Jeff - Don't wait until, "you get good" before you hook up with some other musicians.
1. Life is short and 'tomorrow' is never a guarantee that you'll still be here.
2. I've been playing for 50 years and I'm still not satisfied with my own playing. Nobody is. Even if you stink, you may as well get out there and stink it up with the rest of us!
3. The fastest way to learn and progress as a musician is -not- by sitting in your basement or garage practicing alone, endlessly. The fast track is getting out there and playing with other musicians. You'll learn more in 6 months of jamming with a band than 5 years of practice by yourself.
Times a-wasting buddy! If you know someone who plays guitar or keyboards or even a kazoo, invite them over for a play. That's how bands get started.
Best case scenario - You'll be playing out in about a year if you get lucky and fall in with a good bunch of guys.
Worst case scenario - Little by little you'll put together a group of musicians who get together fairly regularly just to jam. But... you'll be playing, making music and having a blast.
Get out there. Do it. There will always be guys who are better than you. But, the good news is; you're probably better than a ton of guys who are already in bands and playing out. Don't hesitate. Tell me you never heard a drummer in a band playing and said to yourself; "Damn, I can do better than that!"
John
