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Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 2 2012, 09:44 PM

Guys, I was thinking that if I wouldn't've had guitar as the love of my life instrument, I would've liked to play the drums! It seems like the supreme unleashing of energy to me Morgan from Sevendust, is my all time favorite drummer!



What sort of instrument would you have liked to play if (let's presume) you wouldn't've played the guitar?

Cosmin

Posted by: MonkeyDAthos Sep 2 2012, 09:55 PM

i don't know man, i would like very much keybords, i love watching jordan rudess and his wizardy

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Sep 2 2012, 10:22 PM

definitely drums!!

Posted by: Opetholic Sep 2 2012, 10:27 PM

If not guitar, I would want to learn to play the cello. I love how it sounds..

Posted by: thefireball Sep 2 2012, 10:35 PM

It would have been piano since I started lessons when I was 8. I became fairly skilled, but unfortunately allowed myself to get out of practice when I picked up the guitar.

Posted by: Qenzoz Sep 2 2012, 10:59 PM

Drums, I actually wanted to play drums at first, but It just didn't feel right, and still doesn't I've tried many times, actually had an acoustic drum set, and I currently have an electric drum set, but when I sit behind a drum set it just doesn't feel right, same as when I sit with a bass, the only thing I feel comfortable with is a guitar, even tho I think that drums are just as awesome. But maybe one day I'll feel comfortable with the drums



But if I haven't tried out the guitar and didn't feel comfortable with the drums, I think it might have been the bass, even tho I like drums a little bit more, maybe I wouldn't have been playing music at all then xD, or maybe I'd would just be playing the standard AC/DC, Billie Jean rhythm one the drums all day long ;D

Posted by: The Uncreator Sep 3 2012, 12:24 AM

Vocals. 100% full on vocals

Posted by: jstcrsn Sep 3 2012, 12:33 AM

I'd be a lover , not a fighter

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Sep 3 2012, 12:36 AM

Piano and I would play something like this :



It a big regret I didn't get a change to learn how to play piano. I tried to learn it when I was a kid but didn't have good environment (didn't have the instrument/teacher/where to learn). I did get it to some really basic level and I can play a few tunes but that is it. Hope I'll be able to catch up one day as its never too late to learn a new instrument

Posted by: vonhotch Sep 3 2012, 01:09 AM

I've played a little bit of saxaphone, piano, drums, viola. My first love has always been guitar but if I wasn't playing that I think it would be an intrument of the violin family, violin, viola, or I would like to try the cello.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 3 2012, 07:10 AM

I totally agree man But to make things simpler, I will make sure that my kid has a piano in the house - I think that people that do get a chance to grow up with a piano in the house and as many musical instruments as possible, are more prone to becoming naturally skilled musicians later on. It's like you have it in your blood when you're born and you don't let it slip away till later on when you get to study an instrument. That think which you are born with stays constantly around and aware because of the fact that you are surrounded by instruments and your subconscious picks up various elements from this environment, which will help tremendously when you start playing effectively. Ben has grown up this way, I think!



I started being a vocalist later on in my life, although I was singing in my bath tub since 7 or 8 years old But the possibilities of the human voice are incredible and it's the only instrument that's really natural to us - we have it in us, growing and developing with our body, right? Too bad that most people think - I don't have a voice - wrong! Your ear training needs a lot of work, but we all have a voice, otherwise we wouldn't be able to speak

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 3 2012, 08:57 AM

Drums or vocals !

Drums because deep down we all know we could do better than the drummers we played with..

Vocals for the same reason !

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 3 2012, 09:44 AM

Well, I am blessed with the gift of having two AWESOME drummers so I have no frustrations linked to them. I just wanted to bash things and hit the snare from up above

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 3 2012, 10:22 AM

If not guitar, then TAMBURICA ofcourse!!
This is famous Tamburica orchestra from my city



Todd' look at this ALTERNATE PICKING Masters

Posted by: Nihilist1 Sep 4 2012, 03:06 AM

Definitely the Cello.

