Musicians? (Post your Instruments)

[JacksonJens]

Here's my music room, been playing for about nine years.

And here's my go to gal, a Mexican Fender Strat 60th Anniversary Diamond edition. The color, probably my favorite, is Blizzard Pearl. I've been playing drums for about the same length of time, took lessons for a year, but have been self taught since then.



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[GenRuleAThumb]

[Clipdat]

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[XanRules]

My main 5 is a Dingwall NG-2. I changed the pickguard to blue sparkle and all the hardware to black - bridge is now Solid Brass ABM, tuners now genuine Hipshot Ultralites, etc.



Also has a pink guard for when I'm feeling sassy.


My main 4 is a 1983 P-Bass in Sienna Sunburst.


Here's the whole arsenal. Yamaha AES720, two Fernandes FRBs from the eighties. Also have another P-Bass and an old Yamaha BB series in various states of disrepair.

[arsenic74.9]

I currently play bass in a old man band (classic rock with a bunch of old guys) Main bass right now is an epiphone viola bass, second is a Lyons with EMG PJ. This through an Ampeg PFT350 into a 2x10 Ampeg cabinet.

Also play saxophone in an Italian marching band. Use a 1961 buffet SDA tenor. Also own a Buescher tru-tone soprano from the early 20s

[JamesLBoger]

Originally Posted by XanRules

My main 5 is a Dingwall NG-2. I changed the pickguard to blue sparkle and all the hardware to black - bridge is now Solid Brass ABM, tuners now genuine Hipshot Ultralites, etc.



Also has a pink guard for when I'm feeling sassy.


My main 4 is a 1983 P-Bass in Sienna Sunburst.


Here's the whole arsenal. Yamaha AES720, two Fernandes FRBs from the eighties. Also have another P-Bass and an old Yamaha BB series in various states of disrepair.

What a great collection of guitars!
I'd like to have the same, but as long as my collection is quite modest. I have a bass guitar that I got from my father and a very simple acoustic guitar. In any case, this is already something, I hope soon I'll have a new guitar. Thanks for the photos, very inspiring.

[MuseChaser]

Doesn't ANYONE play an instrument that doesn't require electricity any more? I just saw this thread for the first time, and of course exoected it to be a bit heavy on the guitar side side.....but COME ON!

Yamaha C7 (A real grand piano....no plug required)
Violin (1980 Siloczek regraduation)
Viola (15 3/4"....beautiful sound for slightly small viola)
Trumpets - Mt.Vernon Bach with 43 Elkhart bell, Burbank Benge, Martin Committee, Conn 22B
Flute - Yamaha open hole w/ inline G
Saxophones - Selmer Mark VI alto, Selmer Series II tenor, Selmer Series III soprano w both necks.
Chromatic Harmonicas - Seydel Saxony matte in Orchestra tuning, Suzuki SCX-64, Hohner Super 270 deluxe, and a handul of other vintage Hohner chromatics.

Things that plug in include an Alembic fretless 5-sting, a Fender Rhodes, a Yamaha P120, and Yamaha CS-1X. I've had a bajillion synths over the years, including a huge modular midi rack from back when I was touring.....but I got really sick of that side of music about two decades ago. They were great tools during stages of my development as a musician, to be sure, and I loved the "coolness" factor and the ease with which one could sculpt and craft a sound, but as I matured I came to increasingly respect and yearn for the direct connection between human and sound. Soending years learning to coax a beautiful sound out of an acoustic instrument and communing with it truly moves me.....much more so than twiddling knobs and buying gear ever could and ever will. Not denigrating those who enjoy making music with technology; I was there, in a VERY big way for a long time. Just not there any more.

Bill Evans. Benny Golson. Janos Starker. Nathan Milstein. Ray Drummond. Scott LaFaro. Clifford Brown. Chet Baker. Toots Thielman. James Galway. The Chicago Symphony. Placido Domingo. These folks all touch my soul in a way no electronically reliant music can.

Did I mention Bill Evans? Bill Evans. (The pianist, not the sax player, THE pianist).

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

Doesn't ANYONE play an instrument that doesn't require electricity any more? I just saw this thread for the first time, and of course exoected it to be a bit heavy on the guitar side side.....but COME ON!

i play the air guitar. doesn't require electricity, and is always in tune!

now my singing voice on the other hand...

[FR-S2GT86]

I play percussive instruments and sing both leads and harmonies/backing vocals in an open mic jam environment, but I don't really consider myself a musician. It's more just a fun thing to do with a group of musician friends I've made over the years. I've only been paid once out of a tip jar ever in the 100 or so gigs we've done. Definitely not a pro, and haven't done it since the whole covid shit storm began.

I'm one of the individuals in this picture:

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by MuseChaser

Doesn't ANYONE play an instrument that doesn't require electricity any more? < snip >

Well I did up to about four years ago. What with arthritis, carpal tunnel, pinched nerves and worse I just couldn't do it any longer. I still have about a dozen acoustic guitars though. Most have had mikes and/or pickups added for recording and stage work. Here are a few of my most interesting ones.
First photo was taken in the early 80's. I'm playing an OMI wood body Dobro.
Second is about 8 years ago at Harp Guitar Gathering 11. I'm playing Freda, my custom built Duane Noble Harp Guitar with 6 sub bass strings.
The last photos are of Ruby, a custom build by Andrew White.
I have two other Andrew White customs. You can see them on his site here:
Fast Eddie:
http://www.andrewwhiteguitars.com/cu...f137e8836ce775
Coral:
http://www.andrewwhiteguitars.com/blue-tang-guitar/