:45
Mike Rutherford is a better bass / guitar player IMHO (this time I read the poll question well)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 10:35
Was just watching the Crime YT clip, what a fantastic band and contribution to music..................still voted for MikeSmile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 11:43
To be honest, I never really noticed Roger Hodgson's playing that much, with the exception of a couple of brief guitar solos that are fine but nothing astonishing.  I'll vote for Mike.  I'm sure both of them are great at their instruments.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 11:44
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

both switched from bass to el-guitar in thier bands, both also are quite addept at both instruments, not virotuse but have done splendid guitar solos, aucustic plaing and background guitar, both have similar guitarstyles, sort of GIlmoureesque just less bluesy and more folk/eastern modes, both also are skilled bass-players, who have a melodic style of playing Roger is a Fender man and Mike is a RIchenbacher man,

Roger have some really amazing guitarsolos (5 or 6 which are great), MIke also have at least one (Burning Ropes) nice solo on guitar.

Saying Mike has only one great guitar solo in 30 years of playing lead guitar isn't a very much about his guitar solosLOL
But you might be right!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 12:27
Rutherford just about pips it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 14:30
Well, Supertramp was never my cup of tea. Should I say more?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 15:00
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 15:30
Mike Rutherford gets my vote. Roger Hodgson is arguably better - or at least more distinctive - on lead guitar, but Rutherford is a more inventive and adept bassist and his 12 string playing was an integral part of the classic Genesis sound. While he may not have been a great soloist on the electric 6 string, he came up with plenty of catchy and inventive riffs in the post Hackett years.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2011 at 19:50
Both great, but I went for Rutherford. Hodgson is a much better singer and songwriter IMO.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2011 at 05:53
As much as I love Rutherford's work in Genesis, especially through Wind and Wuthering, I've never felt he was more than an adequate guitar player. He's a great bass player. Voted for Hodgson, who is a better guitarists, singer and song writer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2011 at 18:57
Rutherford because some of his work in Genesis doesn't need technical skill but sounds oh so sublime.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2011 at 02:27
This isnt comparing like for like, both are great in their own ways, but my vote to Roger because of the songs.
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