Fool! There has never in the history of music, a band that has gone on to do better than before without the lead singer. Not one. Every time the lead singer leaves, for what ever reason, the band disintegrates. Sure, there are good guitarists, everywhere. Take Jimmy Page..... he did not do any good, but Robert Plant did very very well. Take the horrible problem with INXS..... why even comment. Take the POLICE, as a matter of fact, Sting is, and will always be super, but look at the other guys..... take, lets see...... Skid Row, Van Halen, KISS (Paul Stanley recently did a tour to great acclaim), but how successful was Ace Freheley? Come one, I can keep on going. And for starters, look at the Velvet Revolver..... not doing very well, and if they succeed, it will be because of the lead singer. The success of the band will be because of Scott Weiland, and not Slash.
Scott is a master front man, and his song writing skills are exeptional. He is lucky to have Slash, but he Slash does not make the band.
Period.