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Both would be preferable, but I went for creativity. Not being a musician, technical skill for its own sake is just not for me.

Poll Question: what thing is most important in a guitarist?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
creativity to make melodies	41	[83.67%]
skill to play	8	[16.33%]
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Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24391	Posted: July 24 2006 at 10:04
	Both would be preferable, but I went for creativity. Not being a musician, technical skill for its own sake is just not for me.

krring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 13 2006 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 68	Posted: July 25 2006 at 05:47
	Creativity in making melodies is important for a musician, or more specifically for a composer. Musicianship in that regard is good to have for a guitarist - after all, it's a definite boon for improvisation - but skill IS of primary concern. I don't know about the rest of you, but I would far rather listen to a highly skilled guitarist bringing life to a composed piece, than some fumbling beyond which can be discerned a creative melody. The key question is what constitutes skill, and of course the answer is a frantic waving of the arms and the imploration, 'NOT SPEED!' Skill is the ability to execute a melody - whether a result of your own creativity or some other's - with a variation of sound and pace, with a texture appropriate to each note, which completes the emotion that otherwise can only be partially present in a well-conceived melody.

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: July 25 2006 at 11:15
	if I had to choose: creativity

The Wizard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: July 18 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7341	Posted: July 25 2006 at 11:17
	If you can't make a good melody, then all your skill is worthless. That's why I like Joe Satriani so much! great playing and melodies.


Arrrghus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 21 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5296	Posted: July 26 2006 at 19:40
	I'm a guitar player, and let me tell you: anyone can build their skill and get better - and I'm not joking. However, not everyone is creative or can create melodies. For example: see Slayer.


Kord Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 23 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 329	Posted: August 07 2006 at 03:37
	creativity
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Australian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 13 2006 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3278	Posted: August 07 2006 at 04:48
	Creativity to make melodies , Although the skill of the guitarist does come into account for me, that is why I consider Steve Howe to be the best guitarist as he has a mixture of both.