What a guy's gonna do to get the highest score being a guitarist? I don't have the answer to myself yet, my friend seems to go faster than myself and I can't really understand why... Perhaps he has the talent? Maybe. As for me, I play sometimes for three hours to understand the really perfect play for my songs. I need them to be perfect, maybe I should hang out for awhile.
The Shredding is really a challenge for me, I don't have a teacher to myself. However I try to read some theories as much as I can. For the most theories, I understand them quite well. My friend can't understand what I am saying, but he sure can play. It surprises me every time.