# What are the benefits of having two guitars in a rock band?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 17, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-having-two-guitars-in-a-rock-band/304238 "2005-05-17T14:14:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-having-two-guitars-in-a-rock-band/304238/41 "2005-05-18T14:21:46Z")

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> [@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater](#):
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> They have three.

Of course, but I was just trying to show the kind of magic that two guitars playing together can produce.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-benefits-of-having-two-guitars-in-a-rock-band/304238/42 "2005-05-21T02:03:29Z")

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Three words: **Love Devotion Surrender** (John McLaughlin and Carlos Santana)

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