If you could play any instrument REALLY WELL

Sun_Fortune

which would it be?? For those who play an instrument really well, I envy you.for me: piano, a big 12 foot steinway.

Big_Chan

which would it be?? For those who play an instrument really well, I envy you.

for me: piano, a big 12 foot steinway.

Co-sign hommie! I need to start piano lessons.

johmbolaya

Piano as well. I could then move on over to the Hammond B-3 and attempt to be semi-funky.

mcdee

i'd pick sampler.

drewnice

Rhodes, Vibes or Kalimba...it still my mind how precise the playing is on 'Smiling Billy Suite'.



Anyone who's ever tried to play one of those things knows what I mean.

TheMack

drums. im semi good. but no where near REALLY good

threetwosix

B3 or pedal steel, but preferably both, simultaneously.

bassie

first drums and then sitar

slavin

drums. im semi good. but no where near REALLY good

same here

johmbolaya

first drums and then sitar

Sitar is another good one, although I've wanted to play the tabla for years. Sitar requires a hell of a lot of determination and time, but that can be said for any instrument.

volumen

Koto. Those things sound ill and are hard to play. I jammed with a guy who played one and he really pushed it beyond the Japaneese tea house sound most would think is all it's good for.

parsec

fender rhodes.

Mr_Lee_PHD

Mouth organ - like Little Stevie or Taj Mahal

MoogMan

For me saxophone (tenor), cos?? of its sound and portability.
You can play it wherever you want.

Mr. Casual

first drums and then sitar

Sitar is another good one, although I've wanted to play the tabla for years. Sitar requires a hell of a lot of determination and time, but that can be said for any instrument.

agreed

volumen

first drums and then sitar

Sitar is another good one, although I've wanted to play the tabla for years. Sitar requires a hell of a lot of determination and time, but that can be said for any instrument.

True, but there are things like tabla that take some seriously advanced skill. It's one of those things you can't "sorta" play. IE you can sorta scratch and you don't have to be Q Bert. But with tablas you have to practice for a long time to even sound half ass. Same with sitar. If you get proper training they make you play that 2 string drone thing for a while before they even let you tounch a sitar. Same with real African drumming, you get to play the single bell for a year before they even give you a drum.

More cowbell baby!!!!!!!!!

The_Non

Rhodes, Vibes or Kalimba...it still my mind how precise the playing is on 'Smiling Billy Suite'.

Anyone who's ever tried to play one of those things knows what I mean.

Not being a dick here Drewn, but finger piano/kalimba is actually pretty easy to play, just rough on the fingers.Give it a try! It sounds/looks less complicated than it really is (less keys than a piano!) They have a build your own mbira kit you can find on the internet prolly that costs next to nothing, which have close to the same sound as a kalimba. What is impressive to me about Smilin Billy Suite(and perhaps we're on the same page) is the precision (what sounds like) improvisation.

My personal choice of instrument I'd like to be able to play would be standup bass. Shit is rugged, I still remember going to college visits and dude playing bass for the parents and students. Shit was dope. I'm not good with stringed instruments though

Peace
T.N.

the_average_man

drums, what else???

hogginthefogg

Skin flute

Damn, really?

SoulOnIce

Bass.

Chuck Rainey is a diety.

I almost bought a 50's upright during a short period where I was flush with cash, but it was gone when I went back. That would have been cool to take lessons on.

Instruments I have owned in my lifetime, intending to learn but never getting anywhere:

guitar
clarinet
bass
keyboard (80's casio drumpad handclap jawn)
trumpet
sax-a-mo-phone (my dad's, he has at least 4)

soulrez

fender rhodes.

Raystar

The Timpani or maybe the Ukelele

DjArcadian

Co-sign on the piano.

maru

guitar. the ladies dig

djr

I used to play bass guitar pretty badly & played a few shows in Iowa City, IA.

I wish I knew how to play drums, or at least organ.
I have a Farfisa in the spare room that I used to mess with,
but now it just sits there....

Mr. Casual

Honestly.. If I could play the bongo's really well that would be dope

residentgiant

drums

Saying this as a mediocre bassist.

If i had the room for it, I would buy the first piece of shit kit I saw and bang on it 24/7.

asstro

I've played guitar for going on 20 years, but I've always wanted to play piano well. It must be amazing to be able play like Herbie Hancock or Bill Evans.



On a related note, I've always thought that if one could play and sing like Nat King Cole you would have to keep the women off you with a rabid pit bull, especially nowadays when no one can really play or sing well.

volumen

Rhodes, Vibes or Kalimba...it still my mind how precise the playing is on 'Smiling Billy Suite'.

Anyone who's ever tried to play one of those things knows what I mean.

Not being a dick here Drewn, but finger piano/kalimba is actually pretty easy to play, just rough on the fingers.Give it a try! It sounds/looks less complicated than it really is (less keys than a piano!) They have a build your own mbira kit you can find on the internet prolly that costs next to nothing, which have close to the same sound as a kalimba. What is impressive to me about Smilin Billy Suite(and perhaps we're on the same page) is the precision (what sounds like) improvisation.

My personal choice of instrument I'd like to be able to play would be standup bass. Shit is rugged, I still remember going to college visits and dude playing bass for the parents and students. Shit was dope. I'm not good with stringed instruments though

Peace
T.N.

They have so few tines you can pretty much pluck things in any order and it sounds cool. I'm sure there are big ones that take a little more skill, but all the one I've seen have 10 tines or less.

Grafwritah

which would it be?? For those who play an instrument really well, I envy you.

for me: piano, a big 12 foot steinway.

for me: skin flute, my big 12 inch skin flute.

hcrink

I was in a grocery store with my friend a few months ago. The Bee Gee's were playing on "the house system". She said, "do you wish you could sing like the Bee Gee's?"

I do wish that...

Also, I've played Guitar & bass for years, and I've always known fellow shredders of the stringed variety that can pick up keyboards like nuthin'. Not me. What gives?