Musical DUers: What instruments do you play? What do you own?

[iconoclastic cat]

Please, go ahead and amaze us with your vintage instruments.

Me:
- 1989 Mexican-made Fender Jazz Bass, fretless, 4-string.
- 1971 Japanese-made Kent six-string.
- Copper prayer bowl (actually purchased by my brother while he was in India)
- 1973 Casio keyboard.
- Saxophone of unknown origin.
- Various electronic toys and instrument emulators.

[progmom]

1. In my house we have:

a yamaha alto sax
a conn soprano
an amati tenor
LP congas
a crappy drum set
2 electric basses
1 electric guitar
a gemeinhardt flute
1 lap steel guitar
bongos
yamaha keyboard
various percussion

[Floogeldy]

4. What brand and model of lap steel?

Lap steels rock.

B-)

[progmom]

7. i'm upstairs and it is in the basement

perhaps i will check later....

[Floogeldy]

8. No hurry.

;)

[RetroLounge]

2. 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom

In the past I have owned and sold:

1956 Les Paul Special (Autographed by LP himself, sigh...)
1972 Tele
1972 Strat
1945 Gibson J-45
1968 Fender Mustang
1980's Les Paul Goldtop
1980's Les Paul Cherry Sunburst standard
1992 Rick 360-12
1990 Yamaha acoustic/electric
1985 Washburn G10v
1960's Epi 12 string acoustic

probably a few I'm forgetting...

RL

[Floogeldy]

3. I've sold all but the Les Paul and a Takamine

:cry:

Throughout my career, I have owned:

Silvertone
Gibson Firebird
Fender Strat (69-70 model)
Les Paul Standard (gold top, soap bar pickups, 69-70 model)
Gibson Flying V (mid 70's reissue)
Fender Tele (5? Replica, reissued early eighties)
Mosrite hollow body
Fender Duo Sonic
Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Electric 12-string (shaped like a Jazzmaster)
Kramer Pacer Deluxe
Martin J-40 (black)

[enigmatic]

5. Let's see...

I play guitar, bass, dulcimer, harmonica, and really bad piano. When I was in bands for a living I started out playing bass, but then switched to guitar.

I've just got an el cheapo Mann acoustic guitar now; sounds incredible for how banged up it is, though; and an First Act mini electric that I use for slide and fake lap-steel guitar when I'm recording..

[BlueJazz]

6. I have...

Selmer Mark VI Tenor Sax
Selmer Serie III Alto Sax
Jupiter Silver Alto Sax
Yamaha Grand Piano
Studio Quality Recording "Stuff"

One Kazoo (worth almost 200 cents)

[VOX]

9. Blues harp! Suzuki Promasters through a Shure Green Bullet mic...

that has a vintage element, for that crackly Chicago sound. Also just purchased a 1960s JT-30 mic. I play through a 1994 Fender Tweed Pro Junior amp, with the tubes adjusted for harp. It's all the amp I need. If I gig, it just gets miced through the PA.
Second harp of choice: Bushman Delta Frost. I have complete key runs of Promasters and Delta Frosts. :bounce:

Also have two acoustic guitars -- a 1997 Martin 00028-EC (early serial number, and a sweet tone) and a Gibson SJ-200 Montana Gold, which is a thunder-box.

My wife plays guitar, too (left handed and upside down, a true "goofy fingers"), and she has a Kurzweil keyboard as well. :hi:

[Zuni]

15. A blues harp player! Awesome

I love the crackly, harmonica through the amp sound. So those are the harmonicas you recommend? I usually play Marine Band in a crossharp style (if the band is in G, I play a C harp for example). I am not really good at playing straight harp ( G in a G song) nor have I figured out how to use a Chromatic Harmonica

I am a huge fan of blues (I am listening to the excellent harp of Sonny Terry in a live Terry/McGhee recording from Montreal). Any pointers for a mediocre harp player? I really want to get a raw chicago sound--anything from Little Walter and Junior Wells to Paul Butterfield (my favorite harmonica player)

[WCGreen]

10. A baby Grand Piano that is way out of tune.....

An old Ovation
A Kramer electric
A couple of harmonicas

[SummerGrace]

11. I play flute and

I have a Hammond organ.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

12. I play the Clarinet .

B-Flat clarinet that is . I have played the licorice stick for 14 years now .

