Bodybuilding Musicians

**tehk** · 05-08-2008, 07:44 PM

I'm not sure if this is an old thread or not, but anyways.
Are there any musicians out there?
I mean, I know almost everyone listens to something while we're pounding away on iron, but does anyone hear play or create music?

I've been playing guitar for about 5-6 years now. I just started getting back into it about 1 month ago. I took about 1 year off because of school and lifting. I found that my arms got too sore/tired to play properly for an extended period of time. But the passion of playing and creating music is back in my system.

I play mostly progressive material; mostly progressive metal. The type of music I listen to include progressive metal/rock, various other metals, classical, new age, and experimental.

The gear I play includes 2 Ibanez RG7620's (well, one is coming in). I had an RG7321 loaded with dual EMG707's, but I sold it to my bandmate. I run it through a line 6 podxt live and a Spider II amp. Budget set up, heh.

I've never gotten around to learning music theory.. so I'm starting to do that now. LOL, very sad.

So please, all the other ripped/thick/buff/gorgeous (this term is for the ladies) musicians out there, share your stories.

This might turn out to be an interesting thread. Who knows, we could share our sound clips and stuff too!

P.S. I recently got into Devin Townsend. Awesome stuff!!! I really recommend the Terria album.

**Vox25** · 05-08-2008, 08:22 PM

ive been playing guitar for about 4 years now... ive got an epiphone les paul... been trying to find someone who plays drums in my area just to mess around and create some noise hah

**tehk** · 05-08-2008, 08:26 PM

Cool stuff.

What kind of stuff do you play?

My band and I are trying to find a bassist.
It's hard.. lol.
We're saying that maybe one of the guitarists should just "downgrade" to bass.

**epytryga** · 05-09-2008, 05:45 AM

hi there,
I'm a musician...actually, for a living i teach piano and guitar to adult beginners and kids...

I play guitar, piano, bass, mandolin, banjo, violin and sing...

...oh, yea...and i go to the gym a lot

all the best,
Eric

**El_Spiko** · 05-09-2008, 05:50 AM

Frank Zane is a pretty rockin guitar player, though he's more of a classic rock/jazz/jam type. My old workout partner is a very skilled metal guitar player, we used to even have a couple o his songs on the workout playlist.

**bhujerban** · 05-09-2008, 07:28 AM

I'm a composer. I've got nine operas completed, two of which have been performed, and two more will be added this year. I sing and run my own opera company. All that and bbing too!

**Greater Deity** · 05-09-2008, 12:18 PM

Orion Pro (Synapse Audio) - 5 years (computer-synthesized music)
Trombone, Trumpet, Sax - Since middle school
Piano - 3 years
Bass Guitar - Started last semester

- Deity

**tehk** · 05-09-2008, 11:36 PM

Wow, its cool to see other musicians here on BB.com

epytryga.
Mr. Multi-instrumental

.
I envy your multi-musical talents.
I'm guessing you're a theory genius as well, yes? hehe.

I'm curious to what your gear might be.

bhujerburan.
9 operas? That's insane man. Keep up the good work. I'm sure all of them will be performed in the near future

Deity.
Awesome stuff. I'm sure with your music experience + your bodybuilding discipline, you'll be mastering the bass in no time. That is.. if you want to.

**epytryga** · 05-10-2008, 04:56 AM

Hey there:

Okay, here goes:

Hofner 1965 Beatle Bass
Ibanez Sound Gear Bass
Michael Kelly 5 string fretless acoustic bass
Burns Marquee Electric
Rickenbacker Electric
Italia Rimin 12-string Electric
Blueridge 6 string acoustic
Takamine 6 string Acoustic
Wechter Pathmaker 6 string Acoustic/Electric
Lucida Artista Classical guitar
Yamaha 12-string acoustic
Bean blossom f-style mandolin
Goldtone Banjo
Ibanez Hollow body electric
Yamaha p-80 keyboard
Ludwig 1938 baby grand piano

SAC 2.2 control surface
Remote SL25 control surface

Sonar7, Project 5, FLStudio8, Live 7, Reaper
Kontakt, Arturia Moog modular, CS80-v, Imposcar, Albino 3, Blue, Morphine, Otopus, Morphology, Vapor, Stylus RMX, Atmosphere, Dimension Pro, RMIV, Plex, Halion String Player, The Grand, RHino2, KORG legacy collection, Microtonic, MOTU Ethno Instrument, Garritan Personal Orchestra, Ultra Analogue, Tassman4, String Studio, lounge lizard,Zt3a, Absynth3, Akoustik Piano, B4II, BFD, Cameleon 5000, Bass Station, EVE2, NI Massive, FM8, Vanguard, Xphraze, Tera3, Minimonsta, Reaktor 5

God, never really listed it all

All the best,
Eric

**AdamJackson** · 05-10-2008, 06:00 AM

I have an Ernie Ball luke and play mainly Prog. rock. I've been playing the guitar for 15 years.

