@ Lloydc...I saw SRV more than a dozen times during his career, in bars and in some pretty large venues and the ONLY time he wasn't "pushing the limit" was when he was too wacked out on coke and booze (I thought his playing was actually disappointing a few times due to his being too wasted). I never saw him consciously "not take chances" in his playing. His playing and skill level continued to progress until the day he died. I was at Alpine Valley - his last show - and it was the very best I'd ever heard him play.
