Poll: Your Rock Instrument Of Choice

[Kif]

Not only is bass omnipresent (god = omnipresent = bass), turned up loud enough bass notes can cause some real structural damage to things. I would also be able to whack people with my fingers of steel, gained from all that juicy slap.

I think you mean omnidirectional... Bass travels in all directions it's not in all places at once (omnipresent).

Anyway, you can take your keyboards and keytars, I want me a full 3 pedal, 88 key, stringed grand piano for some rocking.

Also, piano is the one instrument out of that selection where if you know how to play properly you can play a bit of Chopin or what not and impress or put everyone else to shame.

 

[Emilox The Great]

well one of my mottos are: Every song is better with an electric guitar.

so ill take the electric guitar

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

Used to play bass years ago, but sold it for £200 about a year after leaving home in order to make ends meet after I ran into cashflow problems. Never got back into it seriously, but can still play (in a rusty, god-it's-been-so-long kinda way).

 

[Custard_Angel]

1. Rhythm Guitar - I hate it when songs are driven by lead guitarists while the rhythm is completely bland and uninteresting. I can live with a song having no lead section, but I can't stand it when theres no rhythm.

2. Bass Guitar - Goes with rhythm guitar really. Songs with a strong bass line and rhythm guitar have a more intense sound and are all round better to listen to.

3. Drums - Fast or slow, my preference is when the drums fit the music. My mindset is that the worlds best drummer is one that you won't really notice i.e. the drums don't detract from the music. This is why I dislike Chris Adler from Lamb of God, because his drumming doesn't really fit in with the music that much and detracts from the other elements in the band. It's the same problem with the Star Wars prequels, where George Lucas cluttered up every frame with stupid junk so it was impossible to focus on any one thing. Too much drumming hurts a song.

4. Lead guitar - God I hate you lead guitar... So much... Sometimes a good guitar flourish is a great thing to have, but in most cases it involves guitarists WAY overcompensating by attempting to play every note in the space of 1 second. I don't mind Dragonforce because retarded arpeggios are their gimmick, but other bands like Avenged Sevenfold way overuse their lead lines in a way that adds nothing to the song but the feel that the guitarist is saying "please notice my talent. PLEASE!"

 

[Tipsy Giant]

Bass, Turntables and Vocals

 

[Trivun]

After Scott Pilgrim? Bass.
Four strings and providing a backing rhythm would be far better to me than being Slash.

After Scott Pilgrim, I pick drums. And no, that's not just because I found the girl playing Kim to be quite attractive (though admittedly every girl in that film was attractive... ;D). Hey, getting to yell out crazy shit before counting the band in? Count me in!

Seriously though, I'd say drums anyway. I've wanted to learn the drums for ages anyway, planning to teach myself after I've saved up the money to get a kit myself. Hey, my brother plays guitar, and I'm a pretty good writer - if we could find someone to play bass and/or sing we could form our own band, and I could write all the lyrics! We'd be awesome...

 

[Blue Musician]

Piano/Keyboard. As long that it's properly used that it. I am a pianist BTW.

 

[biGBum333]

the ice drums

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix_11UeGwYY

 

[Samwise137]

Electric Tongue

 

[Superior Mind]

I've been in several bands in different positions. I've been a drummer, a keyboardist, a guitarist and a singer. I've never been a bassist, (officially, although I know how to play bass - in fact for the most part I taught the bassist of my last band.)

They're all great positions. I probably enjoyed being up the front with guitar and singing the most because it's the most egotistical position, although I'll always enjoy smashing a drum kit or focusing on guitar alone or getting experimental with the keyboards or feeling like a total badass on bass.

At the moment though, band-less and sad, I play fingerstyle acoustic guitar. Stuff like Don Ross, Antoine DuFour, Andy McKee, Tommy Emmannuel. That's a lot of fun and it's great music.

Still... I find playing with others gives you a buzz that playing solo just can't compete with.

Anyone looking for a band member?

 

[ConnorCool]

Not only is bass omnipresent (god = omnipresent = bass), turned up loud enough bass notes can cause some real structural damage to things. I would also be able to whack people with my fingers of steel, gained from all that juicy slap.

I think you mean omnidirectional... Bass travels in all directions it's not in all places at once (omnipresent).

Anyway, you can take your keyboards and keytars, I want me a full 3 pedal, 88 key, stringed grand piano for some rocking.

Also, piano is the one instrument out of that selection where if you know how to play properly you can play a bit of Chopin or what not and impress or put everyone else to shame.

No, I mean omnipresent. All sound travels in all directions, just at different amplitude depending on situation. I did however exaggerate a little, bass does permeate entire rooms at certain frequencies and volumes. It's not quite God omnipresent, but it'll do.

Good call on the grand by the way, dropping one of them on your foot hurts like a *****.

 

[Falseprophet]

Bass guitar. I like being the guy that holds everything else together. I don't mind giving everyone else the glory.

I started out on organ/piano, but that goes second. I find most rock keyboard parts are either ridiculously easy and boring to play, or very difficult.

John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin was my first rock hero, since both his basslines and keyboard parts tended to be fun and interesting without being difficult, and he also did a lot of the other behind-the-scenes work like string arrangements.

 

[XIII's Number XIV]

Everything that grooves, like bass and drums.

 

[Fozza]

Electric-Guitar, since I play guitar myself. Though I have always had this marvel feeling for Hollow-body-guitars (Like Hagstrom's Viking)

 

[Sazaranthran]

Ah, not very much love for the ol' acoustic guitar here. If that didn't tip you off, I love acoustic guitar, it's got a nice independnt vibe, characteristic of buskers in many ways. Also, twelve string guitars emanate a sound that is simply gorgeous.

 

[GreyEarth]

I comand the Thunder with a Bass.

My father would disown me if I didn't mention Jack Bruce or Lemmy from the old school.
From the new school Jeff Caxide (ISIS), John Stockman (Karnivool) and my friend Anthonny Jackson (Birds of Tokyo) represent.

 

[the Dept of Science]

There are examples of bands that are fine (some of them great) without one of the standard rock instruments.

Spoiler: No guitar

Spoiler: No drums

Spoiler: No bass

I think that guitar is the only one that can survive by itself or with just a singer.

 

[Mondai Randy]

I greatly enjoy my acoustic guitar , but I am getting an electric one because I miss it. I need to practice again , used ti be rather good