How many musicians here?

[Ephrum]

I asked this question on the MMG Forum, so I thought it would be a good thread here, as well.

How many musicians are there here in the NSD Forum?

I've played the Guitar since I was fourteen. In the last couple of years I started playing the Bass and the Keyboard. I love to write and arrange music. I'm not a lyric writer,(I can't sing at all!) but I write and arrange for lyrics/singers. I've been in several Original Bands, and a few Cover Bands.
Making and playing music is just something I love to do. It's still my favorite way to spend my free time.
Just wondering how many people on this Forum have the same hobby?

[JC Edwards]

Well my friend you know I'm a Bass Man and have been for 28 years. I also write; mainly lyrics. I was the lead singer/co lead singer in most of the bands I have ever been in. (got my singing voice from mom :cheer: ) I also play guitar ( studied classical for 5 years ) and the mandolin.
I've played 4 & 5 string fretted and fretless electric Basses and I studied Jazz on a stand up.....but my main has been my Washburn XB 600 6 string Bass for the last 11+ years. Hoping to get a fretless Fender Jazz this next year.

Most bands I've played in have been Blues/Classic Rock w/ Originals thrown in. My playing style is my own......but you can hear my influences clearly:

Jaco Pastorious ( the all mighty God of Bass )
Phil Lesh ( a Bassist beyond description )
Chris Squire ( beyond the edge )
Jack Bruce ( Cream's version of "Crossroads"....nuff said )
Randy Jo Hobbs ( Played with Johnny and Edgar Winter....wonderful )
Charles Mingus ( nuff said )
Larry Graham (the father of slap/pop funk)
John Entwistle (thunder fingers)
Paul McCartney ( the father of melodic rock and roll Bass )
Stanley Clarke (the slap master )
Geezer Butler ( the true father of Metal Bass )
John Paul Jones ( the fire and LED of Zeppelin )
Berry Oakley Sr. ( southern rock master )

I am very much what you would call a "Lead Bassist". I use a wide variety of effects, including a Wah Pedal.

And that as they say....is that.B)

[ironsight]

JC, impressive!
Is there any music of yours we can download?

[Hancock the Superb]

My English teacher makes English raps (to learn english from).

Me, I play the piano.

[JC Edwards]

ironsight wrote:

JC, impressive!
Is there any music of yours we can download?

Thank you!

Unfortunately that would be a no ironsight. I do have many tapes of some of my old bands.....many of them master soundboards and audience FOB ( Front of Board ) recordings.

I would love to transfer them to cd and then to my pc so that maybe one day I can share my playing with everybody. That would make me very happy, as well as a great way to preserve my recordings......some of these tapes are more than 20 years old.

[Gfran64]

73' Cherry Sunburst Custom Deluxe Les Paul through a 75' Fender Twin Reverb. BB King, SRV, JH, EC David Gilmour and Warren Haynes and recently added Los Lonely Boys. Nough said.

Greg

[Ephrum]

'88 Les Paul Standard/Ebony
'01 Fender Fat Strat/chrome silver/HSS(usa)
'04 Fender Showmaster Strat QMT/2-tone brownburst/HSS(usa)
'88 Fender Strat/black/SSS(mexico)
'98 Martin D1 DMX
'05 Ibanez 5 string Bass/black
'04 Yamaha S1 61-key Keyboard/Synth
Fender Cyber-Twin 212/130watt stereo
(Yeah, I'm a geek)


Jimmy Page, David Gilmore, Jimi Hendrix, Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Larry Carlton, George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Alex Lifeson, Trey Spruence, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Slash, Pete Townsend, Eddie Van Halen, Roy Clark, Steve Vai, Joe Perry, Joe Walsh, Norman Brown, George Harrison, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, SRV, Randy Rhodes, Andy Summers, Walter Becker, Steve Gains.....I could go on.

[Wombat]

.....me also.... been playing 40 yrs....guitar, bass, keys. Still play professionally in a cover band and a tribute band (part-time.....have a day job)

'79 Silverburst Gibson Less Paul (original)
'72 Thinline Tele Reissue
2000 American Strat w/ Kinman pickups
1998 Mexican Strat w/ EMG 81/85 combo plus Roland GK3 midi pickup
Gibson ES 135
Martin DC1E
Takamine 6 string acoustic/electric
'78 Ovation 1516-1 12-string acoustic
Mesa Boogie Mark IV
Fender Super Sonic
Fender Blues Junior
Crate Palomino v32
Ampeg BA300 210
Yamaha s80 Fully weighted 88 key synth
Korg TR61
Korg R3
Roland Juno 1
to name a few....many more instruments and amps.....

[Wombat]

....almost forgot

'68 Fender Jazz Bass Reissue/custom made
Epiphone Viola Bass
Yamaha R270 Bass with PJ Dimarzio Active Pickup Set

[Ephrum]

Wombat wrote:

.....me also.... been playing 40 yrs....guitar, bass, keys. Still play professionally in a cover band and a tribute band (part-time.....have a day job)

'79 Silverburst Gibson Less Paul (original)
'72 Thinline Tele Reissue
2000 American Strat w/ Kinman pickups
1998 Mexican Strat w/ EMG 81/85 combo plus Roland GK3 midi pickup
Gibson ES 135
Martin DC1E
Takamine 6 string acoustic/electric
'78 Ovation 1516-1 12-string acoustic
Mesa Boogie Mark IV
Fender Super Sonic
Fender Blues Junior
Crate Palomino v32
Ampeg BA300 210
Yamaha s80 Fully weighted 88 key synth
Korg TR61
Korg R3
Roland Juno 1
to name a few....many more instruments and amps.....

Ahhh..... A fellow Gearhead and Tonefreak! Ain't it great!?!B)