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    I been playig for years and used to go to a lot of concerts around 100 a year at least; so my reference point has always been live music and agree most Hifi very far removed from this


    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I agree, Steve. The problem is not many people can handle genuine realistic sound with hi-fi and prefer something that sounds 'nicer'. The dynamic impact of real instruments is quite shocking and almost impossible for conventional drive units on speakers to reproduce, so what you end up with is a more palatable, rounded-off, rendition of the sound.

    Playing a musical instrument I guess introduces you to how real instruments ACTUALLY sound, and it's not the type of sound people imagine or what most hi-fi systems reproduce!

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    I play guitar, have done for 30 years... sometimes really well, often terribly!

    I occasionally dabble with digeridoo (is that how it's spelt?).
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    i have the same problem with the guitar
    Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?

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    I wish I could play the guitar. I played the cello badly when I was a kid but never got into it because it wasn't an instrument that featured in music I liked. In recent years I've got into bluegrass, flat-picking and country guitar... when I find more time to fit such endeavours in I'd love to be able to learn and play a bit for my own pleasure...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beechwoods View Post
    I wish I could play the guitar. I played the cello badly when I was a kid but never got into it because it wasn't an instrument that featured in music I liked. In recent years I've got into bluegrass, flat-picking and country guitar... when I find more time to fit such endeavours in I'd love to be able to learn and play a bit for my own pleasure...
    For me its was learning to play Django tunes and playing with friends that opened things up a bit, just go for it if you have the time it changed for me how I appreciate music
    Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?

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    I play the keyboard, piano, slight touch of the guitar and a little drums. I prefer the challenge of recording and mastering rather than the playing itself though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Filterlab View Post
    I play the keyboard, piano, slight touch of the guitar and a little drums. I prefer the challenge of recording and mastering rather than the playing itself though.
    I think my interest in recording and archiving stuff is driven by an acceptance that while I love music, I can't play it. I guess I'm trying to capture and preserve the creative element. You're lucky to have both!
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    Paper & comb,seriously underated instrument.
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    I'm a competent whistler.

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