Been in a multitude of bands since I learned to play guitar back in '92 - always found composition to be my strong suit, but recording and playing out are just a bonus - awesome feeling to see people get into what we do live, but my heart belongs to writing music. I have a Boss DR660 drum machine thats good for practicing riffs and/or writing drums for complete songs, but the older I get it seems I devote a lot less time to it. Next milestone for my musical "hobby" will be to setup a dedicated room strictly for music writing and instrumental practice - would like a synth keyboard to fill in for the missing elements since I only play guitar/piano - would like to tap back into my roots by writing various styles of music instead of having to focus on what the bands want me to write.......dont get me wrong, I LOVE metal and heavier stuff but its limited my skillset to some melody, higher speed, technique and powerful riffing......I would appreciate more melody and sweet sounds at a slower pace to help bring more attention to "feel" and make a more tasteful product sometimes. Guess my age is affecting my semi-talented sensibilities:D