The uke was fun for about 30sec.
Did you have to place it
that close to the fireplace?
Luke . . . you have crossed over to the Dark Syde.
Seriously, though, Lucas, I have to ask myself - is there some kind of love/hate relationship with guitarists and ukeleles?
How can one forget - if a uke was the first set of strings that one's fingers touched - that sublime moment when you realized that a single finger could make you a bonafide player as you strummed your first C?
Because I 'learned guitar' on a uke first I'll always have a special respect and love for that instrument - and, one must admit, if there is a steel guitar around and some leis - well . . . we're on the beach and there's wild pig swaddled in plantain leaves buried among the coals.
Plus . . . hula dancers.
Love Ibanez ...great pics guys!
The first 12-string I ever laid eyes on and thereafter played was an Ibanez. What. A. Sound.
That belonged to a jazz-musician friend of mine - and I couldn't wait to get my own after that. As for when I first played a Strat . . .
*shiver.
I really want to play drums but need more practice.
Obviously having a set at home helps - even a basic set, bass, snare, a high hat - since, as you say, practise is important.
I approached drumming from a classical angle - as I mentioned, I went to a school of music (where laborious notes on staves was staple food everyday) and every beat was annotated - even syncopation!
In a symphony orchestra, the bass drummer only plays bass drum - the snare drummer might have a few odds and ends to play with - tubular bells, bird-whistle, tambourine and so on - even a triangle or clappers. Definitely a wood block and cowbell. The guy manning tympani might only play that. The cymbalist would only bang those dishes - or take a break with sleigh bells or maracas.
But a pop/rock drum kit is another animal altogether.
May be a good idea to invest in an inexpensive Ludwig or Pearl (can always be sold off when you graduate to a Mapex that sets you back four grand) and use it to start 'tapping'.
The challenge here is that all four limbs need to work together - unlike - as I mentioned - classical drummers who are maybe stuck with only a snare.
So get that bass beat going till your foot is accustomed to stamping that out and alternate with a simple beat on the snare.
As you get comfortable with this, and muscle memory comes into play, you will start to get more confident in adding beats and cymbal shots, and the occasional roll around the tom-tom - and it gets more and more 'natural' until your drumming is actually a full-blown dance on a bunch of noisy objects.
Great fun - and, yes, very therapeutic.
One thing I've noticed with beginner drummers is they think that they have to sound like John Bonham or Keith Moon right away - and when they fumble they get demoralized and walk away. Patience is always the key - and, as you say . . . yes, practise.
The worrying thing is I'm only 32! And yeah the Ibanez is absolutely eye popping in real life, been playing it every day pretty much though I haven't played it out yet, I tend to use my white one for that (owned that one since my 19th birthday) with a Strat as a backup.
32?
Well then, bud - here's to fifty more years striking the right chord wherever you go!
That was at my aunt's house, and my cousin probably left them on the fireplace. When I went back home, I took some crappy pics of my Ibanez Steve Lukather (Toto) tonight. I've had this guitar for over 20 years. My other one is a ~1975-ish Yamaha acoustic, and my daughter likes to play it.
