Good morning Bitcoinland.
I see we're still going sideways in the $10K-$11k range... currently $10724USD/$13775CAD (Bitcoinaverage).
Seems February ended up about where it began, after all kinds of drama.
Winter's grinding down. Hopefully we'll have our spring rally soon.
I always found it hard to play with more than one guitarist. They tend to go off on long jammy tangents without telling me. I guess my ear wasn't good enough to pick up the chord changes quick enough.
It's hard to imagine having another guitar in our outfit. It is a hell of a lot of noise the way it is.
"Lead" guitar players are annoying. I hate having to play with more than one guitarist at a time. One good rhythm guitarist is worth more than 100 noisy, self-centered "lead" guitarists with all their goofy effects pedals and total lack of self control.
They're so clueless some of them actually think that people other than guitarists actually give a shit about some rambling pointless guitar solo. Most audiences are concerned primarily with the actual melody and lyrics of the song. They consciously listen mostly to the lead vocals while subconsciously being moved by the groove of the rhythm section. The singer is the main treble voice, not some silly guitar.
As a bassist, I'd rather play with 2 drummers than 2 guitarists. I can handle a good 3-piece (bass, drums, guitar) band because the guitarist is forced to play mainly strong rhythm with only the occasional "lead" fluff. Frankly, I'd rather have a good sax player to play the instrumental breaks, as long as he doesn't think he's John Coltraine.
/rant
Playing bass myself mostly in power trio line ups I concur on most of your points.
Though I will say if a lead guitar break is well thought out ,arranged and melodically slick,
it can add substance to the track, especially maybe for the middle eight.
David Gilmore of Pink Floyd for one was a master at this.
But mindless shredding to show off ones playing speed? oh perleeeze!
Leave that for the Spinal Tap metal head moroons holding lighters over their heads, I'll pass thank you...
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Edit: you too Ibian. 
