Musical Instruments Megathread

[DontSayBanana]

Because I'm missing the VoodooLounge tonight.  Not sure if any of the remaining Languishites play (think I remember one mentioning picking up guitar/bass?); almost definitely sure I'm the last one with any remaining pipe dreams of playing professionally, though, since chilli, Kain, Carolus, and my fellow pianist Luci are all gone, but just in case, I'm gonna try to exercise some foresight and restrain my outbursts to this thread.



A welcome blast from the past today.  Back around Halloween, I ordered an Alesis Q88, a piano-type MIDI controller.  The price was too good for me to ignore, even though it was listed as being on a slight backorder ("usually ships within 7 to 10 business days").  Early Christmas present for myself.

After about two weeks, I check back in- order's still showing as "processing."  When I check the product page, the stock status has been changed to "backordered - estimated delivery mid-December."  Well, mid-December comes and goes, the status has been changed again to "backordered" with no estimated date of arrival, and I start getting emails from the store letting me know that yes, they are still waiting on Alesis to deliver a fresh round of units.

Well, yesterday, I get the most welcome "bad" email ever- it's been long enough that the initial purchase authorization they obtained has expired, so I need to re-confirm the purchase, I give them a call, get it sorted, and for my trouble, they overnight it.  So I'm now sitting and messing around with the keyboard I ordered back in October that just came in today.

[The Brain]

Tampax is a bass guitar demon.

[MadImmortalMan]

I have a Les Paul in silverburst.




Everyone seems to like the look of it.

[Monoriu]

My mother made me learn how to play the piano.  I hated every minute of it and I utterly sucked at it.  I was convinced that it would be totally useless, and I am right. 

The end. 

[Martinus]

I play piano amateurishly.

[Razgovory]

I was once able to make loud noises with a trumpet.  The band director didn't characterize it as music.

[Ed Anger]

My wife plays the skin flute.

[Syt]

My wife plays the skin flute.

Does she make you watch?

[The Brain]

My wife plays the skin flute.

Inconceivable.

[DontSayBanana]

I have a Les Paul in silverburst.




Everyone seems to like the look of it.

Understandably so.  That's a pretty sweet finish on that- Les Pauls and SGs are pretty much the only guitars I like in burst finishes, BTW.  Are you playing with a tube amp or solid state?

[Pedrito]

I've received an acoustic guitar as a gift for my 42nd birthday, two weeks ago. I never played an instrument before. It will be fun.

L.

[The Brain]

Damn you're old.

[crazy canuck]

This is the Sax my younger son has

http://www.seawindmusic.com/our-products/tenor/

My older son has a number of guitars now, both electric and acoustic.

My wife plays the piano.

I listen.

[CountDeMoney]

This is the Sax my younger son has

Has a nice warmth to it, like all expensive ass saxophones.

[Eddie Teach]

I was once able to make loud noises with a trumpet.  The band director didn't characterize it as music.

I bet you could make loud noises with the clarinet too, if you applied yourself.