I think that some of you have misinterpreted what I meant, or maybe I was unclear. I was referring to the phrasing of a SINGLE note - not all the variations of notes in terms of what follows what. Each single note played or sustained has a unique 'stamp' of that player in it, in terms of attack, decay, sustain, harmonic, bend, vibrato. Given the same sequence of notes/chords, and for a single quarter note in that lick, a live musician (at least I believe) can change the feel and expression of that quarter note by changing the parameters I spoke of. As commented by you Pat - the variations in melody, chords selected, note sequence - of course the BB/RB can vary and permute the combinations much better.

For instance - take a guy (you may love or hate his voice, but try to follow my thinking) like Neil Young. His genius is in his phrasing and expression on a "per note" basis(both guitar and vocals) - that's why I can listen to his songs over and over even when hearing more or less the same sequence of notes and chords.