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> So... is there a difference in (guitaring v. djing) because > one is more difficult. Certainly. If you master a more powerful, > expressive medium you can create more emotional, evocative music. > ...the DJ chooses a piece of music (sound), *that > someone else created*, to add to his mix. The guitarist makes the same > choice but uses his own pallet, his own voice. .......(Hiya, Slashboy)...'scuse me...Uh, I agree that whatever takes the most "discipline and dedication" is going to give rise to more depth and expressiveness. However, I have to agree that there's no significant difference between the media, whether it be instrumental goddom or technical technique with pre-recorded stuff...so that if our hypothetical DJ with the aforementioned "d and d" for, say, the same 20 years some like-talented picker is slaving over a hot amp, the expressive result should be roughly the same. They are both masters of their craft. They are simply using different tools to let it out. To say they're fundamentally different is to say one instrument is inherently more capable of deeper expression...which brings us to... > Why are there more sax, guitar, trumpet or violin solos than other > instruments? .............the actual reason there are more of these solos is far more historical than according to any sort of "natural selection". Alot of it, I suppose, originally had to do with the acoustics of unamplified concerts/rituals/ceremonies. These traditional soprano and tenor instruments have long been used by composers in church and concert settings for their ability to sing over the texture, therefore attracting the efforts of those with enough talent and ego to handle the solo demands. Obviously, guitar is very new to the list, only since the advent of amplification has it REALLY stepped forward as a powerful solo instrument. Before that, it was used more as rhythmic accompaniment for solo voice. Now that technology has allowed other instruments to carry the larger expressive role, there is (and will be) more variety in timbre and texture. Oh, sure, there will always more "popular" instruments and, not to completely contradict your earlier premise, but it's the very ease of getting started with such instruments as the guitar and tenor sax (with the abundance of remarkable practitioners to be inspired by) that leads so many future talents down the same road. I could make the case, given the relative newness of the dj craft and the lack of traditions to fall into (without decades to hundreds of years of examples to draw on), that it's MORE difficult to DJ than it is to squeeze out fancy butt guitar. You may be surprised by what some of these guys are capable of in the not too distant future. There're already very hot examples if you're interested in seeking them out. Take a peek at Kitchens of Distinction and their use of hip-hop sampling techniques. If an artist chooses a sampler over the guitar or trombone, is he/she defacto any LESS capable or inspired? (personal note...thanks for babysitting my gear, boy...when's the next R+R gig we can settle up on?)