This is the first post from a long-time fan who just booked his tickets for the April 12th show in Osaka. Interesting to note that Vernon will be playing at the same club two nights before. I agree with previous posts that you can`t add Vernon Reid without considerably changing the sound of the band. I guess I don`t consider the Roots to be a band that needs a guitar player, seeing as they tend not to empasize instrumental solos (during songs, that is). To add Vernon would seem to call for some more space in the songs for that kind of soloing. I am not saying that would be a bad thing, but it seems unlikely.