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bball
I would like to start this thread. So what kinds of instruments do you peoples play? And if you don't mind, what styles of music do you play?

I play the guitar and piano. I have three guitars and a ukulele. I have a Fender stratocaster electric, a Garrison acoustic, and a Yamaha classical guitar. I actually don't have a piano, just a keyboard, but fun nonetheless. Can't really afford a piano. Right now I am learning mostly acoustical and classical arrangements. I want to someday get a Martin acoustic and a blue Gibson Les Paul Standard.
capoeiranger
I play guitar, bass and berimbau (traditional Brazilian instrument to play with Capoeira).
I have a white Epiphone Les Pauls at home, a Fender Jazz Bass and a self-made Berimbau.
My music style is ranged from hip-hop, samba, jazz to rock.

Uhmmm...does playing tambourine count?
Lotus Flower
The only instruments I could ever play were the recorder and triangle laugh.gif

I don't think there is much call for those in any band rofl.gif
goalienan
I'm boring because I don't play an instrument...But if I could it would definitely be the piano...Classical music.... original.gif
raoulduke666
well i play (well TRYING to play grin2.gif ) accoustic and electric guitar. Mostly play accoustic just to learn then once I get better, then Ill go back to my electric. Ive got an Alvarez Accoustic and Ibanez GSZ120. I listen to all rock but right now just trying to play easy stuff like Johnny Cash, The Who and some other little stuff but my dream is be able to get good enough to play in front of a crowd just to show how passionate I am about music. But my dream guitar is either a Gibson Double Cutaway or 1958 Les Paul Standard.
Malakthrin
I play the Alto Saxophone
bball
QUOTE(raoulduke666 @ Aug 22 2007, 02:36 PM) *
Ive got an Alvarez Accoustic and Ibanez GSZ120.

I have a friend who plays and Alvarez and I was really surprised how crisp and clear the sound was. I was surprised because it was cheap. Twas an excellent value.
nativechick1989
Trumpet and Clarinet...some piano, but not much...the only bands I played in were my HS Pep & Concert Bands. That was back in the day original.gif
Saint
Gee lots of gifted folk here, if I were in a band all I could offer was my voice... not trained in any instruments; but always had a feeling I'd be god on the percussion instruments...
bball
I have never really been interested in playing in a band. I just like to do my own thing, and play whatever strikes me. I like to play too many different styles to constrain myself. I really like solo acoustic guitar arrangements, which is good, because I only need myself. grin2.gif
Rainwater
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QUOTE(bball @ Aug 22 2007, 12:54 AM) *
I would like to start this thread. So what kinds of instruments do you peoples play? And if you don't mind, what styles of music do you play?

I play the guitar and piano. I have three guitars and a ukulele. I have a Fender stratocaster electric, a Garrison acoustic, and a Yamaha classical guitar. I actually don't have a piano, just a keyboard, but fun nonetheless. Can't really afford a piano. Right now I am learning mostly acoustical and classical arrangements. I want to someday get a Martin acoustic and a blue Gibson Les Paul Standard.


I play the piano badly. I play the flute, ok, and I play the tin whislte a little better than I play the flute. Your guitars sound really coool. Music is the food of the soul, without it, I would die. keep on rockin'!!
Purplos
I am fair to pretty good at piano, alto sax, clarinet, and recorder. I'm teaching myself harmonica right now and know a few chords on the guitar.
Ghost Ship
I play the flute. I purchased one last year. But after reading a lot about the flute i discovered why the one i have just doesn't sound very good. There's a minimum purchase price for the flute or else you are going to buy something that cannot produce quality sound. There is so much more to the flute then i thought. The different kind of metal it is made of has an effect on the sound as well as the flutes length and the way you blow into it. Then there is posture and how far or how less the head joint is inside of the middle joint.

