Do you play an instrument?

[sugashane]

I was wondering how many of you guys play music...
what do you play?
I play
some bass....
a ton of guitar
very little but piano
thats about it I love my music how many others do the same?
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rascal scooter Active Adult Communities

Same as you, but you probably know more guitar than me. I had to learn by ear, still can't read music if its not tabliture. lol

 

[cnut]

my parents made me learn cello at high school
i wanted to be playing guitar or saxaphone
girls aren't interested in cello players

 

[Go For Gains]

Ahh crap didnt see this.... I started a drummer thread...to see who played.sorry

 

[Go For Gains]

I place 'em relatively flat. As flat as possible without hitting the rims. I hate how people slant them so much. It looks like shit, and the bounce plays like shit like that too. Look at neil pearts kit. It looks very similar.

I play progressive rock which requires alot of different sounds IMO. high toms to low toms. It gives me a broader area to be creative and play what sounds best. Hearing the same tom go in fills over and over again in every song sounds gay I think. Lots of bands just need someone to lay down a sick tight beat, and you only need a 4 piece for that. My band like to complex big feels and synchopations that require more pieces of percussion to acheive a more attractive sound. It's all in the taste.

Bands like RUSH, TOOL, Dream Theatre all have huge drum kits.

IMO Neil Peart is the shit. His drum playing has inspired me so much. I know it's almost cliche' to say that about him, but he really has. RUSH has been my favorite band since I was 4 years old.

Go play a 4 piece. Snare, bass rack and floor, then go play a set with 6 toms and 4 crashes, splashes and chinas and come back and tell me it isn't 10 times more fun and exciting to play a kit like that rather than the basic jazz setup, as well having the option to explore new sounds and possibilities.

To apoint I agree..but a great drummer and make a (4) four peice sound like a 7 peice or 9 for that matter.

FOR fun..hell ya..9 peice set..I could play with for hours....unless you are in a band like Rush or Yes..or Dream Theater..you wont play all 9.

 

[dabuffguy]

To apoint I agree..but a great drummer and make a (4) four peice sound like a 7 peice or 9 for that matter.

FOR fun..hell ya..9 peice set..I could play with for hours....unless you are in a band like Rush or Yes..or Dream Theater..you wont play all 9.

I don't see how a great drummer can make a set sound bigger the way you desribe it. Sound great, sure, but a 4 piece will never have a "big set" sound. I play all my pieces in most songs. Some songs I only use the standard 4 piece cuz that's all I need cus it fits the song, but some songs just got to have a huge roll on 6 toms, high to low. Sounds badass It's really an 8 piece set, but I put my other kit's 16" floor on the left side to give me another option for sound, so it's a 9 piece, but the DW is only 8 pieces.


I'll upload a pic.

 

[dabuffguy]

These pics were taken with my camera phone, so the quality sucks. It doesn't do the finish justice. Also, this is when I first set it up, and it has been moved around a bit. Cymbals lowered in some spots, my double bass pedal is on there now. The X Series shell in the bass drum has a super low tone to it and sounds incredible mic'd. The whole set sounds so sick.

 

[Go For Gains]

These pics were taken with my camera phone, so the quality sucks. It doesn't do the finish justice. Also, this is when I first set it up, and it has been moved around a bit. Cymbals lowered in some spots, my double bass pedal is on there now. The X Series shell in the bass drum has a super low tone to it and sounds incredible mic'd. The whole set sounds so sick.

Looks good bro, I cant see pic real good, not Plt member..but form what I can tell, it takes up some space! LOL... the X series can get a good tone out of them,,,,Hopefully you have a GOOD mic and not a cheap one.

 

[dabuffguy]

Looks good bro, I cant see pic real good, not Plt member..but form what I can tell, it takes up some space! LOL... the X series can get a good tone out of them,,,,Hopefully you have a GOOD mic and not a cheap one.

AKG D112.

The tone in the bass drum is so nice. It seriously has the same low tone as a 24, but it's a 22. The floor toms are VLT, and the 16" sounds really low. Incredible sound. I have the ESE system on the rack toms, and they resonate so nicely and the tone is pristine. I have to re-tune them though. That's always a pain.

 

[KnockedOutFAST]

I play keyboard (make rap beats) and i can play a little of evereything, mostly by ear. And acoustic guitar by ear.