| I don't understand why there is a conflict, you can practice both. If practicing things that make you more solid then practice virtuoso stuff and vice versa. Solidness will get you work at in increments of pay (depeding on how solid you are). Virtuosity will either do nothing or everything for you.
If you practice at both, you will get better at each.
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Having technique is not only about using technique, but knowing how to apply technique to music. In this respect, monster chops are relative.
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