I didn't understand that second-to-last sentence, but I guess I know what you're saying. Personally, I think that Hammett is one of the most over-rated guitarists on the planet. Yeah, he has a ring in his nose, and just about everywhere else, but does that make him the best guitarist ever? No.

The problem is that he has the classic "rock and roll image", and he can cram a lot of pointless notes into a measure, so a lot of people who don't know crap about music simply believe that he must be the greatest guitarist of all time.

Know what I'm saying?