Who plays a musical instrument?

Just curious who here plays any musical instruments as a hobby?

Bonus points for listing what brand and model your instrument is.

I play piano and have been known to sing at organized events. Currently own a Kawai CA-5 digital piano. Looking to maybe take lessons if I can invent some free time...

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nicklauscombs

guitar, bass, banjo and some drums

I would love to pick up playing the piano but I have no where near the dedication/time to do it right now

royal

Well, just posted this in another thread so I figured I would post it here:

I used to play guitar for 5-6 years but I stopped playing about 10 years ago. Lately I've had the urge to start playing again so I after a month or so of researching and checking out youtube videos, I purchased the following today:

Marshal MG100DFX amp
Original Cry Baby Wah pedal
MXR Wylde Overdrive pedal
Ibanez GRG170DX guitar

And other miscellaneous stuff such as a stand, cables, etc...

I'm hoping I do get back into playing. If I do, I'm thinking once I get a bonus from work (depends on how billable we are), I will pick up an Ibanez prestige guitar with Dimarzio pickups. The guitar is quite expensive but if it starts becoming a hobby of mine again, then it's all good.

I picked up everything from the guitar center over here but the guitar is being shipped to me. So unfortunately, I can't start jamming yet and have to wait several days.

I may start taking some lessons when I can on weekends.

snadam

I played baritone and alto sax and trombone waaay back in the day. But now I play guitar:

Here is my rig:
1x Epipone Explorer Gothic series (my baby

)
1x Samick Strat copy; tobacco sunburst (my first electric guitar, sentimental value

)
1x Regal Classical Acoustic (my uncle's when he was a kid)
1x Randall RX120Rh Head (great for metal

)
1x Behringer 4x12 Cabinet (Great because it was cheap

)
1x Digitech RP200 effects pedal (Great for making the amp head sound more metal, and other things like drop tuning using the pedal

)
1x Dunlop Crybaby wah pedal (its fun!

)

although my rig is geared more for metal, the clean and other digial effects are really fun to mess around with.
I had a few more guitars and amps, but I sold them mostly for the half stack and guitar I have now.

HP, I hope I get some bonus points for that

jryantech

I'm big on guitar and synthesizers.

I have three Ibanez's one acoustic the other two electric, i have a juno 106 and two gameboys running LSDJ.

FluxCapacitor

I'm a drummer. I love Zildjian cymbals and Pearl drums. I also play bass drum on the drum line at school.

scheistermeister

I played different instruments a long time ago. Started with a clarinet for about 6-7 years then played bass clarinet for about 5 years before I switched to guitar (had a shitty C.C. Clark) then a few years after that played bass guitar for about a year. Haven't played anything in like 8 years though.

Edit: Yes, in school I was a band geek...

Ahriakin

I used to write music for games before hitting the books harder, it's my plan to go back when the CCIE is done. So I guess I play piano (badly) since I primarily use a Midi Keyboard and Sonar.
Want to inflict some aural pain? www.whisperbetweenworlds.com

JDMurray

I played alto sax, oboe, and bass clarinet in school, bass/contrabass clarinet and English horn in college (I was a music major), and have fooled around with several kinds of bagpipes. I use to collected musical instruments and have always wanted to take guitar and sitar lessons. At one time I thought seriously about becoming a musical instrument repairman and maker too. Oh, I got very close to applying to UCLA's ethnomusicology program, but I couldn't see how I could do that and pay the bills too.

Now, the only thing I do with music involves my car's CD player or the bathroom shower.

1MeanAdmin

In my home country, when I was in grades 2-7, I finished a professional 5-year school with accordion specialty in addition to going to regular school. We also had piano, voice, choir, musical literature classes there.
In my late teens I played a guitar for about 5 years.
I don't have the instruments anymore, but once I get more certs I may start with the guitar again.

HeroPsycho

royal wrote:

Well, just posted this in another thread so I figured I would post it here...

That post by the way had absolutely nothing to do with me creating this thread...

(kidding...)

jbaello

I played organ in 6th grade, up to 2nd year high school. Right now I will be playing some drums, just ordered a 6 KIT Pearm VBX, I will post the pix when I get it

Lee H

I play the popsicle

empc4000xl

Turntables

Drum machine/Samplers

MPC 4000
MPC 1000

Jazz Trained Clarinet player.

I own a Fender Jazz Bass, but only went through a few months of lessons.

RussS

Play ..... does that mean I have to actually make music that is recognisable?

Bass & drums ... but lets just say that experiment is a better word

Inc

(cold) bathroom shower in the mornings +1

rfult001

Played many instruments but stuck with guitar over the years. I played and recorded with several local death metal, black metal, and hardcore bands, never really went anywhere. Several of my band mates have moved on to bigger and better things (one of my drummers was in Aghora for a while, www.aghora.org). Decided there was no money in music, so I stopped chasing rock stardom.

