@Lshak 539797 wrote:

Does anyone play an instrument if so which?

im thinking of investing in a ukele, and/or acoustic guitar & banjo

would live to play really soulful music and sing along with it, so that will be a goal for me in the near future

Get the acoustic guitar first I would think, then move on to ukulele and banjo. The banjo can be quite difficult to play well! The acoustic (especially if you get a steel string) will be good for developing finger strength and calluses on the tips of your fingers. It’s also fairly versatile and will fit in with what you want to play.

@Lshak 539806 wrote:

I was gonna get it further down the line when I have more money to invest into an acoustic, and I want something small and easily moveable, don’t wanna walk round with a guitar on my back, acoustic will be for home use only

Your advice makes sense but I’m definitely getting a ukulele first

Fair enough. In that case it shouldn’t be too difficult to learn. Learn how to string a few chords together and you’re sorted.

the old guy what used to close down pirate radio stations for the Dutch Communications Ministry retired and decided to sit in his house and play banjo (he is quite good at it to be fair)

http://www.partyviberadio.com/forums/radio/55561-nl-muller-pirate-hunter-banjo.html

@Lshak 539820 wrote:

Hmm, not sure what scales are? Likes going high and low pitch?Ahh yeah I see, I want to learn all the songs like; soul sister, over the rainbow, etc..! Man I love this genre ATM, so emotional lol

Scales are sets of musical notes ordered by fundamental frequency/pitch. So for example the “do re mi fa so la si do” that you probably learned at school corresponds to the C major scale.

I got an original sunburst Fender Telecaster from the early 90s but I can’t play it. Gonna start this summer, super excited.

@Chrispydelic 540055 wrote:

No offence LShak, but how is a ukulele soulful?

I would take everyone else’s advice and get a steel string electro-acoustic (so you can play amplified or use effects at a later time if you so wish. Also better if you want to record).

A guitar is going to be so much more versatile than the smaller stringed instruments that you mentioned and will be easier to play. Plus you will find much more accessible online tutorials for the guitar and have access for notation and tab for a great many more songs.

Yeah I would well reccomend guitar for the tablature available, that’s how I used to play. Probably a bad way to learn though but you get to play some nice riffs.

@Chrispydelic 540055 wrote:

No offence LShak, but how is a ukulele soulful?

it may not be in the traditional sense, but it has inherent comedy value. A while back I was wheeling my bike through a busy street in Ipswich and there was this hipster lad trying to look like Kurt Cobain and his two Asian friends either side of him trying to look rude, but instead of his guitar he was playing a ukelele (presumably for the same reason as Lshak as its less bulky to carry around). They were not unmusical but the whole sight was so surreal it was a good thing I was not riding my bike, or I would have fallen straight off it from laughing.

I used to play one of these:
Ocarina – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and I had a tin whistle
Tin whistle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

we were skint when I was younger, so instruments weren’t on the agenda

I’d like to be able to play the piano like Ben folds, but I just don’t have the patience or inclination, its just a dream

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saw him live a few times and he is fucking awesome!!!

@Acidfairy 540125 wrote:

Yep I play Alto Sax, Clarinet, Flute, Piano and I sing… used to play the violin years ago too…

….dont forget the decks!