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Peter Duemmler wrote:
> Brent Mason (does anybody outside of the Country music universe even know
this devil?)

  Yes, he's a great guitarist!!
  Speaking of bending strings and great vibrato.... I saw B.B. King about
two months ago. I must say it was quite impressive. (To say the least). He
came out and played for two hours straight and he's like what 76? I was
amazed at how fluid his playing was. He has such smooth vibrato. When he
bend strings he seems to squeeze the notes out so effortlessly. I get this
vibe from a lot of guitarists that seem to think B.B. is sub par or
something just because he's not flashy. There really aren't that many guitar
players that can express themselves as clearly as B.B. does. And with such
finnesse and grace.
  I sat there watching him thinking about how some guitarists learn every
note from albums and only learn the notes. They never really *play* the
notes. They just know the movements and say hey this is sooooo easy because
it's just a pentatonic scale. To someday be at that place where you can play
exactly what you feel (Not think). Is there anything more pure than that?
  There are many guitar players that do this in all styles of music. B.B. is
not the only one. I'm just saying as a guitar player my mouth dropped when I
saw him. I came home, looked at my Strat and said we gotta' have a talk:))
                       --Roger