I've been playing guitar for 5 or 6 years. It's really fun. I have a lot of cheap pedals and play shoegaze stuff a lot. I haven't had my guitar here at uni though. I miss it so much. I play bass too. I agree with IceShadow, the low notes are more soothing and powerful than a guitar. It falls flat on chords and melodies though. Playing a stand up acoustic bass is pretty much the most fun thing ever though.