Anybody else at thesandtrap a musician?

[dave s]

If so, boy we've chosen TWO expensive hobbies to take up our time. Most musicians I know also choose golf as a 'next-in-line' hobby and enjoy the heck out it!

As a gigging guitarists, knowledge of guitar gear is much greater than that of golf equipment. Pretty much why I signed up here. To learn more about the game, equipment and approach to becoming a better player.

Now, if I can just get somebody to pay me to play GOLF, my life would be complete!

dave

[Soup Fan]

I hesitate to call myself a "musician" as I rarely ever get a chance to jam anymore, but I do own guitars and amps and have been known to play them on occasion.

Not sure why I had to pick all the expensive hobbies. My budget is far more suited for tiddlywinks or something...but here I am. Hacker on the golf course and on the guitar.

[Dent]

I've been playing guitar for 5 years.

[dave s]

I've been playing guitar for 5 years.

If you ever need any guitar gear buying decision help, let me know. I've bought, sold and played a large number of guitars, amps and pedals over the years! Glad to help if you ever need anything. dave

I hesitate to call myself a "musician" as I rarely ever get a chance to jam anymore, but I do own guitars and amps and have been known to play them on occasion.

Definitely understand the budget thing. Thank goodness people will still let me play in bands and give me opportunity to make money for showing up and playing and singing.

Weekend gig at a Lake Erie island coming up next weekend. That should pay off the lob wedge and Burner Hybrid I just bought! Gig money supports my addiction to golf! dave

[Eore]

i've been playing drums for 7 years, guitar for 3ish, piano for 2, harmonica for a little, trombone for 2.5. i also do some singing. i used to be in a band that would play some local bars, but we broke up.....yeah, i'm either practicing my instruments or golfing. i'm also drum major "in-training" for pep band, and 2nd snare drum for marching band

[Amoretti]

I'm an avid progressive and neoclassical guitarist. I've been playing for about 8 years or so now, and still enjoy the heck out of it. As far as other hobbies, wakeboarding is definitely king. $50,000 boat to start out with, and then the gas to along with it everytime you want to ride. Add boating to the hobbie, and I suppose you can knock that kind of out of the price. Either way, all of my hobbies are way too expensive for a poor college student like me.

[Dent]

If you ever need any guitar gear buying decision help, let me know. I've bought, sold and played a large number of guitars, amps and pedals over the years! Glad to help if you ever need anything.

Thanks for your help, but I'm really not into guitar that much and am quitting lessons this year.

[nevets88]

I thought a guitarist friend who owned many guitars had an expensive hobby - all those nice Martins, custom mades, Fenders, amps, effect pedals, etc...

Then I took up the piano again. You think guitars are expensive, try pianos. A decent Steinway can buy you two dozen nice guitars, easily. I could buy a really nice European car with my what I paid for my piano. Eventually, you entertain thoughts of getting an even bigger piano. Not in this economy. Also, you have to keep the humidifier on and a tune it consistently.

Wouldn't have it any other way though.

[michaeljames92]

completely off topic but how the hell did you reach 1900 posts Dent? didn't you get 1000 like only a few weeks ago? lol thats a lot of posts :O

[ettsn]

I'm primarily a drummer (29y): drumset, hand percussion, marching drums, etc. I also play bass (26y) and guitar (24y), and have been in a pile of bands over the years. My current gig is playing snare drum in a Scottish pipeband (bagpipes, etc). Lots of fun (and we played for the Walker Cup a few years back, for some golf tie-in).

[Dent]

completely off topic but how the hell did you reach 1900 posts Dent? didn't you get 1000 like only a few weeks ago? lol thats a lot of posts :O

lmfao I have no idea.. I think I spend too much time on here.

[Windmill]

I have been playing gutar for, goin' on 40 years, (since 8) with a 10 year break on the drums. Now that I'm an old married geezer dad I don't do the band thing much, just the ocassional jam. But as you say Dave, I find myself buying a lot guitars, amps, pedals and other assorted gear.
It's an addiction, just like golf!

[Wisco-Kid]

I have been gigging in bands for the last 10+ years. I play guitar. I have 3 guitars and a mandolin. I just got a new mesa boogie lonestar amp for a wedding present. Funny though I much more obsessive about my golf gear then my musical equipment. I try to keep my musical equipment as simple as possible. There is only one more guitar I need to get and then I should be done. I am getting married on Saturday and I have a feeling all my "fun" purchases are going to go bye-bye.

[Windmill]

"You think guitars are expensive, try pianos. A decent Steinway can buy you two dozen nice guitars, easily. I could buy a really nice European car with my what I paid for my piano."
I'll trade you one of my vintage Les Pauls for the Steinway as long as you throw in the Euro car as well.

[sacm3bill]

I sing, play drums/percussion, and harmonica. I dabble on the guitar and keyboard. Been in one band or another since '93 - here's my current one: http://myspace.com/woodenickelband .

[Mr Eagle]

I played the Bugle in a marching band when I was a Kid.
My local Brass band was in a competition many years ago and the Baratone player was unable to make the show.Some bright spark put my name up for it. "its only a couple of notes,you will be fine " I was told.Anyway everything was going OK untill some idiot kept playing during the trumpet solo,

Never again!

[birdmangriffin]

I've been a clarinetist for 12 years now.

[g-funk13]

"You think guitars are expensive, try pianos. A decent Steinway can buy you two dozen nice guitars, easily. I could buy a really nice European car with my what I paid for my piano."

I am a professional Opera singer, and the other day in a show, I knocked a prop drinking glass into the pit. Didn't touch a soul, thank god, but I got so much shit from the administration of the company, as "many of the instruments in the string section cost over 100k!" Oh brother . . .