**bhujerban** · 05-10-2008, 10:17 AM

[QUOTE=tehk;164088131]bhujerburan.
9 operas? That's insane man. Keep up the good work. I'm sure all of them will be performed in the near future

[QUOTE]

Thanks. I wish they'd be performed, but in their current state, they are unperformable. Reason being that the librettist opted to not finish them, and I can't do the work myself, so there they sit, never to be heard.

**tehk** · 05-10-2008, 08:08 PM

epytryga: Christ...
*Gear envy*
You a lot of wood...

AdamJackson:
15 years, wow. I still got a long way to go.
Either way, I believe that no matter how long I practice, or how long I play, I'll always think that I suck.. lol

bhujerburan: Share them here..

**TribalJMD** · 05-10-2008, 08:35 PM

guitar for 10 years, some bass, french horn, trumpet, harmonica, little bit of trombone, euphonium, mellophone, and piano here

**V.H.9.8.4.** · 05-11-2008, 07:37 AM

ive been playing guitar for 2-3 years, but i dont practice much and am not happy with my skill level

so i bought 2 troy stetina books to improve

**RockgurlCT** · 05-11-2008, 07:40 AM

I've been playing guitar for about 20 years and I have quite a few. I play bass and I sing too. I'm currently playing bass in a symphonic gothic metal band and I write and record stuff in my home studio too. This is my current gear list:

Guitars:
1990 Jackson Stealth XL
Two 1989 vintage HM Fender Strats (one hot pink and one teal blue),
custom 1988 Squier Strat
1984 vintage JV Squier Strat custom
BC Rich Bich,
Squier X-155,
1984 Hohner Flying V
Ovation Celebrity acoustic

Basses:
Warwick Thumb Bleached Blonde Limited Edition,
Ibanez GSR200.

Effects:
Line 6 PODxt Live

Amps:
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier thru Mesa Boogie Rectifier 4x12 straight cab, Gallien-Krueger 700RB-II Bass Head thru SWR 2x10 and 1x18 cabs,
Marshall AVT20 combo.

Recording:
Cubase SX3, MXL 990 Condenser Microphone, Shure SM58 mics, PZM ******t condenser mic, M-Audio Keystation 49e, M-Audio Studiopro 3 monitors, Line 6 PODxt Live and a multitude of various Cubase plug-ins.

Accessories:
I use exclusively Fender and Monster Cables, Dunlop Tortex 1.5mm picks, Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky strings, Levy guitar straps and Gator ATA flight cases. The BC Rich Bich sleeps in a ATC-425 Coffin Case.

Here's my band's page: www.myspace.com/amaranthrocks
and my personal page: www.myspace.com/rockgurlct
Web page : www.debbieseymour.com

**tehk** · 05-11-2008, 10:01 PM

:O!!!!

Female guitarist, with experience and crazy gear, who happens to bodybuild?
You girl, are the awesomes.

Your blue + pink strats remind me of Lori Linstruth. Do you know her? She is awesome.

PODxt Live rules. I'm planning on upgrading to the Vetta II setup when I have the cash..

P.S. I'm fan of Nightwish as well.
Question for you.
Tarja vs. Anette
Opinion?

Edit:
Now that I've seen pics.. there are the exact same models.
Did you buy hers? Cause she was selling them away a while ago.

**RockgurlCT** · 05-12-2008, 02:26 AM

Originally Posted by tehk

:O!!!!

Female guitarist, with experience and crazy gear, who happens to bodybuild?
You girl, are the awesomes.

Your blue + pink strats remind me of Lori Linstruth. Do you know her? She is awesome.

PODxt Live rules. I'm planning on upgrading to the Vetta II setup when I have the cash..

P.S. I'm fan of Nightwish as well.
Question for you.
Tarja vs. Anette
Opinion?

Edit:
Now that I've seen pics.. there are the exact same models.
Did you buy hers? Cause she was selling them away a while ago.

Hi there...good to meet you! You have great taste in music! Yes, I know Lori very well, but no those are not her guitars. We just happen to have the same model and color. It's a shame she is selling her because those guitars are synonymous with her style. I was very sorry to see her leave Stream of Passion....she's immensely talented. I think I had HM Strats before she did though!

