Great question!
Criteria is weighted, 33% rhythm tone, 44% lead tone, and 23% ITP (intangible tone potential), taking into account signal chain, stage presence and impressive posing abilities. I can say only a couple TTR members are really taking full advantage of that last 23%. Jethro rocker, Mitch and Headache are basically floating by many more deserving others on ITP alone. I think if many in the top 20 woke up and started challenging in intangible tone potential realm, you'd see a very different top ten I think, other than me of course.
Anyone who has not yet been mentioned in the rankings as of yet, here's where you should go first
GREAT PLACE TO START
Rhythm tone!!!!
Then, I'd have to submit this studio project....
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