No miden, they aren't they same thing, at least not to me.

SMF don't work for for MY style of playing and the type of gigs I do....I get more overall flexibility with styles.

Some people can get quite a bit of flexibility out of SMF, but I have never had any interest in using them.

Unless a player is doing actual two handed playing over a SMF, it smacks too much like karaoke to me.

Ian

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Common misconception...size and weight equal quality and performance. Don't be fooled.

[This message has been edited by ianmcnll (edited 05-18-2007).]