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Any of you guys musicians?

IkodoMoonstrife

IkodoMoonstrife

On a whirlwind adventure!
I've played piano for........uh......probably 16 years about?

That and I've composed and written music using Fruity Loops Studio 6 for about 4 years now, and I have an album out!! *is shamelessly advertising*
Go check me out on FA when its back if you like Trance/Electronic music
or you could even check me out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ikodo-Moonstrife/20196071871
 
Vore Writer

Vore Writer

Dog faced God
I play bass guitar. Been playing for close to six years. I got three guitars: two Squiers, a four and a five string, and a Micheal Kelly four string acoustic.
 
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virus

TROLLUS MAXIMUS
Aden said:
I agree, being excessive with it never helped anything. I just like using them because it adds a lot of tonal flavor and you can choose to make some pretty interesting stuff.
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Tonal flavor? Its good for a transition or a break but that's about it. As a solo, or as some lead work the guy playing in my opinion is full of themselves. Same goes for that spastic vibrato. Whenever I hear that I turn off the speakers and remove the file immediately, sending it to the depths of hellfire.

The problem I have with guitar players these days. Is a lot of them are created minions and not naturally influenced. In fact it outnumbers 50 to 1. This is from the 80's guitar period which also brought the guitar collector who does not play guitar but just buys the guitars for its significance of who plays it. They are the sole reason older guitars are so expensive now :mad: .
 
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BritFoxx

The Hat Man
I play keyboard for kicks
I play trombone in a few county and area bands.
I'm learning Bassoon because I can
I sing in the county choir.
I can play a little trumpet

And I guess the annoying honkin sound I produce from an alto sax counts as music?
 
Aden

Aden

Play from your ****ing HEART
virus said:
Tonal flavor? Its good for a transition or a break but that's about it. As a solo, or as some lead work the guy playing in my opinion is full of themselves.
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You completely reject the use of sweep arpeggios other than for those two things? You can't insert one to make the phrasing interesting or to provide a colorful backing? That's quite close-minded of you. Sweep picking is just another tool in the toolbox and can be used effectively. It's just that a lot of the time, guitarists don't use it creatively and they end up following the rest of the crowd.

And yeah, a lot of lead players are full of themselves. But what about those of us who aren't? In my case, sweeping just came easily for me when I was learning economy picking, while I still can't "shred" well enough to use that technique. Am I conceited for utilizing one of the tools that I can use well when I write songs?

virus said:
Same goes for that spastic vibrato. Whenever I hear that I turn off the speakers and remove the file immediately, sending it to the depths of hellfire.
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Ah yes, disregard any good songwriting or emotion or mastery of the band's other instruments put into a song because of a guitarist's style when using one particular technique. To be fair, I hate the sound as well. But still.
 
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TakeWalker

Guest
I can't play an instrument unless there are colored dots rushing at me on a screen, but I do sing. I've lately become less and less satisfied with my singing ability, though, not that I have the resources to do anything about it.
 
Defender

Defender

the obvious identity
Guitar, bass, drums and keys up in here.
What I'm playing varies depending on instrument, type of strings and other stuff :V
 
Cmdr-A

Cmdr-A

Adeptus Astartes
I'm a straight out guitarist, I've learned to play since I was like 1st grade...however old I was back then. like 6 - 7 years old? 20 YO now. First guitar was a 1/2 sized lotus meant for beginners back then. I still have it and still works to this day xD its fun.

I learned a bit of piano cause we have a piano in the house. never got really more interested then that. And played clarinet in lower school, for about 4 years. That was fun. It was a new experience I must say

Though electric guitar is my main stay. I can play a variety of things. From Rock to Punk to Metal. But I think i found my specific genre I'm going to stick with. Surf Rock. Its just so incredibly fun to play. More so Astro-Surf Rock. Mostly how The Ventures and Man or Astro-Man? have been as a surf rock groups. :3 Its more a hobby right now as a music appreciator and lover, but I'd love my own band one day to have and play about, even as just a garage band.

So far into my venture of Surf Rock, i've come up with several songs...all which are incomplete. But still have real potential at a later time.
 
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PunkFurry

New Member
I'm a drummer, been one for 11 years, 12 in another couple of months. I play bass a bunch, but I'm a bass "owner" not a bass "player, if you know what I mean. I play keys every so often and I do a bunch of session running for other musicians, and I've stayed away from bands mostly. I'm basically a studio musician now.
 
Whitenoise

Whitenoise

:V
virus said:
Same goes for that spastic vibrato. Whenever I hear that I turn off the speakers and remove the file immediately, sending it to the depths of hellfire.
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Just for the sake of clarity do you mean rapid back-picking or rapidly shifting the pitch because there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the terms vibrato and tremolo.
 
M. LeRenard

M. LeRenard

Is not French
19 of the on-topic responders here say they play guitar of some kind. That's 19/32*100=59.3 %
Seriously, is guitar really easy to play, or something? Do we all hope to be rockstars? What's the deal?
 
Aden

Aden

Play from your ****ing HEART
M. Le Renard said:
19 of the on-topic responders here say they play guitar of some kind. That's 19/32*100=59.3 %
Seriously, is guitar really easy to play, or something? Do we all hope to be rockstars? What's the deal?
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I play it to be cool. :C

Actually, I think the reason is the music that I'm into. I want to be able to write and play music like it, and I think guitars can add a lot to a song (if the guitarist knows what he or she is doing :roll:).

And I can tell you that piano is a lot easier to pick up and play/write with than guitar.
 
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Magikian

Magikian

Cecret Blown Susiness.
M. Le Renard said:
19 of the on-topic responders here say they play guitar of some kind. That's 19/32*100=59.3 %
Seriously, is guitar really easy to play, or something? Do we all hope to be rockstars? What's the deal?
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It's because the guitar is probably the most popular instrument, and people do it to feel awesome.

I play bass because I knew no-one who did it when I started, and it is just an all-round wicked instrument.
 
Torrijos-sama

Torrijos-sama

The Artist Formerly Known as Jesusfish
I play keyboards, do programing, and tapecutting(Audacity, and with actual Tape).
Im saving up for a Korg Electribe, Microkorg, and a kaoss Pad.
 
IkodoMoonstrife

IkodoMoonstrife

On a whirlwind adventure!
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