Anyone Play a REAL Instrument?

[prowlerdante]

Rock Band drums don't count here boys and girls :P

I've been playing guitar for around 6 or 7 years now, and I love every aspect of it. I can play only a few songs, opting to play a cool riff every now and then, or just noodling on it myself. I'm trying to start a band and I sing as well as play. Right now I just want to do a classic rock cover band, doing stuff by Rainbow, Boston, The Who, The Scorpions, etc. Too band I can't find anyone locally to help me out, because nobody wants to do cover bands. Personally, I love classic rock and that's why I want to share it with everyone.

So, anyone out there play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, flute, mandolin, banjo, church organ, ribcage, violin, recorder, harmonica, etc. Post in this thread!

[narcolepticshee]

I started off playing guitar about 7 years ago and then about 5 years ago started learning bass and drums. Now I'm studying to be a sound engineer at college and in September I'm going to LIPA University (Paul McCartney from the Beatles' University) to further my sound recording knowledge.

Peace

[Alessiuccio]

Started Guitar 12 years ago...
now mainly singer anyway ;)

[keene oh]

personally no.

But my wife (also a gamer) plays;

Clarinet
Piano
Recorder (lol)
Saxophone

i'd love to know if you guys that play real guitar find GH any easier or harder?

[D.scream]

The guitar
Thats it -_-

[run ita charlie]

Well i've been playing the guitar for around 4 months now..........So far i can play it on hard mode and i'm currently working on going for expert mode....oh wait you mean a real guitar? nope i don't play that or any instrument unfortunately :(

[Gigapotts]

I play drums, have been for about 5 years, only started doing my theory last year though. :) I'm in a band called The Capture ;)

[M to the C]

I'm mad insane at the Recorder =3
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r189/M-to-the-C/Crap/HOHNER-Recorder-9532.gif

[allekpastrana]

i wish i knew how to play the drums :(

[iNSANiTY]

personally no.

But my wife (also a gamer) plays;

Clarinet
Piano
Recorder (lol)
Saxophone

i'd love to know if you guys that play real guitar find GH any easier or harder?

I play real guitar and have guitar hero. I can play most songs on Guitar Hero on actual guitar. I find Guitar Hero alot harder than actual guitar.

[Augustus]

I was a good air guitarist, back in the day.

[Xerofox]

I play electric & acoustic guitar and a little bit piano.

[keene oh]

I play real guitar and have guitar hero. I can play most songs on Guitar Hero on actual guitar. I find Guitar Hero alot harder than actual guitar.
thanks for the reply.

I borrowed GH2 from a mate and thought about buying a real guitar.
Mainly to learn how to play but also to maybe help with the game, but if it seems harder than the real thing... not much point.

I will just have to buy the game and practice.

and practice some more

[Otisbum]

I play real guitar and have guitar hero. I can play most songs on Guitar Hero on actual guitar. I find Guitar Hero alot harder than actual guitar. Same.

It's not necessarily that GH is harder than real guitar, it's that they're both completely different things. While one could put in upwards of 100 hours trying to perfect their GH skills, the same amount of time isn't going to have the same effect on real guitar. There are much more concepts to get down and the fact that there are much more frets on a real guitar than on the controller makes it much more difficult.

They're both difficult in different ways.

[Gigapotts]

i wish i knew how to play the drums :( I will send you some of my DNA young padawan :)


On topic- I find guitar hero harder than playing bass/guitar as well.

[AlexUplinked]

I still play guitar, which I have been playing for about 8 years now. I've also been playing Drums for about 4 years, and Bass for 5 years.

[Alex]

[Fly]

I play the guitar, and I gotta say some songs are easier on the real one than in Gh. The real one is more fun anyways but I guess you have to put a lot of effort to both of them to be good.

[Spartan EXR]

I used to play drums...

[foster0130]

i play guitar. ive only been playing for almost a year now but i really love it and play a lot with my friends. i think me and my friends r starting a band thats mostly rage against the machine cover with some acdc, audioslave, and other random songs like walk by pantera.

[Io Haze oI]

I used to play the Keyboard a bit, however I was young and not interested in it so I stopped.