I look forword to one day purchasing the really good flutes. The ones that sound amazing. But they are $15000 and up. ohmy.gif Some flutes are even made of Gold, but the one i want is a PEARL made Titanium Flute.
psyche101
QUOTE(raoulduke666 @ Aug 23 2007, 05:36 AM) *
well i play (well TRYING to play grin2.gif ) accoustic and electric guitar. Mostly play accoustic just to learn then once I get better, then Ill go back to my electric. Ive got an Alvarez Accoustic and Ibanez GSZ120. I listen to all rock but right now just trying to play easy stuff like Johnny Cash, The Who and some other little stuff but my dream is be able to get good enough to play in front of a crowd just to show how passionate I am about music. But my dream guitar is either a Gibson Double Cutaway or 1958 Les Paul Standard.


Keep trying, you willl get there. Thhe Ibanez GSZ120 looks really nice - is it light? The '58 Standard is really heavy, I think it is made from three differrent woods if I am remembering the right one. Not for long gigs wink2.gif
I went for the studio series, far lighter with a true Gibson sound, I would thouroughly recomend it if you are gigging, but for a personal, yeah, the '58 would be magic.
I have the abovementioned Les Paul, an Epiphone Les Paul Standard (sounds just like Capeo's white one does :- Yo Cap, does yours have the gold hardware?), I also have this really bizzare stratocaster copy, it looks a great deal more like an Ibanez, and have a very slim body with a full Floyd Rose on it, 2 humbuckers and a single between, I never have been a big Fender fan, but this is quite out there, for my Tele playing, I have a Vester copy, I really liked the neck, and the pickups in the vesters just seem to have the sound I want through a Marsahall. The Semi acoustics I carry are a Yamaha 12 string and an Epiphone 6 string with cutaway, I have an Epiphone Texan too wink2.gif love that, twas my first love, but it is not semi. I can't do it to her either. I love her just the way she is. Yo Cap, did you know Epiphone used to onw Gibson. Gibson bought them out eventually! Both high quality instruments IMHO. I'll have to post a pic of this wierd hybrid thing I picked up in a junk shop, it has a very Gibson body, with f holes, one of those really thin semi acoustics, so it's not really an acoustic, and a definite fender neck. Wierd, has a bit of a tinny sound, it's quite good for Chillie Peppers stuff. I have aways favoured zoom products for effects, I know they are not considered the best by some, but I seem to get excellent results, and love the compact form. Great value for money too. Hard to dimm the excellent sound of a Marshall anyway original.gif I have used an electronic Washburn amp on smaller vanues, but the rich sound of the Marshall is hard to beat. It's just that even a 50W head blasts the smaller venues too much. I like the park amps for home practise, just set it flat and plug the zoom in.
You are in good company, that sig say to me Jimmy Page, one of the finest to ever pluck a string. I love playin Babe I'm Gonna Leave you, keeps the fingers nimble that one original.gif I am more than heavily infulenced by SRV, named my daughter the same, well, not the Vaughn bit, but you get the idea LOL, I love Blues, Rock, Jazz, Swing Blues, Rat pack, geez, anything wih real instruments, just not Death Metal, bit over the top for me. I dabble with keyboard and Sax too, Gosh, raving a bit, I'll be back!!

Keep Rocking on. Music makes the world go round.
psyche101
QUOTE(capoeiranger @ Aug 23 2007, 05:07 AM) *
Uhmmm...does playing tambourine count?



HECK YEAH

and the Kazoo!!!!
Affliction
Geeetar!
Rocket88
I"ve already put this thread up, not too long ago. It was complimentary to the "do you play bass", thread.
Look under ,"are you in a band, or play an instrument".

Guitar & vocals & a bit of bass. tongue.gif
Darkwind
I play the bodhr'an very badly in drumming circles.
Spara
wow theres a heap of people who play.. heaps of insttruments lol.. i said heaps too much then.
thats awesome. i admire it. i just play guitar, djembe, congas and sing.
Kudos.
Lord Umbarger
Guitar, bass, a little drums and keyboards. Of course, I can play the radio on a professional level.

Honestly, I really don't play much anymore. I kind of lost interest in it around the time I went to college. Strange, huh?
tnr
I play bass and a little guitar, but I love the bass. Always.
Glass Ghost
clarinet and tenor sax jazz and classical
Yankneck
Well I started out as a heavy metal drummer back in 1993 but now I seem to do more country gigs than anything LOL I play a 6 piece 1967 ludwig and paste sympols and a pearl cobra double bass pedal
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