I joined a band once because they needed a guitarist to play this show in a month that I would get 125 out of. They ended up finding a more permanent guitarist, but couldn't play the whole show, so my solo act and the 3 piece I was in played. They split it 150/150/200 and I got 2 cuts from being in 2 bands, 1 of which was just me
This is the band:
http://www.myspace.com/nomindframe
Their new guitarist is a HUGE tool. He also has enough technical shit to do lame ass shredding but has not rhythm. The singer of that band decided to cover the White Stripes- Fell in Love With a Girl, and he completely ruined that chord progression. He couldn't get that rhythm down, he just played quarter notes.
The 3rd or 4th practice I was at I taught him their songs which I learned mostly by ear, and inbetween songs he'd go into Steve Vai shit or Blackbird or Green Day.
I'm glad I was only in that band for 3 or 4 practices.