Also to add to the comment by Stratrat about 'hiding behind the distortion'.
For a while, I played drums in an 'Outlaw Country' band (Waylon, Johnny, Willie, David Allen Coe, etc.). The guitarist was not real good but he set up his sound so it had lots of distortion, echo, who knows what else, so it was tough to exactly hone in on what he really was playing.
But so what? - he sang with an inner fire, from his toes up to his receding hairline, and he entertained the crowd. Our group had a huge following and he filled the beer joints that we set up in.
So, to sort of pertain to the topic of this thread - it's not chicanery to use the effects to make your sound presentable, especially if they let other aspects shine. And you don't need to be Eric Clapton to get in front of the lights.
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