Any musicians out there?

[Little Devil]

Anyone here has music as a hobby? :p

[TONGO]

Anyone here has music as a hobby? :p

I know mojofilter is a musician. There might be others.

[cricket]

Also Swan, Matt, and Holden Pike.

[Little Devil]

I know mojofilter is a musician. There might be others.
niiiice.

[Little Devil]

Also Swan, Matt, and Holden Pike.
Thanks.

PS - I don't play the trombone. That's a misconception :p

[TONGO]

Oh yeah, Swan too! (Sorry Swan)

Holdens a singer, I thought you were aiming for instrument players.

[Little Devil]

Oh yeah, Swan too! (Sorry Swan)

Holdens a singer, I thought you were aiming for instrument players.
I was aiming towards guitar players as myself. But all is allowed.

[matt72582]

I'm a musician.

[Holden Pike]

I am the lead singer in a band. Sit in with other bands. I sing.

So if you consider a singer a musician, yes.

[Sedai]

I play guitar!

Mostly metal/rock/etc.

I have played since about 1989, with some breaks along the way. I currently take lessons from Angel Vivaldi (http://www.angelvivaldiofficial.com/) as I work on improving my legato and overall approach to playing.

Here are my guitars:

http://hk.image.auctions.yahoo.com/users/8/0/3/0/red_guitar_0-img600x450-1174916942____2066-3.jpg

Charvel Model A-Plus


http://www.ibanezrules.com/namm/images/2003/P1010092.JPG

Ibanez S-Series 2003


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/52/69/49/526949be696177e48c46dce2b2dca162.jpg

Ibanez Rocket Roll Flying V 1976


http://www.midairmusic.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Buy-IBANEZ-SZ520QM-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-BLUE-MAPLE-EMG-PICKUPS-2003-Review-Opinion.jpg

Ibanez SZ Hard Tail 2003 - Tuned to Drop C

A couple of cheap guitars mixed in there, which I don't play very much. Most days, I have the Charvel in my hands, or I fire up the SZ if I am playing down-tuned death metal or something along those lines. I like the V a whole lot, but the weight balance on V's isn't the best and I have to stand up to play it, which isn't always fun after a long day at work!

[matt72582]

Home Studio (I couldn't fit everything in one picture)

https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12963918_10153888742950743_8187489474415341970_n.jpg?oh=72d496386fdc9c214a4fdde449ffc5e5&oe=59408D92

[Sedai]

Yea, I grabbed pics of my guitars from the web. I haven't taken pics of my actual guitars. Perhaps I will at some point!

[ScarletLion]

Aye.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7304/15875587493_b617bf52fc_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qbSx4K)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7361/16341142419_4fe535b3f8_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qU1CjP)[url=https://flic.kr/p/qU1CjP]

[Little Devil]

I'm a musician.
what's your instrument and do you play/sing?

[Little Devil]

I play guitar!

Mostly metal/rock/etc.

I have played since about 1989, with some breaks along the way. I currently take lessons from Angel Vivaldi (http://www.angelvivaldiofficial.com/) as I work on improving my legato and overall approach to playing.

Here are my guitars:

http://hk.image.auctions.yahoo.com/users/8/0/3/0/red_guitar_0-img600x450-1174916942____2066-3.jpg

Charvel Model A-Plus


http://www.ibanezrules.com/namm/images/2003/P1010092.JPG

Ibanez S-Series 2003


https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/52/69/49/526949be696177e48c46dce2b2dca162.jpg

Ibanez Rocket Roll Flying V 1976


http://www.midairmusic.com/store/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Buy-IBANEZ-SZ520QM-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-BLUE-MAPLE-EMG-PICKUPS-2003-Review-Opinion.jpg

Ibanez SZ Hard Tail 2003 - Tuned to Drop C

A couple of cheap guitars mixed in there, which I don't play very much. Most days, I have the Charvel in my hands, or I fire up the SZ if I am playing down-tuned death metal or something along those lines. I like the V a whole lot, but the weight balance on V's isn't the best and I have to stand up to play it, which isn't always fun after a long day at work!

Cool stuff. I just have a Fender Aerodyne Strat tuned to B. But am thinking getting a les paul like to goof around with mini humbuckers.

Maybe a Vintage V100.

[Little Devil]

Aye.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7304/15875587493_b617bf52fc_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qbSx4K)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7361/16341142419_4fe535b3f8_n.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qU1CjP)[url=https://flic.kr/p/qU1CjP]
2 loves right there.

