Anyone Music-Gifted?

[GrandmasterCow]

anyone here music-gifted, like play an instrument? No, i'm not talking GH3 or anything, hah.

[SteveR]

Yea, been playing since I was 9 :)

[79CamaroDiva]

Yea, been playing since I was 9 :)

thats the understatement of the century...


I used to play a lot of things. Piano, Clarinet, Sax, dabbled with some horns and guitar.. haven't played anything since high school though :(

[Savage_Messiah]

Whatcha lookin for?

[ryanfx]

I used to do violin for a very long time (I know I know, very manly)

I used to have perfect pitch too.. I could tune anything you threw at me. Now I'm only good at fragging E.B in Counter-Strike :fireguns:

[9C1]

Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals.

Been doing it since I was 10.

[SamhainZ28]

been playing guitar since i was 12

[slugger27nj]

Well, I used to be but I'm severely outta practice. Play sax, keyboards/piano and some guitar.

[bandit88]

I haven't fiddled around with musical instruments for a while but I used to play sax, clarinet, piano and guitar

[bubba428]

I used to play sax back in school, and I've been playing guitar for 5 years

[GrandmasterCow]

cool, i play guitar for 6 yrs still playin.

[TheBandit]

drums for4 or 5 years i think, didn't really take it seriously until the last 2 years though

[ins0mnia24]

Played guitar in a Metal band when I was younger
Opened up for Gwar, Melvins at Trenton City Gardens.
along with other opening gigs for D.r.i, Sepultura, Murpheys Law, ect..

[SteveR]

Played guitar in a Metal band when I was younger
Opened up for Gwar, Melvins at Trenton City Gardens.
along with other opening gigs for D.r.i, Sepultura, Murpheys Law, ect..

thats awesome man. I saw the Melvins a few times and they were always pretty good in concert and I used to hang out with the guys from Murpheys when I grew up in NYC, they were always really cool.

[deadtrend1]

Drums for about 10 years. Haven't really practiced or been in a band in about 5 years though. Every now and then I go and play for a bit. usually after work .. it relieves stress.

[ins0mnia24]

thats awesome man. I saw the Melvins a few times and they were always pretty good in concert and I used to hang out with the guys from Murpheys when I grew up in NYC, they were always really cool.

Yeh they were cool, They got me beers and poured them through the chain link fence that they had at Bonnies Rox on the White Horse Pike because I wasn't even close to being old enough to be in 21+ alcohol section :lol:
Sdly that is about all I can remember from those days..

[SteveR]

Yeh they were cool, They got me beers and poured them through the chain link fence that they had at Bonnies Rox on the White Horse Pike because I wasn't even close to being old enough to be in 21+ alcohol section :lol:
Sdly that is about all I can remember from those days..

lol thats awesome. Steve used to do that for me too when I was like 16 :rofl:

[79CamaroDiva]

lol thats awesome. Steve used to do that for me too when I was like 16 :rofl:

there was music when you were 16?

[SteveR]

there was music when you were 16?

welll..............


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[jims69camaro]

we have more than enough members for a band, if that's what you were looking for. however, getting a bunch of car guys together is next to impossible. then throw in the flakiness of being a musician and you'd never get a jam together.

i play bass. self taught, since i was 16, have played the new england b circuit, now it's just me and my guitar and the radio.

[79CamaroDiva]

however, getting a bunch of car guys together is next to impossible. then throw in the flakiness of being a musician and you'd never get a jam together.


yeah.. we have a hard enough time getting people out for meets where food is involved.. forget about actual work! :lol:

[SupermanX24]

keyboard/piano since I was about 8

[GrandmasterCow]

haha i been workin on startin a metal band, like disturbed, lit, metallica, etc.. we sohuld get a njfboa band ! hah

[slasherbarb]

i play the DJ mixer...does that count???

[79CamaroDiva]

haha i been workin on startin a metal band, like disturbed, lit, metallica, etc.. we sohuld get a njfboa band ! hah

we could probably do it.. that'd be fun to see.. we even have an in-house studio dude to make a cd :p

[deadtrend1]

i play the DJ mixer...does that count???

can i call you "DJ Diddles".
(Little reference of one of my fav. comedians.)

I don't think I have any mp3's of any of the songs I laid drums down to. Wish I did.

[79T/A]

I strum guitar (NOT play, there's a difference...real guitarists will tell you) and sing lead in a country band. For a guitar player, I'm a pretty good singer. :mrgreen:

[91DropTop]

i play guitar and also have a nice little recording setup... Qbase,firepod,preamp all the goodies.:mrgreen:

[GrandmasterCow]

hah sweet! list your setups, lets hear'em. guitars, drums, etc.. and equiptment.

