touring pic's?

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

School and dystonia.

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riley

Not being able to afford a full time roadie.

Lugging the equipment around has really started to take its toll, and I find it is starting to overtake the enjoyment I get out of playing live.

A general lack of skill and talent, coupled with a strong desire to keep my bills paid!

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"I started out with nothing, and still have most of it"

Life. Responsibilities: mortgage, children, bills and the fact that a have a good stable job that pays well. Too much at risk.

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Live guitars: 2009 LTD Truckster, 1989 Strat Plus, 2001 Am Standard Strat, 1996 MIJ Jaguar, 2007 Gibson Explorer 76 reissue, 1999 Ibanez RG7621, LTD MH-301, LTD FM400, 1999 Jackson Kelly, Mystery Les Paul, Hamer Chaparel, Fender FM 62SCE A/E Mandolin

I'm almost 57 and when I was younger I wanted to play full time but had 3 kids and a steady day job check coming in...one of my sons is doing the full time musician thing now but it's tough,especially here in the Nashville area where everybody it seems comes to make it big....there's more than 1,352 guitar pickers in Nashville,John Sebastion.
I hear that from people that have tried it in LA and NYC,also.
I think that getting a start where there's not a zillion bands would be easier to make some money,here you can play and not make much at all.

Money!!!! Face fact that most great players never make it big so I no I would not. I am not bad but I don't consider my self great. And now I'm 49

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

Canned music. Vegas started going pre-recorded years ago and the opportunities to play live are getting fewer every day.

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Don't worry, Be happy.

wouldnt know where to start and the mortgage. A band is all good and well, but finding musicians that you can gel with and have an understanding is hard in my area. Either people want to do death metal or indie stuff. Im not akin to wating to do that.

I used to play full time (13 years on the road)+a few sit down gigs here & there ;met a lot of really fine women and a few I wouldn't want momma to know about! All in all I enjoyed it I am now living in a very rural area that borders on being backward in its economic and social attitudes so I now work VFW/AmVet/Moose/Eagle lodges on the weekends I would love to work 5<>6 nights week with a good sax &B3 player doing MOR format.Best wishes to all players and success in your pursuits of this weird thing that we bi-pedal hominids call music

[quote="all_thumbs09"]A general lack of skill and talent, coupled with a strong desire to keep my bills paid! [/quote

+1

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Had my time in the late 60's to early 80's. Life changes, so do the roads we travel. It's all good................. Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

I started playing in bands at age 16. By the age of 24 I was playing in roadbands until I was 54 or so. I saw a lot of the shady and corrupt things that happen when living out of a suitcase and going town to town but also it had some very great moments that I'll always remember.

I don't regret it one bit, but it's not for everyone. I've recently signed an agreement with a major sports group to use some of my recordings (or parts of) for their many affiliates after a year long negotiation.

A goal without a plan is just a wish! - words to live by.

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!