Hmmmmm, I don't know. Technically he seemed proficient enough everything from the reverse bar warbles to the string skipping was there. The private stock PRSes were there. But I know 20 guys who could do that just as good as Mike. The question comes when it's time to churn out his own music, can he mix the light and airy echoed clean tones with the trademark Mesa grindage? I'll wait for the new album before saying yes or no.

However, sound wise, I couldn't tell that it wasn't Wes, so I guess that means that at least the old favourites will still rock as good as ever.

I'm trying to think of a good pun on the whole wes replacement/counterfeit thing... but non comes to mind

I noticed that in Finsbury Park they mainly stuck to the material from CSATHFW. Prolly cos he hasn't had time to learn all the back catalog material yet. I'd love to see what he could do with 'Re-Arranged'

I started a one woman 'Bring Back Wes' campagne at Finsbury Park

nuff said

To repeat Monster, I didn't miss Wes at the Finsbury Park concert. I thought they were just as good without him as they were with him.

But I'm not a Wes-o-phile. I know there are several people out there who worship Wes, who have always thought that Wes was the true messiah and could seriously not imagine a future for Limp Bizkit without Wes.

I am not one of these people. I like Limp Bizkit, but I'm not an obsessive fan. If you'd asked me to pick him out of a line-up I'd be unable to. I only knew him as the one who wore masks and/or make-up in Limp Bizkit. Was he a fantastic guitarist? Possibly, but it never really *struck* me.

Hmmmm, well... That's about my input on the matter....