Who plays music here

[GreggCo]

I just saw chickodoom reply on another thread. Wonder who plays, if they had any instructors we'd all know of and other related comments.

I have played drums since 16, am 35 now. ): and have just begun guitar.
Never in any bands, but have jammed a lot with other musicians

My drum teachers:
Jimmy Callahan - Prophet, Edgar Cayce
Dave Halpern - Highway 9, Mr. Reality

Guitar teachers:
Karl Cochran - Ace Frehely, Far Cry
Charlie "3.V" Jacques - OURSOOOOOOOO Band

[mark]

Occasional air guitar.

[GreggCo]

Mark, seriously you'd make a great musician! You know tons of progressive rock music as evidenced on yesterdayland.com

[mark]

As evidence by the back seat of my car too which is stacked with about 2,000 CD's right now.

Well, I did play the trumpet in fifth grade. lol!

But diden't want to grow up to be a blowhard!

[zebrachikodoom]

i play mostly air guitar but i do noodle on my two guitars, i would love to learn from randy, i love his style of playing. and would love to learn some zebra tunes

[GreggCo]

chick, what kind of guitars?
I have
Electric - Ibanez RX7 (kinda a Strat copy)

Acoustic - Fender Avalon
BUT I'M LOOKING TO SELL THIS ONE IF ANYONE INTERESTED - its nice but I'm ready to buy one with a cutaway
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[zebrachikodoom]

ibanze ex 4 string bass and acoustic eiphone

[yleekiyote]

I started playing drums when I was 10, at my neighbors house. I was actually better then he was, (at least his folks told me that, but don't tell him). It wasn't until I was about 20, that I bought my first pair of Ludwigs. Joined a couple garage bands, headed nowhere. Worked as a restaurant manager at the time, and was told by one guy, "Dude, you gotta quit your job, grow your hair long, and let's go out on tour". His current job, "Would you like that supersized". I jammed with one guy that could play a 12 string like no other. He said he had this tune for like 10 years, and each drummer he knew, couldn't make nothing out of the song. We rocked it for like 14 minutes. Afterward, he was kissing my feet. I see those drums when I'm up in the attic. Yes I suffer from parenthood. No room in the house to play. No time to play. One day I will. Perhaps I'll start a Zebra tribute band......opps, that's my idea, no one take it. Maybe I'll have guys like you to pitch in with you instruments. Damn, I said too much again. I thought with all the talent that's out there, we can put a cd together of all of us on different parts, and have our own "Teen Idol" contest, Oh crap, now I said it, I gotta go!!!!

[Sue]

I've been playing the flute since fourth grade (25 years?). I also play the piccolo and the xylophone. Taught myself to play the piano by ear. I want to learn the drums and guitar before I leave this earth. Anyone know of a good guitar teacher on Long Island, please let me know!

Oh yeah, this one time at band camp....
I can say it- I did four years of it!

[GreggCo]

Sue, Randy knows, email him. I asked him the same, but lost his reply since I'm not in LI area

[Sue]

Cool, thanks Gregg!

[OU812]

i have tama drums

[yleekiyote]

A good friend of mine had Tama set. Double bass, all concert toms, pretty blue green. He used to play in a local band called 4 for nothing. I used to help him set up his set at Andy Capps. That was a mother f'er, let me tell you. He had brought his entire kit one night, upstairs. From octobanes, gongs, chimes, basically a Neil Peart set in the early 80's during Moving Pictures. He said he bought piece by piece from Sam Ash, and all together he spent roughly $16,000.00 for his entire stuff. As the gigs got more, he began leaving stuff behind. He would ask me, "Dude, should I bring the electrics or.....NO, no more Neil Jr."

[zebrachikodoom]

Originally posted by OU812
i have tama drums

the boyfriend has tama's

[Studiovod]

Cool Topic!

Me?...

Songwriter, Drums, Keyboards, Lyrics and Beer.

(Some experience with Bass and Saxaphone.)

Drums are my main Instrument.
Currently have a set of Roland V-Drums with TD-10 Module for my small Studio. Those darn things cost me $4,000.00!
Thats why they call us "Starving Artists" i guess.

Played in various Bands through the years.

Cheers!

[mark]

I play music on my CD player. Don't play an instrument, but i play music.

Unless you want to count 4th & 5th grade. I played the trumpet.

Guess thats better playing the male organ or the skin flute eh?

[Studiovod]

Mark!
You are from Jersey (Go DEVILS!).

There is a Progressive Metal Band from there called
SYMPHONY X. You might like.

They combine the elements of Metal with Classical Music.

The Classical Instruments are all done on Keyboards, but
it sounds really cool!

They sound like a Metal KANSAS...without the Violin Guy.
Great Vocals! Not the "Death Metal" Growling so typical
in Metal Music. This guy can SING!

Hmmmm....
(I wonder if i should start a thread on this Band.)

I think all the other folks here would like them a bit too.

[banterman]

First of all, if anyone from this forum is a musician and has original stuff recorded, you should get your stuff onto my mp3 station that I created just for people from this messageboard. It's at mp3.com and the station (or playlist if you prefer) is called Zebra Stripes. Right now it only features me, Johnny Race (LessPaul) and Damian Kidder (ryank) and I'd love to get more of you on there. Get in touch w/me to be on it.

Now, to answer the original question i play guitar, vocals and occassional bass in the band I started a few years back, Banter. We were based in Boston until I moved to NY recently and reformed the band with an old bassist and a new drummer, so hopefully we'll be spreading our music around New York in the upcoming months. Right now we're better known in Boston, Texas, France and other random places where people somehow come across our music. We are more 90s-ish than Zebra and usually called "alt rock" although I hate that and most labels. Check out our websites if interested: http://banter.ws and http://mp3.com/banter. Also I have solo home demos at mp3.com/dansheehan and lately have been doing solo acoustic shows as well, partly inspired by Randy.

For the gear geeks I have a Gibson Les Paul Classic (1997, reissue of 1960 model), a Japanese Fender Strat reconfigured with a Seymour Duncan "the Paul" pickup and a HotRails pickup, a Mexican Fender Jazz bass, a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 combo amp, a crappy bass combo, a Fostex DMT8VL hard disk recorder for portable 8 track recording and a Mac with ProTools Digi 001. I play guitar through a Korg Tonemeister AKG1000 amp modeler pedal board which is awesome, kind of like the Pod which Randy uses. And I have a crappy Ovation Celebrity ac/elec guitar as well.