Hmmm...Tarja vs Anette? Difficult question! I think Anette is doing a very fine job considering all the pressure, and Dark Passion Play is a work of art, but at the end of the day Tarja was special, and you can't beat Once can you? She had an aura and it's a shame she's not with them anymore. Actually, my guitarist and singer just met all of Nightwish last week in New York. They got me an autograph from Marco!

PODxt Live is simply amazing. The new POD X3 is supposed to be incredible too, and you can use it for more than one instrument at a time but I'm happy with mine. I downloaded the bass pack so I can use it for both bass and guitar. Now that's value for money!

What other bands are you into? Have you heard Kamelot or Firewind yet? You should check them out on MySpace. If you like Nightwish you'll love them!

**tehk** · 05-12-2008, 07:23 AM

I haven't heard of Firewind, but yes, I do know Kamelot.

Their new Ghost Opera album is really good.
My first time listening to it, I was kinda "meh".
But the second + third time, the songs blew me away (I'm like that sometimes..)

I think the song that stood out to me the most was "Love You To Death" and "Anthem".

Have you heard of the band "Epica"? Simone Simons is one of my favourite female singers. The backup singer for their "Two Meter Sessies" live album did vocals in Ghost Opera (she has a really pretty voice).

Congrats on the autograph from Marco! He's an amazing singer don't you think? I'm sure all Nightwish fans would agree.

I can tell you're really into the symphonic metal stuff

. Are you into prog. music at all? I'm all about the prog

.

As for the strats, I guess Lori copied you then..

Since you mentioned Stream of Passion.. I'm sure you know Arjen A. Lucassen.. Fan?
In my opinion, he is one of the most talented people ever! :O
That is.. until my recent discovery of Devin Townsend (Terria!!!).
(I always knew about Devy, but I never listened to his stuff)

Yea, the POD X3 is amazing stuff. I want the dual amp feature for the XT live

!!

**bhujerban** · 05-12-2008, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by tehk

bhujerburan: Share them here..

All right. How shall I share them?

**tehk** · 05-12-2008, 03:08 PM

I have no idea.

Let us brainstorm!

**mathewguerra** · 05-12-2008, 05:56 PM

it's awesome to see fellow musicians on bb.com

i play a few instruments myself including, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards but just fell out of 2 bands i started, due to intense gym sessions on my off days. how do you guys balance music with bodybuilding ?? or am i just a.d.d.??

btw great site, this is my first post.

**tehk** · 05-12-2008, 10:01 PM

Welcome man!
I just.. do it. I don't know.
I don't really have much of a social life anyways, so I guess I have more time.

I noticed that since I joined my band, my BB'ing as suffered a tad (well a bit more then that). Like wise for music.

I took a year off music so I could focus on BB'ing.

I guess I'm still trying to find my happy medium.
But its fun trying.

**bhujerban** · 05-13-2008, 07:09 AM

You can find a way to have your music and bbing too. I certainly have. Then again, I haven't got a job so that may have something to do with it.

**tehk** · 05-13-2008, 09:37 AM

Yea.. I think so. LOL

Recently, I've only committed like.. 20% of what I should be into BB'ing man. I feel like crap, but the music side of me is happy is hell!

I think I do need a break though. 3 years cutting + 1.5 years bulking + cutting. Come on man.. just lemme pluck some strings for a bit..

**tehk** · 05-14-2008, 09:28 AM

Bump

**metalkobra** · 05-14-2008, 09:44 AM

I belong here!

I've been playing for 4 years just effing around, been serious for about a year now.

gear

B.C. rich warlock with seymour duncan invaders
Jackson RR30 with Dimarzios, soon to be blackouts.

digitech 2120>QSC RMX power amp>randall MTS cab of pwn <3

my recording set up is actually almost the exact same as rockgurl.

presonus firebox, SM58/XML, SX3, M-audio keyrig 49.

**advent67** · 05-14-2008, 04:54 PM

ive been playing guitar for almost 8 years piano for 4 and percussion for 3

**tehk** · 05-14-2008, 05:36 PM

metalkobra:
GEAR PRON! Thanks for the post. I should post my 7's soon.
And all shall bow to my dual 7 stringed wonders.

.
I'm planning to get blackouts too!
I'm so glad they finally made EMG type pickups for 7 strings where routing isn't necessary!!

advent67:
Awesome multi-musical skillz.

I can't play percussion to save my life. Well.. maybe a little.
But I can write it though. Damn well too, if I might add

.

**tehk** · 05-15-2008, 03:34 PM

Bumpz

**metalkobra** · 05-15-2008, 04:22 PM

I was so close to getting an iban00b rg7321 off ebay for 230 total, but im such a tightwad i skipped on it rofl. gotta save for wrestling school and whatnot =/. i'd honestly probably never use a 7 anyway.

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