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hifiguy

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14. I am a bass guitarist

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:05 PM

Mar 2012

and studied theater and classical organ many years ago, but the piano is my favorite instrument to listen to especially when it's Keith Emerson, Bill Evans or Hiromi at the keyboard.

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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

anything in the guitar family Kali Mar 2012 #7

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

Bass and bagpipes geardaddy Mar 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #70

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

I love listening to the violin. Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #39

Voice Electric Monk Mar 2012 #40

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

Nice! n/t BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #68

I have always wanted to learn to play HappyMe Mar 2012 #43

All depends on the day Mopar151 Mar 2012 #44

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

Violin or Piano Wait Wut Mar 2012 #58

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

Secondly... BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author BrendaBrick Mar 2012 #64

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