Musicians

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

Who here is a musician in their own right?

And what instruments do you all play?

Are you songwriters or do you just like learning the songs of your favorite bands and whipping out your instrument of choice at parties or just to cool off?

Well, I'm a bass guitar player. I love my bass and I think I'll put a picture of her up as my avatar soon. I also play guitar from time to time but I don't write music on it, I just play songs I know.

I'm trying to write music on the bass, but it's really hard lol I've already suprised myself because I didn't think I was capable of doing it!

Anyway, how about all of you? I just want to see how many fellow musicians lurk about these boards :D

Peace,
Jake

[Smokin EnDo]

I play your moms pubic hairs like a violin. They make a soft whining sound when played just right.

[make it legal]

word i play guitar and i love it its my life. i like zeppelin and sublime. oh and of course nirvana and pink floyd. thos are my faves but i like a shit load more

[yoda]

word i play guitar and i love it its my life. i like zeppelin and sublime. oh and of course nirvana and pink floyd. thos are my faves but i like a shit load more

oh yeah. i play guitar too, and i cant even begin to list my influences. but i play mostly original music, which i would love to record sometime and be able to put it on the internet.

[Devin Sticky Bud]

ive been playing guitar scince christmas...i got a semi-acoustic takamine

[harmonicminor]

I play guitar
have been playing 24 years
I write originals but also play ton of covers
I also play bass in a cover band :-)

[CrAzYpOtHeAd]

iv been playin guitar for about 3 years (goin on 4 i think). Getting an SE BC Rich dagger soon :D And for a really cheap price, brand new.

[flamingskullballs]

guitar, banjo, drums, djembe, and bass guitar

[CrAzYpOtHeAd]

guitar, banjo, drums, djembe, and bass guitar

Banjo lol. Hill billy ;) Whats it like, is it hard?

[flamingskullballs]

Banjo lol. Hill billy ;) Whats it like, is it hard?
banjo fuckin kicks ass...its a hard tuning to get used to after guitar, and has that other odd string....but its fuckin fun, sounds cool

you can now get 6 string banjos, that tune the same as a guitar

jimi hendrix played the banjo

[Pete Rock]

I'm sort of a professional jazz musician...I play saxophone.

[3rdEyeVision]

some wouldnt consider them musicians but Im a turntablist, nothing big just for fun right now.

[yoda]

some wouldnt consider them musicians but Im a turntablist, nothing big just for fun right now.

if it makes sound and you can put it on a cd, ill consider you a musician

[Green Screen]

Well you can fart into a mic but i wouldnt consider that music.

Ive been playing guitar for about 2 3/4 years, ive got a Schecter S-1 Elite... lefty. That things beautiful. I play in a local band called The Mourning Removed, weve been playing shows for a few months now and i am LOVING IT.

[P.E.N.G.U.I.N.]

Nice, GS.

I guess we should also post a bit about our instruments...

My bass is a 2003 Ibanez Gio, right handed, one volume knob and a 3-way tone switch. I love her, I'd definitely marry her if it was legal lol. Last night I finally (after 3 years now) gave her a name and put my little signature symbol (a flaming eye turned vertical and looking down) on her back. Her name's Angela d'Anima, which means "Angel among souls" :D

And to the turntabler, it's an instrument if you can make sounds with it that aren't recordings of other people doing whatever on THEIR instruments...so as long as you don't just sit there with Wish You Were Here spinning, you're a musician :D

[usedchemicals]

i play trumpet, tuba, and guitar, used to play piano

[flamingskullballs]

ive got a Schecter S-1 Elite... lefty. That things beautiful.schecter makes very beautiful guitars, very good for gothic rock (see The Cure)

[BizzleLuvin]

i play the trumpet and the french horn and currently trying out the steel drum. i mostly play whatever comes to mind. a friend of mine loves to mix music and i will play samples for him to dj. im a fan of show-tune scores and cheat music.

[Huntor]

iv been playing guitar for 10yrs.i just recently got an esp 7 string with emg 81/7 pickups in it.it sounds so fucking mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
small demo sample from one of the songs iv been writing with my bro:

www.myspace.com/huntorau

its recorded with my old esp guitar with 2 low e strings so its not my smoking new guitar !

[harmonicminor]

yeah I have a 7 string also
on my 6 string Ibanez with a floyd rose trem I put heavier guage strings on it and set it up for b tuning
just like a baritone
I had to reset the trem tension and truss rod and action and now its sweet

[BizzleLuvin]

too many ppl play the guitar! need more french horn players

[Huntor]

yeah I have a 7 string also
on my 6 string Ibanez with a floyd rose trem I put heavier guage strings on it and set it up for b tuning
just like a baritone
I had to reset the trem tension and truss rod and action and now its sweet

yeah i used to do the same on a 6 string till i got my 7,i still use heavier gauge strings of course on both.but i tune one step down,so i go ADGCFAD.yeah gotta get it set up properly,especially the floyd rose,which can be a real pain in the ass till u learn how to adjust it !


too many ppl play the guitar! need more french horn players

yeah i agree to many guitar players,but not enough high skilled ones ;)

[bobbyhardcore]

im a drummer, been playing for about a year or so now, i record my drumming all the time, even practises then listen to it back and it means i can work on my timing and stuff. I got myself a pearl export kit, snare, 2 toms, floor tom, hi hat, ride cymbal and crash cymbal, plus 2 pedals for double bassing. I don't really ever play covers, my mates play guitar and therell play say a riff from a slayer song and ill just drum to it how i want to. Im a very improvised drummer, can sit on my drums for an hour and just play watever i want, really trying hard to do sum jass drumming atm. I can drum hip hop, rock, hardcore, funk, sum jazz, and also play some break beats to. Gna be putting sum videos of me drumming on youtube as well soon. Cheers BOB

[hempilation311]

i love music. it's my life and has been since i was 8...

