been playing since i was 14, my stepfather showed me some chords so i can play along with him. He got me started on jethro tull, zz top, zepplin. It wasn't untill i was 16 that i discovered METAL, metallica's master of puppets made me want to play heavy stuff, so i jumped to bands like iron maiden, metallica, slayer, pantera. for gear i have an austin les paul remake, with a peavy ultra 60 half stack, i use a boss metal zone for distortion, cry baby wah, and a boss chorus pedal.

it can get frustrating when your just learning to play, just stick with it, soon you'll be rippen it up.:thumbsup: