Musicians

hollymaconmovies - 8-28-2005 at 01:50 PM

Following my getting to know you theme (Entrepreneurs thread)...Who here has a band? What type of music? What is your roll in the band? If you're not in a band, do you play an instrument, and if so what?

Unbound - 8-28-2005 at 02:10 PM

I was in a band up until a couple of weeks ago. I've been playing guitar for about 12 years now I guess. Still play and practise quite a bit. Can't afford to buy guitars much, but the seven I have do me fine I suppose. I'd love to pick up an ESP one day though.

BDx13 - 8-28-2005 at 04:36 PM

with the exception of the time i spent playing cowbell in Edgewise, i have never been in a band and can not play an instrument. (although i did take baratone lessons in elementary school.)

XHonusWagnerX - 8-28-2005 at 04:39 PM

No band.

I play bass & guitar.

for gear I have...

Guitar: Peavy 5150 head & Peavy 4x12 cabinet. ESP F series, BC Rich plexiglass warlock, BC Rich Bronze series warlock x 2.

Bass: Hartke 7000 head, Hartke 4x10 cabinet & Hartke 2x15 cabinet. Kunicki factor 4 string, Washburn 4 string, Ibanez soundgear 5 string, ESP F series 5 string.

GabeTexasGAMC - 8-28-2005 at 05:33 PM

I play guitar. Barely. Im amazed that i can keep the thing in tune.
I have a band. www.grown.homestead.com or www.myspace.com/fivefamilies.
Its amazing that were actually a band, considering how much we drink, and bitch, and never practice.
As for equioment.
I own a bad ass lespaul copy, that i bought from a truck driver dude for 20 bucks.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v88/GabeTexas/shows/DSC036...
I used to own a Blue Voodoo head and cab. But it sucked, so i pawned i, and have yet to buy anything, due to me having bills and a family.
So any donations will be accepted.

Monkey_Julius_BoWaffle - 8-28-2005 at 06:40 PM

I play about everything except drums. When I do demos, I just use Fruity Loops or Leaf Drums, I don't like fucking with mic'ing drum kits, etc.

No band currently, but I spent a very brief time in a band called Kinghorse back in the 90's and played in both early incarnations of The Hookers as well as a later incarnation in the late 90's/early 00. Adam has a band now called Brothers of Conquest and they're really fucking good, I highly recommend them.

Dan - 8-28-2005 at 08:58 PM

I play guitar in a hardcore band.

Outside of my hardcore band, I also play bass, banjo, mandolin, accordion, and melodion.

I've got too much gear to mention it all but my curent main rig is a Schecter Scorpion w/ EMGs, ENGL Powerball, and a Bogner Uberschall cabinet.

SAAAAARS - 8-28-2005 at 09:24 PM

i never got into trendy instruments. i played things like piano and violin haha. i tried guitar for a while and it a huge bummer

newbreedbrian - 8-28-2005 at 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan
I play guitar in a hardcore band.

Outside of my hardcore band, I also play bass, banjo, mandolin, accordion, and melodion.

I've got too much gear to mention it all but my curent main rig is a Schecter Scorpion w/ EMGs, ENGL Powerball, and a Bogner Uberschall cabinet.

what you got for a mando and banjo bro?

Dan - 8-29-2005 at 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by newbreedbrian
what you got for a mando and banjo bro?

I got the mandolin a long time ago when I became interested in doing some Pogues-influenced stuff. I wound up hooking up with an extremely talented singer-songwriter whose main influences were the Pogues, Tom Waits, and Elvis Costello. I recorded some of his songs with him singing and playing guitar and a banjo-ukulele, and I added mandolin and melodeon accompaniment parts.

I got the banjo when I became interested in doing some hardcore/oi songs based around mixing fast fingerpicking techniques on the banjo with fast power chords on the guitars. I think the banjo played in that style is a really cool aggressive sound that would go well with fast-paced rock-influenced oi. I got the hang of playing the banjo in that style pretty well. But since my band is leaning more and more towards straight hardcore as time goes on, I probably won't get a chance to try those ideas out.

newbreedbrian - 8-29-2005 at 06:42 AM

i meant what make/model. sounds like you've got some good ideas there man. i play mandolin myself and i will definately pick up banjo at some point (gotta learn that scruggs clawhammer style!)

Dan - 8-29-2005 at 10:55 AM

For the mandolin, I've got an Ovation, which basically looks like a miniature version of one of their round-back acoustic guitars. I picked it for the price and because it's easy to record. It's got a built-in pickup and active-EQ.

For the banjo, I've got a Deering Goodtime 2. It was cheap and it sounds awesome. Plus it's really light-weight unlike most banjos.

newbreedbrian - 8-29-2005 at 12:04 PM

right on, i've seen an ovation but haven't had a chance to play one. i've got a Taggart A and an Epiphone F. I got to play a Gilchrist a few months ago, now that was a nice mandolin (just a hair out of my price range though at around 24k

) I've heard good things about Deering

JawnDiablo - 8-29-2005 at 06:01 PM

played guitar for 15 years on and off...i still suck
play bass as well
used to be ok at writing lyrics, but in recent years lost my creatvity
gots a
84 or 5 bc rich warlock, neck thru body with EMG active pickups and floyd rose
ibanes EX
bc rich iron bird nj sereis
ibanez bass
epiphone acoustic
alesis sr-16 drum machine
used to maks some good godflesh style stuff years ago..then too much stuff happened and i neer got to pick up where i left off

joemaconmovies - 8-30-2005 at 01:45 AM

I was in an offensive spoken word shock rock band called Salty Bee for one show in order to piss off people at a club. We later recorded a cd on a kid's computer. I sang at the show and did percussion and singing on the cd.

I play guitar and have been known to bust out the occassional percissional instrument when Sentai or La Mi Vida passes them out. I also entertained for Sentai and Hand Fed Babies loading their gear into the Gloucester Art Space with a toy keyboard.