Let's stick to jazz. And I'll only give you two. A long list means you covered them all. And we know that's not true.

WES MONTGOMERY He's my scumbler. Plays with his thumb. The rich sound comes from the callus buildup on his thumb. The smooth smokey sound is a callus (with the proper tuning, of course).

GABOR SZABO He's my picker. Plays with a pick. Accurate yet soulful. RARELY misses a note.

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Everybody sings. In the shower or on the stage, everybody...If you're bad they may want to throw bricks. If you're good they may throw panties (with keys, tied neatly) Listen to American Idol and you ask yourself, can they hear themselves? Can they really? Some people are tone deaf. They think they are fantastic. MOST people can perform publicly without embarassing themselves. Some have great voices, some poor. It's how you use it that determines how you'll be received.

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