Originally Posted by: TOXIC SHOCK TROOPER... But one can't help it after playing for the better part of a decade to begin to compare. But I can also really appreciate other musicians and learn from them...

[font=trebuchet ms]That's the essence of it. right there. When someone blows you away,sit back a bit and pay close attention, because this is where you can learn something.

I like to say that I've been playing since '68, but I've been learnin' since '67.[/font]