Poll: Do you play a music instrument? If so what?

[Pyro]

guitar -- not bad 1.5years.
Squire Strat, Zoom GFX707 effects pedal and BOSS amp.

electric bass -- 5 years, 2 years in orchestra
Double bass -- 3 years, 3 years in orchestra, was principle bass at one time

 

[konichiwa]

Drums! w00t!

 

[nefalicious]

I play the alto and tenor saxophones....I love my alto(its a selmer mark VI)

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Drums..........14yrs.
Bass Guitar....3yrs.
Guitar.........2½yrs.
Piano..........about a year now.

 

[Fardringle]

I played brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, French horn, baritone, tuba) starting in 5th grade up through college, and I have also played in a couple of 'semi'-professional groups and for a couple of Broadway shows that showed here locally. It's been about 10 years since I actually played in a band, so I've lost most of the edge, but I pick up the old Getzen trumpet now and then just to make sure I can still scare the cats...

 

[SpongeBob]

Bass Guitar & Drums. I used to take piano lessons whe i was a kid but i probably couldn't play much now.

 

[shadowfaX]

piano. not planning to be a concert pianist, but I would like to have the same skill...

used to play the violin, but my schedule got really hectic so I had to drop it.

 

[Multi]

I played piano and violin, horribly

 

[RGN]

The radio. Its music right?




actually, I had 2 years of organ lessons as a kid, does that count?

 

[GreenBeret]

Clarinets ROCK! WOOHOO!!






What're you lookin' at?

 

[snow patrol]

I play the guitar in a band. Been playing for about 4 years. My gear includes:

Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Jaguar
Burns Marqee
Yamaha Pacifica
Aria Pro 2 Bass
Fender Super 60 All valve combo
Various pedals, including the Big Muff

 

[Pastore]

i play the guitar, I have a Fender Stratocaster, Made in Mexico, and the neck is made out of some rare wood... has cool looking grain in the wood...

 

[tweekah]

I'm glad that you recognized the turntable as in intrument

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

Tenor Sax.

Selmer Mark IV

 

[ToBeMe]

Drums!

 

[Liquidcool]

Messed around with a trumpet in high school, just wasnt my thing...

 

[Missus]

Clarinet, sax, oboe, very little guitar, keyboard, and bamboo flute..


...Yes, I was a band kid...

 

[bcterps]

I've been playing the guitar for 7-8 years I guess. I'm mediocre, at best hehe, dont have too much talent with the instrument, but I still enjoy playing it. Maybe one day I'll spring for some lessons. I have a Takamine DSF 49C which I got for a great deal about 9 months ago. It rocks!

--Ben

 

[Optimus]

Guitar, piano, trumpet, and bass.

 

[casimec]

I play guitar. Not that good buy I play it.

 

[Philly C]

I've been playing violin for about 10 years now. Old French one...worth around $20,000.

 

[Harvey]

I play keyboards and guitar. My Mom says I started playing her Mason & Hamlin grand when I was five.

I used to play pro. I learned that in music, being good is just permission to be lucky. Also, some part of your artform has to pay the rent, or you have to get a job, so now I design studio audio electronics.

My gear:

Guitars:

1970 Martin D-28

Mighty Might Les Paul style electric six string with Gibson humbucks and hardware.

Gibson ES-335-12 electric twelve string.

Amps:

1964 Fender black face Twin Reverb (production run #4) with JBL K-130 speakers.

Fender Deluxe Reverb (original, not re-issue). Replaced the GZ34 tube rectifier with solid state diodes and modified the bias for 6L6 tubes, instead of stock 6V6's.

Note: This is an inexpensive and very sweet mod for this amp (Glad I can do my own tech work). It gets that sweet, singing lead sound at a reasonable level, and it puts out plenty of volume for a good club gig. I can get that same sound from my Twin, but only when I run it so loud that I don't like to stand in the same county.

Fender SFX Keyboard amp. This is really cool for keyboards. It has the ability to put out a spacial sound from a single box. It really works. I know how it works, but it's too long a discussion for this post. This is an extremely cool way to simulate a Leslie effect in a club setting.

Keyboards:

Dyno-My Piano (modified Fender Rhodes).

Roland Sound Canvass MIDI synth voices.

Very weak midi keyboard controller. I need a good weighted keyboard. I need to earn the extra cash to buy a good weighted keyboard.

I used to own a full Hammond A100 (a C3 with the added weight of useless internal speakers and amplifier) and an RV122 Leslie. I never had the most important accessories for this -- Roadies.

What killed sales of the Hammond organ and the Fender Rhodes? Gravity! :Q