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Funny Paper said

Inner Light said

Funny Paper said
 

His quality output simply wasn't as prodigious as John and Paul's, and while he was uniquely talented on the guitar, he wasn't quite as accomplished as John and Paul on guitar (let alone piano, bass, etc.).

Have to disagree with you on this one. George was a very good guitar player, much more accomplished than John and Paul. As a matter of fact, George taught John how to play. Watch the 'Living in the material world' documentary. Paul talks about George's guitar playing. He mentions that they needed a really good guitar player and that's why George was accepted in the band. Keep in mind also that George could play 26 different instruments. 

Sorry, I meant to say I think Paul was better on guitar, but John was not.  But George could do things Paul could not do, for lead guitar.  However, Paul's learning curve on the acoustic guitar was amazing, and I think he outstripped George in that department, as well as being a more inventive and flexible rhythm guitarist on the electric guitar.

Paul's main instruments which he excelled in was the bass guitar and piano. As far as his guitar playing, he is moderate but not very technically accomplished. George on the other hand was very innovative with his style of playing from the early days to his slide playing and ukulele. Speaking of his slide playing, check out 'Marwa Blues' from the 'Brainwashed' album.

Holsety said
The problem with stating Paul was a better guitarist brings up a couple problems.

• During Wings and sometimes solo albums, he would have session guitarists or bandmates play guitar, and he would stick with bass; why? Well, because he was a much more proficient bassist. He would have played the Too Many People solo himself if he were..
• George, as far as I know, played all of the guitar parts from his solo career himself. He would have others playing bass like Klaus Voorman and pianists and the like because he was primarily a guitarist. John brought George in to play guitar on Imagine (specifically the slide on How Do You Sleep), as well as others. He still played piano and guitar, as well as obviously providing all the vocals. Paul was even more of an all-around musician and he could use any instrument pretty well. You can say he was a better bassist, pianist, drummer, or maybe acoustic guitarist, but I give electric and acoustic guitar to George for a couple reasons. All of Paul's solos are sort of the same technique. It's evident in Taxman, Good Morning Good Morning, Back in the USSR, Helter Skelter, or even Drive My Car; aggresive. George was more all around proficient in guitar. It leads me to wonder, does Paul even play slide at all? 

Great points above. Paul does not play slide and you are correct about George playing all the guitar parts on his solo albums with a few exceptions. Sometimes he would bring in Clapton but not that often. George had such a wide range of chords he used in his albums. Even Jeff Lynne has stated that as well. you can find some of his interviews about the 'Brainwashed' album on youtube. As I have said before, if Paul was a better guitarist than George, he would have been the lead guitar player in The Beatles and of course, Paul used really good players for his albums such as Jimmy McCullough, Robbie McIntosh, Laurence Juber and Rusty Anderson and could have done the solos himself but he has always said that he doesn't feel he is a good player, especially live. I believe he talks about that in the 'Living In The Material World' documentary.