Anyway:

Ibanez 540R American Custom Shop w/ active EMGs
Ibanez RG7
S/X 2000 (Short lived line made by the lead Fender designer, great rhythm guitar)
Several acoustics

Hammer Dulcimer
2 Banjos (one is a fender, the other is rather old and doesn't leave the case)
A cheap Casio keyboard (can play...sorta)

Vintage kustom 3x12 Guitar cabinet (pleated leather

)
1980's Kustom guitar cab and head (forgot model #)
Fender blues jr tube amp

Crate GXH-1200

I still have a Digi001 running Protools.

God knows what else I have laying around if I started cleaning out my closets.

Still playing, might get a prog rock/metal project again when I finish my MS. Who knows, eh?

mikej412

The http://www.techexams.net/forums/off-topic/45952-does-anyone-play-guitar.html?highlight=strat thread reminded me about this thread -- and I see I didn't post here before....

I had a Hammond B-3 with Tone Cabinet when I was a kid. I took lessons for 8 years, right up the week before leaving home for college. I was sight reading classical music and playing a Pipe Organ at my instructor's studio.

I forget when, but somewhere between College and the Army my parents gave away the B3 AND all my music.

I then went electronic. Yamaha DX7-IIFD and Yamaha V-50. Grabbed a Casio CZ-1 and added a couple of Yamaha TX81Z rack mounts.

Stuck with midi and rack mount synthesizers from there:

Roland rack mounts and expansion boards:
JV-880 with SR-JV80-05 World

JV-1080 with SR-JV80-01 Pop, SR-JV80-17 Country, SR-JV80-19 House, SR-JV80-99 Experience. I got the Country expansion card for the Guitars (not the Country

) , but I don't think that would count in the "Guitar Thread"

JV-2080 (still my baby) with SR-JV80-01 Pop, SR-JV80-02 Orchestral, SR-JV80-16 Orchestral II, SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth, SR-JV80-07 Super Sound Set, SR-JV80-08 60’s & 70’s Keyboard, SR-JV80-09 Session, SR-JV80-11 Techno

I also have a E-mu Proteus 2000 with Protozoa (Proteus 1, 2, and 3) and Definitive B3 (Hammond Organ) sound modules, E-mu Orbit 9090, and Alesis NanoSynth.

And there's the Casio WK-1300, and a Casio WK-3800, a couple mixers, amps, a couple MOTU MIDI Express, cables, keyboard stands, etc....

I was trying to decide last year whether to add a new synthesizer/workstation and couldn't decide between a Yamaha Motif or Roland Fantom. At one point I thought about getting both -- but with the "contractor massacre" happening at work I decided to get a Hammond A-100 AND Leslie instead. I figured with the economy going down the tubes what better to play the Blues than a tonewheel Organ

Since then I may have added a couple USB MIDI controllers for the software synths and a BASYN MIDI 13-Note Pedalboard Controller.

lambov12

i play teh drums

pearl exr 9 piece kit
tama iron cobra powerglide bass pedals
tama ironcobra velo glide highhat stand
sabian AAX cymbal set

sagewalkinthere

I play the radio.

neathneathneath

I don't play any instruments but I sing in a Cathedral Choir

billybob01

I play the Soprano Sax (no i dont play Kenny G requests) Tennor Sax, Alto Sax and Digereedoo, not all at the same time though!!

L0gicB0mb508

I've played guitar for going on 13 years.
My guitar list:
4 Fender telecasters
2 squire strats
fender dg7 acoustic
jackson kelly std
bc rich mocking bird
ibanez acoustic/electric 6 string
ibanez acoustic/electric 12 string
alvarez acoustic electric 6 string (koa wood)
Ibanez bass
1980's pawn show special body
telecaster project guitar (i'll finish it someday)

Amps:
Line 6 Spider 3
Peavey transtube 15 watt practice amp
small fender practice amp
squire practice amp
fender micro travel amp

stuh84

I might play a little

My degree was in Music Tech, just been using computer for that long so IT wasn't a jump of a career for me. Music is still my biggest love

Mrock4

Just got rid of all my gear, but I have played guitar for about 8 years. I just sold my Fender Strat, Martin acoustic (beautiful thing..miss it), tons of pedals that had been out of use for a long time, several Shure SM58/57 mics, a Yamaha EMX-5000 (I think? sold a year ago actually) mixer + two JBL SF25's (which total 4 15" subs), and finally my Line 6 half stack, 150W, with pedal..

Miss it all but the time isn't there anymore. Maybe someday..

billscott92787

I strum my guitar still every once an awhile. ESP.

snadam

gear update:

traded my Randall head for the Bugera 333XL. I know, I know; all you tone snobs out there are probably cringing/making fun/both. From an amateur standpoint, this thing is fantastic! I like the cleans, the crunch has a good classic rock sound, and the lead is AWESOME. And did I mention its loud?

Team it up with some effects pedals, and you can get a good range of sound out of that thing.

nel

Play Guitar, although i havent touched it for a long time now. Used to be a little hobby a few years back and was also in a local band. I used to love the crack, gigs and the booze. Happy days.

Stopped playing when i realised i wasnt going to be a rock star to concentrate on my degree/ Career

I own a US Fender strat - 3 tone sunburst. V nice indeed. i would love to pick it back up once i have completed alot of my studies. I just havent got the time at the moment.