I am 37 and have been playing guitar for 25 yrs. I am a very accomplished player in many styles. I want to know what the best way to make money is besides playing in bars.
you could start your own band, or do this alone.
1. start writing some songs.
2. make sure you have a computer with a good amount of memory.
3. make a recording studio in your own house. get one of these recording packs to not break the bank : http://www.academicsuperstore.com/products/Behringer/Podcast+Bundles/881407 http://www.guitarcenter.com/Behringer-Podcastudio-USB-631003-i1176041.gc
4. record your songs
5. burn CDs of your songs.
6. send them to http://cdbaby.net/submit they will pay you money, they will ask for more CDs once a lot of your CDs have been sold.
i hope i helped.