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    Posted: January 19 2005 at 12:12
I can't quite believe that Prog Bassist hasn't posted on this thread yet...
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Points: 5243 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2005 at 16:47

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

 I sing a bit, play guitar and am working out some bass lines, however, I don't consider myself a musician, just a player. A musician has to have a certain command of the instrument, which I don't feel I have as yet.


Exactly the way I see my Hammond & synth playing, sir - I'm slowly getting better though, thanks to my teacher - but the question remains, do you enjoy doing it? If so, that is all that matters!

Enjoy? You Betcha!

Time? Not nearly enough.

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I play guitar as well as electric bass and keys.
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

I believe Threefates has been known to play the pink oboe occasionally

And I've been told I'm quite the expert at it... even written a few rock operas of my own...

 

Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

...- but the question remains, do you enjoy doing it? If so, that is all that matters!

Exactly



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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2005 at 14:45
Originally posted by danbo danbo wrote:

 I sing a bit, play guitar and am working out some bass lines, however, I don't consider myself a musician, just a player. A musician has to have a certain command of the instrument, which I don't feel I have as yet.


Exactly the way I see my Hammond & synth playing, sir - I'm slowly getting better though, thanks to my teacher - but the question remains, do you enjoy doing it? If so, that is all that matters!

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I believe Threefates has been known to play the pink oboe occasionally

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Originally posted by threefates threefates wrote:

Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

it appears on Tubular bells, no?

It does indeed and during 'In That Quiet Earth' by Genesis.  

And Carl Palmer was an expert on Triangle also...

Different kinda triangle I suspect. Oh what a lucky man he was...

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Points: 4215 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2005 at 13:09
Originally posted by sigod sigod wrote:

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

it appears on Tubular bells, no?

It does indeed and during 'In That Quiet Earth' by Genesis.  

And Carl Palmer was an expert on Triangle also...

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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

it appears on Tubular bells, no?

Yeah, just like "two slightly distorted guitars"
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Points: 2779 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2005 at 12:42

Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

it appears on Tubular bells, no?

It does indeed and during 'In That Quiet Earth' by Genesis.  
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it appears on Tubular bells, no?
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

i play triangle

A very underrated prog instrument.  
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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2005 at 21:59

Mervyn Peake wrote "He was not an artist, but a perfect imitation of one."

That's pretty much my musical ability. I can make something that sounds a lot like real music, but I'm also perceptive enough to realize that the higher spark of real instrumental or songcrafting gifts weren't given to me. Still, I do love messing around with my guitar, bass, keys and programming. With PC tools like Cubase and Sonar, it becomes very much like the most open-ended video game ever created.

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I play guitar and I'm pretty good on bass also. I've played gigs for the last 5 years with high school friends, but now that I'm in graduate school upstate and they are still in NYC, we don't play together as often.

I write and perform my own stuff, but I can also play the hell out of Comfortably Numb, well it was good enough that Threefates didn't want to strangle me. Don't attempt any ELP around her though, well atleast not anything that requires vocals. She can get violent.
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Points: 953 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2005 at 14:36

Originally posted by Useful_Idiot Useful_Idiot wrote:

I play guitar.  Poorly.

name an random opeth song.. I can play it


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i play triangle
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Points: 848 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2005 at 14:32
I have dabbled with keyboards and drumkit - So a sort of musician, if not good enough to be in a prog band - although I have created some ambience with synths that TD fans may sort of appreciate.
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Originally posted by penguindf12 penguindf12 wrote:

 Once I learn Steve Howe's "Clap," I'm gonna start a band.

Good Luck buddy... "Clap is a b#$%h to play", I've been playing for a long time and still can't get that down.
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Points: 21342 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2005 at 12:55
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Piano, Organ... I like to dabble in it all. Most interested in getting a lap steel guitar and a mandolin at the moment, trying to broaden my horizons.
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i mostly play the piano/synth. i'm ok. not that great, but i could be a lot worse. i play keys in a band called acquired taste (www.acquiredtaste.tk). i also do a bit of trombone and guitar.
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