Moonlight Graham Posted October 26, 2011 Report Posted October 26, 2011 Besides the meat-flute or rusty trumpet? I play guitar, electric and acoustic. Mostly anything rock-based. Hard rock/metal/alt/indie/classic rock...whatever, classical guitar is also sweet. Been playing for about 5-6 years. Never had a gig, just jam with buddies. I'd also love to learn the cello. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
blueblood Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Besides the meat-flute or rusty trumpet? I play guitar, electric and acoustic. Mostly anything rock-based. Hard rock/metal/alt/indie/classic rock...whatever, classical guitar is also sweet. Been playing for about 5-6 years. Never had a gig, just jam with buddies. I'd also love to learn the cello. The cowbell. "I have a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell" Sometimes the triangle, rarely the tambourine. Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
Shady Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 I beat Bubber like a drum everyday in this forum. Does that count? Quote
Wild Bill Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Besides the meat-flute or rusty trumpet? I play guitar, electric and acoustic. Mostly anything rock-based. Hard rock/metal/alt/indie/classic rock...whatever, classical guitar is also sweet. Been playing for about 5-6 years. Never had a gig, just jam with buddies. I'd also love to learn the cello. I used to play a lot of folk guitar - Lightfoot's Canadian Railroad Trilogy, James Taylor and such. Still blow a little blues harp. I make my living repairing and building guitar amplifiers. Long ago I had to accept that I was never going to be a great guitarist, since I spent more time on soldering. We all have only so much time in our lives and with time taken up by making a living, chasing women and eventually having a family I just couldn't practice enough AND keep learning and soldering amps! It's like how many people can become great racing car drivers but how many can also find the time to become master racing engine mechanics? Few of us are like Buckaroo Banzai, being a musician, a brain surgeon and a racing car driver setting land speed records. However, knowing a bit of guitar, with my barre chords for party riffs and such, helps me immeasurably with both working on amps and understanding my customers' descriptions of fault symptoms with their gear. When one complains "There just isn't the "graunch" that there used to be I know what he's talking about! Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
jbg Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 In high school, the tuba. I bet I could still play. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
ToadBrother Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Besides the meat-flute or rusty trumpet? I play guitar, electric and acoustic. Mostly anything rock-based. Hard rock/metal/alt/indie/classic rock...whatever, classical guitar is also sweet. Been playing for about 5-6 years. Never had a gig, just jam with buddies. I'd also love to learn the cello. Enough piano to be dangerous. I just like to noodle, mainly. Quote
GostHacked Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 I play drums and bass (not very well though), and well my instrument really is a computer with FL studio. I do electronic music. Quote
Shwa Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Besides the meat-flute or rusty trumpet? I play guitar, electric and acoustic. Mostly anything rock-based. Hard rock/metal/alt/indie/classic rock...whatever, classical guitar is also sweet. Been playing for about 5-6 years. Never had a gig, just jam with buddies. I'd also love to learn the cello. Guitars - electric, dobro, 12-string, bass; a little cheesy keyboard on my Roland Juno 106 from time to time. Dabbled in mandolin in my Zeppelin stage back in the day. Been in rock bands, did gigs, been on the radio, did home recordings, etc. It's all overrated unless you are getting paid well. Heck, just getting paid was a treat. Nowadays I just jam with my kids and their friends, enough Jimi Hendrix behind-the-back stuff to piss them off. Oh, listen, he can play the blues... One thing I cannot do is play drums despite my best, most serious efforts. Drummers, as nuts as they usually are, have my highest respect. Drummers and the sound-guy/roadie. Bass players on the other hand... Quote
Shwa Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 I play drums and bass (not very well though), and well my instrument really is a computer with FL studio. I do electronic music. Brian Eno's 'Thursday Afternoon' is one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard. Absolutely breathtaking. Love most of Tangerine Dream's earlier stuff and Jean Michel Jarre's 'Oxygene.' My kids tried to get me into Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method, but I am too old I guess. Quote
