Me? I just play what sounds nice, even if simple. And whatever tune grabs me at the time.

One thing I have stopped doing is cover tunes at gigs that are JUST like the record. After 25+ years of doing same, I finally switched on to the fact that even playing someone elses tune, one still needs to add personal interpretations. And apart from "rednecks" most folks at shows actually appreciate a fresh approach to a song.

It is one of the reasons I guess I have moved away from "arrangers" per se. I felt constricted by mindless looping of the same short part. I woke up one day and realised it was why I got tired of perfectly good instruments. Simply because, the repetitive nature of the system, insidiously affected my musicality at a lower level than I had realised.

hmmm..wow too D & M there but others may catch on to my drift here

Mind you systems I am using now are not that much better, but they are at least better, in my way of thinking anyhoo

Well, as good as it can be without playing with other live players

Dennis