The unofficial MWGL forum census...

Your real first name and agePatrick, 19
Marital status and number of childrensingle, no kids
Where you liveHartselle, AL
What you do for a livingTarget sales associate
Other hobbies beside musicdisk golf, wood working
Biggest musical influenceThrice
Number of guitars and amps owned5 guitars, 3 amps
 
Your real first name and age Roger, 48
Marital status and number of children Divorced, 1 dog and 1 cat
Where you live Enid, Oklahoma
What you do for a living I'm on disability. I'm fucking crazy.
Other hobbies beside music hunting, firearms, baseball/fantasy baseball, camping, fishing, watching way to much tv, drinking stuff, doing stupid things, playing tennis ball launcher for labrapup, sleeping, playing on the internet
Biggest musical influence Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Pink Floyd, SRV, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) 1 six string, 2 basses, 2 guitar amps, 2 bass amps(although the Behringer isn't working at the moment) and another bass amp that is technically EG's.
 
This is really cool. I will get back to it later and fill it out. Meanwhile have to wake kids, clean kitchen, and marinate something.
 
Your real first name and age - Rich, age 42
Marital status and number of children - Married, 2 kids
Where you live -Dallas, PA
What you do for a living - Instructional Designer and adjunct professor at a little university
Other hobbies beside music - painting, reading, basketball
Biggest musical influence - hard to say...Bob Dylan or Neil Young.
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment) - 6 electrics, 2 acoustics, 1 bass; 8 amps
 
Your real first name and age - Greg - 36.
Marital status and number of children - Married for over 11 years. No kids. 2 dogs.
Where you live - Kenna, WV
What you do for a living - Wealth Management Associate for a large regional bank.
Other hobbies beside music - running, hiking, camping, scuba diving...pretty much anything outdoors.
Biggest musical influence - Eddie Van Halen, Dave Grohl. :embarrassed:
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment). Without taking time to count, about 22 guitars, 5 basses, and maybe 7 amps.
 
Your real first name and age Stuart, 41
Marital status and number of children Married, 2 children
Where you live Currently Taipei, Taiwan
What you do for a living Technical Writer (I write manuals for electronic products)
Other hobbies beside music Cycling, movies, fixing stuff
Biggest musical influence Very hard to answer, but AC/DC, Mark Knopfler, SRV and Rory Gallagher to name but a few
Number of guitars and amps owned ​6 guitars (5 electric, one acoustic), a banjo, a ukulele, 3 amps
 
Guess you already know this, but:

Your real first name and age: Stefan, 57
Marital status and number of children: Married with 2 children, a son (20 now) and a daughter (22)
Where you live: Gothenburg, Sweden
What you do for a living: Associate professor in theory of science, but work now as an anaesthesist
Other hobbies beside music: Many, but wine tasting and cooking take some time
Biggest musical influence: Hendrix, Mclaughlin, Peter Brötzmann, Albert Mangelsdorff and Hans Reichel
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment): Three guitars, one amp. No embarressment :)
 
Your real first name and age: Steve, 55
Marital status and number of children: Married, 2 children, son 15 and daughter 11.
Where you live: Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
What you do for a living: I am a clinical psychologist. I work full time for the Michigan Department of Corrections and have a very small private practice. Currently hoping not to be privatized.
Other hobbies beside music: I love to read. Science fiction and fantasy. Hanging out on social networks too much of the time. Not enough time practicing guitar. I sing in the choir of the Unitarian Universalist church where I belong, and discovered that I am a baritone, to my surprise (all those years singing Neil Young songs, and here I am faking bass).
Biggest musical influence: I have been listening to folk music since I was little, so Pete Seegar, Joan Baez. Spent years exploring the seventies era progressive rock of bands like Yes, Gentle Giant, others. Grateful Dead, Joni Mitchel, Neil Young, Richard Thompson, The Who, Beatles, God, there is so much good music out there!
Number of guitars and amps owned (can cause some embarrassment):Two nice acoustics, not high end, but sound great. 2 electrics, a customized Peavey T-60 and an SG Classic with P90's I feel unworthy to play. One small tube amp.
 
Kelly, 19
Single, no kids (that would be strange if I did at this point)
Aurora, IL
I take people's money for minimum wage at a thrift store. But at least i have a job.
I enjoy computers and gaming. My big passion is film, i enjoy making movies.
Trent Reznor. Odd, i know, but he's my hero.
i have 4.5 guitars and 1 bass, but I've owned two basses. I sold the first one because of failure to bond. New one is much nicer and likes me much better. The Feeling is mutual. :cool:

I've owned 5 amps. Fender Frontman 15G, Rumble 15, Peavey 158, Vox AD15VT, and my current amp, Kustom Defender 5H.


wow i've owned a lot of amps. :eek:
 
Your real first name and age: Patrick-41
Marital status and children: Married with one son and one beagle
Where do you live: Apex, NC (near Raleigh)
What do you do for a living: Executive Travel Coordinator. I schedule the private jet travel for the Chairman/CEO of a large pharma CRO who travels nonstop all over the world. I also book the travel for the executives that report to him.
Hobbies: Reading, cooking, health and fitness although I have been very slack lately, gadgets, comedy (not performing), bacon and zombies.
Musical influences: Neil Giraldo made we want to play guitar, then Angus Young and 80's metal bands Then it was the Police, Cure, the Cult, Big Head Todd, Goo Goo Dolls (older stuff), Gin Blossoms, Whiskeytown. Now it is more Drive By Truckers, Muse, some Foo Fighters but I still listen to everything I grew up on.
Guitars and amps: 2 electrics, one acoustic, one shitty bass. Just a Fender Mustang amp and I mainly play though my laptop with amplitube or through my iPhone with the iRig.
 
Your real first name and age
Lino, 45

Marital status and number of children
Married, no kids and 2 dogs

Where you live
Charleston, WV

What you do for a living
Work at a Public Access TV Studio at the State Capitol &
Part Time Whitwater Raft Guide

Other hobbies beside music
Whitewater Rafting, Kayaking, Biking, Hiking, Fishing, spending time at our home in the WV Mountains a couple of hours north of Charleston

Biggest musical influence
Billy Gibbon's, Ted Nugent, Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix

Number of guitars and amps owned
A bunch, found one guitar I forgot I had getting Christmas decorations out from under the stairs :facepalm:
 
Your real first name and age: Mike, 48 yrs. Old

Marital status and number of children: Married 27 yrs. Have 3 kids, 25, 20, 17

Where you live: Virginia

What you do for a living: I honestly can't say because as stupid as it sounds, I can get in trouble because it can be said I'm representing my employer for anything I say and be fired on the spot. I'm very mellow here, but on sites where I'm very opinionated, I add a disclaimer to my signature. Yes, the man is up my butt that much.

Other hobbies beside music: Motorcycles, Yoyo play and collecting, guitar modification, Movie watching, Interesting Coffee Table Books.

Biggest musical influence: Jimi Hendrix, Ted Nugent, The Outlaws, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motorhead, AC/DC, Leslie West, Ace Frehley, VanHalen, SRV, Doobie Brothers,

Number of guitars and amps owned: 10 guitars and 5 amps. I'm fairly set on my guitar and amps. I mean, unless they break, I don't see myself buying any others. I have each set up how I like and know each of my amps to where I can EQ them in seconds to get what I'm looking for. It's probably been two or more years since my last guitar purchase and 3 or more years since my last amp purchase.
 
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