Genres are also a factor with classical, jazz and fusion players having an immense amount of theory, applying it in improv and composition. This would contrast with popular styles which employ more simple structures and frameworks for crafting songs and solos. Hence you have blues, rock and to a certain degree metal players using or requiring far less theory for those styles. Still, outliers do exist and you have many hybrid players and styles which emerge.
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