What instrument(s) do you play?

[captainofbeef]

The title speaks for itself. ;D

[captainofbeef]

I am fairly good at playing the guitar, been playing for about three years now. I am getting a new guitar teacher next week. I also play bass guitar, which is simple to play if you are good enough at the six string, basic piano, and basic saxophone.

[mixed]

Ya for the new board! I just started playing guitar. I'm finding it hard but I'm practising lots and getting a little better each day.

[captainofbeef]

Great, practice is the key to getting better, especially when you are just starting.

[blackmoses]

I am a monster at guitar! They call me Jimi Hendrix. I can also play the piano and keyboards. And I wish I could play the violin.

[captainofbeef]

You can't play a lick of guitar, but you are pretty good at the piano. And violin is very hard, not as easy as Boyd Tinsley of DMB makes it look.

[blackmoses]

I just got a guitar for Christmas and I learned how to play "Crash into Me", by my self. But once I get lessons or you teach me. Then we can get are band going!

[PTAhole]

I can play a few things on violin, but I am long out of practice.

[captainofbeef]

blackmoses said:

I just got a guitar for Christmas and I learned how to play "Crash into Me", by my self. But once I get lessons or you teach me. Then we can get are band going!

Crash is an easy song, but its great for beginners. I would really love to start a band.

[criterionmaster]

Used to play guitar and take lessons when I was younger, took them for about two years, was kinda good, then stopped playing for some reason, sold my guitar to buy an N64 and forgot everything I learned. I know want to start playing again, I pick up a guitar and it is like I never played before in my life. Sucks.

[Nomansvally]

I play the piano and keyboards, only got access to the latter. Been doing that for three years now.

[ie]

I just play acoustic and electric guitars. I've been playing for about two or three years now, but I don't play every day and it's really just more for fun for me rather than "oh, I'm gonna learn this song!", so I'm not that great at either instrument, but I could jam Zappa-style (jam for a long time) if I found someone to jam with.

I haven't played with any bands or anything, but if I were, I'd probably end up playing bass or rhythm guitar, because I find myself going with a kind of bass rhythm rather than a wonked-out electric guitar fest. Bass is pretty easy, plus if you're just in a regular band where you won't be doing any bass solos, you can just stand there and look cool.

[eatawiiner]

I got two turn tables and a mixer, but no computer to throw any scratches on. I've been fucking around making sounds for almost a year, but I still have no fucking clue what i'm doing. Its more like I come home fucked up and throw a good record on the L and my Seasame St. Vinyl on the R and tear the fuck out of it while i dig on some Young or Cave or whatever I think needs some scratching added.

I also played guitar for a about a year, but after only learning a few Nirvana / Blink 182 / Sublime songs, I gave it up. Would be into getting an acustic just to throw down on next to the fire pit over the summer, but I honestly cant remember one thing. I couldn't tune it if my life depended on it.

[Cacodyl]

I play violin and piano (and if you want to include the really menial instruments I play the recorder too). Oh and I got a guitar for Christmas 06 and I've been playing since then, i can play Late Goodbye by Poets Of The Fall, Santa Monica by Theory Of A Deadman and a bit of Lost In Hollywood by SOAD. And woo! i finished writing my first song on guitar last saturday!

[sacrilegend]

I'm starting to learn to play guitar. I'm taking lessons from one of my mother's friends who's one great guitarist in a well known local band. He left his guitar at our house one day, and I just picked it up and started doing something. He said I have a natural talent and he'll teach me for free, just to cultivate it

YAY!

[sacrilegend]

This is my new guitar teacher, Michael Whitehead, or Jim Neversink, as is the name of his band.

www.myspace.com/westernworld (he's the one on the left on the picture... if you were wondering!)

[criterionmaster]

I am getting an electric guitar like I said I was going to a long time ago. Also will be getting an amp, a mic, and some other things.

[sacrilegend]

That's lucky!

[blackmoses]

I am really happy! When are you going to get them. You probably don't know when but, like a month year, birthday, Christmas??

[criterionmaster]

I am going to talk to my uncle about it (he plays guitar), then figure out what I am going to buy and I will have it all before summer so we can jam in your garage.

Also, I have been playing the harmonica. I downloaded an online class thing yesterday that teaches you how to play and takes you through steps. I am getting much better, I can almost play "Skip to My Loo."

[PTAhole]

Strange, I've been playing harmonica as well. It's not hard, but I like it.

[eatawiiner]

This is what i've been learning to match beats on:

[Clark Nova]

...i played the viola for 10 years. lame, yes, which is why i quit before i went to college. but i did play in carnegie hall once...

[captainofbeef]

Yea, the viola is awesome.

[sacrilegend]

That's good for you!

[captainofbeef]

andruini said:

i'm now learning to play the clarinet. it's not too hard, i like it. also, my parents promised to get me a cello before christmas if i show i'm really working hard on the clarinet and on the violin, which i kinda left for a year and now i'm starting to pick up again. so, yeah. i'm happy.

Awesome!

[malicious32dll]

the violin for I believe 12 years now. Yes, I know, way too long.

[sacrilegend]

I think it's awesome playing something so long. That's a whole different side of you

[captainofbeef]

The violin is badass, damn tough to play too.