I've been playing for about 3 years now, I play at least 2 hours every day along with Halo 2 which can really take away time from other things. But alas the guitar calls to me and I cannot resist the urge. I've got your average Fender Stratocaster and some small chitty amp but the equipment doesn't reflect how well you can actually play. Most of the people I know who have all these nice guitars for like $1000 bucks spend more money than time playing, therefore making them suck balls.