COUNTING Crows, while now 3 guitars, is another well orchestrated combination of two (or three) guitars that never double parts. I think it's more than possible. Also lofi. Are two guitars at once in a post-punk band really that contradictory? The sound that comes to mind is Bloc Party. It may still be. Someone already mentioned The Church, but theyre worth mentioning again. Had she dropped more such breaks, wed think of her in the same class as Thunders. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often shouted political, anti-establishment lyrics. Interesting stuff. Can be a bit poppy and corny though.Slayer - hanneman and king both drop leads all over the place, and have been doing it since the 80'strivium - i hate this band don't like their tunes, etc. Kramer was nominally the lead guitarist, but he and Smith locked into contrapuntal flights of fretboard fancy aimed for the stratosphere. She bent strings with an impunity that wouldve given Thunders pause, wrote catchy riffs that were almost casual in their infectiousness, then coated them all in a blanket of distortion filthier and nastier than L7s. Oh, and having seen them perform Little Wing live, twice, I would say their version beats the crap out of Stevie Ray Vaughans. That most certainly IS Nico era VU. Andy Partridge and Dave Gregory are both amazing guitar players. She rages across every stage the hard-touring band play, handling her Gibson SG like the genetically modified lovechild of Angus Young and Johnny Ramone. Great list! 11 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. But Carl Bart was more of a lead player than Pete Doherty. Great choices. But what Ray ultimately brought to punk was the Echoplex. is a world-class musician still in touch with his inner primitive. A big thumbs up from Brian Jones Im sure. WebThin Lizzy immediately comes to mind. This influenced a generation of young Brits. Only thing about Pearl Jam though is I almost don't look at them this way because I mostly just consider McCready the lead. All of those records are a primer on simple, blues-based twin guitar arrangements. More orchestrated than most of the two guitar attacks. Even shred god Paul Gilbert described him as one of the best guitarists in the world for his blistering downpicking, and his mastery of palm-muting and powerchord riffing rivals even thrash-metal giant James Hetfield. We are going through this right now. The other guy considers himself a very rhythm oriented guitarist. Im not claiming these are the GREATEST twin-guitar bands, as music is largely an issue of taste. One, they owed as much to 70s Camaro rock as to classic punk. Lots of good ones.Rancid is right up my alley. I was posting the new articles last night, and I decided to add a few pictures. He accomplished all this with a Gibson Les Paul Custom originally belonging to the Dolls, And The Wailers. Nothing grates eardrums harder than a punk band with no chops. I would also add The Pixies and The Black Crowes as great examples of locked-in, tension-creating two-guitar bands. Im older th dirt but I guess way out of the loop,. . and not just the dickey and duane period but the warren haynes derek trucks period too? WebSuburban Home (1999) Past members. No debate! Not what youd normally think as a two guitar band, you just think of it as Janis Joplins band, but listen to Summertime from Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company. Just because Gang of Four, Joy Division, and Bauhaus had one guitarist, doesn't mean your band has to. in 1970 at the height of their powers they were almost untouchable ..or eric clapton and duane allman on the derek and the dominos album ?? Witness the guitar arrangements on their cover of Junior Murvins "Police & Thieves." His CV reads like a who's who of the most musically advanced roots/punk outfits. Many punks talked the DIY talk, but these two lived their principles. When Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun offered them a blank cheque to sign the band, they told him where to go, instead reaching arena status on their own terms and keeping ticket prices to a target $5. Cept John C had trouble keeping up with Gary Duncan! . how could you leave out the Allman Brothers Band? Ill take that any day over the noise made by punk rockers like Dream Syndicate. Yes, tempos and energy both were standard-punk-regulation high. The only essential member was visionary founder, . in stick form, that will smolder and can be used to light fireworks, fuses, etc. And maybe have some individual ideas, as well. in a world marked by distortion. Even in Green Days indie days on Lookout! How could you forget Duane Allman and Dickey Betts of The Allman Brothers Band!? Yet Ramone is as much a child of Thunders as the rest of this list. it pretty much seemed to be a religion with them guys to have 2 and three guitars .. lynyrd skynyrd , the outlaws ?? Some of Steves best playing with the Sex Pistols was on debut single Anarchy in the UK. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The Eagles should for sure be on this list, Glaring omissions: Absolutely great! The #1 slot belongs unequivocally to the Allman Brothers!!! The Gang of Four founders influence dwarves his sales. A great example of two guitars working as one! music is super technical and just plain jawdroppingCounterpoint, tons of sweeps, odd time sigs, etc. And her tone is the thickest and juiciest. I mean come ON, people! How do they do it? Clearly Lou on the Left, and definitely Nico is the blonde, and who else looks like Mo? . punk, also called punk rock, aggressive form of rock music that coalesced into an international (though predominantly Anglo-American) movement in 197580. What a maroon. So, there you go. But shes also a capable lead guitarist. Powered by Invision Community. Many punks talked the DIY talk, but these two lived their principles. And while singer/guitarist Blaine Cartwright growls superbly from both his throat and fretboard, much of their sonic blitzkrieg is down to the gonzo virtuosity of his wife, Ruyter Suys. I've heard metal bands and some world bands pull it off - but it's rare. It is guaranteed to become a collector's item, just like PUNK Magazine back issues. It is worth mentioning that the Velvet Underground was a very heavy influence to Steve Wynn in forming that band so much so that they took their band name from an early VU-related experimental music(via John Cale) experimental music group. Even in Green Days indie days on Lookout! Chrissie nearly always plays and another guitarist plus bass player. SIGNATURE MOVE: Mick Jones is where punk meets the skilled musicality of Mick Ronson, David Bowies first guitar hero and secret weapon. A comprehensive rundown of the best guitarists of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, the best jazz, rock, indie, blues, metal and acoustic players and the top guitarists around today Every new electric guitarist should learn a Ramones song, but some people mistakenly think this means his style is easily replicated. might be an even bigger influence on punk guitar than Thunders. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND!!!! Pretty sure that last picture definitely is NOT the Velvet Underground. Original six-string Stooge, learned on the job and reduced rock guitar to a series of drones blasted through what sounded like The Worlds Biggest Fuzz Box. If thats not the Velvet Underground, then it is the best tribute band Ive ever seen. Denatured surf and rockabilly licks got reprocessed through a surfeit of distortion, via a humbucking-equipped Partscaster. Ditto on the Allman Bros sentiment. Come on. The rest can fight for 2nd. The fringe-jazzy, Televisionesque guitar work on The Las Vegas Story comes to mind, as well as the more lush sounding stuff they did on Pastoral Hide And Seek. Mezcal Head is a good album to start with great hooks, sounds, and images. They INVENTED 2 guitar harmonies !!!! Hey there, cool article, but I just thought I should mention that that photograph is most definitely not of the Velvet Underground. Killing Joke. Often politicized and full of vital energy beneath a sarcastic, hostile facade, punk spread as an ideology and an aesthetic approach, becoming an archetype of teen rebellion and alienation. Any way I shall be signing up your own feeds and even We pleasure a person obtain persistently rapidly. Original six-string Stooge Ron Asheton learned on the job and reduced rock guitar to a series of drones blasted through what sounded like The Worlds Biggest Fuzz Box. One is always playing the angular jb type chords (adding on the sixth, seventh or third on top of the chord), and the other is playing staccato riffs (tenor guitar). Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir) He served tours of duty with Ringo Starrs first two All-Starr Bands, co-wrote with the late Lou Reed on 1979s The Bells (opens in new tab) (along with songs that became part of Lofgrens 2019 album, Blue With Lou (opens in new tab)), and he was the lead guitarist on onetime Foreigner frontman Lou Gramms first solo album, Ready or Buy some CDs, or download the MP3s or add it to your phone or the chip in your head or whatever it is you kids do to get music these days. Los Straitjackets? Heres a list of some great twin-guitar bands. Most active in the 90s, they still perform occasionally and while actual solos were scarce, Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge made extensive use of opening tunings (on a Jazzmaster and a Les Paul) and lots of effects pedals. Punk (fireworks), a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuse; Punk, a colloquialism for the cattail reed, genus Typha; Punkwood, rotted or fungus-infested wood which is brittle and crumbly. Ditto on the Brian Jones comments. Blondies six-stringer expanded his palate by drawing on reggae, disco and punk simultaneously. You know there are some really great bands that are muddy. an apprentice, especially in the building trades. 