I plays the drum

[The Unknown Guru]

Do you play an instrument? How long have you been playing for? Are you in a band? What songs do you like to play? What genre do you like to play? Is this string of questions too long?

I've been playing the drums for about 4 years. I love playing prog, and will not hesitate to bust out YYZ if someone doubts my ability.

[Boney King]

Playing drums for 6 or 7 years. I did play drums in a band 07-08, but we broke up because we were a dumb metal band (not the actual reason, but my reason). I have a beginner's acoustic guitar that's out of tune which I love to write music with because it sounds good. I also have an electric guitar, an Epiphone Les Paul imitation, been practicing and playing with it for nearly a year.

For drums, I like to fool around with odd time signatures, jazz fascinates me and I've recently tried my hand at that. Typically I warm up with simple rock/hardcore/metal beats with lots of double bass. With guitar, I know a few songs here and there (mainly Norma Jean ), mostly I just write my own things with them though.

I also write with FL Studio 6, but I know that doesn't count.

What's your set up like, Unknown Guru? Plan on joining/starting a band?

[oddler]

I've played guitar since I was in 8th grade. Hmm... 10 years?

I can play drums but have never had a set of my own or played them seriously in a band.

I was in a band not long ago called August. Haha.

[snacks]

Been playing guitar for about 10 years now, unfortunately I am terrible and lousy.

I was in a couple bands for about 3 practices, which I think is the range they all lasted. A couple metal(ish) bands and a sort of acoustic thing where I was probably the better singer of all 3 of us. (see: _was_ the better singer)

[Kirobaito]

1) I've been playing the guitar for four or five years now.

2) I am not in a band. I don't want to be, nor would any person I'd play with be able to stand me. I want to play what I want to play, and wouldn't be able to play with anyone unless they allowed me to exclusively decide what we played. I am very opinionated about music.

3) I play a lot of songs.

4) I play what I call folk music. Some may not call it that, because strictly speaking it's only folk-like, in that it is not yet considered traditional. I also thoroughly enjoy playing what everyone would consider folk songs. Including in my folk music are protest songs. I enjoy protest songs.

[Namelessfengir]

i have a strat i got last fall ....i suck i should practice more

[I Am Stoner]

Do you play an instrument? How long have you been playing for? Are you in a band? What songs do you like to play? What genre do you like to play? Is this string of questions too long?

I've been playing the drums for about 4 years. I love playing prog, and will not hesitate to bust out YYZ if someone doubts my ability.

Been playing the Drums for just over 9 years now. Started playing the bass about 2 years ago and started playing the guitar about 9 months ago.

I am in many bands and have been hired out as a session musician most of the time. However I like to use cubase to record myself play drums, bass and guitar then sing over it.

[Rengori]

I've been playing guitar for a year now, practicing about 3 or more hours a day since I got an electric guitar. People say I'm good, but I think that's just because I play metal stuff and people seem to think being able to play fast is skill.

[o_O]

I've played drums since age 13. I played in a prog rock band for about 5 years, but then I got a real job and kind of ran out of time for it.

I had formal tuition for piano from age 10, but outside of that and practise/concerts I never really enjoyed it much because it was too formal.

Nowadays I just play my drums and guitar in the evenings after work. :P

[persephonehermione]

I've been playing clarinet for 13 years and got up to my grade 8 ABRSM.

With my clarinet I play from classical (in orchestras) to jazz (in local swing band).

I'm self taught pianist and been playing it for 5 years. With this one I play all sorts. Accompaniment, musical scores, pop songs, accompaniment for myself....plus anything else really.

I've been playing flute for 2 years....not that great. Self-taught again. Play this in bands and just for myself at the moment.

Vocally, been singing for such a long time.........don't really know the length. I sing anything really...with no particular preference. But I prefer lyrics with good meaning.

Just got a concertina which I'm learning how to play.

I also intend to learn guitar, harmonica, violin and trumpet.

I love my music

[Kanshisha]

a couple of years now. but can play numerous songs. I'm pretty much a good choice for a cover band drummer ^^

[Vincent, Thunder God]

I've wanted to play drums since I was a very young boy, but my family didn't buy a set until recently, about a year ago. It was a high-end digital set, which has the huge advantage of selecting from a lot of different drum sounds, programming your own kits, and adjusting the echo, volume and tune of each pad very easily.

However, it just didn't feel nearly as real and responsive as an acoustic set would (ESPECIALLY the hi-hat, by far, and to a lesser degree the snare), and the wires got in the way (not to mention several pads that kept falling out of their sockets), so this Christmas I got myself a middle-end acoustic set (plus a top of the line crash ride cymbal). It's awesome - but I'm totally not used to it being so loud after I played the digital set on a really low volume. I got muting pads of course, but they not only lower the volume too much, but completely defeat the proper sound of the drums too. I'm planning on getting some jazz brushes to play more subtly and quietly- plus, I've always loved jazz drumming as much as I love prog rock drumming.

[Sergeant Hartman]

I play piano, been playing since last summer.

Needs more pianists itt.

[Old Manus]

I play guitar, and this is my Fender Strat

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/oldmanus/17-01-08_1855.jpg" border="0" alt="hell yeah, mothersmurfer">

It kicks ass.

[Bunny]

I used to play guitar, organ and piano. But I stopped and now I feel dumb.