Advanced guitar playing

I think it depends on the genre. A folk guitarist who plays a m7b5 chord might be considered advanced by his peers; a jazz guitarist who can play that might still be a beginner, because it's a very basic chord in the genre.

But since the whole thing is subjective anyway, I'll make up some definitions.

Beginner - lacks one or more essential technical elements of their style. That might be a chord, a common rhythm, or whatever... but if you can't do it under any circumstances, you're a beginner. Beginners ask "how do you play this?"

Intermediate - can handle all the essential technical elements of their genre in some fashion. So a jazz guitarist who is never stumped by a chord name, but knows only one way to finger some chords would be playing at an intermediate level - they can get the job done in their genre, but they sometimes have to work a lot harder to do it than they need to. Intermediates ask "how else can I play this?"

Advanced - has command of the essential technical elements of their genre. Advanced guitarists aren't asking the how questions anymore... they're asking the what questions: what else could I substitute for this harmony? what can I say with this line? what vest should I wear to the Grammys? :)

what vest should I wear to the Grammys? :)

Oooh...Maybe I am advanced now...I have been asking that Question to myself often... :P

I'm a jazz beginner, but a rock and blues intermediate/advanced. Moving up the jazz beginner scale tho, looking forward to being an intermediate jazzer! :P

This is fun, could you do one for blues and rock levels too lol since thats closer to what I am?