am busy burning frets, what does everyone else do on a borin' night?

bajachris88 · 12 Jan 2006, 10:13 pm

?^

Anyone else play an instrument here?

sux its neva a cheap hobby, that guitar i got (Epiphone Les Paul Standard) took me back $1300. Just want a good amp to suit.

DIY-DUB · 12 Jan 2006, 11:03 pm

i play lots of instruments, all electric i think, drill, grinder, oh yeh and 2 make better sounds if thats not good enuf, stereo, computer, etc, i llooooove music! on a serious note tho, i did learn 2 play abit of the giutar,piano, drums, recorder, turntables, and wouldnt mind abit of sax (the instrument not sax on here) but yeh dont have enuf 2 do car, other past times and music so i gave up one.:party

Oasis · 13 Jan 2006, 2:25 am

Lefty eh! Or is the photo reversed? I had a LH bass made for me but strung RH (i.e. strings upside down)

pete wood · 13 Jan 2006, 8:32 am

Oasis wrote:Lefty eh! Or is the photo reversed? I had a LH bass made for me but strung RH (i.e. strings upside down)

What's with that Oasis, do you play like Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets) ie LH and upside sidedown, or were you trying to look like Jimmy hendrix while playing right handed? 😀

BTW, Oasis you play a few things yourself don't you?

Chris,
I play gt, bass, double bass, drums and sing a bit. Occasionally I sit down behind a piano too. But I wouldn't describe what I do to it as playing...it'd be an insult to Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall.

Oh, I almost for got, I also play the ukelele...:P

Oasis · 13 Jan 2006, 9:55 am

pete wood wrote:
Oasis wrote:Lefty eh! Or is the photo reversed? I had a LH bass made for me but strung RH (i.e. strings upside down)
What's with that Oasis, do you play like Jimmy Haslip (Yellowjackets) ie LH and upside sidedown, or were you trying to look like Jimmy hendrix while playing right handed? 😀

BTW, Oasis you play a few things yourself don't you?

Chris,
I play gt, bass, double bass, drums and sing a bit. Occasionally I sit down behind a piano too. But I wouldn't describe what I do to it as playing...it'd be an insult to Herbie Hancock and Diana Krall.

Oh, I almost for got, I also play the ukelele...:P

Hi Pete, Exactly like Jimmy Haslip, and I do play a lot of things but piano is my first instrument and full time "job".

Mad Manx · 13 Jan 2006, 10:08 am

Mmmm Chris you must really love your tunes...... to me $1300 is another vw, but then I'm content to listen to others play 😏

Midlife crisis · 13 Jan 2006, 11:17 am

Well I won't tell I Spent $6500.00 on a Flute for my daughter.

marc

ColumBUS · 13 Jan 2006, 11:30 am

i played drums for six years, stopped because my talent outgrew my wallet and i couldnt afford a new kit to progress.

i'm now singing in a metal band, i try to play drums where i can. i amm also a keen hand percussionist

lohoon · 13 Jan 2006, 12:49 pm

I have a Gibson Les Paul goldtop circa 1970.Its worth a couple of really nice veedubs!And it doesn't seem to matter what the interest you are limited by what you can afford.I' love a vintage amp but $$$ arn't there.
There is a local dude who plays r/h bass upside down.Thats it! just upside down!regular r/h tuning.He is really good too!
I have six guitars! Rock on!

pete wood · 13 Jan 2006, 1:30 pm

Mad Manx wrote:Mmmm Chris you must really love your tunes...... to me $1300 is another vw, but then I'm content to listen to others play 😏

Let's not even talk about how much you pay for a proffesional classical instrument, like say a cello. $$$$$ :o

I had a teacher who paid in excess of $25k for his double bass in the mid 80s, and that was before he had it restored into playable condition again. People said he paid too much. Now it's worth over $100k. :duh

ColumBUS · 13 Jan 2006, 6:02 pm

think cello is expensive? try a harp

dodge · 13 Jan 2006, 6:07 pm

Yeah, string instruments are expensive.
I play double bass and mine cost me roughly $8 grand and its mid-range......

bajachris88 · 13 Jan 2006, 9:09 pm

yeah, i'm a lefty. Got an $800 electric-acoustic and a stat-lookalike (was my first, but worth crap all) too.