I'm a guitarist and play in a band called random effect

www.myspace.com/randomeffect

here's a pic from a recent show and a song to check out

[The Grim Reefer]

I play guitar, dabble in bass, and mostly write music.. LOL, here's something I wrote for my band - sorry the Midi converter effed it up and it sounds like crazy demon video game music.
I wrote the drums, bass, ect. with my bro.
But listen, I thought it was funny :D

[DirtyMoney]

check out a few of my beats at http://www.backalleyproductionz.com

[Metasteel]

I play the one, the only, the bass guitar! An instrument that doesn't get the respect it deserves.

[chimichanga]

I've been playing the drums for about 2 years. Unfortunately it's not a very nice set but I plan on getting a Pearl Export double bass set as soon as I get the money. I listen to almost anything, jazz, rock, techno, metal, classical, some rap, even country if i'm in the mood. I'd have to say my favorite drummer of all time would be Buddy Rich but in this day and age it would be Derek Roddy. I used to be in this band with my friends but I left cause I moved outta state. Check em out. http://www.myspace.com/xneverthelessx They're not bad but the singer sucks and does the recording by himself lol. anyways...drums kick ass!!

[CultureCherryPopper]

too many ppl play the guitar! need more french horn players

When I land a French horn I'll learn to play it, but for now I just play trumpet and piano. And I love to mess with shit like Fruity Loops and Cool Edit Pro and make my own music.

[Nochowderforyou]

I play guitar and have been for 15yrs. I played bass for a few years, but I kind of lost interest.

I have played in 2 different bands, both which we used to play gigs. One, when I was 17 and we played Deftones, Snot influenced music. We called ourselves Blindmans Bitch. We stopped haning out though as they wanted to continue playing semi-heavy music, but I wanted to explore further into heavier music.

Then 2 years ago, when I was 22, I played in another band, we called ourselves Hedstrung and we played countless shows around Alberta. There were 3 guitar players, 1 of them singing, and a drummer. We had no bass and our sound was thunderous and loud. We played Pantera, Down influenced music, but, we split up because my one friend died from past complications of being hooked on meth. Too much damage was done to his body to recover from past addictions, and he died and went braindead when he slipped into a coma. I still play our songs too. Monster heavy and people would enjoy it if we were still playing.

I'm still looking to get a band put together, but a lot of the people here aren''t willing to play some ball grabbing, hell raising music. A lot of groups here are Emo, and not heavy enough, so it's been tough looking for someone who doesn't like to go home and cry all over their guitar. :D

I play heavy music mostly, but lately, I've been dabbling into some Pink Floyd and learned Wish You Were Here a few days ago.

I have a Fender. I'm not sure on the exact model, but it looks identical to Epiphone's SG model, but it says Fender on the headstock. I equipped the neck pickup with a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker.

I alos have a '67 Fender Strat, but I took the strings off and put her away. It has more sentimental value than playing value. Single coil pickups just don't compare to humbuckers, so I put her away in her case.

I have an old Nova acoustic guitar. I found this thing for $2 at a thirft shop. The neck was broken and needed to be fixed up big time. I took it home, and in 48hrs, I fixed it up and it sounds amazing. Not bad for a $2 guitar. It only has 18frets on it, which makes it quite small, but I love it.

I play through a Fender amp as well.

[deftdrummer]

DRUMS

[BiGGj18]

guitar player. the zen of all instruments. i love my acoustic, a Martin DX1. shes beautiful, her name is elisabeth. i've been playing since i was 14 when i bought a fender squire from my local guitar shop with birthday money and have been addicted since. pot and acoustic jams with friends = heaven, no?

[turquoise70]

I make my own music, electronic. I use Fruity Loops.

www.myspace.com/borealnetwork

PS: I tried to play guitar but considered myself as having failed after a year of effort and lack of interest. Rob Zombie signed my fender.

[Kwali]

Would love to smash some of these hiphop beats posted, been rapping for about 10yrs

[Cotton_Mouth]

Wow, a lot of people play guitar. I love it that's awesome!
I played the recorder when I was in elementary school, does that count?

[Inspiration]

Bit of guitar and bass - turntables - lotsa sound engineering stuff (analogue and digital desks)...

Working with various bands .. check out The Lost and Found (http://www.myspace.com/lstnfound)... I posted one of their tracks in another thread .. click here to have a listen (http://boards.cannabis.com/showthread.php?t=83135)

Have my own litte Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/toonznstuff)

[bud breath420]

seems alot of people play guitar here... add another to the list!! i own a gibson les paul menace.. and a little acoustic a friend made for me.. i wish we could jam on chat or something wouldnt that be chill

[Euphoric]

REPRESENT

http://www.soundclick.com/spellbook
http://www.myspace.com/spe11b00k

[lsdreamz]

guitar player, song writer, producer, ACID HEAD.

http://www.myspace.com/lsdreamz

[hammertime]

ive played guitar for 10 years i have a fender stat american, a fender classical acoustic, and a gibson songwriter delux cutaway acoustic. I took lessons for like 2 years once a week. and i have just been learning stuff since then.

Drums. i have been playing drums for since i was little. i have been playing drums in bands live for 7 years playing around festivals and clubs. I am playing in a new rock and blues and classic rock band thats about to play around places right now except we gotta get a new bass player who can play good. and we are thinking about trying to find a singer instead of the guitar playing singing. we have some original stuff its kinda like grungy blues rock. i will post some music once we record in a couple months