Using styles is cheating also. I laugh every time I see someone claim they play everything live with no Karaoke or mp3's. Yeah just the use of special styles and one finger chords!
I guess everything other than playing a 'solo' instrument is "cheating" ...
For ME, the difference with using styles as opposed to midi files/backing tracks/whatever is that when I'm using styles I have to know what chords to play - which are all at least 3 finger chords ... so in that sense I am playing live ... if I don't change the chord nothing changes ... if someone wants to say I'm cheating because of the accompanying instruments that are playing, then so be it ... but even they sound as they do because of my chord progression ...
I have no idea how BIAB works, but I wouldn't criticize anyone for using that or anything else in a performance ...
I would still love to be playing with the 5 piece band we had for 26 years, but life changes ...
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