I have been playing since I was 14. My very first guitar that I had and bought was a 1976 Gibson Firebird. My brother introduced me to Lynyrd Skynyrd when he came back from basic training at Great Lakes, he got tickets for the whole weekend in Atlanta, Ga to see Lynyrd Skynyrd, (DANG they were AUSOME!) Steve Gaines COULD PLAY! After that I was hooked. I fell in love with the guitar that Allen Collins used, (which was a Firebird mainly), then I wanted one. I took lessons for 2 months and found it was a joke, so i bought tablature and learn to play 3 compete songs in a week than what I would have learned in a year taking lessons. I used to have quite a collection of guitars, mostly Gibsons, 1976 Explorer, also a 1964 Firebird, a 1990 Firebird, when they brought them back into production, another 1991 Explorer, a Fender Strat, (for some reason I can't play right with a Strat, Gibson has a better feel for me. The Amp I used was a Peavey Backstage 30 that my mother bought for me in 1979, (which I still have). I got into the music scene and of course everthing that goes with it. I knew I had to do something as I would either end up in jail or dead from overdose. I sold ALL my equipment dried out a few years and then joined the Army.
After 1994 when I learned of Dallas Guitar Show, I brought my wife, (at the time) who never even knew I used to play. Picked up a Firebird, picked some tunes, (which I was rough), she talked me into buying it. After walking around she asked me how I was going to play it. I told her I would save some money to buy an amp. Well of course she insisted I buy one right then. After that every year I went and bought guitars, 2 Explorers, and another 2 Firebirds. Of course when she filed for divorce I lost it all.
So now I have a Gibson Les Paul, Celebrity Series, and I have a Peavey Classic 100 4X10 stack. About 3 years ago I came across a Peavey Mace stack, The exact same ones Skynyrd used back then, Boy she was LOUD, 160watts. I even made me a Fender Strat copy, body and neck, which comparing it to other American made Strats, you can't tell unless you happen to see the 2 minor flaws, one on the body and one on the neck. I will post some picks tomorrow of my gear. I would like to find someone to jam with, but being 46 Adan everyone around Austin, Texas area, wants to play nothing but SRV, and blues. I like ALL types of music, but I guess being my age, I just put on a CD and jam along, mostly to Skynyrd.
Sorry to make this posting long. Check this guy out, he is blind and AUSOME.
. I wonder why? 
. Here is one pic of him........NGE This pic is misnamed his name is Jack Rainwater! The other guy, I don't know who he is, and by the way, the silhouette pic is my copyright.
