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OriginalGeek

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4. I have always said

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 01:10 PM

Mar 2012

that no matter what kind of band is up there, the bass player is always the coolest cat on the stage.

I wish John Paul Jones would tour on his solo work again - I saw the Zooma tour but Thundertheif never came to my state. The man is a master and I could listen to him play for the rest of my life.

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Your favorite musical instrument. [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2012 OP

I play classical guitar but if I had to pick my favorite it would be OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #1

Piano. nt woo me with science Mar 2012 #2

Sax. Especially tenor. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #3

me too--sax JitterbugPerfume Mar 2012 #71

I have always said OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #4

If I had to choose pipi_k Mar 2012 #6

you and me both! OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #9

The other kind pipi_k Mar 2012 #5

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1974 Giannini Craviola - my father bought it new... HopeHoops Mar 2012 #8

Bass and bagpipes geardaddy Mar 2012 #10

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Guitar...no doubt about it. Amerigo Vespucci Mar 2012 #11

A toss-up for me pipi_k Mar 2012 #18

My friends and I were so disappointed in this album kwassa Mar 2012 #72

Theremin! KamaAina Mar 2012 #12

Midsomer Murders theme Rambis Mar 2012 #15

Here's me on mine! frogmarch Mar 2012 #16

Hammond B3 w/Leslie Rotary Speaker bluesbassman Mar 2012 #13

S.R.V. and David Gilmour also played Guitar through Leslies. n/t Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2012 #20

Definitely a cool effect for guitar. Here's a taste of Stevie's use. Bonus is Reese Wynans on B3! bluesbassman Mar 2012 #25

You may have seen me post this about Earl and his Hammond C-3... MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #22

LOL Great story. Nothing sounds like the real thing. bluesbassman Mar 2012 #26

earl rice is the man mattmarcone1234 May 2012 #73

Me too guitar man Mar 2012 #41

Good one! n/t BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #60

I am a bass guitarist hifiguy Mar 2012 #14

Harpsichord. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #17

good one jakeXT Mar 2012 #30

The accordion GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #19

The swinette trof Mar 2012 #21

Ahhhh... Bach-on. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #23

Preferably with tromboon accompaniment. hifiguy Mar 2012 #27

They doin' the reach-aroun'!!! MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #28

The best maker? Sty-nway. n/t dimbear Mar 2012 #32

Or.. msu2ba Mar 2012 #33

The cello and the African kora. MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #24

Another vote for the cello. n/t cloudbase Mar 2012 #31

12-String Guitar (n/t) Paladin Mar 2012 #29

Another vote for the 12 string guitar. A friend of mine made this matching pair for me: DFW Mar 2012 #34

Bozo Podunavacs? hifiguy Mar 2012 #45

That's Bo�o's work alright. DFW Mar 2012 #51

The "s" was for the plural, two guitars. hifiguy Mar 2012 #53

I've never played an Alembic DFW Mar 2012 #54

Piano sakabatou Mar 2012 #35

The crummhorn. Aristus Mar 2012 #36

I don't play any instrument but I love the sound of multiple violins. applegrove Mar 2012 #37

To hear, to play, to watch other people play, Bennyboy Mar 2012 #38

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Benjamin Franklin's invention, the Glass Harmonica hobbit709 Mar 2012 #42

Nice! n/t BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #68

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The sackbut geardaddy Mar 2012 #46

Trumpets! charlie and algernon Mar 2012 #47

Kind of in a Marimba mood lately progressoid Mar 2012 #48

I see your six marimba players and raise one wacky bass player Brother Buzz Mar 2012 #61

That one always brings a smile to my face! n/t progressoid Mar 2012 #66

I played flute and piccolo as a youngster. Ikonoklast Mar 2012 #49

More cowbell,,,,,! benld74 Mar 2012 #50

Are you talkin cowbell? Mopar151 Mar 2012 #59

Pipe Organ TrogL Mar 2012 #52

GuQin. HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #55

Bassoon. surrealAmerican Mar 2012 #56

trombone Broderick Mar 2012 #57

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I'm kinda partial to the blues - violin/fiddle syle BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #62

Secondly... BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #63

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keyboard of any type. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2012 #65

The Frame Drum: kentauros Mar 2012 #67

Piano, then guitar nt Broken_Hero Mar 2012 #69