I reccomend buying some albums of different players (you can probably find some by searching "best guitarist" on the forum search), and listening to their styles. Just as an acoustic guitar could be for country, folk or classical. The electric could be for rock, blues or jazz!
Hope that helps.
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The Ace's Guitar Tricks
The Ace's Guitar Tricks