[Evil_Snow_Man]

I play any game systems controller better than Charlie plays the fiddle... If you ask "who is Charlie" you should be shot.

[DeathWish93]

Well, i'm pretty skilled with the triangle. I can play the Rocky Theme on it.
No, only joking, i used to play the keyboard and i was OK but i quit after a few months.

[synister EFFECT]

I can play a little guitar. Quit lessons after about 6 months(ish?), and I can play a few acoustic and a few electric. I play the guitar left handed, but I play guitar hero and rockband right handed lol

[prowlerdante]

I don't find it that hard to play GH, mainly because I'm a "backup" guitar player. I don't do much lead guitar.

[Harved]

I don't find it that hard to play GH, mainly because I'm a "backup" guitar player. I don't do much lead guitar.

As far as GH3 goes I need the pad for lead guitar and enjoy playing bass or rhythm on the guitar.

As far as real life goes I don't take lessons but i dabble on the piano and teach myself a few things like the New Born intro for MUSE, fantastic stuff.

[Shinobi273]

I am a Viola Hero. Not really, I am not that good.

[HoodMod]

I've been playing drums for a few years. I'm getting decent.

[Armstrong x360a]

I played jazz trombone in High School. I was pretty good then, but I've completely forgotten how to play now.

[twotonkoala]

I play guitar in real life, and of course have played the bass at times.

I also play the harmonica (I need to get a new one, my F key one bombed on me so all I have is a C....not as good for the blues, ya heard?)

Used to play the drums a little bit back in the day, but pretty far removed from that, and I was never very good.

I imagine if I picked up a trombone, I would be able to assemble something that sounds similar to a song (played it for about 2 years, then stopped).

Very little experience with the piano as well.

I'd like to someday get a banjo, as well as a sitar, and try my hand at those.

[Bax x360a]

I will send you some of my DNA young padawan :)


On topic- I find guitar hero harder than playing bass/guitar as well.
Wow, I'd be totally crap then at a real guitar seeing I suck at Guitar Hero. I've always wanted to learn and get good at an instrument but I geuss I just haven't got the patience. Which brings me on to another question; how long has it taken people here to be able to play their instrument at a reasonable/high standard?

[Are You Dead Yet]

Wow, I'd be totally crap then at a real guitar seeing I suck at Guitar Hero. I've always wanted to learn and get good at an instrument but I geuss I just haven't got the patience. Which brings me on to another question; how long has it taken people here to be able to play their instrument at a reasonable/high standard?

Don't be disheartened - my brother is nothing special at GH, but a good guitarist, wheras for me its the other way round :P
I don't play much anymore - I used to be decent enough but I didn't practise so I kept regressing :(

[Shika123]

I'm teaching myself bass over teh interwebz...

[soccerplaya13cj]

I've been playing tuba for 3 years. I march with it, which is really ironic since I'm so skinny.

[nobodieshero]

I have been playing bass guitar for almost 5 years nows. Why? Because everyone plays guitar. So I figured I would try sommin different. Me and my buddy also picked up an irish tin whistle for kicks and are quite good at it. Even though it is essentially a glorified recorder.

[Da_moopintot]

ive been playing cello for like 3 years
a bit off topic, but how do you change your signature??

[UberViking]

I just started to play the guitar...so I suck but I can play 7 Nation Army

[v_thorne]

I've been playing Guitar for about 5 or 6 years now. I own a Vingate SG, black and red. I'm a lefty as well so they're hard to come by (in this small town I live in, anyway)
I've been playing Bass for about 3 or 4 years and have a black Ibanez that I recently picked up as well. I can't find any good left handed basses here so I learned to play the bass upside down.

All self taught. And I can play most songs by ear now, unless the solos are difficult.

I find it funny how hard some songs are in Guitar Hero but are really easy on real guitar. IE: Muse - Knights of Cydonia or Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Maps

But yeah, real guitar ftw.

[TooMuchCowbell]

I play guitar/bass and I'm in a band at the moment. We have a few gigs around our city, we are definetly the next Iron Maiden;)

I found guitar/bass on guitar hero/rock band ALOT easier than in real life, but also not as much fun as jamming with a real band. Yet, I found singing in rockband because you're not in front of a giant crowd.