2. dry, decayed wood that can be used as tinder; touchwood. Try listening to F.U.B.B., a totally instrumental cut on Theres the Rub, another truly great guitar alubum. This writer is full of crap. The band had a comical approach mixed with catchy musicality that proved to be quite addictive. Three bands with intricate dual guitars: Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead & Quicksilver Messenger Service. are you kiddin me ? Instead, he played with an abandon that was clearly intuitive, not premeditated, while hardly lacking emotion. While I dig all our picks, You didnt include what I consider to be one of the truly great non-traditional two-guitar bands: XTC, especially on Drums & Wires, Black Sea, and English Settlement, when they still had the angular new wave energy of their youth. I simply cannot believe that no one mentioned Thin Lizzy some of the best dual guitar riffs out there. Then he coated it with the unstable harmonic overspill emanating from the, s amplifiers. MC5 (Fred Sonic Smith & Wayne Kramer) Michael Bruce and Glen Buxton of the original Alice Cooper band for sure fit the criteria you established. They both have that no-nonsense fast 3-chord buzzsaw guitar sound which is so crucial No Glamour For Willie, Call Mr. Lee, Mars Perfect tones, perfect arrangements. a young ruffian; hoodlum. As noted above, The Clash and AC/DC were also TWO of the great two-guitar bands. All have benefitted from his stinging, beautiful tone and caress. I cant help but notice most these dual-guitar ensembles are combining two exceptional rhythm guitarists; with one of them having an inclination for lead play. . That two-note, bent-string lead-fest on, is all Jett, according to manager/musical partner. defines the term guitar hero. He and fellow bandmate, rock scene. Death Cab for Cutie is one of the most influential indie rock bands of the 2000s and 2010s, with a sound that deftly straddles the indie/grunge and emo genres. Then it was a number of Les Paul Juniors going through the modded Marshalls hes played since Dookie. has always been that anyone can do it. Heres how it works. I know most bands out there probably have two guitarists. They were pretty wildnotes sustained for 20 minutes and so on. Bands like The Beatles and Creedance had a lot more inter-locking guitar playing than the punk rock noise this guy celebrates. He combined the Chuck Berry school of bent-note lead guitar with the filthy raunch of Keith Richards (as well as a few of histonsorial and sartorial cues). CLAIM TO FAME: New York Dolls, the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders (solo). and hey "metalcore" bands with two guitars is the norm. Yes, the basis of any great band is the drumming the beat has to be solid. Products You Loved That They Don't Make Anymore. He twisted the innovations of Thunders and Williamson into something sick and dangerous, crossed with something of the proto-metal charm of someone like Coopers, contributed a lot to the art of punk guitar. Thanks for reading and adding to the listvery cool of you all. love the play of ness and wickersham of social d. but my fav duo is woods and richards of the stones. Except he took the Dolls advent as permission to play his own way. Yes, the basis of any great band is the drumming the beat has to be solid. Please enjoy our custom playlist as you read about what makes all these six Xavior "Soylent" G. says:He has a girly voice on me and thats about it..-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I generally consider lead vocalist who can also play lead guitar to be the most talented musicians around, as far as bands go. Not really a band, but the axeslinger duo of Hunter/Wagner (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed) in the 70s were a force to be reckoned with. Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Guitarists are especially under scrutiny. On the first album, Karl played a Harmony-made 3 pickup Silvertone (the H78 model, I believewith the Bigsby) with the middle pickup removed. 