Favourite Instruments

[amethyst]

What are your favourite instruments

Fender & Gibson guitars
Sax
Piano

[goodbyetomaria]

Re: Favourite Instruments

Guitars are the most intimate of instruments by virtue of both hands having contact with the strings, as opposed to a violin, for example, which generally uses a bow in one hand. It makes for a very personal sound.

[Powdered toast man]

Re: Favourite Instruments

Fender Stratocaster
Fender Mustang
Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer
Roland JV1080 synthesizer
Moog Minimoog
ARP Odyssey
Steel guitar
Trumpet
Soprano sax
Hammered dulcimer
Scottish smallpipes
Bouzouki

[fynger]

Re: Favourite Instruments

I play 5 string Banjo and Ukulele

[amethyst]

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I play 5 string Banjo and Ukulele

Good for you are you in a band fynger?

[fynger]

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Not any more.

[battyrat]

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I am partial to most instruments that have appeared in a rock band but one in particular stands out. It's a big traditional base but it needs to be played so that it slaps back when plucked hard. Not something you would see today in a band. But it Sounds great when put up against the rim shot of a good drummer.

[Richard1978]

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I agree the bass is an overlooked intrument, almost essential for most music (unless you are The Doors or Prince at times!) but often ignored.

[Paulos]

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I've played drums since the age of 9 and been the drummer in my local brass band for the last 30 odd years.
Played guitar since my late teens and was in a band in my 20's.
I now play bass guitar in a different band as well as carrying on with my brass band.

I like Pearl drums
Gibson les paul guitars
I also have a couple of Ibanez
Marshall amps (selling my bass stack if anyones interested)
And have a very nice Markbass rig.

[xmark1234]

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I don't bother now but mine was the keyboard

[amethyst]

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I used to play the recorder in school,did have piano lessons when I was 9 but didnt practice enough so I got bored and gave up

[Richard1978]

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As much as I like listening music I'm hopeless at playing anything!

[amethyst]

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As much as I like listening music I'm hopeless at playing anything!

Me too get more enjoyment when someone else plays

[xmark1234]

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my dad being trying to play gutar for ages it use to sound really bad but I must admit I brought him some guitar lessons for xmas so he carried on so 12 months later hes really good I can not play guitar must say
well done to my dad for sticking to it

Me too get more enjoyment when someone else plays