The Musical Instrument Thread

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by BioZombie

I'm not too bad at playing bass, but haven't had much practice in ages cause I had to sell my guitar due to extreme poverty a while back (kind of regret it now).

I used to play in a couple of different bands when I was a teenager though.

Awesome! What type of music did you play in the bands?

[Scyther]

I sing, play electric bass and a little guitar and drums. I used to be in the extreme death/thrash band The Accursed, who released Seasons of the Scythe on Screaming Ferret Records in 2005. Nowadays I handle bass/vocals in the sleazy rock band Social Call.

Here's a (rough) live video of us from 2007. Watch for a little surprise after the solo.

[Rik]

After discovering earlier that our resident vodka and black lacey underwear specialist Suzi plays guitar, I thought I'd resurrect this thread because it seems that a few of us call ourselves musicians. Anyway, here's a pic of my trusty Fender Telecaster, which is currently my back up guitar after been my main guitar since 98 until 3 years ago when I got my Les Paul

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You can't really tell from the photo, but it's quite beat up, adds character to it I reckon, makes it look road worn which it most definitely is

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Rik

After discovering earlier that our resident vodka and black lacey underwear specialist Suzi plays guitar, I thought I'd resurrect this thread because it seems that a few of us call ourselves musicians.

Tis true!

I drink vodka and wear black, lacy underwear!!!!

In addition to that, I won't say that I am a guitarist, but I will say that I play guitar.

I got my first 'axe' in about 1982, from a tiny independent music shop in Gosport. It was a 'Satellite', which cost me £15 - more money than I had at the time, so I had to take out an HP agreement with the shop. With the added amplifier, the deal cost me £25!

It was a hideous guitar. The bridge was very high, and made of sharp metal, so I was constantly slicing open my wrists when I was playing it

When I first got it, I was very disappointed for two reasons:

1) I thought it was going to be magical, and as soon as I picked it up, I would be able to play 'Bat Out of Hell' perfectly. At the time, I was a metal head, and I knew that when I saw bands live, and I played my invisible guitar, I was recreating the song and the solo perfectly. Imagine my horror when I found out that I actually had to learn how to play the bloody thing!

2) When I started listening to thrash metal, I was convinced that I could play as fast as Metallica and Slayer. However, even with a distortion pedal, there was no way I could match their intensity. I just put my slowness down to the fact that I didn't masturbate as much as they did, so there would never be any way I could match their speed!

Anyway, after I had mastered this flesh-shredder of a guitar, which was ceremonially destroyed in a move that Townshend would have been proud of, and I moved on to my next one. My mum bought me a black and white Fender Strat. Amazing guitar, and this was the one that I seriously set out to learn how to play

I also had a sunburst Gibson Les Paul, but there was something about it which I didn't get on with. Maybe the neck was a bit too wide (I only have short, stumpy fingers), or the action was too low, but I didn't like it, so I got rid of it...

...Only to replace it with a jet black Gibson Flying Vee. Again, it was a lovely guitar, and raised my poser-bility to astronomical levels. Sadly, you cannot play a Vee sitting down. It was great for stage work (Michael Schenker style), but just practicing and throwing shapes in my bedroom was a real no-no

Sadly, I had to get rid of my guitars circa 2007 - long story involving my house being burnt down, which I am not going to go into here

Jump forward to 2011, and I had been guitar-less for a long time. Things about me (which regular readers will know) had changed by then, but I still felt the pull of the 009, 011, 016, 024, 032, 042 (guitar players will know what I mean), so I succumbed to the call, and I got myself a new guitar

I am now the proud owner of a Cruiser Crafter guitar

1) Sadly, again it is uncomfortable playing it sitting down
2) Sadly, it is uncomfortable playing it with a female bust
3) Sadly, I cannot have long, pretty fingernails

But hey - I AM A ROCK GODDESS...in my mind, anyway!

[Gojirosan]

Guitar:



Bass:



Vocals:

[Susan Foreman]

Going thru some old photos, I came across this

My first real guitar!

Going by the boyish good looks, and the Hawkwind T-shirt, I would imagine this was about 1984

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

Going thru some old photos, I came across this

My first real guitar!

Going thru some more old pics, I discovered this one as well