Ibanez RG7321 w/EMGs
Ibanez RG120 w/Duncans
Ibanez GRX20Z

Two Line 6 amps stacked
Going to go with an TN412 4x12 Cabinet and an Ibanez TB100H Head soon, but not right now.

[ins0mnia24]

ESP MII Custom
ESP MII Custom deluxe
Both from when they had their custom shop in Cali.

Lee Jackson 100 watt all tube head
2 Lee Jackson 4x12 speaker cabinets with Celestion greenback speakers.
Randall Dimebag sig Warhead 2X15 Cabinet.

[SteveR]

oh boy lol I wont list everything but heres some of the main stuff;

Modulus Quantum 4 bass

Pedulla Buzz bass fretless

1958 Fender P-bass

Washburn 5-string bass

Warwick 4-string bass

Fender telecaster

PRS Custom 22

David Eden bass cabinets

Trace Eliott bass heads

1967 Fender Quad Reverb guitar amp

1968 Ampeg tube guitar head

1970's Accoustic 360 bass head

Two Leslie speaker cabinets (both setup for either keyboard input or guitar, like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Hendrix did)

eight gillion effects

studio:

Pro Tools HD 7

Pro Tools M 7

Mic pres by Telefunken, Neve, SSL, Shadow Hills, Brent Averill, and API

compressors by Pendulum Audio, SSL, DBX, and Drawmer

eqs by Sony, Drawmer, SSL, Neve, and Neumann

effects by Roland, Korg, Chandler, MuTron, DigiTech, Electro Harmonix, Moog, Lexicon, TC, Alesis, Ibanez, Yamaha, and Delta Labs

field recording equipment

monitors by Yamaha, JBL, and Adam

mics by Neumann, Audio Technica, Shure, Sennheisser, and AKG

synths like the Access Virus kc, Waldorf Microwave II, Waldorf Microwave XT, Fizmo, Korg MS 2000r, Kurzweil K2000r, Kurzweil K2500, Roland JV1080, Roland JD800, Roland R8M, Rob Papen BLUE (software), East-West Symphonic Library Platinum XP (software), Native-Instruments Massive (software), and a few more I cant remember off the top of my head right now.

Its a fully functional studio that I've built over the years to suit various styles of music using only the best stuff.

[PBodyGT87]

Been playing bass guitar since i was 16. Played violin since i was 10.
My senior year of high school i was rated 2nd in central jersey for jazz bass in the NJ Regionals.

Music Major, play for Rider University, done numerous shows and performances at school, have a band, playing the Crossroads in Garwood on march 28th.

[Knipps]

Been playing bass guitar since i was 16. Played violin since i was 10.
My senior year of high school i was rated 2nd in central jersey for jazz bass in the NJ Regionals.

Music Major, play for Rider University, done numerous shows and performances at school, have a band, playing the Crossroads in Garwood on march 28th.

here's hopin you do better than one of my boss's that was a music major
he ended up as an assistant manager at CVS with problems that got him under the supervision of corporate advisors

[PBodyGT87]

here's hopin you do better than one of my boss's that was a music major
he ended up as an assistant manager at CVS with problems that got him under the supervision of corporate advisors

ive heard that one before. i'm too smart to have a dead end job, i also have a film and media studies minor. i'll find my way. at least i can say i did what i love.

[SteveR]

playing the Crossroads in Garwood on march 28th.

thats awesome, I'll try and make it

[91DropTop]

Guitars:

Ibanez XPT700

Jackson Kelly K03

Gibson SG Special

ESP Viper 100

1984 Ibanez Destroyer

Ovation Acoustic

Gear:

Mesa Boogie Dual Rect. 3 channel

Mesa Boogie 4X12 Recto cab slanted

Mesa Boogie 4X12 recto cab straight


Too Much recording stuff to list...But enough to record my whole band

[LS1Hawk]

I've been playing guitar since I was 13. I also played bass in a band from high school through college. We almost got signed by a pretty decent label, but our drummer ending up wanting to follow jazz more and once he lost interest the band just fizzled out.

