Musicians, UNITE!

[SomeRandomDude]

Well, so I'm gleaning that there's at least a few fellow musicians on the boards. What kinda instruments do you play? Do you write any music? Stuff like that. Here's the place to talk music.

So I play guitar and piano. I got like, this ancient piano that's beautifully crafted that we've had in our house since I was like 5. Then I own my own guitars, I got an Epiphone SG which is just kinda a cheap electric that I bought because I wanted one I could fiddle around with a little but didn't want to invest money in anything but an acoustic. I have an Epiphone AJ-500M Masterbilt for my acoustic, its really cool, I like it a lot. Beautifully crafted, awesome sound, just amazing. I really want to get this Seagull too, IDK, I really like the Seagull sound, its very unique, cool, and sounds like Green Day.

I also have a 1976 Fender Musicmaster 3/4 Bass that I picked up off a friend for like $50. Its actually in really good condition, I got it cleaned up and stuff like that and learned that its worth $600-700.

So yeah. I also write guitar music. I do a lot with suspended chords. Suspended chords blend beautifully with major and minor chords and seem to complete the music. I also wrote some basic fingerpicking stuff and some riffs and etc.

[ket_the_jet]

I also have a 1976 Fender Musicmaster 3/4 Bass

That's a pretty nice bass. You should check out harmonycentral.com for any information on an instrument or amplifier before you buy.

I have a lot of stuff of my own, and access to one of the best collector's instruments and amplifiers, so I am very blessed in that category.

I love repairing instruments and have really learned a lot under a master's tutelage. If you ever had any questions, feel free to ask.

I play a lot of electric guitar tunes on acoustic guitar to strengthen my fingers and speed up my playing. My biggest recommendation is to buy a metronome and play slow...slow...slow. You will be able to play it faster if you learn it slow.

I used to play bass but haven't really played much recently. I just pulled out my Warwick 4 String Thumb bass (bolt-on) and started dabbling again. John Entwistle is one of my musical heroes, and so I have spent a lot of time learning to play like him.

I have spent a lot of time trying to memorize the fretboards of a guitar as opposed to just counting up or down from the key areas...but part of that has been learning scales again. It really does take 3 months to really memorize a scale well, and you can really only get three scales per 3 months (I am talking like D7sus4, etc).

It's worth saying that I don't play with anyone and haven't been in a band since I was much younger (and more delusional). But my best friend is one of the best guitar players I have met (I have consorted with professionals) and we get together and play as often as possible. I will just play bass and let him do what he wants. My chops are nice but his licks melt panties.

Anyways, stuff I am playing...I don't know...whatever I kind of feel like. "The Divided Sky" by Phish is pretty fun, and sounds great on my acoustic rig.
-wtk

[GarrisonofGondor]

All I do is take piano, but I do have a Lotr piano music book and play most of my music from it.

[SomeRandomDude]

Yeah, I have a lot of musical theory from my formal piano training but I haven't really applied that much to guitar, I pretty much just learned to play from tabs (shame, shame, I know). I'm learning to blend intervals and play various different chords.

I can play power chords, arpeggios, bar chords and open chords. I think the chord that probably comes up the most in my writing, though, is Dsus2. My latest concoction has a little bit of melodic noteplay and a lot of arpeggios and chords. Cadd3 is a fun one. But yeah, I probably need to start learning scales.

BTW...I'm kinda an acoustic guitar supremacist. I have one real guitar and a couple that plug in.

[ket_the_jet]

Buy a Dean Markley Instant Mount pickup. You'll be able to plug any acoustic guitar into an amp (SWR Strawberry Blonde is a really sweet acoustic amp) and jingle away!

I don't know what my favorite guitar chord is...there are too many.
-wtk

[Chang]

i play trombone. i had a few, but i sold em. now i got a sweet old beast, but i dont have time to play it much.

[legolas3333]

I've been playing guitar for 6-7 years and have an Epiphone Limited Edition G-400 Electric Guitar.. i dont write much music... i also know basic piano (Chords, scales) and play acoustic guitar a lot two, my dad has an old yamaha acoustic

[Gerontius]

I've played trombone for 3-4 years now. Not very good yet, but it's coming. I've never taken any piano/music theory lessons of any kind, so obviously I don't really write music.

[FingolfinFinwe]

Grew up learning piano on my parents Yamaha baby grand.  Took lessons for about 8 years.  Sadly they just sold the piano since they're downsizing to a condo.

[MR. Lurtzy]

Been playing the piano for 12 years. Lord of the rings and sonic are imso some of my favorite to play. Now if only I could afford a decent piano...