Hey all, might as well bump up the post count and check in here as well!
I'm Kris, but I go by "not darth" on the guitar forums; my wife had our son Luke a few months ago.
I barely even can claim to play guitar, I'm really no good but I can make some music-like noises here and there, and I'm getting better so it's all good. I'm in my mid-thirties and got my first guitar as a teen, a miserable Peavey T15 (3/4 size electric) but no amp, just hotwired it into the phono input on an old receiver. For a number of reasons I just didn't get the hang of it at the time, and sold it a few years later.
Fast-forward to 25, had the itch again and bought a MIM Stratocaster at an auction, got a little amp, some pedals, thought I was going to 'rock it out' but again, I just didn't do much with it and it eventually ended up in a closet. Probably shoulda taken lessons.
Then, about a year ago I dusted off the Strat and also took in my brother's Norma acoustic under foster care. Started playing a bit every day, found that I much preferred acoustic sounds to electric with effects and started to focus on acoustic music and I've always been a Beatles fan so I've been working on some of those, as well as hymns and Christmas tunes.
The Norma acoustic is really junk, action is about 1/4" high at the 12th fret, neck isn't straight, and it's just very hard to play.
So, I had saved a bit of scratch and then sold a few other gadgets on ebay, scrapped up enough to buy a Taylor and I've never looked back!!!
Now I'm making even more progress, can actually play a couple Christmas songs all the way through and the cats are no longer hiding under the bed!
I still think I should take lessons, but between my rotating shift at the hospital and keeping a 5 month old alive, I just don't have the time right now.
In any case, I try very hard to at least pick up the guitar everyday, sometimes for an hour or more, sometimes only for 5 minutes. It sure is fun!!!
There is just something magical about making music, it's indescribable.
Good to meet you all!
-K
