I dont want to be a better conventional musician there are plenty of those already. Through my musical limitations I have had to invent different techniques to play stuff on my guitar. Generally I end up with something I never intended but it sounds my own. A trained musician would probably have relied on what they learnt already and the results could sound formulaic. The most important thing is to have good ideas.
Most people dont.
Lots of people are technically good players but can't think what to play. It's not about the equipment - it's about what your trying to get across. If you can make people feel something you are doing good. Both, but you can't beat real time for fills and really getting the energy going in the pattern. I recently read that you were using the Roland SP-808 sampler.