It's cool so many people play guitar!
I have 3 self-made guitars,which are copies of a Les Paul '59,an Iceman (IC300 the old Iceman,not IC500) and a 7-stringer that I came up with after mixing up the designs of K-7 and the RG.I also have a Strat copy which plays pretty fine.I also have a cheap Yamaha FG-350 acoustic,and a pretty solid J&D Clovers acoustic.
I've been playing for almost 7 years now,and I don't know how time has gone by playing guitar lol.It seems like yesterday when I first picked it up.
When I pick up the guitar,I don't intend to show off,but things just happen.Girls seem to like the sound of strings,and when they come by,I play the most wicked solo I can and follow it up with a cheesy love song (if any of the girls are hot,that is..lol).
Dimebag..You like Opeth too?Hahaha..I love their stuff man,especially Harvest,Hope Leaves and To Bid You Farewell..Some of their stuff actually does sound like Metallica.But their stuff isn't that hard,really.I mean,listen to Jason Becker or Shawn Lane or ever Corey Beaulieu (from Trivium);that's what hard is.I can play their solos for 30 seconds and after that my little finger (pinky) starts burning;indicating I cant go on anymore.