See... this is what I was looking for. A good discussion of when and why.

And Derek, I am CERTAIN that my chops are NOT as good as yours. That's why I started writing songs, in the first place!!! (I knew that I was never going to be VanHalen/Clapton/Beck/Rhoads/Vai/whoever.)

And you make a good point about the variety of styles... Jimmy Page could never be Andre Segovia, just as Segovia could never be Jimmy Page. So why compare them? Or why even compare Page to Hendrix? Yeah, they have similar styles, but they are unique to themselves.

Reminds me of a great quote from Keith Moon:
"There's a lot of talk about you being the best drummer in the world. Do you think that you're the best drummer in the world?
"Well, I think I'm the best KEITH MOON-STYLE drummer in the world!"

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