Its hard looking for lefty instruments, millions more right then left. But yeah, u can flip the strings on a RH guitar, but i find its usually not that comfortable when it comes to the nobs and pick guard.

Maybe if i was desperate and didn't wanna spend another 2k for a company to custom make a LH, i would go RH. Was lucky finding this one, went all around Brissy, and found only one. Haggled it pretty well too.

Great to see u all play or have played something. Music is good. Makes time go faster too sometimes. Just so BLOODY EXPENSIVE!! Lol.

Have always wanted to start a band with a few people, neva found anyone around that i knew who had the passion and loyalty to a band. Maybe while i'm at uni, will find some people. Advertise myself on a message board around the music shops maybe. Be great if they were a Vdubber though. even a band of just 2 people is good enough for me, be noice having a girl in it too. 👍👍

bajachris88 · 13 Jan 2006, 9:31 pm

seriously, i would luv to perform in a concert. Be a beautiful life goal to succeed on stage, even for one night with a big loud cheering crowd screaming and clapping as i walk off. I luv the idea of being on stage rather than in the crowd.

hehe, by the way, don't u guys just luv the way that lead singer dude from Midnight oil dances in his music clips, thats funny stuff. Just had a flashback in memory. Good bloke though. he is politician now ay?

zac_smits · 13 Jan 2006, 10:58 pm

i've did 8th grade trumpet in yr 10...just kinda stayed at that level playing in bands and stuff.

great fun going out for a jazz night and just swinging along with mates and having a ball blasting tunes out...

haven't done it for a while..i should get back into it..(my parents payed for my $.5k trumpet lol)

ColumBUS · 14 Jan 2006, 1:36 am

one of the things everyone should/must do before they die: attend a heavy metal concert.

regarding concerts: i prefer the outrageous antics of slipknot myself... awesome live on stage. love or hat their music, they are performers to the end. go to a concert of theirs, and if ou hate the music, just tune out, and run with the adrenaline fuelled energy of the tens of thousands of others aound you.
i have never seen another genre of msic cause such hysteria in the audience as metal. it is truly awe inspiring

Oasis · 14 Jan 2006, 1:38 am

ColumBUS wrote:think cello is expensive? try a harp

Or a Steinway, $280,000

Oasis · 14 Jan 2006, 1:45 am

I play for a living and only play because I enjoy it. Compromising the music for money takes the enjoyment out of it though, so you have to choose what you do carefully and be happy to not make a lot of money all the time.

pete wood · 14 Jan 2006, 9:55 am

Oasis wrote:
ColumBUS wrote:think cello is expensive? try a harp
Or a Steinway, $280,000

Personally, I dig Bosendorffers (if I spelt it right?). Whole extra octave of bottom end.

I too used to be a proffesional muso before I went to Bible College. Spent 4 years at the Conservatorium. Loved playing the bands I was in and the school for disabled kids where I taught. I also ran music where I went to church. I really only play at church these days although I did a few musical gigs and played Bass for Handel's Messiah at the end of last year. I'm also trying to finish an album of my own songs that I started recording with a friend at the beginning of last year. Speaking of which, is anyone on here a kick butt Rock'a'billy guitarist? Coz I need someone to play a solo at high speed on one of the tracks and even my brother, who's quite a guitarist seems to be stumped by it.

Dodge,
where do you play double bass?

Oasis · 14 Jan 2006, 10:45 am

Bösendorfer is my favourite too. I played one on my 1st CD. Small world Pete. I did the same thing as you, but left bible college so I could keep playing full time. Worked as a music director in a church for 10 years too... Also play double bass and sold mine recently..

pete wood · 14 Jan 2006, 3:43 pm

Certainly seems we have more than a bit in common. Why did you sell your bass?

I'm overseeing music again now in my new Assistant Minister's position. I start Sunday week. Are you still doing much church stuff?

