I think it comes down to a matter of taste. There are some people who get immense satisfaction out of seeing a guitarist display great technical virtuosity. Lots of musicians appreciate this style more because it shows the "chops" of a musician. Then there are artists like Miles Davis who captured the 'economy of notes' approach, and could convey the same amount of emotion using one note. I think there is a happy medium that few artists have mastered, where rhapsody meets melody. I read one time that Carlos Santana described Jimi Hendrix as being able to play 'fast and deep' I think thats what he meant.
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