[Zuni]

13. Alright

I have a

Epiphone Les Paul Standard, Ebony coloring with ivory pickguard and furniture

Fender TC-90 Thinline, basically a Thinline Tele with P-90 Soapbar pickups Ivory colored, with ebony furniture

A Martin Sigma Acoustic

A Fender Squier P-Bass special, with P-Bass and J-Bass pickups in a dark sunburst finish (this is my all time favorite bass that I have owned. It has a slightly smaller neck making it easier to play and can take quite a beating for a bargain insturment)

various Marine band and Blues harp harmonicas

most of an old drum set that is packed away. (I used to play many years ago)

an old keyboard

[progmom]

18. cool!!

:hi:

[Bake]

14. Here's my arsenal

1999 Martin HD-28 LSV acoustic guitar
1970's Gold Star five-string banjo
1990 (I think) Kentucky KM-700 mandolin
Late 1990's Dobro F-60 resophonic guitar
Fender Precision bass
Cheap violin.

I play all of them onstage except the fiddle, which I'm still wrestling with.

Bake

[Igel]

16. Kicking around the apartment are:

1 violin, c. 1815, my "student" violin (needs some work)
1 violin, c. 1985
1 viola, c. 1980
I used to be ok on violin, Mozart sonatas weren't a problem, played violin in an amateur orchestra, viola as needed. That was 15 years ago.

1 Soloette travel guitar (classical)
1 La Patrie classical guitar (student guitar)
1 Hippner Smallman-model classical, cedar/Hond. rosewood (for sale)
1 LaCroix classical, spruce/pau ferro
1 Russian 11-string (well, 7-string + 4 bourdons)
1 Yacopi 8-string guitar
2 partially made Hauser guitars

Sheet music for the classicals and Russian, I have; if anybody has a clue where to get 8-string music ...

1 1890s bowl-back mandolin

1 Yamaha keyboard

2 plastic recorders, 1 soprano and 1 alto

[Telly Savalas]

17. 'Round here we's gots...

A Yamaha P-60 digital piano, a Bundy II crapo alto sax, a cheapo acoustic guitar, a flute, and a trumpet. I play them all with varying degrees of skill, with the piano sounding the best and the trumpet being a clear violation of the Geneva Convention protocols against torture.

[Beware the Beast Man]

19. Ummm...

An Epiphone G-310 (SG knockoff)- great guitar for the price.
Epipohne acoustic (can't remember the model name)
Numerous VST instruments, soundfonts, soud modules and loop-creation software.

[iconoclastic cat]

20. Yeah, you haven't posted any of your compositions in a while, eh?

What are you working on now?

[Beware the Beast Man]

21. Well, the sound card on my old machine croaked,

then my old machine croaked altogether. I just built a new one on Thursday, so when I get my internet connection up & running, I will share. :)

[iconoclastic cat]

22. Yeah, I had one of those accuresed M-Audio breakout box cards.

It was called the "Midiman 2044." Worked great, until I switched to XP. They apparently stopped making drivers past Window 2K. So, what did I spend $160 for, exactly? Bastards.

[two gun sid]

23. What I have

1955 Gibson ES-5
1960 Stratocaster
199? Epiphone Acoustic Electric
2000 Telecaster Nashville Deluxe
2002 Taylor 314

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

24. Guitar, Trombone & Baritone

I have a thirty-year old Epiphone 6-string and a very cheap baritone (I call it my "frugalhorn"). I also have a mandolin that I keep promising myself that I'll learn to play someday.