[slugger27nj]

Keyboard Stuff:
Yamaha DX7s (2nd gen circa '89)
Yamaha v50 (synth + digital sequencer)
Yamaha 8 channel rackmount mixer
Yamaha rackmount power amp
2 Sonic PA speakers (15" +tweeters)

Guitar Stuff:
Jackson electric
Martin acoustic
Marshall 1/2 stack (4x10s)

[shane27]

when i played the drums i was pretty good...havent had a set in years tho

[The Fixer]

I've been playing trumpet for 25 years - started the summer before 5th grade, and I'm 34 now. I was a music major in college and am currently a high-school music teacher and freelance trumpet player. I usually play at churches for weddings and holidays like Xmas and Easter. I've also been in a ska band called Ground 46 with a few former students. The highlight of my career with them was opening for Inspecter 7 at some club in the Edison area (maybe Starland or something?) like 8 years ago.

Equipment? -
Bach Stradivarius Bb Trumpet - Model 43 with a reverse leadpipe
Bach Stradivarius C Trumpet - custom built with a reverse leadpipe

and a lefty Dean guitar, cause I want to get better at the guitar!

[GrandmasterCow]

haha look at all this, we have lots of musicians w000000000t

[rich98z28]

i sing a lil!

[Savage_Messiah]

Turmpet, guitar, bass... that's in order of proficiency but I'm rusty on all 3 unfortunately

[jims69camaro]

at least i can say i did what i love.

i kept trying to follow music but life kept getting in the way. do what you love now and extend that as long as possible. before you know it life will come knocking at your door.

my stuff: yamaha BX-1, cross-bred p-bass fretless (made from three basses - took all of the things i liked from each bass and made one i love), no-name acoustic with Dean Markley pickup, peavey mini-bass amp (all of 15 watts, we're jammin' now!). i've also got a wireless setup here somewhere. put to task i could probably dig it up.

edit: i also have some mixing software on the other computer. i used it to produce a song that was farmed out to different people via email. once all of the parts were recorded, i mixed it down. pretty decent stuff for 5 people who never met each other.

[The Fixer]

Oh, I found a clip of me playing trumpet with the band "The Bad Scene" a couple months ago at Maxwell's in Hoboken. The drummer and guitarist/singer are former students of mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INWWicegV04&mode=related&search=The%20Bad%20Scene

Enjoy!

[nj96z28]

been playing the trumpet for about 15 years, can also play the drums, baritone, bass guitar and piano a wee bit :)

[GrandmasterCow]

Sweet setups, now for another one: Anyone have any pictures to go with their setups?

[91DropTop]

Sweet setups, now for another one: Anyone have any pictures to go with their setups?

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/mitecl1990/MourningWaits038.jpg
Some of the gear


http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l57/mitecl1990/MourningWaits024.jpg
Me Rocking out at practice :headbang:

[String]

I been playing guitar since i was 14 maybe. played trumpet a long time ago to...like 10 years ago...


91droptop: whats the name of your band? you guys play out at all?

[91DropTop]

91droptop: whats the name of your band? you guys play out at all?

Name of the band is "Mourning Waits" were not playing out yet were getting ready to record the album then its game on, should be around summer time. we have a myspace but it has old music from an old line up, PM me if u wanna hear a few demo tracks of the upcoming stuff

[79CamaroDiva]

Name of the band is "Mourning Waits" were not playing out yet were getting ready to record the album then its game on, should be around summer time. we have a myspace but it has old music from an old line up, PM me if u wanna hear a few demo tracks of the upcoming stuff

Talk to SteveR about recording. As you can see from his list of goodies he's got quite a bit of studio equipment and experience.

[91DropTop]

Talk to SteveR about recording. As you can see from his list of goodies he's got quite a bit of studio equipment and experience.

Yeah I saw that i have a decent recording set up, but it would be nice to talk to someone with more experience being that we are new to recording. i think what we did came out really good. but we are our own worst critic :nod:

[79CamaroDiva]

Yeah I saw that i have a decent recording set up, but it would be nice to talk to someone with more experience being that we are new to recording. i think what we did came out really good. but we are our own worst critic :nod:

yeah, he's done work for some pretty big names.. billy joel and linkin park are the first two that come to mind.. i dunno why he hasn't jumped back in this thread, but ill point him in this direction again.

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

I sing along to music in the car

[BigAls87Z28]

I can lay down some phat rymes from times to times...
werd

[SteveR]

Yeah I saw that i have a decent recording set up, but it would be nice to talk to someone with more experience being that we are new to recording. i think what we did came out really good. but we are our own worst critic :nod:

Anytime, just let me know. I've been in pro studio environments since I was 16. I'd love to hear some of your stuff sometime.