| Other than steel, what instrument do you play best? |
| I don't play any other instrument. |
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1% |
[ 3 ] |
| Guitar |
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53% |
[ 88 ] |
| Bass |
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21% |
[ 35 ] |
| Drums or Percussion |
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4% |
[ 8 ] |
| Piano, Organ, or other keyboard |
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4% |
[ 8 ] |
| Fiddle or other bowed string |
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3% |
[ 5 ] |
| Trumpet or other horn |
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1% |
[ 2 ] |
| Sax or other reed |
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2% |
[ 4 ] |
| Marimba or Vibes |
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0% |
[ 1 ] |
| Other |
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6% |
[ 10 ] |
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Topic: What Other Instrument Do You Play Best? |
b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 10:54 am |
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Seemed like an interesting question for a poll.
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 11:01 am
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Guitar is my main instrument, I play a Telecaster and a nylon-string acoustic with my band.
In the '90s I played bass for a couple of years with another band.
I also dabble a bit with accordion (I love TexMex & Cajun music), but I'd really have to get a teacher to improve my level.
Learned clarinet and recorder as a kid, but I guess I forgot how to play those in the meantime. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 11:31 am
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Mandolin, even more than guitar.
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David Fields
From:
South Carolina, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 12:05 pm Re: What Other Instrument Do You Play Best?
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I played bass for several bands, and also rhythm guitar and piano for another.
I am now playing drums again for a band.
I am taking lessons for the fiddle and sax.
Hey, what can I say...I love music |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 12:47 pm
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Sorry that I forgot mandolin  and b@nj0.  |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 12:52 pm
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| Banj*'s covered by 'Other', isn't it? |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 1:20 pm
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| Roger Rettig wrote: |
| Banj*'s covered by 'Other', isn't it? |
No, "other" means some other musical instrument, like a mandolin.  |
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Jody Cameron
From:
Angleton, TX,, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 1:34 pm
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| Drums. I played all through school and college jazz band. |
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Ron Kirby
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 1:36 pm
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| Bass (Fender Jazz Master only), 6 string Fender Fat Strat Deluxe,(American made) with ball bearing rollers. One cool axe. |
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 1:39 pm
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| Ahhhh..... Now I see. |
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Jerry L Miller
From:
Sublette, Kansas, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 2:06 pm
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 BBBannjooo   i love them to their death!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry
jerry  |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 2:06 pm
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I also play,Guitar/Organ/Piano/Bass and am pretty much equal on all of them..no best or worst?
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Jack Francis
From:
Queen Creek, Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 3:40 pm
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Dabble with geetar.
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John Jeffries
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 4:35 pm
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I've been playing "lead" in various country & bluegrass bands for over 40 years (& some early rock & roll and "surfin" stuff many years ago) I play electric and acoustic guitar; 5-string (bluegrass) and 4-string (tenor) banjo; dobro; fiddle; mandolin; and now, I'm pleased to say, some pedal steel. I 've always loved the instrument, and a few years ago, I bought an old "sidekick" 3 pedal -1 knee lever rig that was (in hindsight) worn out to the point that it was impossible to try to keep in tune, or to learn much on. I frigged away at it, and then put it away when I got involved in the bluegrass festival ciruit About a year & 1/2 ago, I got inspired to get back at steel - mostly due in no small part to the discovery of this forum, and the wealth of information and help readily available!!
Last February, I became the proud owner of a new Carter Starter, and havn't looked back since! Most of the country playing I do now is with a "classic country" band that does mostly "Jamboree" type show and seniors dances. Depending on the need, I can be playing "back-up" on any of the above instruments during the show, and although the Carter Starter is deemed a "student" model, I find it plays & sounds great for the venues I am involved with. I have an old Shobud "Christmas tree" amp, and a George Dennis volume pedal (it's an "optic" light-beam type), and I use a bit of digidal delay - works for me! |
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Larry Strawn
From:
Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 4:49 pm
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John,
Sounds like you're having lots of fun!
Larry
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Herbie Meeks
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 4:50 pm
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Fiddle, Mandolin, Lead Guitar, DoBro,
Herbie |
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Bob Ritter
From:
pacfic, wa
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Posted 13 Feb 2007 5:54 pm
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we had a jam last Sunday in my garage..let's see I played Steel and bass and acoustic rythym and lead some drums ( I reely sucked on those bad for some reason on this one boogie woogie tune) and sang two songs. I can even blow a little harmonica....I am just a hacker..I am now too old to care, just want to get a giggle out of playing.
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Ernie Pollock
From:
Mt Savage, Md USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 5:33 am Steel is still # 1
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Although I play guitar, bass, and tenor sax, steel is still my #1 instrument, none of the others effect me like pedal steel, its just such a beautiful sounding instrument. I honestly think God has them in Heaven, that old harp theory just don't get it with us steel players, right?
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John McConnell
From:
Yuba City, CA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 6:45 am
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I have played bass mostly for the last 35 years. Just started playing steel in the last 5 or 6 years. Most recently was playing standup bass for a swing group. We were together for 9 years until everyone got too old. Play a little guitar now and then.
John McConnell
Yuba City, CA |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 7:00 am
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| Mouth harp on bluzzzz tunzzzz.PJ |
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Hap Young
From:
Yuma, AZ, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 7:12 am
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| I Started out playing sax, then started playing guitar. Played that for years until ole Arthor showed up. Then started to play steel which is my favorite inst. But I still play sax and steel with our group. I also dabbled with bass , clarinet ,mandolin and of course KAZOO. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 9:40 am
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| I checked the guitar box. Actually, it would be dobro, but it may be included in the steel category. I can hold up the bottom end on bass also. I also have a Roland VK-7 but only really read for the right hand. |
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thurlon hopper
From:
Elizabethtown Pa. USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 10:48 am
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| Guitar , most of my life, but speaking of banjos i read in the reader's digest that a young man was heard to remark that the best sound he had ever heard from a banjo, was when an accordian was dropped on top of it in a dumpster. Just thought i'd mention it. Got nothing aganst them myself, just never had any interest in learning to play one. TJH |
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Andy Jones
From:
Mississippi
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 10:53 am
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| 5 string banjo,Scruggs style.Sorry b0b. |
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Marc Friedland
From:
Fort Collins, CO
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Posted 14 Feb 2007 12:09 pm
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In addition to pedal steel guitar, I play 6-string electric and acoustic guitars, piano, organ, and bass guitar, and have performed in bands and recording sessions on these instruments. I'm probably most comfortable on 6-string, as I've been playing that the longest, a little over 40 years. I express myself well on all of the above mentioned instruments, but would not be considered equally adept at all styles on every instrument.
I definitely have my strong and weak points on each instrument, and fortunately, I know what they all are, and am good at not letting my weaknesses get in the way of expressing myself in a way that's considered musically pleasing.
Currently, I play primarily in a country group that also does some classic rock, and for those situations I play pedal steel 50%, keyboards 40% and 6-string guitar 10%. Last year when we didn't have a guitar player, I took over the responsibilities for a while, but I'm glad we got a guitar player in the band again so I can go back to focusing on pedal steel.
I even played bass on a couple of country gigs last year, and that was the first time in about 10 years.
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