Do/did you play any instruments?

[T12am]

Me- violin, viola, cello, and bass.

[stoner]

Me - guitar and vocals.

I used to sing in a choir where I sang baritone/bass and 2nd tenor. Every now and then, I sang a solo or two.

Currently playing guitar and with the Praise Team in my church. I'm still taking lessons, and I just might switch to bass ... but first I need to get me a bass. :p

[daisychip]

I play piano, played the violin in school along with the flute. Just got a classical guitar that I want to learn to play and I sing. I'd like to learn the drums, I'm pretty good at seperating beats from hand and foot......it would be interesting.

[aussiecoffee007]

i play piano, sing as well. im also a percussionist-- i play drums, triangles, mallets, etc.

[Tony]

when I was younger I played the trumpet and when I was with the Salvation Army I played the bass drum

[MaskOfVirtue]

i'm with stoner on the guitar, i'm Sorta kinda learnin to play electric guitar. it's really hard without a teacher, lol, but i'm making progress :)

[WhataboutUME]

:thumb:I have been playing a concertina for over 35years. Played in local polka bands. My Grandfather was the one who pushed me to learn this hard instrument.
Being brain washed at early age to ejoy this ethic music. I have a few short videos of me playing at Seven Springs. In champion Pa. Youtube,,, Type: TBC polish polkas. Or Old School polish polkas. Enjoy.:juggle:

[eaglebaseball]

Played trombone in the band for a little over 4 years, but I was a little too much of a rebel for our high school band direct who thinks he's god, so I quit/got booted at the same time. I still play it occasionally, just a little Jazzy improv type stuff whenever I'm bored.

Now i just play guitar. Never had lessons, I just play with friends and stuff, all self taught.

My instruments:
Trombone:

Conn 88HTO Symphony Model

Guitars:
Cheapy Ibanez Acoustic
2002 Model Fender Mexican Strat (I thought about selling it, but it wont be long until it starts to become vintage. by the time I'm out of college, it should be worth at least what I paid for it, lol. Chicks dig guitars too, so theyre both going with me to college).

[laura_lee88]

i play piano and guitar :D

[stoner]

dang! eaglebaseball, you have quite a collection of very good instruments. I must say that you're lucky to have an instrument with a good brand to it. Ibanez and Fenders are great instruments. Just like you, I initially taught myself how to play the guitar, and for years, I utilized instruments that were better off thrown in the dumpster. As I got older, however, I realized the limitations of my ability that I decided to take lessons to get better ... well, I just hope it's not too late.

Now, I have good instruments ... the only thing bad about it is my limited ability to make them sound the way they should *really* sound. :(

I have a 1983 Fender U.S. standard stratocaster, an Ovation Custom Legend (1719); a Takamine classical (EC-132C); and four Martin guitars (HD-28, DM, DX1 and the LXM as my traveling partner).

pics of my guitars are available in the general photo section.

[eaglebaseball]

dang! eaglebaseball, you have quite a collection of very good instruments. I must say that you're lucky to have an instrument with a good brand to it. Ibanez and Fenders are great instruments. Just like you, I initially taught myself how to play the guitar, and for years, I utilized instruments that were better off thrown in the dumpster. As I got older, however, I realized the limitations of my ability that I decided to take lessons to get better ... well, I just hope it's not too late.

Now, I have good instruments ... the only thing bad about it is my limited ability to make them sound the way they should *really* sound. :(

I have a 1983 Fender U.S. standard stratocaster, an Ovation Custom Legend (1719); a Takamine classical (EC-132C); and four Martin guitars (HD-28, DM, DX1 and the LXM as my traveling partner).

pics of my guitars are available in the general photo section.

I got my conn trombone for my birthday in 7th grade. Since I got promoted to the band with all the 9th graders in it, my parents and the band directors decided I was good enough to need a quality instrument. I kind of wish I was in band, because I love music, but I couldnot get along with the band director to save my life and it wasn't worth it to me.

