"I would add that many of us moved from the "Boxer" and "Don't Think Twice" which is really a very distinctively "Folkie" sound, to a Merle Travis kind of thing that works for a wider variety of styles and allows a lot of room for soloing and solo instrumentals-- "

M.Ted,
It would be very instructive if you would take the time to share what you mean as the difference between the two (Especially as many instruction books refer to the "Don't Think Twice" pattern as "travis style").

Thanks,

John