The unofficial MWGL forum census...

Your real first name and age
Andy, 28

Marital status and number of children
Single. No kids, but a dog and a cat

Where you live
Loveland Ohio, a 'burb of Cincinnati

What you do for a living
Musician, primarily teaching

Other hobbies beside music
Gaming, reading, writing

Biggest musical influence
The Beatles

Number of guitars and amps owned
28 guitars, three amps
 
Your real first name and age - Ryan 40
Marital status and number of children - Married 3 kids
Where you live - Marktsteft, Germany
What you do for a living - Rent -a- cop Supervisor
Other hobbies beside music - None really
Biggest musical influence - Hard to say, it changed so many times.
Number of guitars and amps owned - (current) 4 Electric, 2 Bass, 1 Acoustic
 
Your real first name and age
Adam, 28

Marital status and number of children
Married, one kid

Where you live
Newfoundland, Canada

What you do for a living
Paramedic

Other hobbies beside music
Gaming, programming, writing

Biggest musical influence
The Beatles, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour

Number of guitars and amps owned
3 electrics, two acoustics, 1 amp
 
Your real first name and age - David - 51
Marital status and number of children - Married, 4 kids
Where you live - Littleton Colorado
What you do for a living - IT Programmer/AV Guru
Other hobbies beside music - Running, Anime
Biggest musical influence - Jeff Beck, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, David Gilmore (Though I sound like none of the above)
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - 3 Guitars, 2 amps
 
Your real first name and age
Mark :embarrassed: - 41

Marital status and number of children
Married, 2 kids and a Jack

Where you live
Orange, CA, a 'burb of Hell.

What you do for a living
Musician, primarily teaching

Other hobbies beside music
reading

Biggest musical influence
Music

Number of guitars and amps owned
13 guitars, 1 Bass. 3 amps that I consider mine and probably 8-10 small ones at the studio. Also 3 pianos, 2 synths, 2 drum kits, a 16 track ProTools recording studio and smaller one in my office. And a partridge in a pear tree.
 
Your real first name and age
Jeremey, 28

Marital status and number of children
Single, 0

Where you live
Akron, OH

What you do for a living
Play and teach music

Other hobbies beside music
Ice skating, reading

Biggest musical influence
Ben Monder, Brad Mehldau, Allan Holdsworth

Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment)
7 electric guitars, 2 acoustic guitars, 2 electric basses, upright bass, banjo, mandolin, 3 ukuleles, 1 guitar amp, 3 bass amps (one large and two small portable), one acoustic amp
 
Your real first name and age: Jim; Thank god Gary's slightly older than me.
Marital status and number of children: 1 wife, 2 known spawn, male, although I wouldn't call them children; they're grown fucking men and I wish they'd move the fuck out, but given the current economy, I'd probably even let some homeless people crash here.
Where you live: Center of the Goddamn Universe: Columbus, Ohio
What you do for a living: Maintenance and Construction Manager for RE Developer. (I majored in Fine Art in Collidge; wha happen?)
Other hobbies beside music: Electronic gadgetry. Consumption of distractive endeavors.
Biggest musical influence: Chicago
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): 7 electric, 2 acoustic; Amps: 4 store-bought, all severely modded, 2 converted from PA amps.
 
Your real first name and age Terry 33
Marital status and number of childrenMarried no kids
Where you liveGrand Rapids, OH
What you do for a livingWater Treatment
Other hobbies beside musicGolf
Biggest musical influenceClapton, Gilmour, Campbell
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment)7 Guitars, 3 Amps
 
Your real first name and age - Mike, 41.
Marital status and number of children - M, 4 children. 2 are grown and have gainful employment. 3rd is in Art College, but lives at home. 4th, my son, is 17 and lives to piss me off.
Where you live - Moved to East Wakefield, NH about 8 months ago......the middle of NOWHERE. Very nice, actually. Live on a lake. Did I mention the middle of NOWHERE?
What you do for a living - Computer Systems/Network Engineer
Other hobbies beside music - Aquaria (Coral reefs specifically, though I am currently sans tank since I have moved...), skiing and other outdoor winter activities, fishing, boating, etc... in the summer.
Biggest musical influence - The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and U2.
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - 4 electrics, 1 acoustic and I am in-between amps right now.....sold a bunch of shit when I moved so I didn't have to haul it up here....
 
