Every guitarist sound the same... I can tell Slash's sound by listening to a 2 second snippet.

Richie is good, they just write crap music. The fact that he's better alone than with Bon Jovi shows on "Sounds of Wood & Steel Vol2", as well as on the Banger Sisters and On the Line soundtracks. I'm talking post These Days here though.

I'd personally never want him to do something he's not. RIchie should never sound like Yngwie or Vai.