I don't know about that. Of course, it's true literally, some styles like shred can be largely based on technique. I guess what I'm saying is that its very dangerous to try and create new styles out of specific guitar playing techniques. The music can become more about the guitar than about the music, and when you are playing an instrument instead of playing music, you can get into the realm of self indulgence and a disregard for the audience.
If you are too in love with the guitar, or whatever your instrument is, its easy to make guitar music, meant to be listened to by other guitarrists. While I definitely believe in honing one's technique to the point where it is not a barrier (i.e. you can play whatever musical ideas come to you) I think that when the music comes out of the technique, then that's missing the point of music. (People like Frank Gambale bother me in this respect.)
