I think if you are technically proficient and can play with emotion (as both Vito and LB can) then it comes down, perhaps to songwriting ability I think. Certainly there are many acomplished players. Our own Seteca I personally believe plays NGBA even better than LB.
Of course, you have to think the choice of notes before you play them. What comes out is a combination of what you are thinking, the tone you are using and the emotions you are feeling at the time (e.g. how you bend, strike a particular note, which can change every single time)..
All this can only be done within the confines of the particular song however. It has to "fit".. So its the vision of the songwriter that ultimately dictates who is "better" if you want to term it like that.
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