Oh yea, I used to play piano and trombone back in the day:p

[RogueVasion]

I have played the piano for over 6 years. I have been learning to play the guitar for about a year now; I am self learning, which isn't as easy as i thought.

And I am good at drums & guitar on ROCK BAND! :D:):D

[lordvader178]

Im learning to play guitar, and i play drums :P

[spankyNspronkle]

Ive played bass for 6 years and guitar for 2.

[Zenquen]

I have played the Piano for 16 years, I also play the Organ, been playing around with the guitar here and there.

[x McGrim x]

I play guitar. Here they are:

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[Josef_999]

I've played bass for almost a year.

[Godge]

I've played guitar for a few years now, and I can play a bit of piano too. Although to be honest, I actually find Guitar Hero easier than playing real guitar, not that I'm crap at real guitar, but Guitar Hero is really easy. The first time I ever played a Guitar Hero game was at my friends house on GH3 and I scored 93%. I can't remember what song it was, but it wasn't one of the easy ones apparently.

[godless_commie]

A computer is a finely tuned instrument of technology, I play that pretty well.

[MrMondayNite341]

The guitar and the harmonica

[Elite Wombat]

Well, I played the alto sax for two years in the school band, and now I'm finally in the midst of upgrading from Rock Band to real life shredding. I've got guitar lessons scheduled to start after April vacation, and I'm looking at an Epiphone Les Paul online for $444. Any suggestions?

[MapleMire]

I have been playing the drums. I know how to play Boston Foreplay (took a lot of time to learn that), and Dani California (really easy song). Im trying to learn how to play the guitar. Im getting better and better each day.

[kiwi18]

um i play the piano on my neck tie when i go to school sometimes. Does this count.

[M85A21]

I play the Meat Flute....

o.K I play Guitar but I would rather have acoustic as I'm a mellow person.

[Sprostini]

I've played real drums for about 6 years.

Double bass and bass guitar for 4 years.

And I'm a jazz trumpet player since I was 7 (I'm 19 now) - I didn't play jazz when I was 7 btw, I just sort of made farting sounds for like 6 years.

[ever31]

i play (all pretty good, without sounding bigheaded)

guitar - started about 13 years ago when i was 12
bass - started learning when i was in a band,
drums - pretty much the same as the bass
piano/keyboard - my nan started to teach me when i was about 6 or 7
violin - when i was about 15/16 i fancied a girl who was in some orchestra thingy so i went along and learnt to impress her, it worked
Double Bass - thought it would be pretty straightforward after the normal bass, it was

also learnt the chime bars, triangle and recorder when i was at primary school, i used to also sing when i was in the band

yup im a musical god

[Lympathia]

I now own:

2 Guitar Hero guitars
2 Accoustic guitars
2 Electric guitars

and a piano!

Guess which gets played the most :)

[M85A21]

I now own:

2 Guitar Hero guitars
2 Accoustic guitars
2 Electric guitars

and a piano!

Guess which gets played the most :)


The Trumpet?

[JakK93]

I have played drums for about a year now

[Bishop24]

I don't play the instrument yet, but I just bought a Les Paul Electric Guitar. I'm supposed to start lessons next week. I've always wanted to play an Electric Guitar, and now I can.

[x McGrim x]

Several threads like this. I play guitar.

[Th3Mask3dM3nac3]

The play the guitar and sing a little. Been playing guitar for 4 years now.

[Chojin]

i've 'played' the decks for about 5 years if that counts which i think it does. while you're not creating the music you are manipulating it in real time.

http://chojin.devour.org/images/setup12.JPG

http://chojin.devour.org/images/setup11.JPG

old pics, but the same model/decks.

[Emfulz]

Drums for 6 years and some stupid instruments in highschool :) drums are fun but rock band drums are a pain in the ass, they are nothing alike.

[Ashz0r]

Piano/Keyboard
and I can play songs using the clicking noise from pressing the button on the guitar hero guitar ^^ yes I am sad.. lmao

[Pheonix_Assassin]

Yes i do i Play the Triangle it take years of training