" @Elazul: I was talkin more about the scratching and use of the amp in manipulating the distortion to get different sounds aswell as th underarm playing seen in th video for Your Time Has Come "

It's all preference my boy.

@ShalashaskaUK666:

To be honest Shalashaska you really need to take a step back and see what Santana is trying to do. 10 minute guitar solos aren't exactly his cup of tea because 1. He knows he's not technically proficient and 2. He prefers having the Santana band as a full on force then just a guitar show like Yngwie Malmsteen. What I mean by that is that he likes having other members of the band be the star of the stage for a few minutes so he can just get the groove going. That's basically why he's so important to the musician community, especially in the jam community, because he knows how to take a step back and let the band do the talking. I am totally not surprised that the developers put Santana out as a market for GH 5 cause, putting the name of the game aside, it's become a band game thanks to the fierce competition of Rock Band.

@ShalashaskaUK666: Because he's freagin' Santana, haha. A lot of people really love the guitar and they just love watching him go at it. Put it this way. I don't really like to say a certain member feels what I'm about to say, but because I've seen the "Some Kind of Monster" documentary I guess, not know, but guess that Mr. Hammett really did not dig the tunes on St. Anger because the  lack of guitar solos. Even so he has to put a show on for the crowd, and even though there really isn't anything spectacular about the Santana solos in this video the crowd absolutely loves the man for just putting a guitar, turning his Boogie combo up to 11, and just solo his heart away. Keep in mind that this is a jam of a recorded song, so 50% of this vid is Santana saying "Dude? Solo. Cause you're awesome." (watch how Santana waits for his turn after the organ solo and watch at 2:04 how he tells the conga player to solo)

Who cares about someones virtual likeness in the game? Honestly.

Yeah thats pretty sweet, and I think if th new direction theyre taking is for a more band orientated music experience, then Santana is definately a sweet choice for that role, his solos still suck ass but like you say, its just for fun and nothing else, he's not trying to impress anybody, its about that style of music, and sonically it sounds awesome.

I doubt you can play like Santana.

" I doubt you can play like Santana. "

" U wanna know who's good? Joe Satriani, Tom Morello, Kirk Hammett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Olli Tukiainen, Padge, Slash, Corey Beaulieu....pretty much anyone who can play more than what the average primary school kid can play.

Now I invite you to justify why Santana should be in GH5...

"

" @TheGamerGeek said:

" @systech said:

" I doubt you can play like Santana. "

F U hoe. "

I somehow doubt you were defending me, but yeh I reckon I probably could do anythin Santy's put out, its nothin 2 complicated, he goes for awesome soundin stuff as oppose to technical or skillful prowess, he's not a GUITAR hero, just a good player relative to what is required by himself and his fans.

And oh yeh..........fuck you.

"

" @ShalashaskaUK666 said:

" @TheGamerGeek said:

" @systech said:

" I doubt you can play like Santana. "

F U hoe. "

I somehow doubt you were defending me, but yeh I reckon I probably could do anythin Santy's put out, its nothin 2 complicated, he goes for awesome soundin stuff as oppose to technical or skillful prowess, he's not a GUITAR hero, just a good player relative to what is required by himself and his fans.

And oh yeh..........fuck you.

"

I guess they should just put you in the game, superstar. "

Haha I dunno if GamerGeek is tryin 2 insult me or systech, as both times he's quoted then insulted lol! Look guys I blatently have my own opinion on this and I've given in repeatedly, I even resolved the whole thing with innacces14's help a couple posts back. I'm not gona concede and eat my words completely, because to me Santana will never be as good as Slash or Padge or any of my favourites, so if u wanna bite then I'm gona bite back, but dont do the whole 'I'm better coz I know people you aint heard of' routine, coz I know how it ends.

