Originally Posted by: johnv31552I am an old guy that just got back into guitar and wanted some opinions from you all. How many songs should you have in your repertoire before going out to open mic nights and things like that? I have about 25 or 30 songs I am practicing, to get back to where I was when I was a Rhythm guitar player in the 60's. Mostly 3 chord rock and also Country although I am in the process of learning the Blues 1 part of the core system. When did you as a musician feel you were ready?

I think I gave it about 5-6 years from the time I started until I actually began playing in public.

That's not necessarily a standard, but I've always advised people to lean on the safer side of that variable.

As far as the songs go, just make sure you know the songs you know IN YOUR SLEEP.

Quality trumps quantity for sure.