The Glow Inc. Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 This is where we share footage of Richard 4tus looking cool / playing a mean guitar.I'll start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma16 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 If he wanted to be promoted he would. Not only does he look like Izzy but he also likes to stay out of the spotlight. He's a machine live!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuanVictor Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Yes, he's great. They should let him play the lead instead of Ashba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinegunner Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 ^Why? Lead is not more important than rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuanVictor Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 ^Why? Lead is not more important than rhythm.Of course it's not more important. But, at least we would see him play a lot more solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highvoltage Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machinegunner Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Can't wait to see what he comes up with. He's so capable and deserves to shine. It's cool how he explains all the influences in his playing on the how-to-play-KOHD youtube video, where he explains that it sounded Hendrix, but then Hendrix sounded like Curtis Mayfield... but for a moment though I thought, "but what about the Richard Fortus influence?". Obviously it is there but he would be too humble to discuss it. Can't wait till there is more of a "Fortus Stamp" on things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoadedNightraiN Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I was hoping so bad when Robin left, that Richard would just take his solos over... Big fan of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trqster Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Fortus is a great guitar player, very much subdued by Axl and by the other lead guitar players. That's just the way it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eu4ic Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Good topic. 4tus is by far the best guy for the "lead" role. Ashba is better as a rhythm player/mascot. Ron is better as a kind of secondary/auxiliary player, kinda like the bongos are secondary to drums. 4tus on the other hand has a killer tone, blues chops all over the place, and the rock n roll spirit runs through his veins. Only problem is, he lacks the ability to bring it all together into something meaningful. His sounds dont form a narrative that pull our heartstrings and stimulates the mind the way BH/Slash's do. He's like Steve Stevens but Steve has also has that excellent taste which allowed him to come up with timeless riffs like White Wedding and so forth. 4tus lacks those concrete ideas. All things considered, I concur he's the best guy to showcase. What we need, however, is a young upstart to come into Axl's life and blow him away so that he'll put all his lofty ideas aside and just wanna make MUSIC. I'm gonna pray about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estranged Reality Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I've always liked Fortus, but I'm not really sure he's lead guitarist type. I don't know how to say this without sounding insulting (and this isn't necessarily meant to be a negative comment), but he seems like a good session rhythm guitarist. I'm not convinced he entirely has his own sound and we don't have much evidence unfortunately that he's a strong songwriter like Izzy was, but he seems entirely capable of handling the rhythm sections he's given. I used to be a big champion of him and said he should take over when Robin left, but I think he's probably better left handling rhythm since it plays a big part of GN'R's sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 he's a good guitarist, but he is the one who seems to care the least about a new record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Yes, he's great. They should let him play the lead instead of Ashba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzygirl Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 (edited) Fortus, probably my favourite member, and that includes Axl (and Dizzy). But he is not like Izzy, no one is like Izzy. Edited May 1, 2013 by izzygirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cosmo Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 He's the guitarist GnR needs. He's got it all. He's a perfect fit... Love the guy. Can't imagine what an Fortus/Rose song would sound like but it would be epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmapelian Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 He's the guitarist GnR needs. He's got it all. He's a perfect fit... Love the guy. Can't imagine what an Fortus/Rose song would sound like but it would be epic.Lmao......that's the problem w nuGNR, you can't imagine what a fortus/rose song would sound like, yet he's been in the band for how many years??!! That's the funniest thing I've heard - yet perfectly illustrates the problem with axl and his band of merrymen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMG Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 ^Why? Lead is not more important than rhythm.But Fortus would be able to actually play the Solo's..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Richard can probably do wonders for Guns in the studio. I hope he'll get the chance to do that someday. Such a waste of talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sword&tulipz Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) He has been writing some songs together with Norwegian artist Sàivu Edited May 2, 2013 by sword&tulipz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeez Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Definitely my favorite guitarist of the current lineup. He's great.Fortus solo @ 06:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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