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I'm about 6 months into bass guitar, an Ibanez SR405QM . Self taught, but can keep up with my son who plays in our church's praise band.

Scott

Use to play the clarinet as well as a 6 & 7 string Ibanez electric guitar. I am incompetent at both. Haven't played either in many, many, many years. As they say, wasted talent.

I have a 12(11 ) string Yamaha and a 6 string Emperador acoustic guitars(Korean cheapy). Self taught, I used to play music by the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, America ect., never really took it seriously, just for fun.

Started on clarinet in grade school. Took piano lessons in junior high (and for 50 years have been kicking myself for stopping), and ended up with the guitar.

{apoplogies to all being forced to view this photo again)

What brand of guitar, Jack?

I played trumpet and baritone horn in grade school, then taught myself acoustic guitar in high school and college (fingerpicking from tablature found online, mostly). A few years before I moved to Virginia, I was recruited to the UC Berkeley Alumni Choir by one of its members when I was helping her with a computer issue and she asked if I could sing. (She worked for the same company as I did at the time.) They were looking for bass/baritones. I'd never sung (in a group) before, but everyone in my family can carry a tune with a decent voice, so I joined and did it for a year. We put on a show with selections from various operas that year. It was pretty fun.

I have been playing with the drums for less than a year now. Still consider myself very much a beginner.

I didn't see that photo the first time around, Jack. Are you the guy on the far right, I am guessing?

I took piano lessons from about 3rd grade to 8th grade. I played alto saxophone in middle school (6th-8th) grade band. I haven't touched either much lately, but I am pretty confident I could pick up the sax fairly easily.

I had an interest in bass guitar that I never pursued. Now I have an interest in the drums that my wife is hoping I don't pursue.

I forgot - one thing I do like about having played those instruments is the way it helps me visualize and appreciate just what good musicians are doing when they are doing it. I like to isolate a musician in a song when I really dig a bass line or a drummer. It's been said before, but playing an instrument really increases one's appreciation of music.

Guitar here as well, although probably heavier stuff that what most of you guys play or are into. I have a few different guitars in different tunings.