No talent from whomever hands out the musical talent gene--and either you have it or you do not, period. I played several instruments starting in about 2nd grade, but was never that good at any of them.
Fast forward to college, and guitar and drums became my choices and I played in several bands, but was the only "non-musician" in any of them.
Forward again to the early 1970's when I opened my shop. What a revelation is was to stumble through a song myself and and then listen to a reproduced version. Taught me that box speakers of the day, while fine, were not capable of accurately reproducing the sounds that I played on the actual instruments, even at a basically beginner level. Closest to real were speakers from Magnepan, and they have improved quite a bit since the early 1970's.
That's what messing with instruments did for me, and I still have a few around that I mess with now that I am retired. It is relaxing and enjoyable, but of course no one else has to listen!
Cheers!
Fast forward to college, and guitar and drums became my choices and I played in several bands, but was the only "non-musician" in any of them.
Forward again to the early 1970's when I opened my shop. What a revelation is was to stumble through a song myself and and then listen to a reproduced version. Taught me that box speakers of the day, while fine, were not capable of accurately reproducing the sounds that I played on the actual instruments, even at a basically beginner level. Closest to real were speakers from Magnepan, and they have improved quite a bit since the early 1970's.
That's what messing with instruments did for me, and I still have a few around that I mess with now that I am retired. It is relaxing and enjoyable, but of course no one else has to listen!
Cheers!