How old are you?

[normanm127]

How old is Doug??

[Whipper]

How old is Doug??

Nobody seems to know... and it has been said that those who do find out mysteriously disappear, never to be seen again!

[bdickens]

I'm 41

I've been fooling around on guitar for many years but just started go get serious fairly recently.

It was actually my Wife who got the MM course for herself, but I am tagging along and filling in a lot of the holes in my playing. It is so cool going through the lessons with my favorite person!

[thegroovemusiclife]

I'm 42. Started learning how to play when I was 12. (My god, it's been that long?!? )

[sonic_euphoria]

I started playing last year I was 34. 35 now and I wonder why i never picked it up when I was younger. My 5 year old decided he wanted to play and is taking lessons now too. Being as kids always seem to learn these things faster then adults do I think he will pass me fairly quickly.

[ShadyDave]

I'm 39.

I started playing at age 18, did some courses at GIT in the UK (and had some private lessons with Phil Hilborne) but stopped again in '92 for a number of reasons which may or may not become clear at a later date. After such a long hiatus (and coupled with some injuries) I'm finding it irksome to try and get back to my old standard of playing and I'm also in dire need of motivation.

In lieu of death-defying prowess on the guitar I run a site specialising in revieiwng Guitar Instructional material which has been online for a couple of months and while I won't ever make money doing it I do enjoy sharing what knowledge I have and trying to steer people towards helpful products.

I suppose as this is my first post then "Hello" is also in order

[weldfish]

Hello Dave, Welcome to the forum. I look forward to your input and I will check out your website.
Craig

[jericho4004]

I'm smiling at 40 this year. I don't feel that old, but then again the white hairs that grace my beard remind me otherwise.

[steelaxe]

55 in March, just taken delivery of the platinum pack (16 DVD's), that should keep me out of mischief for the next 10 years
My other ambition is to beat my son at squash (he is now 28), I suppose I will have to wait for him to get to my age to do that though.

Keep on ROCKIN!!

[Trader56]

Very cool, Steel - I turn 54 (gulp!) next month.

Started playing as a teen, and played in high school rock bands. We played for school dances, weddings, parties, and the like. I learned solely by ear despite having been forced through years of trumpet in elementary and junior high school, and the obligatory "piano lessons with an old lady at her house." Felt like it'd gotten stuck in a rut, and didn't have the patience for week in week out lessons, so the guitar languished for years. Every 10 years or so, I'd get excited about playnig and learning for a few months, but there was no internet or DVD's and my enthusiasm quickly subsided.

A couple of years back I got "serious," and, with exception of the occasional multi-month lapses, have been chipping away again. I get bored fast with drills, scales, etc, so really liked Doug's recent e-mail about varying practice focus from day to day. I've got the Metal Method Course, and some other DVD's, so am rotating among them. I'm nutty for collecting instructional material and have quite the library now of books and DVD's, as well as a Jackson "metal" guitar with a Floyd Rose bridge, a Hohner semi-hollow body, a couple of Fender Squier Strats (I love these), a cheap acoustic, a left-handed Strat knock-off, and a Series 10 pawnshop special bought 15 years ago. My wife says I can't buy anymore guitars!

Sorry for the long-winded message - this is the first out of several guitar forums I've tried where I felt at home!

Best wishes to all,
Dave

[steelaxe]

My wife says I can't buy anymore guitars!

Dave

Same here, gonna have to hide the next one - might be in need of a 24 fretter

[Trader56]

Twenty-four frets, huh? Hmmmm...

I'm thinking a nice resonator/dobro, a baritone, and now maybe a 24-fret model would round out my collection nicely!

[steelaxe]

The trick I think is to have so many guitars that she does not notice the "just one more".

[scott1979]

30 years old here. I'm new to the forums as well, so hello everybody. I played a little bit of guitar back in high school and decided to pick it back up and get serious about learning it. These boards have helped immensely in answering a lot of my questions.

[FreeJack]

38 years young! Started playing when I was in elementary school, through high school, then abandoned it. Coming back to it again with an adult's patience and hoping some of my old muscle memory will still be there!