[drum47]

I play drums, guitar, bass, piano, tuba, cello, trombone, and others

[guss]

Wow another trombonest...I didnt know you play drums!

[jakeman2006]

I play Bass guitar, guitar, and Keyboards.

[mouse]

4 toms, a kick drum, a hi hat, three cymbals all at once is enough for me. Failed miserably at piano as a child, only drums had a calling.

In the city i live in, it is inundated with drummers and hardly any decent guitarists, as a result there are some really good drummers out here that either sing or play guitar so they can gig. Many instances in bands where drummers have stepped up to the front line, or vise versa from playing guitar.

I have a switched on friend who teaches kids guitar, and the first thing he teaches his students is some drumming basics. This helps them learn where things fit in. It also helps them to develop time keeping and rhythm.

Even though i don't play another instrument i do understand some bass line and piano basics and a bit of theory about singing and other musical knowledge. It doesn't pay to be totally ignorant, it is these other instrument that you have to play with and understand where your part fits into it all and some other than drum musical knowledge is certainly beneficial. You can also confidently argue musical points with your band mates when something isn't quite right.

[jakeman2006]

I agree with Upstroke on the fact that playing drums is a must to be really good at guitar or any other instruments for that matter. I know in my case leairng other instruments seemed easy because I already had the rhythm down. I have been in a band where I played rhythm guitar and had fun for a while at it, but drums are my life and nothing else is better than playing them.

[atm0073]

in addition to the drums, I play other percussion instruments (play them in my school's orchestral band and have recieved instruction on how to play different percussion instruments, notation, et cetera), alto/tenor saxophone, and piano/keyboards.

[skinslapper]

I'll third the motion about the importance of elemental knowledge in bands. All too often I've gotten into bands with guitarists who sound like they can play really great, then slowly over time, once you've got a few songs down, you start to realise that everything they write is over the same beat.

That can get really annoying, especially when they don't want to admit it, but my current band is willing to work through the problem which is great.

[Drummicko99]

i play drums, bass guitar, keyboard (we call em jesus keys in my lil friend clan), and the next instrument i'm goin for is maybe guitar

[guss]

I heard the guitarist of fish tre`A leardnt drums first then later picked guitar up later, Nothing wrong with guitar. I just couldnt be cought dead with one, even though a guitarist of a band trusted me with returning his after a show, where someone borrowed his unborrowable.

[sreeja]

I don't know to play instruments.But i really interested in it.It is so interesting.The instrument i like more is Guitar and violin.But i heard that the length of hand is a problem to learn it.