Some of those pretty boys pick a mean git-tar, like Vince Gill, Marty Stewart and many others ! The good ole boys wrote and sang 'em nice, but the concrete cowboys can sure work the fretboards !
Today's country players are about as good as any pickers out there. They can out play most rockers in a heartbeat.
Turn off the distortion and chorus and guys like Slash could'nt shine Glen Campbells shoes !