[Liberal_Andy]

25. I play guitar

I own:

Gibson ES-125T circa 1959
Yamaha FG-180 circa 1970
Epiphone Vintage G-400 (Korean Gibson SG) circa 2002

If you click on the website below, go to "MUSIC" and play FOOL ME ONCE, you can hear the FG-180 and the ES-125.

[Squeech]

26. Where do I start?

Guitars: Gibson SG Custom, Gibson ES335, old Guild electric arch-top, Rudelle (Italian) electric 12-string dreadnought, Yamaha 6 string acoustic, Yamaha 12 string acoustic with piezo transducer (that's the one with the elaborate paint job in those pictures from Matcom's back yard), cheap Japanese 6 and 12 string electric solid body guitars from the '60s purchased at yard sales, unknown brand nylon string, probably a couple more I'm forgetting...

Basses: Rickenbacher 4005 5 string, Ibanez ATK 5 string, old Hagstrom 8 string, old Magnatone (cheap Japanese P-bass knockoff) that I've had since high school, Oscar Schmidt acoustic electric

Mandolin: Gibson A model from the 1920s

Marimba: old Deagan 2 octave from the 1920s or '30s

MalletKat electronic percussion controller

Selmer C melody saxophone

Random drums, cymbals and gongs

Random violin, viola, trumpet, clarinet

Some old synthesizers, including but not limited to Casios

I gotta get rid of some of this stuff. I no longer want to me a museum curator :shrug:

[tigereye]

27. I love these lists

I play:
bass
guitar
piano
organ
drums
congas
penny whistle


We have in the house:
my Pearl drumset. with cowbell, bells, and other percussion stuff
electric piano
husband's old Roland synth
my old Harmony electric
Epiphone 12 string acoustic
husband's old bass
ancient patch synth
oscillators
pennywhistles, recorders, harmonicas
congas, bongos, digeridoo, shekere, and other rain/African percussion devices

probably something I missed

[flamingyouth]

28. As a kid: piano, flute and cello.

I now own a harmonium, a small sitar, a guitar (Stratocaster copy), a dulcimer and a theremin. And a bunch of drums. :)

[trackfan]

29. Piano & Guitar

I have:

-A Wurlitzer Baby Grand

-A Stratocaster

-A Precision Bass

-A Roland Keyboard, U-20, I think.

[NYdemocrat089]

30. I play violin.

I own one but I have no idea what any of the info on it is.

[Patiod]

31. keyboard and glockenspiel

Haven't played glockenspiel since junior high, but what the hell.

Would play my keyboard more if
A) I didn't sit in front of one all damned day
B) I had one with more keys, and touch-sensitivity

[noonwitch]

32. I have a violin and can play it, but am rusty

It's just a cheap Mittenwald copy of a Strad, that cost my parents $120 in 1974. My teachers always said it had a good sound for a basic student instrument.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

33. Right now I have............

- 1989 Fender American Standard Stratocaster (plus custom pickguard via Bandar Custom Shop)
- 1970's Yamaha FG-331 acoustic six-string
- Late 80's Takamine Jasmine acoustic 12-string - unplayable, top peeling away from interior braces :(
- 1989 Yamaha YFL-225N flute - bought back in my Jethro Tull fanboy days. I cannot play it and considering selling.
- Late 40's Beuscher Aristocrat cornet - Belonged to my grandfather in his post WWII, college days. Missing #1 valve and cap.
- 1920's Orpheum No. 3 tenor banjo - belonged to my grandmother.

[norml]

34. I've got Jimmy Hendrix's brother's guitar.

Besides that I've got tin whistles, slide whistles, harmonicas, bongos, tambourines, kalimbas, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, moog synthesizer, a tiny Casio keyboard, and a Jaymar toy piano.

[MN ChimpH8R]

35. I play bass and keyboards

Basses: 1998 Alembic Stanley Clarke Signature Standard (my baby)
(not mine, but just like it); Late-1980s Fender of Japan Jazz Bass w/ Seymour Duncan pickups (best Jazz Bass I've ever had, and I've owned 8 of 'em over the years); 1992 Warwick Corvette ProLine; mid-1980s Japan-made Fender Jazz Bass converted to fretless.

