Oh, and something else.
Speaking as a "non-judger of technical guitar playing usually", is Omar even that good of a guitar player? I know he can come up with a few catchy riffs, especially in At the Drive In, but I don't really hear anything in his guitar playing that's THAT technically proficient; I just hear a guy who favors long solos and owns 150 fx pedal. I always found it funny that the most talented members of the Mars Volta -- their drummer and their bass player (Flea or otherwise) -- are the ones who never get mentioned.
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