I know you can't judge a guitarist, by his playing in a shop, but you can surley recgonize a looser, when you see one and that guy surley was a looser ... so i don't feel bad cause i'm jealous
i also have a friend, who plays as long as i do, but he is the worst player that was ever born on eart, and it's not only mine opinion, and this guy is a rich bastard and he's going to buy a new gibson to himself, while the only thing i can buy is a squier, like the one i already own...

anyway i knew once a nice salesman...
i bought my squier at the shop were he works, and when he found out that i am a deep purple fan he was very nice, and jammed with me for some time... i hope he still works there, cause he's nice enough to give me some advises when i'll buy my next guitar