Amp: 1970 Hiwatt DR-103 (all tube and the sweetest bass amp ever made)
with two heavy-duty homebrew cabinets holding monster Electro-Voice 15s

Keyboards: Korg Triton Pro; Kurzweil K2500, Behringer 6-channel mixer

And a Mexico-made 1998 Fender Stratocaster

[asthmaticeog]

36. many guitars

- 1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, Red
- 1983 Gretsch BST 500, stained, sadly, to look like walnut cabinetry
- 1984 American Standard Strat with a Tele neck - my absolute fave guitar.
- 198? Japanese-made Fender Tele, black with pearloid pickguard - purrrrdy!
- 198? Gibson Firebrand 335S
- 198? Crestline clone of a Gibson L6S
- Mid-90's Epiphone Jeff "Skunk" Baxter sig electric/acoustic
- 2004 hand-carved Selmer replica acoustic a friend of mine made for me
- 2005 solidbody electric mandolin also made by the above-mentioned friend

and a keyboard:
- 2002 Novation K-Station analog - sweeeeeeeeet.

[SmokingJacket]

37. I only play the piano.

It's just a little spinet -- I'm dying for a better piano.

But the other musicians in our family play Wurlitzer organ, synthesizers (don't ask me the details on those), two student violins, two ukeleles, a clarinet, a concertina, mandolin, harmonicas, kazoos, a drum machine, congas, recorders, a Gibson acoustic guitar, a twelve-string guitar, a Strat, a Tele (maybe?), a Mustang electric guitar, a hollow-body jazz guitar, some kind of electric bass, a larrabee (sp) parlor guitar (I think, unless it got sold), and a banjo.

Oh, yeah, and a cowbell.

Our house is only 1100 sq feet. No we don't have room for a dining room table.

And my kid wants to take up string bass!!!!!!

[SmokingJacket]

45. I forgot: and a theremin. nt

[immoderate]

38. guitars

1978 Gibson Les Paul Firebrand (with a custom pickguard. I had two made. Les Paul has the other one on his Firebrand.)
1971 Gretsch "Super Chet"
1985 Taylor 812ce Grand Concert
1960 Gibson L-48 archtop with add-on DeArmond pickup.
1989 Hohner S-10 guitar. It's a Steinberger knockoff that's set up like a Les Paul with 2 Humbuckers. It's extremely compact and travels well.
1962 Fender Pro-Reverb amp.

All dates are approximate.

--IMM

[snacker]

39. We have...

a piano
an alto sax
a flute
a snare drum
recorders

[no name no slogan]

40. Oh geez, where to start

My main guitars:
* 2001 Córdoba F30 Flamenco nylon-string guitar
* 90s Yamaha electric 12-string
* 90s much-abused Fender Mexi Strat (currently in pieces, under repair)
* 2005 Godin Freeway SA guitar synth controller/electric guitar
* 2003 Godin Multiac ACS solidbody nylon-string guitar/guitar synth controller
* An old Peavey bass of some sort
* a bunch of rackmout/outboard guitar effects, including an Alesis MidiVerb, Behringer V-Amp Pro, a couple graphic EQs, an Aphex parametric EQ, and a rackmount vocoder (forgot the brand name).
* Yamaha AGStomp acoustic guitar effects processor

Amps:
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Fender M-80 2-12" combo amp
Behringer ACX1000 acoustic guitar amp

Keys & Synth gear:
* Roland GR-33 Guitar Synthesizer
* Casio WK-1600 Keyboard/Workstation
* Red Sound Dark Star Mk II Analog synth module
* Roland SH-32 Analog synth module
* Korg Poly-61 pre-MIDI analog synth
* Crumar Performer String synthesizer
* Crumar Organizer II dual-manual drawbar organ (sounds and weighs as much as a Hammond B-3, but at a fraction of the price!)
* Boss SP-202 Dr. Sample
* Alesis HR-16 drum machine
* Alesis MMT-8 sequencer
* Yamaha QY-100 Sound Module/Sequencer/Arranger
* A couple of MIDI keyboard controllers for the above
(lots of hardware-- I've never gotten used to softsynths and hard disc recording, and I probably never will)

