I am 47 years old.  Began playing late in life, in my early 20's.  I have kept at it in a purely amatuer fashion for over 20 years.  Currently this is my current gear list:

Taylor 330 Acoustic (My favorite)

Washburn Acoustic

Ibanez Semi-Hollow Electric (My other favorite)

MAudio Blackbox Reloaded ASIO Soundboard

MXL Condensor MIC (I mic all acoustic playing)

TUBEX pre-amp

E-MU 25 Key MIDI Controller 

SONAR 6.0 HS DAW

Band in a Box 2007 

Windows XP (HP Pavillion 7000D Laptop)