I guess the title of this thread is asking which I prefer.
I like a decent set of playing skills to accompany a good lyric sung well.
I've always perceived strumming as the gateway to guitar musicianship. Ultimately, the veteran player will mix all playing styles, to taste, in everything he or she plays. It isn't a matter of this or that aspect of playing, with regard to some personal measure or preference, but more towards availing one's skills set to meet the demands of the music.
I want to say that the person who is satisfied to remain a strummer isn't serious about developing further as a musician. That's about the extent of it. Seriousness, though, isn't a function of fun and fun is the sole point in playing, AFAIC. I think we all cease to develop once we've reached a certain level of play that provides the fun we're seeking.
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