Recording and PA gear:
* an old copy of Cubase 5 running on a crappy 1999-era Compaq laptop
* an even older Tascam 4-track casette recorder
* Fostex MR-8 digital multitrack recorder
* JBL studio monitors
* M-Audio powered studio monitors
* a few PA amps (one for studio monitors, one for live monitors, one for live sound)
* several PA speakers (mostly 10" and 12", nothing big)
* a pair of cheap studio condensor microphones, and four live vocal microphones.

Misc.
* various stands for all the above
* an old Yamaha alto saxophone
* several harmonicas in many different keys, including a few diatonic minor harps (very "eastern" sounding, quite cool!)

There's probably more I'll find when I clean out my house and studio later this month, but that's all I can recall off the top of my head.


And yes, I know how to play ALL of it! :D


ON EDIT: Oh, almost forgot: one pair of LP bongos-- which I don't play very well, but that's why they created drum machines :dunce:

[vi5]

41. In my house I have....

1 Fender Telecaster Guitar
1 Guild Custom made Electric Guitar
1 Oscar Schmidt Hollow Body electric
1 Guild Madiera Acoustic
1 Casio Keyboard
1 Rogue Mandolin
1 Set Bongos
1 Yamaha electric Bass
1 Pearl Drum Kit
1 Marshall Amplifier
1 Eurorack Mixing Board
1 Zoom 505 Combo Effects Pedal

I use and play all of these in some varying degree of skill, and also have a computer with Acid Pro with which I record using all of this.

[Burma Jones]

42. Play Trumpet and Piano, also trained singer...

I have collected over the years:

Bb Monette Anja II (a wonderous instrument)
Bb Bach Strad large bore, Mt. Vernon
Bb Bach Strad Medium Large Bore - Lightweight
C Bach
Getzen Fluegelhorn
A Pocket Trumpet made in India
A Bugle
Two Herald Trumpets
Gibson Mandolin
Ovation electric acoustic Guitar
Steinway Upright Piano
Korg Synthesizer
Some off-brand Chinese made violin
Three old Conn Cornets
Bongos
three Hohner Harmonicas
a collection of Jew's Harps
Parlor Bagpipes
a violin-uke (a combination autoharp, violin)
Beat up old Conn Trombone
A couple of thumb pianos


We keep instruments around for the kids......

[BeTheChange]

43. Mine...

Alto Sax- Selmer - Super Action 80, Series II
Alvarez Artist AF60S Folk

[Tsiyu]

44. Are you gonna rip me off?

Well, I always carry the Takamine cutaway and the 90's Jap Strat with me so you won't get all of them. Then there are three Alvarez guitars: a Classical I bought in 1978, a cutaway I bought in 86 ( both acoustic/electric), and an acoustic I bought my daughter a few years ago. I also own a couple of Fenders on loan and a strat copy out with one of the kids. There are another few cheap guitars left here by visitors.

There is an old Kelsey 16 Channel mixing board in the living room and various components of a PA, also a set of Sonor drums and a bass here most of the time - though bass's vary depending on the bassist visiting...

And now I leave DU to do something productive, like noodle on one of those instruments.....

[iconoclastic cat]

46. Yes, you got me. I got this scam from "The Spanish Prisoner."

Yeah, I really need to start playing every day again. I've really been a poor excuse for a musician.

[Tsiyu]

47. Me, too

practice makes perfect. WE should start a DU band...then we would HAVE to practice. :smoke:

And I just re-read my post above. I bought the second Alvarez in '92. And I left off the ocarina ;)

Now I have to go to work.

Dammit...No....Job Good. Job Pay Bills. Job Keep bhg off Internets...