[Gideon58]

I play piano, trombone, and sing.

[Little Devil]

Home Studio (I couldn't fit everything in one picture)

https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12963918_10153888742950743_8187489474415341970_n.jpg?oh=72d496386fdc9c214a4fdde449ffc5e5&oe=59408D92
That's a busy environment. I can see you jumping from instrument to instrument when coming up with ideas.

[matt72582]

what's your instrument and do you play/sing?

Home Studio (I couldn't fit everything in one picture)

https://scontent.fdet1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12963918_10153888742950743_8187489474415341970_n.jpg?oh=72d496386fdc9c214a4fdde449ffc5e5&oe=59408D92


I play many instruments... Drums, Guitar, Piano, Bass, etc etc... even make my own instruments (plastic eggs with rice in them makes for a cheap and suitable maraca)..

I sing, but I don't sing on any of my albums.. I write instrumentals.

[Swan]

Been taking a relatively longish break from music due to getting really burnt out, but I still jam with my buddies and we're starting to get back into production. I play guitar, but mainly focused on producing.

Here is what my little "studio" looked like a while ago (we're moving and my room is completely different right now, no studio).

http://i.imgur.com/dBFTH8B.jpg?1

Equipment in the pic based on what I can tell:
Korg MS-20
Mixer
Ableton Push
Crappy little midi controller (since replaced it with an Akai MPK249, which is absolutely f*cking awesome)
Large keyboard
Mic
Guitars
Bitches Brew poster and Swans poster (inspiration equipment! :D)

Not in the pic, I have a cool little multitrack recorder, which was fun to mess with and useful for getting ideas out.

[False Writer]

Former "musician" here. During my teenage years, all I wanted to do was be in a band. I was a metal vocalist (screaming "RAH! RAH! RAH! and sounding like the cookie monster possessed by a demon) I also played synth, have a microKorg XL in my closest that I've taken out like three times in the span of five years. I was in quite a few bands, some of them I actually played live shows with, some of them I recorded some rough tracks, I also tried to be a solo artist and hip-hop producer. I used the Logic Pro program to do a lot of tracks myself. It was about 2012 though that I pretty much gave up on my musical journey. The fact that I've never really thought about going back and trying it again has told me that it just wasn't meant to be.

[doubledenim]

I have a guitar and piano. What I really aspire to is being a steel drum and xylophone master. :yup:

[Little Devil]

I play many instruments... Drums, Guitar, Piano, Bass, etc etc... even make my own instruments (plastic eggs with rice in them makes for a cheap and suitable maraca)..

I sing, but I don't sing on any of my albums.. I write instrumentals.
That's fantastic. I'm with you on the instrumentals part. Sadly I'm a rotten egg when it comes to drums.

[Little Devil]

I have a guitar and piano. What I really aspire to is being a steel drum and xylophone master. :yup:
That's neat. I saw a concerto recently on a church, one of the acts was 5 xylophones playing. Great stuff

[Little Devil]

Former "musician" here. During my teenage years, all I wanted to do was be in a band. I was a metal vocalist (screaming "RAH! RAH! RAH! and sounding like the cookie monster possessed by a demon) I also played synth, have a microKorg XL in my closest that I've taken out like three times in the span of five years. I was in quite a few bands, some of them I actually played live shows with, some of them I recorded some rough tracks, I also tried to be a solo artist and hip-hop producer. I used the Logic Pro program to do a lot of tracks myself. It was about 2012 though that I pretty much gave up on my musical journey. The fact that I've never really thought about going back and trying it again has told me that it just wasn't meant to be.

I was in 3 bands [metal, rock and fusion] for a short period of time. The most fun I ever had was playing with another friend of mine.He would start playing something, I would be playing something completely different, and all of the sudden we would be playing the same thing, like a dialog but without words. I would know when he would do something, he would know when I was about to do something and we interlocked quite well.

[Little Devil]

Been taking a relatively longish break from music due to getting really burnt out, but I still jam with my buddies and we're starting to get back into production. I play guitar, but mainly focused on producing.

Here is what my little "studio" looked like a while ago (we're moving and my room is completely different right now, no studio).

http://i.imgur.com/dBFTH8B.jpg?1

Equipment in the pic based on what I can tell:
Korg MS-20
Mixer
Ableton Push
Crappy little midi controller (since replaced it with an Akai MPK249, which is absolutely f*cking awesome)
Large keyboard
Mic
Guitars
Bitches Brew poster and Swans poster (inspiration equipment! :D)

Not in the pic, I have a cool little multitrack recorder, which was fun to mess with and useful for getting ideas out.
Akai has some great stuff for sure. M-Audio has come up with a new Keyboard as well for better integration with VSTs.

