This is a great discussion......just to clarify a response to my last post.......I was not dissin metal......I love Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen et al.....the point was that this thread was not so much a case of "How Good Are You / Me" but more a case of "How Fast Are You / Me". Indeed most of the posts since then have perpetuated the latter. However keep it up guys it makes great, if somewhat amusing, reading.