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Flea · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 3:02 am Post subject:

I agree with Marrea. Esp. because I love finger picking. Been (trying to) learn guitar for a year or so now, not really much good I'm afraid.
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towy71 · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:44 am Post subject:

pah! no hammond organ option and what about the serpent? glockenspiel? tubular bells? cello? tuba?
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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Didgeridoo?

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Flea · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:15 pm Post subject:

Well if you were going on geekiness, you can't beat homemade instruments - Cigar box guitar, Wash tub bass, even homemade kazoos but this beats everything (no pun intended) Very Happy

p.s. there is an active and growing comunity for CBG's centered around http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cigarboxguitars/ been meaning to build one for a long time now. Even bought a few empty cigar boxes.
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ElectraComplex · Joined: Tue Dec 06, 2005 7:51 pm Posts: 80

Flea
with a name like yours, you shoud be a bassist Very Happy

ajCham · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject:

Piano, for it's depth and versatility. To paraphrase Jools Holland, when you play a piano you are conducting an orchestra of ten musicians.

I can't think of any musical style that can't be played on piano (although there are probably one or two). Also, many great songs are composed with one, even if the resulting piece is played without it.

The only thing that lets it down is it's lack of portability, which is why the guitar comes in at a respectable second for me.

shifty_ben · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject:

On the Guitar vs Bass debate im gonna stick my oar in, in the UK (and US) the bassist does tend to be someone seen as less talented than the lead guitarist, but if you look at reggae the most talented player in the band is usually the bassist. I think given the amount of improvisation a bassist can do, it is a far more difficult instrument to play creatively and well. Sadly my favourite instrument - the theremin Very Happy

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risc_user · Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

What? No theremin option?
Or electric kazoo?
Oh well, piano it is.

Wmsheep · Joined: Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:27 pm Posts: 38

Hmmm, another one coming down on the side of the Bass Guitar here.

used to play Double bass at school and very easily moved over to Electric bass (fretless, of course) later.

Personally, I think it`s a VERY underrated instrument, even though it is primarily a rhythm instrument.

bluesmax · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:49 am Post subject:

Let's see! If I start on the lower E string on the guitar and play the 5th fret, what do I get - A, of course! Ah, but the Bass is so much more technical, so what happens there? 5th fret E string - A! Maybe there's really no difference, except in the number of strings usually associated with each instrument. And, just maybe, there's no difference in the level of talent it takes to play either. I've been palying for over 40 yrs, the biggest "advantage" I see with the guitar is in fingerstyle playing where you can play both the bass and melody at the same time. That doesn't mean it takes more talent, just that the instrument is more versatile. And, in truth, nearly all of the best musicians are able to play a variety of instruments and play them quite well. All in all, I think any argument about who is the better musician - is balderdash! jmpo

ScottyDave · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: