JpScoey Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Sort-of an off-shoot of Joe M's thread on 'What else do you play?', the double edged question is - 1: What else (instrument) do you WISH you could play?..... and , 2: What would you really NOT like to play? For me, I wish I could play guitar much better (strictly a 'strummer-only', me). I also wish I had a half-decent singing voice. The 'instrument' from hell for me, by a long long way, would be bagpipes. I suppose they might be useful in battle 'cos if you heard that din coming, wouldn't you rather run away & be out of earshot - (nevermind gunshot)? ! John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus64 Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Piano= at a far higher level than I can now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I'd really like to play better drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Piano= at a far higher level than I can now. +several billion A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Mandolin....like Chris Thile. No back-breaking load in/out, no amps, no electicity! Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage + plugins, iPad Camelot + plugins, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2 www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 A pipe organ "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKey Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Same instrument, just much better.I love to bring left hand bass and pedal kickin' to the table someday. I no longer have any interest to pick up a guitar anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottasin Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I wish I could play piano better, and I'd like to learn violin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I went through a phase wanting to buy and learn sitar after hearing Colin Walcott with Oregon. Another with Chapman Stick after seeing Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel on PG's 2nd album tour. Never went for either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnchop Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Given the extra hours to work on one other instrument, it would be guitar, but I find all instruments amazing and beautiful in their own way. I'm amazed by those who can pick up any instrument and grok it straight away. But I'm so over beating myself up over what I can't do. I make software noises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I went through a phase wanting to buy and learn sitar after hearing Colin Walcott with Oregon. Another with Chapman Stick after seeing Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel on PG's 2nd album tour. Never went for either. I tried the Stick thing for a while. Got one in the early 90's. Sold it for good bread a few years ago. Intriguing things, indeed, but their best attribute is holding their value A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timelord Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Sort-of an off-shoot of Joe M's thread on 'What else do you play?', the double edged question is - 1: What else (instrument) do you WISH you could play?..... and , 2: What would you really NOT like to play? For me, I wish I could play guitar much better (strictly a 'strummer-only', me). I also wish I had a half-decent singing voice. The 'instrument' from hell for me, by a long long way, would be bagpipes. I suppose they might be useful in battle 'cos if you heard that din coming, wouldn't you rather run away & be out of earshot - (nevermind gunshot)? ! I assume that you know the definition of a Scottish Gentleman??-- Someone who can play the bagpipes, but doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicale Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've been thinking and figured I've been playing piano + hammond for 48 years ! and I still can't play worth a damn. So, the first would be to be a better player of my current instruments. But, I am dying to try a bandoneon or concertina. I saw Renato Borghetti (Argentina) play one and it was absolutely killer. I have started researching these reed instruments and they have a long long history, and it seems they have 20 variations. These are button accordions, no keys. They may even be in only 1 key. I do intend to check this out, even well used ones are rather expensive. Regards, Musicale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 The 'instrument' from hell for me, by a long long way, would be bagpipes. I suppose they might be useful in battle 'cos if you heard that din coming, wouldn't you rather run away & be out of earshot - (nevermind gunshot)? ! I assume that you know the definition of a Scottish Gentleman??-- Someone who can play the bagpipes, but doesn't (slightly corrected for you there Timelord - just in case it was lost in translation)! John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'd really like to play better drums. This. Emphatically. It'd be the last piece of my compositional puzzle, to be able to functionally play drums and understand them on the PLAYER level. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mynameisdanno Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'd love to be able to play pedal steel well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Chimuelo Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Pedal Steel C and E for me.But Wavelores Pedal Stell and newest Slide Guitar with my dual Ribbon controllers on Solaris are lots of fun.. Use to love the Pedal Steel through a Leslie 147 and Tape Echo, the guy played in Poco and sounded fantastic. Magnus C350 and a TV Dinner Tray Stand http://soundcloud.com/you/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'd love to play the cello. I've played a bunch of things including violin as a very young child, but the cello just sings. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 1. A tie between rhythm guitar and tenor or alto sax. 2. Never cared for trombone. "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 sax and blues harp. Moe --- "I keep wanting to like it's sound, but every demo seems to demonstrate that it has the earth-shaking punch and peerless sonics of the Roland Gaia. " - Tusker http://www.hotrodmotm.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Piano= at a far higher level than I can now. +several billion This ^^^^ , not to mention my Hammond chops. I fake well on a clonewheel 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'm already playing the instrument that I always wished I could play! (I didn't start playing piano until my early 20's). As for others I wish I could play clarinet, or violin, or drums; none of which I'll ever devote the time to. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summers Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I would really like to learn to play the piano well. I am self taught and started to play at the age of 59. I am now 73 and can play but not well at all. It seems that in 14 years, I would have learned to play much better. I practice diligently. I have played for churches, programs, at nursing homes and other affairs but I see the other piano players and wish. I need a magic bullet of chords and progressions for each hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionian Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 The current female lead singer in a band I work in. In fact, there's two of 'em in the band since they're twins. But I'll take one - I'm not greedy. Regards,Frank www.frankperri.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non ce futuro Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I would like to play cello or violin, as I don't play any string instrument. Also oboe, I love its sound. There are many instruments I don't like at all: bagpipes, accordion, tuba... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 There's always a tradeoff between spending time on keys, or the other instruments. For me at the moment, it's about improving my piano technique and learning to play LH Hammond bass. But I've always thought about playing lap steel one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Force Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 1. A tie between rhythm guitar and tenor or alto sax. 2. Never cared for trombone. I started on trombone and upgraded to tuba (sousaphone.) Aren't I cool? Steve Force, Durham, North Carolina -------- My Professional Websites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonianKing Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 1. Violin and/or Flute 2. I don't think there's a single instrument i wouldn't like to play. When played by the right player anything can sound good, at least to me. "The purple piper plays his tune, The choir softly sing; Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, For the court of the crimson king" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazerkeys Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 it pains me to say it, but guitar I suppose .. would be nice to step out and play the occasional rythmn guitar with the band on some tunes .. (think of Bob Mayo with Frampton when he would occasionally do that, I beleive) .. PC1x, Hammond XK1c, Deep Mind 6, MS500 (gig rig) Kurz PC4, Mini Moog Model D, Little Phatty, Hammond M3, Leslie 145, viscount op-3, Behringer model D, Roland GAIA.. (home studio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metromike Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 I wish that I had a decent singing voice....I have always thought that you are born with a good singing voice, not sure if it is possible to "learn"... that being said, would like to learn guitar Gear: Roland RD700, Yamaha MotifES6, Roland Fantom FA76, Roland JP-8000, Roland AX-7, Roland Juno-106. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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