You've all made good points and I would like to add my own two cents. When I started to play I had my mind set on playing blistering fast riffs from Metallica and rythmic chuggs from Rammstein. I got my first guitar which was an acustic and I was not happy with it, sure I could play some slow medley and chords on it but it wasn't my style. My skills did not progress much because I didn't really enjoy playing, so I convinced my dad that I wanted an electric. He then bought me one and I bought a distortion pedal and started playing until it hurt so bad I could'nt, THEN I grew a "love" for the instrument. So if you really want to play a certan style, buy some equipment and play what YOU WANT TO PLAY. Simple as that.