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sketcha Offline
#1 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 10:04 AM EST
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Whether you are proficient or not, what instrument/s do you play?

I played Tenor Sax from 5th to 8th grade.

Picked up the Guitar in '94 and put it back down. I can play all of "Wish You Were Here" including the acoustic solo but that's almost like "Stairway" in the music stores.

Now I play Bass as well as my Dreadnaught Acoustic from time to time.

I can also play decent drums and bongos but then again, who can't. =) Sorry BeatDragon.
BeatDragon Offline
#2 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 10:05 AM EST
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No your not...:)
DrMaddVibe Offline
#3 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 10:09 AM EST
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I play with my food.
Penguin13 Offline
#4 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 10:11 AM EST
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Bass and Drums...more bass though.

KC
plabonte Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 12:05 PM EST
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Bass, rhythm guitar, and keyboards.
gerber Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 12:10 PM EST
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Although I took years of piano lessons as a young kid, I was always enamored with the guitar--especially lead guitar. Have played around with the guitar for about 30 years now, and still enjoy it, though don't get to it as often. One thing about playing an instrument--you gain a true appreciation for just how good the real experts are.
HarleyDave Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 12:41 PM EST
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I play bass well, passible piano and occasionally torture the sax.
al'Thor Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 12:49 PM EST
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I played french horn in high school.... and got beaten up a lot....

I play acoustic and some electric guitar and harmonica

Pride myself for introducing the 2 Capo method to everyone I meet (mostly...)

sketcha Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:06 PM EST
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al'Thor,

I wanna kick your ass just reading your post. Just kidding. =)
limoric Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:15 PM EST
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I played Alto Sax in grade 7 & 8. I want My daughter to play Violin, I may start with her and than move on to chello, my favorite sounding instrument. Had a string quartet at my wedding, was just too cool. I don't think I could ever get into the rock music although I love to listen. Jazz and mostly clasical has really helped with the road rage.
sketcha Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:34 PM EST
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I had a killer East Bay funk cover band called "Joint Chiefs". Yes, I would say their name is aprapos. My favorite song from them is Stevie Wonder's "I Wish".

Any Bay Area folks seen these guys?
BeatDragon Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:46 PM EST
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What does that have to do with what instrument you play...stay on task DAMN IT!
sketcha Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:49 PM EST
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Sorry! Sorry! Now I know where you get your handle. It's not cuz you can keep a beat that's for sure. No, you're a task-master! Or a master of bation. Something like that.
BeatDragon Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 1:57 PM EST
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Its "MASTER BAITOR" thank you very much!

You 4 stringed wad of band fodder!

Oh yeah, task...I play drums which I guess makes me stupid.
sketcha Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:01 PM EST
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"Its "MASTER BAITOR""

So you like fishing? What kind of bait?

Oops, sorry. Stay on topic. I must be some kind of 4-string wad of band fodder.
Robby Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:03 PM EST
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I used to play bass in a band (lots of bass players here). But also play guitar pretty well, a little keys, fiddle and mandolin (which is just a fiddle with frets), I also sing probably better than I play an instrument, and write music and I’m a pretty good producer.
BeatDragon Offline
#17 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:05 PM EST
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I troll with used up bass players...

Oh yeah, I play a "decent" guitar.

I can play a A minor muted diminished half note in the pike postion of a hindu scale agmented 4th.
sketcha Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:21 PM EST
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Robby,

I produce as well. Do you have any mp3 sample clips of your work or a website I can download from?

I think my sbcglobal can take up to 10 or 20 megs but if you have anything around say 1MB, I'd love to hear it.

sketcha (ta) sbcglobal (tod) net
choner Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:27 PM EST
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I play the guitar, but after you hear me play, you might not think so. And I'm pretty dandy with a harmonica, my dad taught me.

choner
hoagie55 Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:29 PM EST
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I started off with piano, but loss interest in that after a few years. I switched to the tenor sax in elementary school I then progressed to the trumphet the next year, and then baritone later on that year. I settled on the tuba after the high school band director came to junior high and persuaded me to switch. I was really good too, but ended up quitting when the band director made me decide between playing basketball and band. He wanted me for the pep band to play at the basketball games and to travel at competitions. Like marching band wasn't enough travel for us. Hell we were gone every weekend during the fall at one competition or another.

Now, I am kicking myself for dropping all instruments. I could have gone to college on a full scholarship, but let my emotions get the best of me at that time.
Robby Offline
#21 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:39 PM EST
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Anyone ever hear the song, "tubas in the moonlight?"
BeatDragon Offline
#22 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:47 PM EST
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My band does a Reggae version of that tune
Robby Offline
#23 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:48 PM EST
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you do not! You've never even heard of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band!
BeatDragon Offline
#24 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:51 PM EST
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Hell, I jammed with them in '72!
limoric Offline
#25 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 2:52 PM EST
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Is that the A&W tune? Da da dadadada da dada dada dada dada da.
rastusmcnair Offline
#26 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 3:43 PM EST
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Flute and guitar. But My favorite was being a sound man for accapella groups. 5 part do-wop. Nothing like it!
Cigarick Offline
#27 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 4:05 PM EST
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Age 8: 1st guitar
12: accordian
14: piano
20: drums

Owned a bass for a year, but couldn't get behind it. Used to play the drums semi-pro, but I'll always have a guitar.
BMW Offline
#28 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 4:18 PM EST
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Guitar (anything with 3 chords, lol), Harmonica (Blues harp-cross harp) and just learning the Mandolin.

I can also play the spoons, the saw and pick my nose, not necessrily at the same time.

Barry
BigJim3793 Offline
#29 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 5:00 PM EST
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I was a band geek.
I played Trumpet 5th-12th grade,1st chair junior and senior year.Jazz band,marching band,made regionals.
Yes I was a band geek.

Jim

and one time at band camp.....
E-Chick Offline
#30 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 5:31 PM EST
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I'm a master at the skin flute...
lvsmitty Offline
#31 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 9:23 PM EST
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Good one E-chick. That's hard to beat. (No pun intented). I play guitar and have been performing in Las Vegas for the past 28 years. Still do...six nights a week. Gotta love it.
G
sketcha Offline
#32 Posted: Wed, Jul 23 2003, 9:29 PM EST
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Oh E. Did you have to? You're my kinda' gal.
wbslngr Offline
#33 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 6:06 AM EST
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I'm learning guitar and trying to play the banjatar.
E-Chick Offline
#34 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 1:09 PM EST
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Yeah, and this other time, at band camp...

; )
DrMaddVibe Offline
#35 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 1:16 PM EST
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http://www.satanicide.com/video/index.php#

We ROCK!
Robby Offline
#36 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 3:09 PM EST
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heh, that's pretty cool! Which one were you? and do you know any of those women? :-)
DrMaddVibe Offline
#37 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 4:13 PM EST
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Check out the Jerzee video - full.

Don't care for the name, but I guess that's their "target audience". They've got a great sense of humor though..."Can you pick us up?"and their version of that horse-faced Celine Dion's "Titanic" neverending ballad is funny stuff!
eleltea Offline
#38 Posted: Thu, Jul 24 2003, 5:49 PM EST
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As a kid on the farm, the family could only afford a swine-ette, but later I graduated to keyboard and play a passable grade of wave-like jazz. Maybe we should have a musical herf.
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