I agree with everyone who said it's a matter of personal choice. I was just being nerdy and looking up Jascha Heifetz on the internet and got booted out of what I'd already written. The gist was that I love both instruments. I have been a Stan Getz fan from when I first heard his collaboration with Joao Gilberto, but I also grew up with Fritz Kreissler. I loved Paul Desmond when I first found Dave Brubeck (I was in high school.) We won't go into how long ago that was, suffice it to say, I just got a notice from my college for our 35th reunion. As I write, I'm listening to Yehudi Menuhin playing alongside Ravi Shankar in one of their West Meets East sessions. This question reminds me of the "what's your favorite music?" debate. It's endless. On the other hand, one can learn a lot from reading people's responses. I've never heard an Electric Sitar, but I'd like to now. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Natalie McMaster, Michael O'Connor, Allyson Krause, and, most memorably, Ashley MacIsaac as fiddlers to whom I'm partial, too. I was never fond of trumpets until I heard Chris Botti play one. When do we talk about pianos? ;D