The album I am trying to finish is a collection of stuff that's been written over the last 10 years or so. It's got some rock and metal, a funk track as well as one Rock'a'billy song, but it's mostly sort of mainstream rock. The disturbing thing is that I find I heading more folky/country the older I get. My dream instrument is pedal steel I think now. Kind of weird, I spent most of time professionally playing classical and Jazz, but here I am sounding like I came out of nashville half the time. :o

What sort of stuff do you write? Jazz, rock, pop, dance?

[ Edited on 14-1-2006 by pete wood ]

VolksFolks · 14 Jan 2006, 4:37 pm

Chris, good on ya fella!

Andy

bajachris88 · 14 Jan 2006, 6:53 pm

thanx mate.

ROCK SOLID! 😂

yeah, my passion for music was neva about money, actually, come to think of it, the $$$ neva crossed my mind at all. hmm, interesting that.

gotta go to dinner now, bangers on buns, mmm.

by the way, $280k is a S!#T load of cash for an instrument. Must be dam good 🙂

another by the way, anyone got any demo tracks of their stuff? improvisation, short compositions or wateva, or even full songs?

[ Edited on 14/1/2006 by mynameischris88 ]

ColumBUS · 14 Jan 2006, 10:27 pm

pete, my brother is an awesome rockabilly guitarist, as well as a rock n roll dancer. u2u me if you want details for him, he;d be keen if he can get some time off work to help out.

recently inspired by a metal cover of 'baby got back' i've just jammed with the band to create our own cover of 50 cent 'In the club'
its a rediculous idea, but it sounded pretty good.

los capitanes, up and coming ska band from canberra (at the moment producing theur first album with the porkers) start their concerts off with a ska cover of beyonce knowles 'crazy right now' check them out

bajachris88 · 14 Jan 2006, 10:53 pm

thanx columbus

I'm listening to heavy tracks from the queen of the damned soundtrack. Really good stuff. Just wish i bought a black jackson then an epiphone, hehe.

nah, i luv my les paul, cause she can still scream just as loudly

Oasis · 15 Jan 2006, 12:57 am

Hi Pete, mainly jazz, but plenty of everything else including doing films etc... Best to look at my web page as i don't want to steal Chris's thread... I haven't played in church for years now except for a couple of tours. Played wth Andrae Crouch and MD for Ron Kenoly in the gospel music scene. I'm on a LOT of country cds, and I never thought I'd ever be doing that..

Edmond · 15 Jan 2006, 1:35 am

guitar for me,
and your epiphone looks beautiful.
Just make sure its a valve amp, you will never be sorry.

bajachris88 · 15 Jan 2006, 8:15 pm

thanx for the advice mate 👍 all appreciated. have done a lil' shopping for em once before. That was a yr ago, i had a choice of spending $1300 on a guitar and amp, or go for one good one of one or the other.

by the way oasis, i don't mind. Anyone here who plays music and contribute anything here. I'm not the one to go nuts about it Lol

sax · 15 Jan 2006, 9:41 pm

I play an instrument

bajachris88 · 15 Jan 2006, 9:51 pm

i bet its the sax 😁

VWFREAK · 15 Jan 2006, 10:18 pm

Played the trumpet for 2 years, and guitar for 3 years, but chucked it in after I realised it was cutting in on my billy and surfing time. Ahh the good old days.🙄

pete wood · 16 Jan 2006, 10:40 am

Just imagine BC, if you'd stuck with the GT you might have ended up this good...

http://www.wimp.com/guitarist/

squizy · 16 Jan 2006, 10:49 am

Another lefty here. I just strum away at home, and pretend that I can sing. Oh....and I play a mean jews harp.

bajachris88 · 16 Jan 2006, 12:01 pm

Saw that last clip that Pete put up. Pretty good.

Thats y things like joe Satriani's - satch boogie can be so fun to place :P (just sux when u haven't got the 'whammy' bar.)

Great fun though, just takes hrs and hrs and hrs ... hrs and hrs and hrss.... (u get the point) of practice 😏

YAY! another lefty. Fun being minority :P