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Get to a few local jam nights, and have some fun.
You'll get to play live, and meet like minded individuals (or reprobates like me).
Generally for pub sized gigs a 40-50watt 1x12 or 2x12 combo amp will be more than enough. Unless your drummer is the offspring of Keith Moon and Animal from the Muppets.
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These days you can get a giggable amp for very little. In fact if you're playing punk you probably don't want anything too posh - you could get anything from a second hand Peavey Bandit for about £100 to a new Jet City valve amp and cab for about £400, both will easily do the job. Or anything in between...
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I started gigging late. Gigging once or twice a week now. Just got back from one as it happens. Covering the same sort of material and using mostly a Marshall JVM410 head or an Orange CR120 head, and a 2*12 cab.
Now I'll talk to anybody and although I've not played live for over 20 years, I wouldn't hesitate if the right opportunity were to arise.
My advice is to do it - confront your fear - you'll be fine.
I'm a very average player and it hasn't stopped me playing plenty of gigs.
Amp wise as above 40 watts would do it. For a cheap reliable amp you could do worse than a peavey bandit.
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In my last hard rock covers band we had:
Singer: 40's
2nd Guitarist: 50's
Bassist: 60
Drummer: 65
And we were covering Iron Maiden and Metallica.
So no, you are not too old at all.