How do Saxon’s 1980s guitarists measure up against the rest of the pack ?

[JinglesTheChristmasMouse]

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[Tenacious_Dio]

They were solid, but closer to Ojeda/French than Tipton/Downing.

Graham Oliver did the basic 70's blues rock stuff, and Paul Quinn did the flashier solos.

Neither one was a virtuoso, but they weren't hacks. More Wishbone Ash than Iron Maiden.

[daveg]

They were solid, but closer to Ojeda/French than Tipton/Downing.

Graham Oliver did the basic 70's blues rock stuff, and Paul Quinn did the flashier solos.

Neither one was a virtuoso, but they weren't hacks. More Wishbone Ash than Iron Maiden.

I liked Saxon well enough back in the day, but off the top of my head the intro to Princess is the Night is the only thing that stands out

[windycitycane]

I liked em.

Not the flashiest of players , but that dude with the mustache does a fantastic job on ‘Broken Heros.’

[dmbrocker]

They were solid, but closer to Ojeda/French than Tipton/Downing.

Graham Oliver did the basic 70's blues rock stuff, and Paul Quinn did the flashier solos.

Neither one was a virtuoso, but they weren't hacks. More Wishbone Ash than Iron Maiden.

Pretty much this. They fit Saxon’s style, nothing more, nothing less.

[SchenkerFan]

They came up with good riffs. In the solo department they were pretty standard.

[Anthrax442]

I can't speak to Oliver, but when I saw them in 2015, I was actually a bit surprised at how good Paul Quinn and Doug Scarratt were. I wouldn't put them on the level of Tipton and Downing, as far as older players go, but they were more than competent.