Jump to content
Model Cars Magazine Forum

Any other musicians in the house?


atomicholiday

Recommended Posts

I used to play trumpet but lost my chops about 15 years back. Looked into a reed mouthpiece but never followed through. Sang and played a little bass with a couple high-school bands. Always wanted to play keyboards, bought a teach-yourself rig for the computer as a self-gift for this Christmas. Got an Irish tin whistle and a harmonica too.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

While I "have an ear" for music , and while I've had the desire to play an instrument , I've never been able to "get it" .

I've always been fascinated with the Mellotron , Moog , and Farfisa keyboards ; the Sitar is beautiful ( I painted the body of a friend's sitar back in the 90's . Clashy psychedelic colours . It really stood out ! Some-thing perplexing about hearing him play his sitar to Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground , 1966) at a coffeehouse ! ).

Who knows ? Maybe some-day I'll get the bearings to play some simple 3-chord stuff ... Just don't call me Robert Quine yet !

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I have a few guitars. Not very good at it and don't have a lot of time or attention to give serious lessons or dedicated practice. But even though I can't play well, to me guitars are as beautiful as cars and I'll collect em if I can get em cheap. Or if I really want em. Like my black 60's tribute Gibson Les Paul.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I play around.

Played trumpet and drums many moon ago.

Auditioned for Stan Kenton once upon a time . . . he liked my sound, but told me to come back after I finished college, and high school, and junior high school. Yeah, I was young. Yeah, he was nice, kind, and generous . . . and a friend of my dad's at the time. {I was good, but I wasn't that good! ^_^ }

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I traded my cr-p Squier Strat to my Dad for a rig model and a few trailers :)

I've got a Lowrey Magic Genie 88 double manual organ with a built-in Leslie speaker that's fun to play... I attempt to play the guitar occasionally, but I don't like it as much as the organ.

We've got I think eight guitars.

Edited by chunkypeanutbutter
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Have played guitar for 35 years, some garage, and pub bands.

Have collected guitars and have 7 and a bass.

My friend and jam/recording buddy passed away (heart attack in his sleep) 2 years ago and just haven't had the itch since.

I leave my first (yamaha steel FG345) out for noodling.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I played guitar in several garage bands in my younger days. The first group I was in we called ourselves "The Hydraulic Banana". I still have the electric guitar I got in Nov. '69 & used in most of these groups. I haven't played in so many years It would take me forever to relearn everything.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

​I have played rhythm guitar with a couple of Old Timey String Bands, and now get together with a whole group of folks to play at some one's house. By far the most fun, better than playing in bands, jamming is the way to go. 1955 gibson LG-2 and a 1949 Kalamazoo (made by gibson) very vintage and very mellow.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...