What Instrument Do You Play?

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My primary instrument is, ehem...my voice...
Followed by classical/electric guitar
And the keyboard...(of which I have a Oberheim OBX which is the one used on Van Halen - Jump)

So, what about you?...

 

[El Hefe]

Drums and more drums.

Guitar as a second liking.

Oh, and also the bagpipes although I have not touched them for a good few years now.

 

[Big Chris]

Drums for the last 20 years.

The Wife bought me a bass guitar and amp a couple of years ago, but I can't play for toffee.

 

[John Duncan]

9 guitars (various). 1 piano (Blthner, 19th Century). 1 voice (husky). 1 tenor horn (historically).

We have an awful lot of drummers here........

 

[Andrew Everard]

JohnDuncan:an awful lot of drummers

Isn't that tautology?

 

[Thaiman]

Hughes123:My primary instrument is, ehem...my voice...

So, what about you?...

Elvis certainly can (or could) sing but I was a bass player in metal band for a while. Now a day I would be lucky to have an hour with my telecaster per week....still enjoy playing though.

 

[survivor]

JohnDuncan:9 guitars (various). 1 piano (Blthner, 19th Century). 1 voice (husky). 1 tenor horn (historically). We have an awful lot of drummers here........

Just to add a bit of variety I`m an ex-drummer!

By the way JD. Your collection of nine guitars is actually eighteen if you include your nine tennis racquets!

 

[Anonymous]

keyboards,keyboards and more keyboards. oh and keyboards.

andy.

 

[Big Chris]

I was just wondering what you drummer's have at your disposal?

I recently upgraded from the 17 year old Premier APK I used to own, to a nearly new Mapex Pro-M in Tobacco Fade. It's a custom 'short stax' kit (very shallow toms) with a virgin kick. Hanging toms are 8", 10", 12", 14". Floor tom is 16" & Kick is 20" x 18". Snare is a Mapex 'Black Panther' 14" x 6.5" hammered brass.

Cymbals (all Sabian): 8" Paragon splash, 10" Paragon splash, 10" 'Max Stax', 14" AAX Crash, 16" AAX crash, 17" AAXtreme chinese, 20" AA Ride, 14" HH fusion hats.

All of which is hanging off a 3 sided Pearl ICON rack. Pearl Eliminator double kick pedal (blue cams) & to top it all off Pro-Mark 2B nylon tip Japanese Oak sticks & Remo heads.

 

[John Duncan]

andya:
keyboards,keyboards and more keyboards. oh and keyboards.

andy.

Question for you Andy - have you got any keyboards?

 

[matthewpiano]

Primarily piano. I have a lovely Schimmel piano which I purchased new about 6 years ago and which has now bed in beautifully. I'm playing Shostakovich's 2nd Piano Concerto next June with a local orchestra and can't wait. Its a fantastic work and although its taking lots of patient work, it will be well worth it in the end. The last concerto I played was the Beethoven 'Emperor', an experience I will never forget.

I have a Roland RD300SX digital piano which I use when playing in orchestra pits for shows and the like.

I also sing and play the clarinet.

 

[El Hefe]

I am still using my 5 piece Pearl Forum Series which now coming into its 14 years of faithful service. Using Mapex double pedal. Skins are still Pearl. Ride and hi-hat also Pearl. Added 8" Zildjian splash on an LP stand.

Also having a Yamaha DTXplorer as a second kit. I am using this as much as possible for shows.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

More into Electronic instruments here with My all time fav being My ROLAND TR-909. This Drum machine may be acient but I would not sell mine for love nor money. And My Technics 1200's which from My point of view musically are counted as INSTRUMENTS.

 

[Drummerdave]

I play the same Premier Crown drumkit I bought when I was 19. After 24 years it's probably time I got a new one - still looks and sounds great though

 

[Big Chris]

El Hefe:

Also having a Yamaha DTXplorer as a second kit. I am using this as much as possible for shows.

How's that working out? I have a Roland TD8 for home practice (Or I will do when we can finally clear some rubbish out of the garage).

I've never even considered using it live though. I like the sound and visual spectacle of a massive kit, which I think the TD8 would not supply.....That and it only has 3 toms and 3 cymbals.

