Well, none of us here is first call in Nashville. That matters too, when a song is pushed into the loop, I think.

"Guit/voc" is also quite a relative concept. The homemade 'pure' guit/voc is an absolute no-go, but a studio guit/voc can also contain another guitar and backing vocals, and even a keyboard pad - ending up sounding almost like a full one (if the song is right). I've heard several of those pitched by a high profile Nashville songplugger.

I would think that there's also a process with the demos, like when a writer is testing the waters with a (good) guit/voc and then decides on a full demo, if it catches on for a particular artist.. then the demo can also be a lot more focused.. would that be about right, Marc?