I think you start to see "unique" once you make it past the "beginning" stages, and develop your own style. You'll find that as you focus more and more on the things you like about your playing, they'll get even better, and you will start becoming original.

You know what's a sad thing, but it's really true? Half the battle is just "who you know." There are soo many brilliant guitarists out there, but they never really knew the ropes, so didn't get big enough to show the rest of the world. This fits in with reputation of where you've been. Look at Vai, Petrucci and Di Meola - all Berklee guys. You might've had just as good a music education somewhere else, but chances are if people haven't heard of that place - you won't get far.

Keep working though. I'm not striving to be famous. It is one of my hidden dreams (not so hidden now) to be the Charlie Parker of guitar - mix technical ability of shred with musicality of jazz. Of course, I'm not only a guitarist - so I think I'd kind of like to be a "session musician" more than anything else, like as a side job. I'm only 14, so it aint a big rush as of right now.