 

[Big Chris]

Drummerdave:I play the same Premier Crown drumkit I bought when I was 19. After 24 years it's probably time I got a new one - still looks and sounds great though

I hear you.

I bought my old Premier as a 5 piece when I was 17, and even then it was 2nd hand! (about 2/3 years old). Over the years I found 8" & 10" matching toms on a stand. Bought a Pearl 'Chad Smith' snare to replace the rubbish original. Recovered them in Cadbury Purple as I was sick of the standard white finish.

But it never let me down. With the addition of the rack and the sheer number of drums & cymbals it always got positive comments.

But in the end it just started looking dated. The trend now is for deeper depth kick drums, so the 22" x 16" kick started looking it's age. The toms were also all power sizes, and started looking old too, that and 17 years of gigging was starting to show on the overall condition.

In the end, I decided we had enough money when we moved to blow a grand on a new shell pack, new snare and some associated hardware! (Took a bit of work with the Wife, but if you go on about something long enough, they'll eventually just shout "Oh go on then!!")

 

[Thaiman]

I have been ask only yesterday to join a local tribute band "Mentallica", temting but every Saturday night, which is a normal gig night, I have to be at work....damm shame that as I wouldn't mind make a fool of myself again 🙂

 

[El Hefe]

Thaiman,

I usually use the Yamaha for shows in hotels or for any formal functions. Especially if the set list requires certain additional sound effects like the tabla or when the music genre varies from jazz to funk to reggae to light rock etc. Too much of a hassle to bring different type of snare. I particularly like the portability of the kit. I usually bring along my Yamaha mixer and speaker system too for the shows which makes it easier to record all the shows into my minidisk.

One of the reason I bought the Yamaha was because between 2005 and 2007, I was working in Abu Dhabi, UAE where I was staying in a condominium. So, to avoid being a nuisance to the neigbours, I bought the Yamaha so that I can control the volume or use headphones.

However, it cant beat the feeling of playing my Pearl kit. For underground gigs, where I mainly play punk rock or metal, cant beat that adrenalin I get from an actual cymbal, hi-hat and double pedal. With the Yamaha as well, need to 'tune myself in' prior to a show because of the different reflex I get from the pads compared to the Pearl.

 

[Alec]

Thaiman:I have been ask only yesterday to join a local tribute band "Mentallica", temting but every Saturday night, which is a normal gig night, I have to be at work....damm shame that as I wouldn't mind make a fool of myself again 🙂

"Mentallica"...? I'd join. foregone conclusion with that name. Can't play owt, mind. maybe they need a "Bez" tho...

 

[Anonymous]

I started drumming about 12 months ago on a set of Mapex M Birch drums with Sabien XS20 cymbals.

I've wanted to give drumming a go for years but never had the room to do it until recently. It's the best thing I've ever done. I'm self taught but getting pretty good now. I've just been asked to play with a couple of guitarist friends so it looks like at the age of 42 the life of a rock god finally beacons.

 

[El Hefe]

Pete,

Its never too late to start drumming. Have fun.

 

[Big Chris]

Pete Griffin:
I started drumming about 12 months ago on a set of Mapex M Birch drums with Sabien XS20 cymbals.

I've wanted to give drumming a go for years but never had the room to do it until recently. It's the best thing I've ever done. I'm self taught but getting pretty good now. I've just been asked to play with a couple of guitarist friends so it looks like at the age of 42 the life of a rock god finally beacons.

Glad you're getting into it. Drumming is great (Minus the lugging a huuuge kit around, the expense, setting up, breaking down, finding bandmates, etc, etc...........)

;-)

 

[Thaiman]

I always fancy a set of V drum as they can be set to sound like Roland, Pearl, Pastie (including Rude) and such like + the sound through headphone is very community friendly too. Only thing that stop me is the cymbal feel like a rubber when hit! it's kinna un-natural.

 

[El Hefe]

I prefer V-drums as well over Yamaha but unfortunately, Abu Dhabi had limited option at that time. Agree with u on the cymbals as well. Its different compared to a real cymbal. Also, my Yamaha cannot do snare rim shot.

 

[El Hefe]

I prefer V-drums as well over Yamaha but unfortunately, Abu Dhabi had limited option at that time. Agree with u on the cymbals as well. Its different compared to a real cymbal. Also, my Yamaha cannot do snare rim shot.