What instrument do you play?

[Highlander89]

Ouch... burning out a joker, seems appropriate.


Electric guitar, as do my kids. I play a David Gilmour clone Fender Stratocaster (same body, neck, strings, pickups, electronics, color and set up (including the extra mini 2 way switch for the neck pick up)) and the kids have a Gibson Les Paul. As for effects I use a modeling amp mostly which has all the effects built in and have a few older tube amps with pedals for those, but I almost never use those as it's a lot of hassle.
I learned to play as a kid using my 1961 Fender Mustang.
We had a neighborhood band when I was a kid and we covered songs like strawberry fields, incense and peppermints, Animals stuff, Kinks, etc.
Also a bit of piano.

Those are beautiful guitars. Awesome stuff!

I can play a little piano.

Never learn how to play many songs but I know a lot of (probably too much) music theory. This is because I produce music as a hobby and though it would be a good idea to understand the ''laws'' of music before I go smashing them to pieces.

So yeah. I have an M-audio weighted keyboard that I have hooked to my PC via midi at a total delay of 7ms, so I pretty much just play through my speakers when I'm learning a song.

I know who to go ask about all those notes and numbers I also have given thought to MIDI keyboards, since you can get so much variation from it. Although never gotten around to get one.

pretty easy to explain really.
its all much the same. it works on the basis of "8"
so you have your 4 beats, (drum and bass is 2/4 house or something would usually be 4/4) all that is is the beat.
so you change the pitch till the beats are at the same speed "86bpm for instance" (although 172 or 43 would also work with it as you can match them up.. but may want to worry about your tempo then)

then you find a nice part of the new track you want to come in on.

then you listen..
the beat goes
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Some thing new comes in or something is taken out of the track that is playing. (that is the start of your 8)
then you count with the beats.. 1 2 3 4.. 2 2 3 4.. 3 2 3 4.. 4 2 3 4.. (all the way till you get to 8 2 3 4) Then the next time instead of counting 9 2 3 4.. you bring your new track in on the "9"
you also never count to 9.. you would just start again at 1.
its beats bars and phrases..
You dont have to obay those rules either but unless you know whats going to happen if you break them its best to stick to them. because one track could be 1/2 way through its build up and your second one comes smashing in with its big finale a bar to early.. and that doesnt sound good no matter how well you have it beat matched and in key.

and that really is about all there is to it.. (short of track selection and making sure the tracks are in a key that will work together and any vocals wont just be clashing over the top of each other)
Its good fun and a lot easier now with all the software available.

but like i said it is a 2 edged sword. it may be easier but one day you will jump up to get on some ones vinyl set up and you cant do shit any more because your out of practice.

Sounds pretty basic yeah. I get the idea . As for the 2 edged sword, true with most electronics IMHO. Especially the cheaper ones. After I've drummed on my E-kit for a few months and then go try out a real set it's like night and day. Mostly since the rebound on the rubber E-kit is just insane so you can play very fast on it without really being able to do it on a real one.

 

[Zoot]

Sounds awesome mate! Would love to hear you out. You can post the link here or I can PM you and we can keep it a secret Ibanez makes awesome guitars, would be awesome to try a 7-string. Get that fat bass sound going..

I grew up listening to a lot of Korn, even if they've a lot of crap songs, they've got some seriously good ones too, they were the ones that got me wanting to fiddle around with a 7 string guitar.

They're serious fun, nothing beats the low growl you can get out of them. Drop A tuning, or if you want to go totally crazy; Drop G, are both serious fun. Practically speaking though, you kind of don't really need a 7 string, you could just put heavy gauge strings on a 6 string and de-tune that too. Although the 7 string allows you to solo up really high at the same time which is handy, although the bigger neck does take getting used to. ^_^

 

[Highlander89]

I grew up listening to a lot of Korn, even if they've a lot of crap songs, they've got some seriously good ones too, they were the ones that got me wanting to fiddle around with a 7 string guitar.

They're serious fun, nothing beats the low growl you can get out of them. Drop A tuning, or if you want to go totally crazy; Drop G, are both serious fun. Practically speaking though, you kind of don't really need a 7 string, you could just put heavy gauge strings on a 6 string and de-tune that too. Although the 7 string allows you to solo up really high at the same time which is handy, although the bigger neck does take getting used to. ^_^

Yeah Korn got their own thing going on all right.

You don't need a 7-string, you need an 8-string!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTF5uLZYfp0

Insane swedish people... These guys play in with B flat tuning. Seriously fat sound.

Ever listened to Sunn O)))? Crazy drone shit going on. The play with seriously low tuning, probably drop A. And all that distortion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdeqvhxu7iI

Album features Attila Csihar from the Norweigan black metal band Mayhem on vocals. Put on a good headset and crank it up really loud and it feels like you're being buried alive.

 

[Zoot]

Yeah Korn got their own thing going on all right.

I always quite liked Korn's combination of de-tuned 7 string guitars and slap bass (which is something I'd love to be able to do myself aswell). Very few bands have that sort of sound, it's why they made so much fame back in their early days. I don't know what their newer stuff is like though as it's been a while since I listened to them.

You don't need a 7-string, you need an 8-string!

Insane swedish people... These guys play in with B flat tuning. Seriously fat sound.

Ever listened to Sunn O)))? Crazy drone shit going on. The play with seriously low tuning, probably drop A. And all that distortion.

Album features Attila Csihar from the Norweigan black metal band Mayhem on vocals. Put on a good headset and crank it up really loud and it feels like you're being buried alive.