[matt72582]

That's fantastic. I'm with you on the instrumentals part. Sadly I'm a rotten egg when it comes to drums.

Everyone was a rotten egg for the first few years. As long as you have the love, practice is usually sufficient. I'd advise against lessons, too - develop your own style :)

[Little Devil]

Everyone was a rotten egg for the first few years. As long as you have the love, practice is usually sufficient. I'd advise against lessons, too - develop your own style :)
My guitar learning was pretty much solo. Or with the guys on the street back then. There would always be someone playing guitar outside. So, asking them "what's that chord" was pretty much a constant.

[matt72582]

My guitar learning was pretty much solo. Or with the guys on the street back then. There would always be someone playing guitar outside. So, asking them "what's that chord" was pretty much a constant.

That's good.. Try to figure out the chord by the sound. If you play a song, try to figure it out. If you can't, pick up your guitar, and your brain will condition itself to identify, better ears.... There's always room for improvement. We need more musicians now than ever!

[Swan]

Akai has some great stuff for sure. M-Audio has come up with a new Keyboard as well for better integration with VSTs.

Interesting, do you know what the M-Audio keyboard is called? Definitely curious to know more about what you mean.

[Little Devil]

Interesting, do you know what the M-Audio keyboard is called? Definitely curious to know more about what you mean.
Sure thing. it's the CTRL49

You also have the CODE series.

[Little Devil]

That's good.. Try to figure out the chord by the sound. If you play a song, try to figure it out. If you can't, pick up your guitar, and your brain will condition itself to identify, better ears.... There's always room for improvement. We need more musicians now than ever!
So True

[Mr Minio]

I play Swan's rump and guitar.

[Little Devil]

Well, here are a couple of shot of my scriptorium/studio.

Simple stuff. A Fender Mustang III v.2 that I picked because of the preamp choices and the fact that it has a usb for recording [I only care for a clean channel anyways.] Don't use the onboard fx except a very light reverb and a compressor.

My guitar is a Fender Aerodyne Strat.

My pedals aren't constant. I buy and sell to experiment with them and keep the ones I find interesting.

The chain goes like this:


Front of the amp

- Harley Benton/Joyo Dynamic Compressot [for 30 euros it does a great job. Silent and just works]
- Marshall BB2 [I use it to boost the MXR and the Fuzz mostly. Although I don't enjoy this kind of overdrive, it boosts other pedals pretty damn well]
- MXR Super Badass Distortion ]It's a very good dirt box, but doesn't go anywhere near the "modern metal" gain they announce]
- Seymour Duncan Tweak Fuzz [this is soon to leave the board. I don't enjoy dirt boxes without EQ control]
- Fender passive Volume pedal [no juice needed, has a tuner in/out and simply works]

Amp FX loop:

- Dod Phasor [I got this one for pocket change and is THICK as hell. I keep changing its placement between its current and after the zoom for those J. J. Jarre pads; but I'll be selling it]
- Ibanez FL 99 dual Analogue Flanger [this one is a keeper. Also got it for pennies]
- Zoom MS 70 CDR [also a keeper. Is filled with Reverbs, Delays and Chorus and has some helpful effects such as Guitar EQ. The Reverbs and delays alone are great. You can have 6 fxs chained as long as it doesn't run out of DSP]
- TC Electronics Ditto x2 [a good simple looper. I'm selling it. I need a looper with more channels]

Outside the board at the moment:

- Harley Benton/Joyo American Sound [30 euros for a Fender-ish preamp that takes dirt pedals like a beast? It's a keeper]
- MXR Carbon Copy [I like analogue delays, but can't stand that one for some reason. Already on hold for selling]

Things I'm gonna grab soon:

Mooer Rumble [a Zen Drive/Dumble like od]
Mooer E-Lady [copy of the EHX Deluxe Electric Lady]
Mooer Tender Octave Pro and Ocean Machine as soon as I can get them used
Dod Rubberneck
Digitech FreQout [for some theramine-like action]
Pigtronix FAT od
DOD Carcossa Fuzz


I welcome any suggestions on fxs [don't have to be expensive, I don't care for brands]

[earlsmoviepicks]

Acoustic guitar for me

[zissou]

A music forum would be nice here. Always a good discussion topic.

[Little Devil]

A music forum would be nice here. Always a good discussion topic.
True. I'm in.