Instruments
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Topic: Instruments
Posted By: TheBarbarian
Subject: Instruments
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 20:17
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If you could own one instrument what would it be? Please though don't choose something and say the one Peter Hammil used or something, you have to want the it because its brilliant/beautiful/sounds great
I'd go for either Keith Emerson's modular moog simply because its so enourmous and intimidatingly complex or Jimmy Page's Gibson, an gorgeous piece of work and sounds intensely good. |
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Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 21:12
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I'd go for Avril Lavigne's guitar so I could sell it on Ebay and get money for it. |
TheBarbarian wrote:Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 21:14
Hmm. I'd rather want something for its musical value, not just the money. Probably Emerson's Moog for me. |
Posted By: Flying Dutchman
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 21:23
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Mellotrons, particularly the Choir one from Dancing with the Moonlit Knight, and the Sting-type one from Court of the Crimson King. Also, Banks's Hammond organs sound delicious. I like Emo's clicky organs as well. And I would kill to have a guitar sound like Steves Howe or Hackett. |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 21:36
Steve Howe's accoustic guitar - what that man can get out of that guitar is truly brilliant. The same would go for Jimmy Page's Gibson ... ah well dreams are for free ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: transend
Date Posted: March 01 2006 at 21:39
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Hum... Phil Lesh's Modulus Q6 bass Tony Banks - his Prophet 10 and ARP Quadra Geddy Lee's Oberheim interfaced Taurus pedals. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 03:15
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One of Brian Setzers Gretch guitars. He's got a colllection of some of the nicest looking guitars IMO. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 03:16
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oh or Neil Peart's gold plated drum set, that he used last tour. That thing is freaking awesome. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 11:06
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Trey Gunns Warr Guitar, it looks better than a Chapman Stick so thats the only reason I would have it over Tony Levins Stick. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 11:54
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[QUOTE=Flying Dutchman] Mellotrons, particularly the Choir one from
Also, Banks's Hammond organs sound delicious. I like Emo's clicky
And I would kill to have a guitar sound like Steves Howe or Hackett. [/QUOTE] Mellotrons typically had about 3 different sounds stored in them, like strings, cello & flute, so you wouldn't need 2 different ones. |
Posted By: Dr Know
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 12:37
| Ritchie Blackmore´s Fender Strat. The tone he gets from that is amazing. |
Posted By: cucacola54
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 12:37
Geddy Lee´s Rickenbacker Bass Guitar  ------------- Most listened albums last week 
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Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 13:44
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A Model D minimoog would be my choice, for the simple reason that it sounds fantastic. Just love that fat Moog sound. http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html - http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html Until I win the lottery, I'll just have to make do with the Arturia minimoog V: http://www.arturia.com/en/minimoog/minimoogv.php - http://www.arturia.com/en/minimoog/minimoogv.php which sounds pretty good, too (and it's polyphonic, unlike the real thing). Check out the demos: http://www.arturia.com/en/demos.php?product=mini - http://www.arturia.com/en/demos.php?product=mini
------------- http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=326" rel="nofollow - Read reviews by Fitzcarraldo |
Posted By: ChadFromCanada
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 18:08
| I'd like a mellotron or a moog or some kind of synth with lots of settings. I already have a couple guitars. I might like a bass or a trumpet too. |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 18:19
A left-hand guitar Gibson Les Paul   ------------- 
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 18:40
I'd like to have a giant church organ. 
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RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: The Ryan
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 19:38
Yes... well I was being sarcastic because I don't feel too strongly one way or another. I'd want an instrument from someone I really respect, like from one of the members from Yes for example. |
Posted By: Lex C
Date Posted: March 02 2006 at 19:54
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I would Get Omar's Guitar from his At the Drive in days, although I
dont know if he still uses them now in the Mars Volta, but he makes (or
made) his own guitars claiming that the quality of left handed guitars
was lower than those of right handed ones. And being a Drummer I would
also love to have Neil Pert's or Phil Collin's Drumset, seeing as they
are massive with plenty of options as to what to hit.
