Re: OT guitar backup

I am new to this forum, but not to music, and hope my $.02 will be
welcome.  These days I find myself playing a lot of guitar.  I play
several other instruments, but there always seems like there are a
lack of guitars.   Everyone wants to play lead it seems.  I have
noticed that if I try to "match" the beat, especially with the better
fiddlers, that the tune will speed up before too long.  I think most
lead players that want to drive the song will play slightly ahead of
the beat, which implies that the beat is indeed the guitar. (if there
is no bass)  I think that this dynamic is what makes the sound
"real".    If  you are playing rhythm, you have to let the fiddler go
and hope he only stays a little ahead of you.  Hope this makes sence.

                   Mike