Originally Posted by: Shadowborn So........, if bragging rights is what you think you need to become a better musician, then more power to ya!

I didn't say I needed bragging rights to be a better musician, I don't base my skill based on the name on my guitar. nor do I judge anyone else's skill that way. and I usually don't brag, I wouldn't run up and say "I've got a gibson!", but if asked what kinda guitar I played I would like to be able to say something other then "I've got this cheap beginner-level ibanez" but that's just my natural competitiveness. a name on the headstock won't make you play better, but it can earn you respect, and respect is something I enjoy because I don't get much of it...