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Slash

Izzy (no one else had his feel and knack for writing with Slash and Axl)

Fortus live he's amazing and really seems to get into performing and he's more than technically capable)

Bucket (most technically proficient but lacking in the soul and grit that were fundamental to GNR)

Robin

Bumble (probably the 2nd most proficient technically but the fretless noodling didn't do it for me)

Ashba

Gilby

While Buckethead was the most technically proficient guitarist in the band, Slash embodied Guns N Roses. He is arguably the greatest hard rock guitarist certainly of his generation and arguably of all time.   He can shred and burn up the fretboard but at the same time shift into incredibly melodic, emotive, and memorable guitar playing out there.  

Robin and DJ both did admirable jobs filling in for him given that it was such a tall order and such big shoes to fill (I loved DJs mi amor and Robin's playing on better and TIL), that said Slash took CD and Better and made them both better GNR songs.

Personally I loved the new Better intro and throughout the NITL tour Slash has routinely been heralded as the highlight of the show by both fans and critics alike.  Nobody plays those songs like him, nuGNR made admirable attempts but honestly I saw them in 02 and 06 and it just felt like too much being stuffed into the songs.   Slashs playing is looser, more bluesy and he gives the songs space to breathe that they didn't have when there were 3 guitarists trading solos. So it makes perfect sense to me that he's ranked 1 by a wide margin

Hard to narrow it down to 5

5.Hard School

4.Rocket Queen

3. Jungle

2.ScOM

1.Paradise City

Hey guys I think I'll be attending Milwaukee and I really want to take a shot @ getting sosome autographs.

Has the band been signing lately?  Pre show at all?  Post show?  For those of you that have met Axl how long after the show did you have to wait for him to come out???  Any help or input is appreciated. 

Hey all, long time member here (new sn) anyway...I live in Wisconsin Rapids and want to know who's going to this show and see about meet up, carpool, etc?  I'm currently recruiting to try to get some people to go with me but will try to go myself if all else fails.  Anyone from round these parts?