one thing for you that i think might help you become a much better guitat player is to start at the very begining (you know holding the pick and the guitar the right way) through the theory and intermediate stuff all the way to mode systhisys (look up vai on the net and you might find more about this) and all the other flashy stuff. one thing playes (even me) ignore is the fundimentals, as you get to be a better player having the best grasp of the basic will help out the most even if you just review them once in a while.
just my two cents
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