Musical Instruments

[Mandich]

Do you guys play any? If yes how long and how good are you at it. Put some videos maybe ?

I personally play the guitar for 10 years, and I'm very good at it. I play the piano fairly well ( best I can do is river flows in you) and I know some basics on the drums.

[shadowgrin]

I personally play the guitar for 10 years, and I'm very good at it. I play the piano fairly well ( best I can do is river flows in you) and I know some basics on the drums.

Put some videos maybe ?

[Mandich]

The best i could do is audio videos because I don't own a camera . .

[Nick]

Ah, my kinda thread.

I've been playin musak for yeers yo... started playing piano when i was 4 years old (and retired when i was 9 lol)... Been playing guitar and drums since i was like 12... I'm mostly a drummer these days (since eeeeverybody plays guitar, any time i jam with people i'm the drummer by default... (which i actually prefer anyways so no big deal)).

Here's an example of me drumming: http://soundcloud.com/rainbowmassacre/draw-the-line
Not a great example, it's pretty simple stuff (although the bass drum part in the verses can be a major strain when adrenaline makes us accidentally play too fast live ), but it's pretty solid. The drumming's pretty epic in some of the faster paced stuff we do.
Also that guitar line was written by me so i can play like that too, though it's our guitarist in the recording.

Any other muso's around here?

You should post some stuff mandich (can i please call you manwich?)

[Mandich]

(can i please call you manwich?)

Can I call you dick ?

You should post some stuff mandich

I am going to try to get a camera, also nice stuff. The guitar verse is pretty aolid, and teh drumming is good

[Chino]

Been playing the guitar for 6 years I think and still very average. Probably because I don't expand my music to other genre other than rock. I try creating my own music but the thing is I'm just good at making intros and that's all I can do.

[Andrew]

I played the piano from around the age of 6 up until I was 12 or so, went threw a few grades. I became sick of it though, doing the exams started to suck the fun out of it and what was originally intended to be a short break turned into never going back to it. I can still read music though and when the opportunity presents itself I'll sometimes mess around with it but nothing more than that in the past 15 years. I've thought about having a couple of lessons to brush up and playing a bit again for my own enjoyment but it's sort of a passing fancy, I have other hobbies to amuse myself with in my downtime.

[debiler]

I've been a casual classical guitar player for the past 14 years. I used to play bass and I've been singing in various metal bands for over ten years now.
Sadly, my abilities on the guitar are waaay below average for that amount of time.

[Mandich]

Been playing the guitar for 6 years I think and still very average. Probably because I don't expand my music to other genre other than rock. I try creating my own music but the thing is I'm just good at making intros and that's all I can do.

Well sounds to me that you play the guitar just as good as you want to.

I played the piano from around the age of 6 up until I was 12 or so, went threw a few grades. I became sick of it though, doing the exams started to suck the fun out of it and what was originally intended to be a short break turned into never going back to it. I can still read music though and when the opportunity presents itself I'll sometimes mess around with it but nothing more than that in the past 15 years. I've thought about having a couple of lessons to brush up and playing a bit again for my own enjoyment but it's sort of a passing fancy, I have other hobbies to amuse myself with in my downtime.

Shame about that.

I've been a casual classical guitar player for the past 14 years. I used to play bass and I've been singing in various metal bands for over ten years now.
Sadly, my abilities on the guitar are waaay below average for that amount of time.

Just as I am a casual baketball player and I'm below average,except for my dunking It takes practice and patience when it come to palying an instrument.

[Kenny]

I've played guitar on-and-off for about 6 years. I grew up listening to a lot of punk rock, so I basically only really know power chords. I also think drop tuning is awesome. I've also been playing bass for a little under 4 years and I consider myself a lot better at it than guitar. As Nick said, everybody plays guitar and since I know a few things on bass, I'm generally the bass player for any jam session. The two guitarists always end up having their guitars set 10 times louder than they should be and never play along with the rhythm section anyway

[Nick]

The two guitarists always end up having their guitars set 10 times louder than they should be and never play along with the rhythm section anyway

Sounds like 100% of the guitarists i've played with.

[Andrew]

Shame about that.

I guess, but it's something I could always pick up again for my own enjoyment if I really wanted to.

[Kenny]

You learned it for 6 years, so even if it's been a while, you'd still be able to pick it up again fairly easily I think.

I kinda wish I started playing guitar or bass when I was really young, but I suppose it's better to pick it up a bit late than never.

[Andrew]

I'd say so. Come to think of it, I think I've still got my old books from when I first started playing, with all the beginner exercises and lessons. That'd probably be enough to brush up on the basics if I ever got serious about it.

[Kenny]

I don't really have any video footage or audio, but I have this picture of when my hair was long and glorious:

[Nick]

Badass

[Jowe]

This is a great topic.

Been playing since 03, started off with a cheapo Fender Acoustic and a equally cheapo Squire strat.

Went through a massive phase of buying a ton of guitars / effects/ amps.
Musical influences are the usual run of the mill, Pink Floyd/Gunners/Van Halen/Metallica/Buckethead.

[Mandich]

This is a great topic.

Been playing since 03, started off with a cheapo Fender Acoustic and a equally cheapo Squire strat.

Went through a massive phase of buying a ton of guitars / effects/ amps.
Musical influences are the usual run of the mill, Pink Floyd/Gunners/Van Halen/Metallica/Buckethead.

same here. I've been trough a ton of guitars, but I would say I am more versatile when it comes music styles, I don't just play rock/metal

[Kenny]

I only have two guitars and they're both pretty crap. One's a semi-acoustic I bought from Cash Converters and the other is a Fender Squier Bullet. I kinda put more emphasis on effects pedals and I've spent hundreds on those. I think my favourite kind of guitar to play is a Les Paul. I actually like the fact they're kinda chunky.

As for bass, I recently started playing with active pickups. I love the tone and it's making it hard to go back to passive.

[Mandich]

phpBB [video]

the noise is horrible I know.

[Mandich]

https://soundcloud.com/luka13-2/luka-to-my-dearest

https://soundcloud.com/luka13-2/luka-st ... eaven-solo

Something I wanted to share with ya. If anyone cares, critics are welcomed.

[Nick]

Pretty cool. My critique would be that the bass frequencies in the first one are too low for the bass instruments abilities. Is it MIDI bass? The harmonics are all broken up and weird.

Also i think the levels in the Stairway to Heaven one might be a little high, there's some clipping going on.

While we're at it, here's some of my stuff: https://soundcloud.com/frequensalad/taking-off-the-veil ...EP coming soon