I'm 48; I've been playing for 33 years; and I'm re-discovering the joy. :D I spend a half-hour a week trading licks with an instructor who is half my age, and has twice my technical skill.

Its a weird experience to hear the stuff I was learning to play from the radio, as I was growing up, being described in such a reverential way.

Speaking of radio... yes, most of the stuff on the air these days blows. And that includes the 'Classic Rock' stations too. How many times can you hear 'Walk This Way' before you wanna climb the nearest tower?

:D Get out and catch some live music. :D The good stuff is out there, where the 'Music Biz' A&R types fear to go.