somethng that'll open you up to new stuff, is playing with people, you'll do stuff with them that you didn't know you could do, also i like to play along with anything that comes on tv, yes i'm ashamed to say i've soloed over britney spears songs when they came on tv, i mean everything the simpsons , law and order, i mean just about ever song every tv show theme i just play and it opens me up to new licks i aint thought about before.