I seem to answer this one more than any other and besides... My Parents gave it to me.

Every Sunday. I Play With The River Praise Team At Broadmoor UMC in Shreveport Louisiana

It offers up exposure that you might not get otherwise also the Major player should take a listen to what is out there..Much easier for A&R guys to find new material and artists..

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I got my first real six string..sound familiar..I was forced to take piano lessons when I was 8 years old and hated it.. If only I could do that over..My dad was a jazz/big band piano player and he really wanted me to play music with him ,so he got me a trumpet and I played with him , I really wanted to play guitar but he wouldn't have any of that in the house..Soo he got me a bass which was ok . I played bass with the jazz band in High school. Went to college and got my first guitar when I was at Louisiana Tech. Unfortunaly I couldn't figure out what the other two strings were for until a couple of years later. I had gone to a Harry Chapin concert at school and heard how he crafted stories into music and was hooked..bought a Harry Chapin and Dan Fogleburg song book and learned to play from them..

Clapton,Fogelberg,Harry Chapin ,Creed,Michael W Smith, Chris Rice, Nancy Wilson ,My Dad.. The list goes ON

The Mountain Fork River, Beavers Bend State Park in Broken Bow Oklahoma !!

Guild D30, Yamaha Strat clone, Yamaha BBN4 bass, fender mandolin, Korg PXR4 ,Vox, Kustom and Fender amps