What instrument do you play?

[klodefm42]

The guitar? The Bass? The Tuba? Does anyone here play the synth? I DO!

[Hazumu]

Drums

[Hypatia]

When I was young, I used to play piano, violin, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, cornet, synthesizer, jews' harp, flute, and sax.

Nowadays I play piano, guitar, flute, and drums. More drums than anything else: congas, dholak, djembe, doira, dumbek, frame drum, rebana, tabla, tambourine. I'm all about the skins.

[klodefm42]

What gear do you use as well? I have a novation x station 49.

[V M]

Guitar and or Bass for thirty some odd years. Some Drums, Keyboards, Flute, Trombone

Stratocaster, Firebird - A few acoustic Guitars

[klodefm42]

I play guitar also, but I never got good playing the damn instrument. Spent alot of money for nothing. Fender J5 telecaster.

[tekla]

I can play, well enough for a line check quite a few.  But really?  I have an Acou-Electric Korean Vintage Guitar - a unique shade of blue-green- with a  Fender Telecaster pickup, run through a DigiTech emulator, through a Crate Amp.

[Monique Martinez]

Started on vocals and guitar, Epiphone SG that I don't play as much as I used to (long nails).
Switched to bass once that band ended, fender jazz ...mmmmmmmm through a laney RB9 > laney 4x10 and a marshall 15inch sub. Bass EQ and a big muff.
Now I'm on the drums on a borrowed yamaha stage custom with zildjian cymbals. Drums were always my first passion.. and the first instrument I've learned left handed (refused to compromise on that one).
Drums = awesome. 

[Constance]

guitar
bass
keyboard

[Janet_Girl]

Does the radio count?      

Janet

[Lisbeth]

Maybe if I started practicing again... *sigh*

[klodefm42]

Nice one Janet. A bone that I pick with instrument manufacturers is that they charge too much for an instrument that actually plays well. It seems anything under a 1000 US, wont play or sound good. That and the parts start to deteriorate. My J5, with in 2 months the saddles became rusted and paper weights. If one plays a gibson les paul, the difference can be heard and felt. I suppose it weeds out the ones who want to play the instrument from the ones who bought it just cause the people they are currently associating them selves with did. ESP I say is taking the lead in fair priced guitars. The Japanese have taken yet another industry away!  It's a damn shame ESP's navigator series arent sold here. Well alot of their great guitars arent sold here also! http://www.espguitars.co.jp/

[glendagladwitch]

Guitar
Bass
Drums

Mosty Guitar.  Mostly electric.  Mostly with a pick.  Mostly on a JCM800 or Plexi or equivalent.

[BunnyBee]

I used to be able to play the saxophone, clarinet, and flute pretty well.  I haven't picked one up in close to 10 years though =(.

I am bad at guitar and some others...

[Shana A]

guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, uke, dulcimer... some piano,  and hand percussion

we need to have a Band of Susan's

Z

[tekla]

I think good instruments have always been expensive.  Be glad you don't play a concert grand.  But good guitars are ever harder to make as the stock of wood to choose from gets worse all the time, which is why so many pros like the stuff from the late 50s and early 60 before it was all overproduced and when good wood was still around.

[klodefm42]

Wouldnt have thought that Tekla. and Zythyra, thats a great idea. A susan's band! 

[BunnyBee]

guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo, uke, dulcimer... some piano,  and hand percussion

Z

Ooo a one woman bluegrass band =D.

[Alyssa M.]

Now, guitar and piano, and I sing -- I love choral music. Although every time a conductor says, "Okay, men please stand" ...  I really wish I could just sing alto. Of course, tenors are always in demand, so at least I have that going for me. I started on violin when I was very little, but I gave it up before high school. I wish I hadn't, and I intend to start taking lessons again in the next couple years. I played clarinet too for a while, though I didn't like it nearly as much as the others.

[glendagladwitch]

I think good instruments have always been expensive.  Be glad you don't play a concert grand.  But good guitars are ever harder to make as the stock of wood to choose from gets worse all the time, which is why so many pros like the stuff from the late 50s and early 60 before it was all overproduced and when good wood was still around.

Well, when I have a $150,000.00 to spare for a '59 strat I'll find out what the difference is.  Until then, I'll settle for a $2,600.00 Fender Custom Shop Relic.  But I'm really an LP player.  Got any '60s LPs with a the slim 60s neck you wanna get rid of?