Why Don't More People Into Music Reproduction At Home Play Around With Musical Instruments


 In the pursuit of music reproduction in the home it is my firm belief that you must listen to live music every now & again so that you know & understand how real music,with real instruments,in real physical spaces sounds...
 With that as a foundation I used in judging equipment's "voice" I also believe that playing around with a musical instrument is an excellent way to gain first hand experience with musical sound...EVERY person that reads this can learn a few musical notes,on ANY musical instrument on the planet..For instance I play around with electric guitar.NO I can NOT play,but I can play the notes EFG,on first string & BCD on the second string...Now  I know those few notes & easily recognize them in any song..I am just this coming week going to start playing around with an electric keyboard....So I wonder,why don't more audiophiles simply play around with real instruments as part of their pursuit of honest reproduction in the home?Surely the education in reality is worth the $100.00 it takes to get an entry level guitar,keyboard,horn etc...
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Frank, You suck on the harmonica!!!                   But sometimes you also blow. 😄
I'll pick up a guitar or a bass once in a while and enjoy "improvising". It's satisfying to place a right note AND in a right spot. Of course, you just say it's free avant-garde jazz.
guide and noble, I'm sure you know of Jack Sheldon who wasn't stopped by a stroke. He (just 🙄) switched-over to his left hand for Trumpet.
(a) Fender Tweed Champ amp with maxed-out volume (12) started the whole rock guitar sound. It is reputed that Eric Clapton recorded Layla with one as his studio amp. "... some of these crazy people..." are you insinuating someone like wolf Garcia be considered as crazy?? (I have an old tweed champ, also) and I'm far from crazy.