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In practice if you know other bands playing roughly the same set on roughly the same circuit then band members can become interchangeable to some extent. In my ska band there were about four bands doing similar things and in the end a reasonably paid gig would be one band name on the poster and the membership maybe just the singer from the actual band.
Often these leaders are the reason for the band being driven and therefore successful sometimes beyond the talent that their contemporaries might have had.
Yes some talent and such is required but that organisational drive makes many bands stand out. If that man is you then you could call in the best musicians and have the best gigs and be the man (just like John Mayall). If people aren't prepared to work as hard as you pay them accordingly and move forward. It is a competitive business not a babysitting service.
The hard bit is that you play guitar so there are a lot of players but it sounds like you do the basics (on time, good gear, learn the songs etc) so it's not hard to get a good reputation - if you can offer bass as well that helps. One of the bands I dep with has two guitars and bass - I cover for all 3 so they keep ringing as it's easier than having several stand in players.