most of those guys (with the exception of evh)
couldn’t hang in a country band
I agree - expecially with the bluegrass flatpicking talents.
(Tony Rice!)
I really do like ‘Buckethead’, though.
I've played all styles, and most of the guys I know that play country now came from the rock bands first. Take a look at most of the bands for today's country acts. They are all rock & rollers that found out they could make a lot of money playing country. I personally know a few of them that play in Nashvegas.