Yo-Yo Ma: Bach Cello Suites



This second piece was Written by Stephen Tosh, and is based on the HP Lovecraft short Story - The Music of Erich Zann(skip forward to about 6:30 if you want to hear the music and not his explanation, because his explanation is occasionally wrong):

Posted by: Grace Sep 4 2012, 04:05 AM

I loooove string instruments and rhythm...but one instrument I still want to learn how to play is the Cuatro, kinda funny cause both of my grandfathers owned and played this instrument I've always loved the way it sounds.
I only put this video because the guy with the hat plays the cuatro in case anyone wants to see/hear the instrument.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 4 2012, 09:14 AM

Sounds great !



Are you sure ?

There's probably some secret Ricky Martin fans here at GMC....

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 4 2012, 12:48 PM

I must say, regardless of how nice the Cuatro sounds, I have NEVER imagined I would see Ricky around here Grace...you know you had it coming with this video

Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 4 2012, 01:00 PM

I think I would have stayed playing Bass.
If you mean what would I play if not anything 'Guitar related' I think I would have tried a Saxa-ma-phone, or possibly a Trumpet and played in Ska Bands!!
(My Dad was a Jazz Trumpet player in the 50's/60's.)

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 4 2012, 01:21 PM

It's obvious that Greatest CHRISTIAN "Metal" players are Ricky Martin fans , hahaha

666.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 4 2012, 01:45 PM

Dude This is also Christian metal and it sounds awesome to me You know you can't deny these grooves and the crushing riffage

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 4 2012, 01:56 PM

I can't also deny that femal clean vocals from Fat Bold boy

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 4 2012, 02:06 PM

Good clean balance with those clean vocals I like it

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 4 2012, 04:04 PM

Well... we're ALL Ricky Martin fans here at GMC. Didn't you know that before you joined ???

Welcome to the club Slavenko

Posted by: Fran Sep 4 2012, 04:09 PM

+1 Drums are cool

Posted by: Gitarrero Sep 4 2012, 04:15 PM

+1 to Ricky Martin
and
+1 to drums!

I used to drum on cardboard boxes when I was very young...there might be pictures of it at my mom's place

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 4 2012, 04:25 PM

Nope.

If i knew that in advance, i would never join GMC .

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 4 2012, 05:53 PM

Oh c'mon.. you know you're a fan really !

So who is going to take the honour of being the first instructor to do a Ricky Martin style lesson... I would do it but I don't want to take the opportunity away from somebody else... Cosmin, you can do it !

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 4 2012, 05:58 PM

Man, I'm no good with this I would have to shave my beard and that is a NO NO

Posted by: Gitarrero Sep 4 2012, 06:54 PM

Why would you have to shave your beard???
Now do the lesson!



P.S.: yes guys, I googled "Ricky Martin beard"...

Posted by: Grace Sep 4 2012, 06:58 PM

Cosmin do a Ricky Martin lesson dedicated to Slavenko!!! Great idea Ben! since he is Ricky's biggest fan on GMC he will love us even more hehehe

In the other hand I'm just gonna say I'm a big fan of the CUATRO.

Lmbo!!!! Christian, you ROCK!!!!

Posted by: Gitarrero Sep 4 2012, 07:09 PM

And that, guys, is how you impress girls...

Posted by: Grace Sep 4 2012, 07:45 PM

Thanks Cosmin! See slav we can all be cool in our own special way lol



Learn from the master guys!

Posted by: Gitarrero Sep 4 2012, 07:46 PM

<3

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 5 2012, 07:48 AM

Where has this thread gotten to....?

Well Grace, it happens that I listen to a lot of Christian metal bands and I find them really good!

Christian - I need to start learning from you man... But that Ricky thing... no, no, no... I'll lose my Wolverine powers if I do that

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 5 2012, 09:00 AM

It's already been decided C-Maestro. You're doing a Ricky Martin lesson. Kris has already written it down for next month so.. better get to work !

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Sep 5 2012, 10:43 AM

Drums for me as well. Somehow a drumkit has a certain fascination to every musician I know, I mean we all were banging on our drummers kits at some point, right?

Posted by: Grace Sep 5 2012, 11:45 PM

I have to stop messing up these threads.....X_X

that's awesome!

And Wolverine is the man. Period. Ricky...I'm not so sure what he is....



Lol Cosmin how about you pick up a Cuatro and teach us what that guy played on Ricky Martin's video??

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 6 2012, 07:55 AM

I guess I could figure out the tuning and thus the notes on the neck, then the scales and chords and arpeggios It would be a challenge but hey.... I'M ALWAYS UP to it

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 6 2012, 08:29 AM

Drum writing has proven itself to be an incredible step in my musical development. It just took things and made them fly

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 6 2012, 09:16 AM

U guys in Romania Play Tambura as we Do, neighbour, do you?