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. And I like most of the additions (though I cannot abide any praise of the Eagles, no matter how talented their guitar players may be And the ones I dont LIKE (as bands), I agree with (as picks of bands that do two-guitars very well). Then, like the rest of his brethren, he could stop on a dime and downshift into the slowest, deepest dub reggae. Black Flags founder was pivotal to developing hardcore and post-hardcore, bringing to punk jazz influences, breakbeats and, most shockingly, playing slowly. Not a knock on Gossard, but Mike McCready is a f'in guitar God! Vastly under-promoted by the sick beast that is the music industry. Adapt your playing styles to work well together, and don't focus on fitting into some genre. LoxleySeptember 15, 2010 in Effects and Processors. Youd have to put these two at the top of any list: Moby Grape just incredible guitar arrangements. You can basically have one of the guitars play one single note through the whole song! He utilized/abused the classic tape delay unit to create shrieking psychedelic textures not found on other punk records, even to this day. And there are many listed here in the comments who do twin-guitars REALLY well, but I cant stand their music (most metalwhich I find sophomoric and dumb ((sorry)), Fugazi, Sonic Youtheven though not liking Sonic Youth hurts my hipster credMetallica, and others) . WebWhen there are two guitarists, usually one will be assigned the lead sections, and the other the rhythm sections. ill admit that i wished that henley and frey would have let felder and walsh outta the box and just rip like they could .. but they wanted everything note for note .. it sounds impressive .. the first time you see them .. but after that it gets kinda old .. i agree .. but they didnt run the band .. henley and frey do so they did as they were told .. but they were awesome guitar players together .. as good as anyone on this list you made .. in fact probably better than anyone on this list you made .. but if youre gonna make a list of great twin lead bands you cant dismiss felder and walsh .. especially when they could probably mop the floor with most of the bands you mentioned .. that is if henley and frey say they can .. cause theyre not allowed out to play ( i mean really play ) unless frey and henley say they can .. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (the original) Alice Cooper, and Wishbone Ash. Employing an Eventide Harmonizer electronically created a 12-string-like ring as 60s pop melodicism sank more into his work. He scrubbed out some solid riffs, as Bart indulged in flights of jazz fancy that suggested a more-than-passing familiarity with Django Reinhardt. This doesnt mean you NEED two guitars to make a great bandId be leaving off a lot of great guitar music if I scratched Hendrix, Cream-era Clapton, The Who, early Uncle Tupelo and a ton of other great bands. Listen to ARGUS if youve never heard them, youre truly missing out. There are some songs where one guitar is playing country, another folk and another blues and they all work perfectly together. Try to find counter-melodies, counter ryhthms too. a passive or submissive male Franz ferdinand: jackeline, Your email address will not be published. Domenic Reid, guitarist of the pop punk band, Broadside, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the "Into The Raging Sea Tour" with Youth Culture, First and Forever, and Cherie Bands like CCR, the Beatles, the Byrds, Big Star, the Replacements and the Kinks are filled with great guitar work. Talking Heads were so experimental there was barely a sound they didnt try, starting new wave in the process. When fretting octave shapes with their roots on the fifth string, the tip of Billies index finger brushes (or stubs) the sixth and fourth strings just enough to mute them. Then Powers joined Pierces band, blues-punk desperados the Gun Club. just focus on playing complimentary lines or fills. Hed clearly learned a thing or two from 70s metal, but left the parts he didn't like on the cutting-room floor. The Shadows, too, had a lead player (Hank). Finest twin lead axes ever wielded! As a basement trio called Dogbreath playing hyperspeed, covers in a Minneapolis basement, the Replacements were. Great to see recognition for Karl Precoda and early Dream Syndicate. Listen to Argus, then rewrite your blog.. Butto address some of the contentious ones: As I DID say in the introand repeated in the commentsthis was NEVER meant to be (NOR was it stated to BE one) a comprehensive list of ALL the great two-guitar bands, but a list of SOME great ones.and there are issues of taste that made me leave some of them off (all the metal bands mentioned in the comments section, for instance). Judas Priest is also one of the great two-guitar rock bands. In no particular order: Richard Hell & the Voidoids on stage at CBGB in 1976. Guitarist Dr. Know is especially adept, spewing volleys of 16th notes like some people yawn. With these considerations in mind, here are. He had the keen sense of knowing what to play and when. This group was one of the first to incorporate Celtic music elements into the punk genre. He sometimes also took on backing vocal duties and penned many of the bands