Hi guys!

Just signed up here at GT. Thought I would introduce myself.

I'm 36 and from St. Louis. I have a wife, son (17), and twin daughters (4).

I just recently got back into playing after about a 15 year hiatus. When I was in the Air Force, I dabbled with an Ibanez electric and Peavey amp. Most of my friends (who were really good) only wanted to play metal. Lots of power chords etc. I didn't care much for that style of playing so it ended after about 3 years when I met my current wife. :)

I've always wanted to get back to guitar since those days and the internet has provided me with a valuable resource when my guitar friends are not available.

Anyway, I picked up a nice Alvarez AD60S solid top with the Elixir strings, and I've been doing nothing but playing the blues scales to build up my strenght, picking technique, and toughen my fingers. I got a nice price too, 180 out the door for it, brand new.

I look forward to hanging out here. What a cool site. As a web community founder myself (photochimps.com), over 1 million hits a month. I know something like this can't be easy to pull off.

I'm also a software engineer (Java) so if anyone needs help or has any ideas, just give me a yell.

Again, thanks for such a great site to learn on.

Matt