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 6 2012, 10:29 AM

No man, we don't I got this vid of a dude playing a traditional Romanian tune on the Tambura, which is nothing less than insane - check out the mad alternate picking skills this guy has... Maybe you have heard of him?

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 6 2012, 10:35 AM

Ah yes, this video has been posted before and it made my eyes bleed back then too !

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 6 2012, 10:39 AM

Yeah, a lot of shredders can only drool over this

What about this?
IN-YOUR FACE, MArtin Friedman and behold traditional Balkan music !!!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 6 2012, 10:46 AM

Thank you Slav!

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 6 2012, 10:51 AM

and the Lesson for Yngwie Malmsteen...

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 6 2012, 10:53 AM

Man...Just added him on Facebook he is born in 1988 - EXTREMELY talented

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 6 2012, 10:56 AM

Yeah, and he played often in My city-Novi Sad

I haven't been impressed by such player for long time...SPEECHLESS...

Posted by: Sensible Jones Sep 6 2012, 01:19 PM

is that bandage on his head where they operated to put the robotic Implant in???

Posted by: flamen Sep 6 2012, 01:52 PM

if not guitar, definitly drums! i actually have a feeling i'd be a better drummer than guitarist i've only played drums for a total of like 5 hours, and i can actually play quite decently! feels very natural for me. i was awful on guitar for like 2 years xD still ain't great! oh well!

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 6 2012, 01:57 PM

SOme Hungarian Dance

Check out speed up on 1:20

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 7 2012, 07:42 AM

This guy is totally insane! Slav, does he speak any English? I have written him a few lines but he hasn't answered yet

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 7 2012, 09:27 AM

Whatttt ???

That is intense !

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 7 2012, 09:40 AM

Yeah, This is Csárdás - traditional Hungarian folk dance, that we playe here where i live.



I don't know.. i've seen he lives in Germany now, maybe try German?

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 7 2012, 09:50 AM

Haha

VOTT IS YOR NAYME ??

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 7 2012, 05:14 PM

Christian? Can you help us?

Posted by: Slavenko Erazer Sep 7 2012, 06:22 PM

I can talk to him in Serbian, just paste me what you want to know

Posted by: AK Rich Sep 7 2012, 06:51 PM

Yeah drums for me as well,I know I certainly took every chance I could to beat on my drummers kits,also got alot of great tips from them , paradiddle paradiddle paradiddle crash!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 8 2012, 10:21 AM

Here's the drummer in Vooodoo - he's a pack of adrenaline, so he is one of the main reasons I love drumming so much

Posted by: Pourliver Sep 9 2012, 03:11 AM

Well I would say Drums, but I played drums before playing guitar..

Whats really cool with drums, is that you don't have to learn anything. If you listen to music, with a bit of logic you can play it. No need to learn chords or things like that, it's amazing, an a really cool instrument

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 9 2012, 03:52 PM

but you need a bigger space to practice and when gigging and you can't afford a technician or you will NEVER find what you need at the venue, even if you have sent a tech rider. Well, then you think 'MAN HOW I WISH I WAS A VOCALIST'

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 9 2012, 07:25 PM

Haha. Yeah, just keep down sizing and down sizing until you stop playing anything altogether and become a promoter instead !!

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Sep 10 2012, 07:11 AM

Speaking of being a promoter, I was just having this discussion last night - there are big mainstream rock bands here, not doing anything to help out or promote the young bands, just because they are afraid they will lose their audience to the young blood - can you imagine that? I was stating that I SURE HOPE I won't grow DOWN to be like that, if I ever become a successful musician.

Posted by: SirJamsalot Sep 10 2012, 07:26 AM

Sax, keys and drums
I'm dusting off my keyboard as some of our songs could use keys but wer're currently a 3 piece band so I need to switch between guitar and keys while singing. I've come to appreciate a lot of other instruments on stage the more I've been performing.

Posted by: Ben Higgins Sep 10 2012, 09:36 AM

Hmm, I don't see why these big bands should worry about having some of these younger acts out on tour with them. Unless you're Black Sabbath and you invite Van Halen to open for you in 1979 !!