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Huff describes studio playing as a language learned from records, musicians, and repetition. Steve Lukather was a central influence, but the goal was not imitation for its own sake. It was understanding how a guitar could occupy exactly the right space in a finished production. Growing up around Nashville studios gave Huff a view of that process before Los Angeles turned it into a daily profession.
The White Heart, session, and Giant chapters overlap more than a conventional biography suggests. The same ear that helped Huff move between artists also shaped Giant's arrangements and the instruments and rigs he trusted. Production emerged from that broader way of hearing. By the time Nashville's sound was changing, Huff had spent years learning how every part of a record supports the song.
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