Ever left guitar for another instrument?
Guitar has been my main instrument for 40+ years. Although I've also played resonator, fiddle, mando, banjo, & keys as well, guitar has always been my main focus.
However, in the last 2 months I've been able to acquire a couple Fender Stringmaster steel guitars and an old Oahu lap steel. Although I already had another lap steel and a square neck resonator, something about these steels have just grabbed me to the point that I almost never pick up a guitar anymore. Consequently, whereas I used to frequent the AGF multiple times each day, I now find myself hanging out at the steel guitar forum. I didn't see this coming when I got those steels. I've got a few guitar gigs coming up in the next couple weeks and need to get back on guitar a bit before then or my chops aren't going to be up to par. Anyone else ever leave guitar behind for awhile in pursuit of a different instrument? https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...16&oe=57513716 http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userp...ap_steel_1.jpg |
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I've occasionally dabbled with other instruments, but it's always in addition to guitar.
Eventually they fade away and guitar is the one constant in my life. |
There's sort of an ebb and flow to my pursuit of learning musical instruments.
The last time I abandoned guitar was in playing the hammered dulcimer. I haven't really worked on much guitar since then. Maybe a little but not much. https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...27&oe=5758887B But not matter what, I seem to ALWAYS come back to the drums: https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...b5&oe=578714F3 |
Yes, but I couldn't get any gigs, or at least any that paid.
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I've always wanted to depart from guitar but when I realized I'd never be as good on guitar as I wanted to be, I knew I didn't have time to "waste" on starting from scratch on a new instrument.
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No, but Ive two timed the blondes with a few brunettes ... does that count ?
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Nope, although I have added a mandolin and a banjo to the guitar room but those rarely get played.
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A Kurzweil PC3 workstation (synth) just landed in my studio a couple of weeks ago. It won't replace guitar, but I'm getting back my keyboard chops (haven't had a keyboard in five or six years), and should make my recordings more interesting.
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The pedal steel has a strong allure, that's for sure. Fortunately, it's so difficult to play that I always grab a guitar when I'm done practicing just to build my self-esteem back up!
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Never left the guitar, but have fooled around with the harmonica, ukuele, and drums. I think I'll try my hand with the mandolin next. ;)
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I have noodled both with banjo and the piano but not actually left the guitar. The only other instrument that calls to me is the hammered dulcimer. And I would love a Mule resonator - still in the guitar family though a different animal. (No pun intended!)
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