@light487... i know exactly what you mean. i've grown fairly used to the way i play as well, especially when it comes to bends and vibrato. i'll bet the classical method is'nt as effective for blues-style wailing
but i think i will learn it the 'hard' way first, and pepper it with a little 'easy', and hopefully that'll work for me : )
thanks again, all. glad i cleared this up early on