I'd have to go with the guitar. Drums are important, but they're an accompaniment instrument that plays only a supporting role.
You can't craft a melody with just a drum set. You have to sit down with a guitar, keyboard or horn instrument---in order to create a melody.
Without melodies, music would suck totally.
I presume we're talking about rock bands here. In rock music, the guitar has been used to create far more melodies than keyboard and horn instruments.
So if we're talking rock only, the guitar wins rather easily IMHO.
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