tracks. But the electric guitar is punks sonic signature. Much of the bands iconic sound undoubtedly comes from Dexter Hollands unique voice. Billie holds his pick at an angle between his thumb and index finger, not quite flat on the pad nor on the side. I never meant to suggest here are all the great two-guitar bands. Paul Gray Known by monikers- The Pol, #2 or The Pig, Paul Grays most notable acts were the founding member and bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot. Yes was just about to post wonderful first album burned. WebAnswer (1 of 8): It depends on what you mean by two lead guitarists. WebGlen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. Utilizing a heavily modded Gibson Melody Maker purchased from Eric Carmen of 70s power-pop heroes the Raspberries, she slashes out the most solid power chords in all of rock. and hey "metalcore" bands with two guitars is the norm. eeeeeeeee..theyre every bit as good as dickey and duane .. and how about some of the other southern rock bands ?? While early Stones is incredible, and Brian Jones had a wonderful genius for playing, well, for playing things that werent guitars (sitar, dulcimer, and so on), the band What about early Poco? When Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun offered them a blank cheque to sign the band, they told him where to go, instead reaching arena status on their own terms and keeping ticket prices to a target $5. Television and Sonic Youth have both done pretty well with two guitars. REM, Nirvana, RHCP and Franz Ferdinand owe him a great debt. Brad Whitford and Joe Perry of Aerosmith! All about rare & vintage guitars, guitar amps, fx pedals and more! god i love music :-). Dropkick Murphys By far one of the most popular punk bands of the 2000s is the Dropkick Murphys. Just some amazing guitar work there. So, a lot of these bands werent omittedthey just didnt fall into the TYPE of guitar playing I was talking about. The heady mix of free jazz improvisation, Chuck Berry raunch and the Yardbirds feedback-drenched experimentation gassed up MC5s guitaristic engine. This became punks standard rhythm guitar method. But if we move into more modern times we cant leave out the heavier rock and metal bands like AC/DC. Both halves of poetic garage punks the Libertines were as strong guitar players as they were songwriters. All great bands (well, except for Judas Priest :)but, as stated in the intro, the article isnt mean to cover bands that do the traditional rhythm/lead breakdown.as great as the Clash are, for instance (my vote for my favorite punk band) Jones played almost ALL the leads and Strummer played the rhythm partsthey didnt weave 2 guitars the way the bands mentioned did. Probably a very mundane answer, but its a toss-up between Steve Jones (The Sex Pistols) and Johnny Ramone (The Ramones). . Oh come ON! Slapstick nihilism, anyone? And he wants to pretty much drop all the music we had written, performed and recorded over the last four years to start from scratch. what about SONIC YOUTH?? Out of all of the Pistols singles, that was the slowest. Sparks and Gardner both just seemed to want to outdo everyone, dead or alive, on noisy, messy guitar sounds. Definitely spot-on with Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids and Carl Percoda-era Dream Syndicate. Johnny Thunders might be the definitive punk-rock guitarist. 2 guitarists is what comes to mind when I think modern post-punk. SIGNATURE MOVE: Kid Congo Powers is a world-class musician still in touch with his inner primitive. By Someone else mentioned it, but I have to echo that the Grateful Dead were one of the most distinctive two-guitar bands. Listen to Television and tell me two guitars can't work in a post-punk setting. Keeping punk alive for the masses to this day. The Fugazi guitarists inspired one of most dedicated fanbases in the world. Equally a hero to the metal and industrial genres, Geordie gave Killing Joke haunting arpeggios and remains a cult figure. Pixies: all over the world Did anyone mention The Beatles? Agree with David Sprague Allman Bros. It is worth mentioning that the Velvet Underground was a very heavy influence to Steve Wynn in forming that band so much so that they took their band name from an early VU-related experimental music(via John Cale) experimental music group. +1 on the early Stones with Brian Jones. Queens of the stone age are famous for having 3 guitarists, give them a go. CLAIM TO FAME: The Gun Club, the Cramps, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. Is there a way around this? Time For Heroes - The Best of The Libertines, Clevelands Dead Boys were a bizarre, crossbred mutation of the Stooges and, Slapstick nihilism, anyone? You may not dig his music, but the guy's an amazing musician. Yes, it is possible. Employing an Eventide Harmonizer electronically created a 12-string-like ring as 60s pop melodicism sank more into his work. Look for the song Duel on YouTube. On the tour following THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, it broke and he replaced it with a 335 and a Strat, which is what most of the existing footage of that version of the band shows. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols, is where punk meets the skilled musicality of, s first guitar hero and secret weapon. Donny the Punk (19461996), United States prison reform activist I can think of a dozen, but will give you 3 notable omissions. One of my favorite XTC moments is the guitar dual between the Andy and Dave at the end of Books Are Burning from their Nonesuch album. But thats where the DKs diverge, mostly via the sonic science laid down by guitarist. Never mind the dull New York type stuff what about WISHBONE ASH! Usually, Noel Gallagher would play all the One of our guitarists moved to San Diego over the shutdown and we are just getting back to rehearsals with one. He excised blues influences. Surely these tow bands are the model for modern bands like Uncle Tupleo, Wilco, Thorns, etc.? AwesomeOne theme by Flythemes. Here Are the Most Famous Left Handed Guitarists 20. improvisation, Chuck Berry raunch and the Yardbirds feedback-drenched experimentation gassed up MC5s guitaristic engine. So much great music by these guys. SIGNATURE MOVE: Of all the original grunge guitarists, L7s classic duo of Donita Sparks and Suzi Gardner is possibly the most impressive. two of these bands that I think are truly amazing at the 2 guitar level are moe. End of subject! uncertain] punk 2 (pk) n. 1. The last, reunion Television album is mind boggling and criminally overlooked by modern guitar players. more than on guitarist in all of them. When I think of post-punk, I immediately think of "Flowers of Romance", so when I read the thread name, I was like "What? The sound is wildly aggressive in a way that down-up alternate strumming cant match, and it directly inspired the rhythm styles of '80s thrash and '90s pop-punk, and any song that makes use of a regular eighth-note powerchord part carries Ramones DNA. Jeez! He has a girly voice on me and thats about it.. does jimmy page's double neck count as "two" guitars? With his sick chords and spastic, gibbering leads, pushed through a mountain of tube distortion, Williamson created a futuristic, sci-fi blues style all his own. lead guitar. Yes, tempos and energy both were standard-punk-regulation high. Get tones that are different, one that is a fat rythm crunch, the other more in the higher frequencies, doing melodies and lead lines. WebWhich punk rock guitarist is your favorite, and why? jangle, often at the same time. With these considerations in mind, here are 20 of punks greatest guitar players. There was also Kramers idea of playing the amp, cranking it so loud that overtones spill all over the place. But both guitarists Just dont tell Rob that I made that mistake! growls superbly from both his throat and fretboard, much of their sonic blitzkrieg is down to the gonzo virtuosity of his wife, across every stage the hard-touring band play, handling her Gibson SG like the genetically modified lovechild of, inflicted grievous bodily harm upon land speed records and societal norms, early, stood out. +1 on Television too. And her tone is the thickest and juiciest. You all forgot Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap. The band is known for their catchy songs and energetic live performances. a. something or someone worthless or unimportant. He used very musical sustain and feedback on key tracks such as "Clash City Rockers" and "London Calling." Great topic and article. changed all that, adding his incredible heartfelt songs. I play "lead", but really I'm just playing off him. Check out their record, "epitaph" for enlightenment.Obscura - same as what I said about necrophagist two of the dudes from the old necro lineup joined this band recently.But to me, it sounds like you're asking if there are bands with two guitarists and that play together effectively, but not necessarily "lead". Of the seven members, only King and Regan have been in the lineup since the beginning, when they played every Monday night at the famed Molly Malones pub in LA. It's a beautiful work of art. yeah i know it didnt last all that long but after over 40 years that album still stands as claptons high water mark and duane had a lot to do with that .. and then last but not least .. whats the beef with the eagles ?? Pearl Jam (Mike McCready & Stone Gossard) Then of course in classic metal, bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Saxon and The Scorpions have made the 2 guitar setup a mainstay in that genre. 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