Let's face it, most women, musical as they may be, don't ever bother to learn lead guitar and stick to strumming rhythm. I always wonder why that is. Is playing single notes in a semblance of melody on a fretboard so inherently male, pelvic-thrusty and penetrating still? Female hand coordination/motoric capabilities are generally superior to those of men, shouldn't there be a whole bunch of Edwina van Halens? May that athletic "faster-louder-more notes"-thing doesn't appeal to them, but then there aren't too many Marcia Knopflers around either. That women generally don't feel attracted to musicall improvisation might be another reason, but then how many male lead guitarists you know and play with get carried away in frenzied inspiration of Jimi Hendrix ilk? I always end up playing with guitarists that need to be coerced into playing longer than 8 bar solos (and not always play it the same).
With female lead guitar playing being in the sorry state it is quantity-wise, I'm happy for any chick picking a few notes, be it Lita Ford or Bonnie Raitt or that smooth guitar jazz dame whose name escapes me right now ... EDIT: Joyce Cooling!