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Posted By: darren
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 00:03
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For me, it would be a Chapman Stick with all the
extras (midi and effects stuff and amps). As mentioned above, the Warr looks better. My shoulders and back hurt just thinking about having it strapped to me for longer than five minutes. A Musicman Stingray 5 string bass would be my second choice (though I might actually buy one in the future). As long as we're dreaming, an old Fairlight CMI would be nice, just for the novelty of having something that was so groundbreaking for such a brief period of time. ------------- "they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world. the fools they locked up the wrong man." - Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: VanBuren
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 00:50
| A tambourine! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: March 03 2006 at 03:25
Banks used one of the smaller "spinet" Hammonds (T500, I think), whereas Emo used the full console C3, which after being used (abused?) constantly used to develop what some players consider a fault - the 'key-click'(hence clicky-organ??); many players love this so called fault & later digital Hammonds have 'key-click' as a setting... Personally, I own one of my dream instruments, a 1971 Hammond L122 & Leslie 145 combination (and no, I can't play it very well...  ) - all I need now is the Mini Moog, Prophet V, Fender Rhodes Piano & Mellotron and my dreams are complete.
Digital Keyboards? Bah! ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: marktheshark
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 00:22
Carl Palmer's custom built stainless steel set by Ludwig he used on the Welcome Back and Works tours. The bass drum alone weighed 300lbs! He eventually sold it to Ringo who donated to the R&R Hall of Fame. Which I have yet to go up there and check it out.
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Posted By: int_2375
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 00:59
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Geddy Lee's voice! Actually whatever would go for the most on ebay, like an Elvis guitar or something. |
Posted By: jedi_of_pi
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 01:39
| A D6 Clavinet would be nice. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:10
UUHH yes me too! The War guitar...when I saw trey Gunn live I couldn´t believe all thouse sounds came out of that thing!!! ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:18
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Wright's Farfisa. I'm an organ player, I have an old Wurlitzer, and I would love to have a farfisa and if it could be anyone's, it would be Wright's from when Syd was in the band. Ofcourse it would have to come with their Azimuth Coordinator. ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 16:39
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I would like to make my own progrock solo CD with these instruments: - Memorymoog (an impressive polyphonic synthesizer) - ARP Pro Solist synthesizer - Mellotron M400 (great choir sound) - Hammond B3 organ ('The Beast') - Hohner D6 clavinet - Fender Rhodes electric piano - Solina string-ensemble - Farfisa Duo-organ - Moog Taurus Bass Pedals - Gibson ES 345 electric guitar - Martin 12-string acoustic guitar - Ovation 6-string acoustic guitar - Rickenbacker bass guitar - Tama drumkit .............. |
Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:08
This many instruments in one album, how can anyone say prog is dead? ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:16
The Fender Rhodes keyboard is a favorite of mine, very  .
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 20:18
| I don't need to own it, but I would love to play Terry Bozzio's mammoth drum set. |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: March 21 2006 at 21:54
David Gilmour's #001 strat. 
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Posted By: ¢¾Old¢¾Hen¢¾
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 08:48
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You and me both, fwend :)
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Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:19
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A minimoog stacked on an Hammond organ stacked upon a Mellotron. And something behind it to prevent that whole heap from falling on me. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Ridge
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 15:59
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Fripp's Guitar with all the electronic modules to make Soundscapes! ------------- Discipline is never an end in it self, only a means to an end. |
Posted By: Flyingsod
Date Posted: March 22 2006 at 22:35
| I want Steve Howes Harp Guitar. Not for keeps, i'd never want to take any instrument from a musician, but id like to borrow it. I heard Something happend to it though. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 21:29
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Ian Anderson´s flute would be a very interesting instrument to own!!!...I don´t play the flute, nor would I...that thing is too important to be played by me!!!
------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Quadrophenia
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 21:39
John Bonham's Vistalites, or Billy Cobham's acryllic Fibes set, as well as:
------------- Can you tell me where my country lies? |