How many guitarists are gonna be on Chinese Democracy

[CDesigner]

erm...surely no1 joins a band BECAUSE they DO NOT want to tour?!

erm erm... i think he means FORTUS joined because HUGE didn't want to tour.

[Voodoochild]

Huge may be just a permanent writer and helped Axl to arrange the songs. That doesn't mean he recorded everything or that his recorded tracks will still be on the album. I remember Richard said something about being in studio since 2002, so I don't think he only recorded interludes.

I think there's a big chance to hear both of them on the album.

And Brian May guest appearence isn't set on stone. As far as I remember, Axl said he may be missing on the final version of the album.

[the dirt]

And Brian May guest appearence isn't set on stone. As far as I remember, Axl said he may be missing on the final version of the album.

I hope he still is on. I've always wanted this colaboration on a recording.

But there are probably those that hope Shaq's guest spot remains as well 

[nesquick]

I hope Brian May will be on the record. I like his solo on Catcher in the Rye, I love the tone, very "Brian Mayish"
Guns N' Roses and Queen have always been friends, they share many fans (I'm among them).

Musically speaking, there's a great chemistry between him and Axl. Just look at the Freddy Mercury's Tribute.

[WARose]

i want to hear the original version with finck on lead guitar and the version with may properly mixed etc....   in general, there`s tons of new gnr studio stuff i wanna hear 

[KIKO2K6]

I hope Brian May will be on the record. I like his solo on Catcher in the Rye, I love the tone, very "Brian Mayish"
Guns N' Roses and Queen have always been friends, they share many fans.

Musically speaking, there's a great chemistry between him and Axl. Just look at the Freddy Mercury's Tribute.

Yeah Brian tone is unique and beatifull...
At this point and what AXL said on the Trunk interview i belive Finck re recorded Brian parts.
I hope Brian make the final cut.

[ppbebe]

tommy said CD was the collaboration of 8 musicians. I thought richard but maybe he meant paul then?

Remember when the demos leaked and people were saying how Fortus "owned" the songs? On the Trunk interview, Axl said something like"They think they know who's on those songs, but they dont have a clue"(I'm paraphrasing).

Who do you think he was referring to when he made those comments?

Let me nitpick, james.  I think it was "they know what's going on but actually they don't have a clue" was on the radio interview
and he was referring to better at Hammerstein when he talked about the knowitalls who think they know who's on those songs. And most people in here were praising just axl or bh when better leaked. "wow what a phenomenal solo, axl is a fucking genius!"

[nesquick]

The best tone I have ever heard is the David Gilmour one.
One word: Purity 

[AtariLegend]

Paul, Brian May, and Duff all there during the original recording, will have had their parts re-done by the current band.

are you implying brian may was in the band? he was not. he was a guest only. theres no real reason for his parts to be redone. he is BRIAN MAY.

All I was saying is that he played on a few songs almost a decade ago, that the songs will be different if we ever here them.

[Bono]

27 guitar players on CD last I heard.

[HamsterDemocracy]

Approximately 1,043.

Or 13.

Or five.

Or 100.

Or we don't know because no one knows how many people have worked on this album and nobody knows which tracks are going to be included on the finished product.

[NicoRourke]

27 guitar players on CD last I heard.

Maybe U2 could borrow some of 'em ? Could be usefull.

I don't think Huge is going to be on the record. His parts probably done by Richard. He's a far better player than Paul. It would be stupid not to use him in the studio.

[HamsterDemocracy]

27 guitar players on CD last I heard.

Maybe U2 could borrow some of 'em ? Could be usefull.

Or maybe U2 don't feel the need to have a dick-measuring contest.

Maybe they're perfectly content being U2. 

Wow, what a thought.

[fixintodie]

27 guitar players on CD last I heard.

Maybe U2 could borrow some of 'em ? Could be usefull.

Or maybe U2 don't feel the need to have a dick-measuring contest.

Maybe they're perfectly content being U2.?

Wow, what a thought.

But if they did have a dick measuring contest, I wonder who'd have The Edge.

(ba dum bum tschhhh) 

[fixintodie]

And on-topic, I would have thought Bumblefoot would have rerecorded Bucket's guitar parts, but he has said himself that he's not on the album. In that case I'd expect that those parts may have been reworked by Richard and Robin. I will be quite surprised if Bucket is still featured on the album in any great capacity.

It would be a big shame not to use Brian May's contribution.

[AtariLegend]

27 guitar players on CD last I heard.

Maybe U2 could borrow some of 'em ? Could be usefull.

Or maybe U2 don't feel the need to have a dick-measuring contest.

Maybe they're perfectly content being U2. 

Wow, what a thought.

But if they did have a dick measuring contest, I wonder who'd have The Edge.

(ba dum bum tschhhh)

Not Bono.

[HamsterDemocracy]

And on-topic, I would have thought Bumblefoot would have rerecorded Bucket's guitar parts, but he has said himself that he's not on the album. In that case I'd expect that those parts may have been reworked by Richard and Robin. I will be quite surprised if Bucket is still featured on the album in any great capacity.

It would be a big shame not to use Brian May's contribution.

There's no way in hell they re-recorded Bucket's parts with Robin and Fortus. BBF already said he hasn't done any recording.

We heard IRS without Bucket and TWAT without Bucket and I think I speak for everyone when I say his solos added a lot more to those songs. TWAT from '99 has good vocals but the solo is weak - Robin's is great as a lead-in to Bucket's but with JUST Robin's on there, it is lacking something.

[nesquick]

We heard IRS without Bucket and TWAT without Bucket and I think I speak for everyone when I say his solos added a lot more to those songs.

No. Speak for you. I don't miss Buckethead at all. Never did, and never will.

[Bartlet]

erm...surely no1 joins a band BECAUSE they DO NOT want to tour?!

erm erm... i think he means FORTUS joined because HUGE didn't want to tour.

erm, erm, erm...on reflection it seems you're probably right.

[grog mug]

Yes I def. do miss Buckethead. Love the new lineup with Bumblefoot, but the new songs live are DEF. missing something without Buckethead's playing.  I just hope Buckethead's parts STAY on every song.