Must check those guys out at some point.

An 8 string? I played one of those while I was in Glasgow for a while in a guitar shop, I found the neck, even though I'm pretty used to the 7-string even more awkward to play, would take quite a bit of getting used to. The low growl is something else though. I had a lot of fun playing Metallica-style riffs ie. really digging into the low string while palm muted.

8 Strings are insane, your lowest string under standard tuning is now F#, tune it down a further tone, and you've the same E note that you get on a 4 string bass. Bonkers!

 

[Warchild]

I'm not the musically gifted one when compared to my family.

I have 2 guitars. 1 is a PRS Tremonti SE and the other was my first electric guitar, an Ibanez Ergodyne EDR470 in Moonsilver. And to this day it still looks as good as new, save for the 2 chips that I had at purchase allowing me a hefty discount

My brother on the other hand has... 14 Guitars last I heard, drum set, keyboard but suprisingly zero bass guitars. I guess its a perk when your job is teaching music to juveniles and troubled youths.

 

[Highlander89]

I always quite liked Korn's combination of de-tuned 7 string guitars and slap bass (which is something I'd love to be able to do myself aswell). Very few bands have that sort of sound, it's why they made so much fame back in their early days. I don't know what their newer stuff is like though as it's been a while since I listened to them.


Must check those guys out at some point.

An 8 string? I played one of those while I was in Glasgow for a while in a guitar shop, I found the neck, even though I'm pretty used to the 7-string even more awkward to play, would take quite a bit of getting used to. The low growl is something else though. I had a lot of fun playing Metallica-style riffs ie. really digging into the low string while palm muted.

8 Strings are insane, your lowest string under standard tuning is now F#, tune it down a further tone, and you've the same E note that you get on a 4 string bass. Bonkers!

Now I have to listen to Y'all want a single

Yeah if you like that Korn sound, though with more screaming and intricate riffs then Meshuggah is for you! Yeah they have no bass player, just two guitarists using 8-string guitars, hence brutal sound. As for Sunn O))), that's just beyond comments. Not really that background music you have on at christmas dinner.

Edit: just had to link Leonardo is Meshuggah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdV-9FwwurY

I'm not the musically gifted one when compared to my family.

I have 2 guitars. 1 is a PRS Tremonti SE and the other was my first electric guitar, an Ibanez Ergodyne EDR470 in Moonsilver. And to this day it still looks as good as new, save for the 2 chips that I had at purchase allowing me a hefty discount

My brother on the other hand has... 14 Guitars last I heard, drum set, keyboard but suprisingly zero bass guitars. I guess its a perk when your job is teaching music to juveniles and troubled youths.

Aaah PRS makes awesome guitars. Tried one once, can't remember the model, but paired up with a Line 6 amp it was simply smashing.

14 guitars? That's even more than what my brother got. Sounds like a cool job though. Way to go with expressing emotions, instead of going around hitting people and whatnot.

 

[BigBlue1]

I can play a little piano.

Never learn how to play many songs but I know a lot of (probably too much) music theory. This is because I produce music as a hobby and though it would be a good idea to understand the ''laws'' of music before I go smashing them to pieces.

So yeah. I have an M-audio weighted keyboard that I have hooked to my PC via midi at a total delay of 7ms, so I pretty much just play through my speakers when I'm learning a song.

A little piano... like this one?

 

[Zoot]

Forgot to post this, I've got some random covers up here, including one of the Entertainer.
https://soundcloud.com/zoot101

My original stuff however, people will have to PM me for that.

Now I have to listen to Y'all want a single

Yeah if you like that Korn sound, though with more screaming and intricate riffs then Meshuggah is for you! Yeah they have no bass player, just two guitarists using 8-string guitars, hence brutal sound. As for Sunn O))), that's just beyond comments. Not really that background music you have on at christmas dinner.

Edit: just had to link Leonardo is Meshuggah

I've got to check out Meshuggah. One of the guys I lived with back when I was in college spoke very highly of them.

I didn't know they didn't have a bass player. I guess there's no need when you're using 8 string guitars lol

 

[Zoot]

Since we've been talking about 7 strings in this thread, here's one of my tracks played with my 7-string in Drop A tuning.

It's not exactly that great an instrumental, it still needs a good bit of work. Nonetheless, I love me the low growl of a 7-String guitar tuned down to Drop A.

https://soundcloud.com/zoot101/taking-action

 

[Tripp]

i'm awesome on a triangle

 

[voodoografix]

started playing drums in 84 until 2 yrs back . started learning guitar a yr or so back ,

 

[Cucumber]

Piano, Electric keyboard and my gaming keyboard - lol.

 

[DARKSTORM08]

Well, I thought i better reply to this thread

Which instruments do you play? (manufacturer/model?)
Drums: Mapex M Birch/Sabian & Meinl/DW9002XF
Guitar: Schecter Synyster Special - Black

How long have you played it?
Been a musician for 9 years. My main instrument is drums.

Do you have a band?
Yarp! Called "Devil Inside". Currently recruiting new members and writing an album.
Link removed - seems a bit spammy when you have 10 posts

What style of music do you listen to, play, get inspiration from?
Rock, Metal, Acoustic, Industrial, Dance, Techno, House, Electroinca... You name it, I get influence from it!

What gear do you use? (amplifiers, pedals, etc)
Marshall JCM2000 TSL100 Head & Marshall Cab
Record using cubase/guitar rig/easy drummer

Pictures?
Currently at work....

 

[4wd]

started learning the piano some weeks ago, enjoying it, lets me get ideas down quicker