hi all ill add my 2 cents worth lol. anyway im 32 and have been playing for 20+ years now, i tottaly skipped the theory part when learning so im just starting to get that down. anyway this was a great idea for a thread and id like to say there is a wide variety of ages here and many different styles or music generes, we can all learn alot from eachother. thanks guys and god bless. tim pate