It might not be that strange for D to hit the road with different cats and not the Soultronics again, besided alot of them are busy people, Pino with J.M. and the Who, Poyser producing, ?uest with the roots, Hamilton doing his solo thing, Spanky chillin' out in ATL...
Also I read somewhere ?uest loved the Voodoo tour but he also mentioned that he put the Roots on hold for a bit! I don't know if he would tour so extensively with D' again, maybe 3 months but 18 months world tour? I don't know! The Roots are still his baby!
But you do have a point with getting players that fit that bill!? I mean, YES there are alot of great cats out there, but playing the grooves D' wants...I don't know which cat would fit ?uest's chair? Or maybe D' decides to throw the live show around and do some Usher Esque type show!