wyly Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 sadly nothing cool just the recorder...that's why I bought wyly jr a really cool custom electric guitar so he can impress the ladies(not easy to do with a recorder ) ... his teacher says he's going to be a player, that he has the gift, not that it matters any I just enjoy listening to him play... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Wild Bill Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 sadly nothing cool just the recorder...that's why I bought wyly jr a really cool custom electric guitar so he can impress the ladies(not easy to do with a recorder ) ... his teacher says he's going to be a player, that he has the gift, not that it matters any I just enjoy listening to him play... Nothing wrong with a recorder! Ask Jethro Tull, or some early albums by Traffic. Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
GostHacked Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 Brian Eno's 'Thursday Afternoon' is one of the best pieces of music I have ever heard. Absolutely breathtaking. Love most of Tangerine Dream's earlier stuff and Jean Michel Jarre's 'Oxygene.' My kids tried to get me into Chemical Brothers and Crystal Method, but I am too old I guess. If you prefer 'easy listening' electronic music, look into lounge-house with a little jazz, like St. Germain. Some other nice loungey stuff is John Digweed with his 'transitions' series. I'll see if I can dig up more stuff like that. Some of my faves for house in general are Deadmau5(toronto), Wolfgang Gartner(L.A.), Carl Cox(U.K.), Marcus Schultz(toronto) Quote
Shwa Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 If you prefer 'easy listening' electronic music, look into lounge-house with a little jazz, like St. Germain. Some other nice loungey stuff is John Digweed with his 'transitions' series. I'll see if I can dig up more stuff like that. Some of my faves for house in general are Deadmau5(toronto), Wolfgang Gartner(L.A.), Carl Cox(U.K.), Marcus Schultz(toronto) Anything is the 'space electonic' is what I prefer, but I'll check out St. Germain for sure. Quote
wyly Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 Nothing wrong with a recorder! Ask Jethro Tull, or some early albums by Traffic. two musicians walk in to a bar with their instruments, one plays a recorder the other plays guitar, who gets laid? Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
GostHacked Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 Anything is the 'space electonic' is what I prefer, but I'll check out St. Germain for sure. And if you want some really crazy stuff... try Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. Quote
Wild Bill Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) two musicians walk in to a bar with their instruments, one plays a recorder the other plays guitar, who gets laid? Neither! Only drummers get laid! Besides, there's always some folkie chicks who'll lay a recorder player. There's rumours about what it does for your lips... Edited October 28, 2011 by Wild Bill Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
GostHacked Posted October 28, 2011 Report Posted October 28, 2011 Those that do play instruments, how long you been playing and what do you consider your skill level at? I find it interesting to see how people gauge themselves on their abilities. For me, I an amateur at both the drums and bass, but I do pick up the bass now and then just to work out some bassline I eventually want to throw into song. Also it's fun to use FL studio to create a beat and just jam away with the bass to the beats. Another good question is how much time per week do you play? Quote
cybercoma Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 In my time I played piano, tenor sax, bass and guitar. I never really accomplished anything with it and stopped playing altogether years ago. It's a shame. Some days I wish I had kept it up. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted November 6, 2011 Report Posted November 6, 2011 I play guitar, sing, and play bass and perform regularly in Toronto with a pick-up band. Music should be part of everyone's life. Technology advances have made it possible for us to be surrounded by it all the time, so we should take advantage. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
kactus Posted November 7, 2011 Report Posted November 7, 2011 Play both piano and drum. Played drum since I was a kid and pretty good at it. Quote
WWWTT Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Guitar,bass and vocals here. Giged alot in the 90's and the fender jazz/peavy amp are long gone now.(too many pot smokers and boozers for my liking) Still got the fender acoustic tuned up in the corner,from time to time I may work on the vox but its hard to keep the vox in good shape(control and range) without regular practice. WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
Guest Manny Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Play both piano and drum. What, at the same time? Quote
kactus Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 What, at the same time? Nope Never was good at multi-tasking. Learned to play piano at school a long time ago. I used to own a drum and still play it occasionally. Quote
Shwa Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Nope Never was good at multi-tasking. Learned to play piano at school a long time ago. I used to own a drum and still play it occasionally. What kind of drum? Quote
kimmy Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 Still learning guitar and bass... though still not very good. Didn't practice much over the summer. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
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