dude, does it really matter? so what if he thinks he is better than you? so what if he is better than you? and so what if he has lessons? or a nice guitar?
I went to lessons, I bought all of my gear myself(my folks never bought me a guitar)...I have a mate whose parents bought all of his gear...we both love playing guitar...and at the end of the day that is all that matters.
Being better than him is unimportant, you guys are both guitarists, you should become mates, and talk about gear...for that is what the music Gods intended...personally, I'd be more worried about not being able to construct a sentance.
[FONT=Century Gothic]Hope is when we feel the pain that makes us try again[/FONT]
