our discussion looks pretty weak compared to this one hehe:)
not nice to call people names boyz...just proves to me that instead of posting logic to prove a particular stance, you would prefer to insult others by name calling...i am not jewish...i am not a 250 giant that crushes skulls for a living(i am 5'4")...i like metallica because of their energy...not their soulfulness...if i want soul i will listen to jimi or some stevie wonder...yes kirk hammett uses the pentatonic...this does not limit his playing...if anyone thinks the pentatonic limits anyone's ability on the guitar then that person has not heard of bb king or eric johnson...
do i think metallica is the best band ever??? who really cares what i think...listen to music you like...if you don't like something ...don't listen to it...if you bought an album and you don't like it...throw it away or give it to someone who appreciates it...
every artist has their own niche in history...even the backstreet boyz...not my favourite vocal group...anyone who has listened to boyz to men doing yesterday in dts surround should still have goosebumps for the harmonies are perfect...but am i saying go out and by that album ??? not at all...am i saying they are the best??? not a chance... enjoy music for what it has to offer you...if it does not do anything for you then ignore it or insult the people who listen to it...you guys are smart individuals...you make the choice...
as for the squire guitars...my dad has played a squire telecaster for the better part of 12 years...he sounds pretty good to me...of course he is playing a fender twin reverb that he has had for twenty someodd years...he squeezes some pretty decent gatton tones out of that tele...but he leaves his 57 strat for special occassions...i have a charvel and i just recently purchased an ibanez...are my guitars better than his...are his better than mine...we really don't care ...they have their own unique tones that we would prefer not to compare...they work for him...mine work for me...