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Your real first name and age Dylan, 41
Marital status and number of children Married no kids
Where you live Doylestown, PA..Philly Burbs
What you do for a living IT/Network Admin, currently for a large global corp
Other hobbies beside music Making everything you can imagine, etc
Biggest musical influence No single major influence
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) 5 electrics, 2 acoustics, 2 amps
 
Your real first name and age Kyle (actually it's my middle name, but no one uses my first name) 43
Marital status and number of children Married, 2 kids, Dana, age 10 and Collin (his middle name as well) age 8
Where you live Union Kentucky (suburb of Cincinnati)
What you do for a living IT Engineer and Support Manager
Other hobbies beside music Not much at the moment
Biggest musical influence Hard to pin down - it was probably The Kinks that caused me to start playing, but my influences range from The Ramones to The Black Crowes to Phish to Rush and many points in between and all around
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) 2 electrics, 1 acoustic, 1 bass, 1 amp
 
Your real name and age: Scott, 40-something
Marital status and number of children: twice married, smarter now, no kids
Where you live: Manitoba
What you do for a living: chop up dead animals for consumption
Other hobbies beside music: collecting toys, and occassionally customizing same
Biggest musical influence: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Motorhead, Venom, Ramones
Number of guitars and amps owned: 10 guitars (2 acoustic {6 & 12}, 2 bass {5 & 8}, several pointy), one Behringer bass amp which kills from 30 yards, one Hannah Montana guitar amp/ipod dock. :grin:
 
Your real first name and age
Bruce, 56

Marital status and number of children
Married, 2 children, one daughter, 22, Just graduated from ASU, our second just turned 5 and starts kindergarten next year

Where you live
Glendale, Arizona

What you do for a living
Project manager for water and wastewater operations

Other hobbies beside music
A 57 Chevy and constant thoughts of naked beautiful women

Biggest musical influence
That's tough, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Stills, Leo Kottke

Number of guitars and amps owned (DOES cause some embarrassment)
18 electric guitars, 4 acoustic guitars, mandolin, 2 ukuleles, 4 guitar amps
 
Your real first name and age: Randy 50

Marital status and number of children: Married, one son who just turned 18

Where you live: Long Beach, CA

What you do for a living: Tech Services Supervisor and Project Manager for a Surgical Endoscopic OEM

Other hobbies beside music: 1/87 Prototype Modeling, Fantasy Sports

Biggest musical influence: Current are many: Danny Gatton, Robben Ford, Steve Vai, Jimmy Raney, and Magic Sam to name a few

Number of guitars and amps owned (Not Embarrassed. Want more but gotta be justified for use):
10-Electrics
4-Acoustics
1 Bass

9-Amps (3-Build, 5-Production [2-Modded])
 
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Your real first name and age Shawn, 29
Marital status and number of children Married, no kids
Where you live Nashville, Tennessee
What you do for a living IT Auditor
Other hobbies beside music Photography, Drinking
Biggest musical influence In high school, it was SRV. Then I got really immersed in Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers, and Freddie King. Then I got back into grunge about 15 years after it was cool. At this point, it's tough for me to say who is the biggest influence. Maybe Steve Jobs.
Number of guitars and amps owned 14, 6
 
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Your real first name and age - Scott, 47
Marital status and number of children - Married :(, 1 daughter, 18
Where you live - Minooka, IL
What you do for a living - Field service tech for ATMs and some medical equipment
Other hobbies beside music - Peace and quiet
Biggest musical influence - Started with Kiss, then Rush, then Yes, now too numerous to mention
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - atm 4 electrics, one acoustic, and two amps
 
Your real first name and age: Matt, 26

Marital status and number of children: Married, 2 daughters (aged 5 and 2) and 1 son (aged 2)

Where you live: Vancouver, BC

What you do for a living: I own several businesses, teach theatre, film, creative writing, and dramatic lit at a university level, and do entertainment industry design work.

Other hobbies beside music: Woodworking, running, canoeing/kayaking, cooking, painting, reading, writing.

Biggest musical influence: Not really sure.

Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): 9 guitars, 1 amp
 
Tom
53
Married, 2 adult daughters
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Illustrator
Contemporary Art, movies, Food, camping
Zappa, Muddy Waters, Lightnin Hopkins, Mark Wein, Tommy Harkenrider (the last two have shaped my playing more in the last couple years than any of my heros from the past 30.
2 Flat tops
1 Resonator
3 Electrics
1 small amp
 
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