I was listening to some George Harrison stuff, I mean Beatles and post-Beatles music, and that got me thinking.
Harrison was a pretty fine and delicate riffmaker, his signature licks are more "beautiful" than "punchy", and he never seemed (at least to me) to be quite the improvise genius.
We know that there are basically two kinds of guitar players: the ones that learn/create a song and perform it live, sith slight minor changes, and the ones that are more free, they know their modes, they know the instrument, and they riff and solo ad libitum each time they step on a stage.
What do you guys think was Harrison's ability? Do you see him more as a composer or just a player that didn't shred or solo much live because he wasn't that talented in this particular aspect?
Let's put my question in an example: Do you think Harrison could solo like Mick Taylor, if he wanted to?