I'm planning on buying either a telecaster, les paul, or an epiphone dot. I do love the sound of the hollowbodies.

I really could use a nice acoustic though, I'm thinking of selling my strat and getting a taylor. I love those things. I just seem to pick my crappy 80 dollar acoustic up more often than my 400 dollar strat. its just more my style.

[stoner]

I got my conn trombone for my birthday in 7th grade. Since I got promoted to the band with all the 9th graders in it, my parents and the band directors decided I was good enough to need a quality instrument. I kind of wish I was in band, because I love music, but I couldnot get along with the band director to save my life and it wasn't worth it to me.

I'm planning on buying either a telecaster, les paul, or an epiphone dot. I do love the sound of the hollowbodies.

I really could use a nice acoustic though, I'm thinking of selling my strat and getting a taylor. I love those things. I just seem to pick my crappy 80 dollar acoustic up more often than my 400 dollar strat. its just more my style.

Taylors are nice guitars and the playability in them are second to none. There's a certain brightness to their sound I still haven't gotten used to, which is perhaps why I never owned one.

I am well aware that the guitars made in China are no longer the garbage that they used to be. But if you do decide to acquire another guitar in the future, get one that's made right here in the good 'ole US of A. :) Otherwise, there are others that are that's just as good. Among them Larrivee (Canada); Lowden (Ireland); Takamine (Japan); and Alvarez Yairi (Japan).

I'm more an acoustic person these days ... I pick up my acoustics more than my one and only strat. The only reason I'm still holding onto it, is that it has been with me for over 1/2 of my life. And for a 24-year old solid body electric, it still has the awesome sound and tone to deliver the goods.

[eaglebaseball]

yeah, I've played a few martins, and they just seemed too bassy to me.

As far as my strat, the only reason I dont absolutely love it is the fact that I just don't much like the bell like sound it has. I've been tweaking with it for like, 2.5 years, and still can't find a tone I love. Its great for jazzy stuff that I play occasionally, and when I play along with clapton, but when I play electric, I like to play heavier solo type stuff, which my strat just doen'st quite give me what I'm looking for.l

[stoner]

Yeah, Martins are known for their boomy bass ... sometimes, some can be too much that it's not even appreciated anymore. Nevertheless, I've alleviated the situation by using custom light strings on mine (11-52), for better playability and for a much brighter tone. Since I developed the callouses on my fingers, I upgraded to lights (12-53), and have been there since.

I hear ya on the strat. They may be versatile, and yet, also have limitations. I heard the recent reunion of Clapton with Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce to reform Cream, and while their sets are still tight after all these years, their sound also changed a bit. In the here and now, Clapton use strats exclusively, and somehow it didn't capture that raw 'Cream' sound back in the day. I think it had to do with the guitars as Clapton used Gibson Les Pauls back in those days.

[eaglebaseball]

I do like martin's though. They sound great, but it just seems that some of them are more bassy than others. I was at guitar center, played 3 different ones of the exact same model, and they all sounded different.

I use really heavy strings, 14's on my acoustic and flatwound 13's on my strat. I really get a kick out of it, because I have such tough callusses from playing and enough burnt fingers working at the restaurant, that whenever my friends play my guitars, they're like "dude, I'm gonna ge tetanus because these strings are making my fingers bleed". lol. They don't bother me a bit. Amazingly enough, the flatwounds just greatly improved the sound of my strat. Plays smoother, and I can get a thicker/chunkier/heavier sound when I want to, as well as a nice bright jazz tone.

I may be starting a band with my buddies, and if I do, depending on whatever type of music we move towards, I'll probably buy a new one to suit that style. My strat plays pretty good rock rhythm sectoins, but it just doesn't cut it for earsplitting solos. haha

[devilwoman]

I used to play the keyboard and trombone but haven't played either for years. Also played the tambourine when I used to be in the salvation army, long long time ago now

[moodringer10]

I actually play the piano, guitar, drums, and do vocals

[Chemical Kill]

i play/played the violin, piano, xylophone, recorder and keyboard