I guess everyone hears things differently, but I know if it was Brian May or Slash playing in the shows I have seen this week ,every note would be crystal clear. Some people I have spoken to think Jon is afraid Richie may make mistakes, after all he has been through, and that is the reason his playing is drowned out? Not sure about that myself but who knows. We all know how wat Jon says goes! This may be a one man crusade but I am going to get as many people to back wat im saying and try and get the message to the top of the organisation. Hopfully right up Jon and Richie. When we leave a concert we should be talking about how good it sounded not how bad, and its been like this for many tours now.