Anyone else play an instrument?

[John]

I play a bit of guitar a odd mix of Django with a rock vibe anyone else play a musical intrument

[shuggz]

Alto Sax

[John]

love the sound of the sax

[Pool Hall Richard]

Used to play bass in a band. Not a bad guitarist either. Rhythm mainly, the desire to be a lead guitarist left me during my teens. But bass is my instrument

[alb]

I have a bass guitar.
I'm hoping that someday i'll have the time to learn how to play it.
Only had it five years.

[SPS]

i'm in the same position as Al

i bought a guitar 6 years ago.. i learnt about 10 cords but still stuggle to get a tune...
my daughter is a wiz with the piano, violin etc..

thats what i normally compare my hi fi to..

alway amazes me that not every one likes lowthers.. as to me they sound so real when well implemented

steve

[Marco]

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!

Marco.

[Cotlake]

I used to be 1st flute in a good youth orchestra but the skills have passed me by although after half an hours practice I can start to do it again. I love early (medieval) music and every now and then get my recorders (descant, treble and tenor) out to play a bit, purely you'll understand for private and personal pleasure only

[Prince of Darkness]

I play guitar and have dabbled with bass. Currently I am playing mainly mandolin and mandocello.

[shuggz]

love the sound of the sax

It's a nice instrument to play, running costs in terms of reeds, re corking etc can be a bit steep but it's worth it.