Trinity's an awesome I know :D

" Haha I dunno if GamerGeek is tryin 2 insult me or systech, as both times he's quoted then insulted lol! Look guys I blatently have my own opinion on this and I've given in repeatedly, I even resolved the whole thing with innacces14's help a couple posts back. I'm not gona concede and eat my words completely, because to me Santana will never be as good as Slash or Padge or any of my favourites, so if u wanna bite then I'm gona bite back, but dont do the whole 'I'm better coz I know people you aint heard of' routine, coz I know how it ends.

Who th fuck are Steve Lukather Jaco Pastorius anyway??

"

Kirk Hammett?  This thread is over.

No, posting in video game forums about why some artists are better than others (which is a completely pointless opinionated argument) and who should/shouldn't be in video games emulating that hobby makes you a nerd.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

@ShalashaskaUK666: I know I should have mentioned this earlier, but dude? You just can't compare Santana to your influences like that. Guitar Hero can mean 3 things to me. 1. They are technically proficient and are the stars of the show (Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen, Alexi Laiho, Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, etc.). 2. They mesh with the band well enough to make the band sound monumental (Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, John Petrucci, Tom Morello, Kurt Cobain, etc.), or 3. They have complete control over a band and directs them to add on to the guitar in a desired fashion to make the instrument have that much more of an impact (Steve Vai, Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Al Di Meola, Carlos Santana, etc.).

Neither guitarist can overcome anothers catagory, and sorry if it's insulting coming off as me saying "Slash can not touch what Santana has", but when you think about it if Slash did have as much control over the band as Santana did then can you imagine how much better Slash's GnR solos would have sound if he told Axl to shut up and stop singing while he's soloing?

^^ That is a very good point and thankyou for making it reasonably, all guitarists have their own strengths and weaknesses, and Porklord, its called 'Off Topic' for a reason. 

" I hate guitar nerds. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" I hate guitar nerds. "

Are you never happy????? "

This Guitar Hero is more geared towards having fun, not being required to be a plastic guitar god in order to play most of the songs.

I gotta agree with the OP, Santana is a heap of shit.

" I gotta agree with the OP, Santana is a heap of shit. "

" @oldschool: I agree with you about Ted Nugent... that song of his in Guitar Hero WT was absolutely awful. "

" @oldschool: Agreed. I couldn't care less if someone dislikes what I like... because at the end of the day; I'm enjoying it. Unless someone tells me that The Beatles suck... then I get angry. "

" @ShalashaskaUK666 said:

" U wanna know who's good? Joe Satriani, Tom Morello, Kirk Hammett, Yngwie Malmsteen, Olli Tukiainen, Padge, Slash, Corey Beaulieu....pretty much anyone who can play more than what the average primary school kid can play.

Now I invite you to justify why Santana should be in GH5...

"

You're an idiot if your thinking that technical ability = better guitarist. Can you CREATE and compose music like he did? No. Music is about being creative and well... creating music and not being a fucking robot.  I've seen 15-17 year olds that can play cleaner, faster and better (more technical) than Kirk Hammett. Does that make them better than him? You know something else? Kirk Hammett has worked with Santana. He is also a fan of him. I'm sure that all the guitarists you have mentioned would agree that Santana is a great guitarist. When you have some musicians like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Steve Lukather, Jaco Pastorius and more talking about how great he is and working with him, it just makes you look like a dumb ass.Your kind are the ones that make  dumb fucking "music" and make it on MTV.I rather listen to an orgasmic note than thousands of nonsense notes being thrown around for the hell of it. Even though I love some guitar virtuosos that can actually make music like Buckethead (inspired by Satana as well), Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Yngwie  Malmsteen (early stuff is good imo), and Paul Gilbert. "

" Well Hendrix has already been in a GH game b4, so theres not a whole lotta point putting him in again, as 4 Page I would rather they did a full on tribute to Zeppelin in their own game as oppose to just a guitar battle, I think th GH franchise is more suited to the guitarists I mentioned, instead of just saying 'Hendrix FTW!' over and over again. 
Page hates GH anyway! http://www.spike.com/blog/jack-white-jimmy/82632
"

" @ShalashaskaUK666 said:

As 4 HandsomeDead, I'm proud to be a guitar nerd! "

Yeah, I can tell."