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I play the piano, the clarinet and the violin. I'm currently grade 7 piano, grade 6 clarinet and grade 6 violin.

I used to know clarinet and saxophone, and I play guitar but I'm seriously out of practice

My true musical passion is beatboxing

Acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, and some piano on the side. Haven't touched any of them in about half a decade. RIP

classical piano and guitar

Cello and I rely on the three chords I know on guitar to cover up my horrible personality when around females.

When I was 6, my parents got me a $60 3/4 scale electric guitar, didn't even touch it until the start of this summer. It's been really easy for me to learn to play songs I like through tablature without having to actually learn to play the instrument, so it's great if that's why you're learning to play.

Guitar, bass, and drums; for 4, 4, and 8 years respectively.

Guitar is great if you're willing to push passed the "My fingers hurt and it takes two years to change chords" part.

Bass is worse on the fingers but easier to learn in some aspects.

Drums are a ton of fun, good cardio... but don't make you happy with anyone. Unless of course you use practice pads or an electronic kit. It does take a decent amount of $$$ to get a good electronic kit vs. a good acoustic kit, though.

Been playing violin for 8 years now, though I wish I could play piano as well.

I guess I'm okay at the triangle.

I've played Saxophone for 8 years, Piano for 4, Bass and Guitar for 3. Just find something interesting to you and just fiddle around with it and after a bit of fiddling, start learning proper technique.

tuba/contrabass

i was a boss at claves when i was like 6.

Jesus i was good.

Our music teacher gave me a xylophone, and then i sucked cuz it was hard.

End of my musical story.

i want to learn drums sometime in my life. Don't care how long it would take

Classical guitar & slap bass(6 string ofc)
def recommend slap bass

7 years on viola; I'm thinking of picking up electric bass. I also dabble in electronic music production, nothing good yet though.

violin player, i know a bit of piano

you give me an instrument, say i'll get laid if i learn it, and i'll have it down (ish) in a week.

Trombone all day bay bay

I started out on the Piano very young then learned the Trumpet and Tuba throughout school. I also learned the Trombone, Saxophone, and Bass on my own in college and beyond. Music definitely gave me a lot of really cool opportunities that I wouldn't have normally had. I've had the chance to perform in Chicago, New York, and Germany as well as perform in the Rose Bowl.

As far as experience goes
Piano:20 years Trumpet:14 Tuba:11 Trombone:7 Saxophone:7 Bass:4

i'm a percussionist by trade but i don't like playing drum set, my main instrument i suppose is timpani
i've been playing piano for about a year and i'm level 5 now
i played guitar for four years but i didn't get super into it
i bought myself a $5 selmer clarinet at a garage sale last june and i've been teaching myself. i'm decent at playing it now but i can't read music yet
i'm basically trying to get as many instruments as I can now, i'm trying to get a trumpet or a cornet for christmas

PS - if anyone needs to get rid of an instrument, lemme know, i gotchu

I have been playing piano and drums for around 8 years. Additionally I have been playing violin, chello, viola, and upright bass for 3 years. Also been playing djembe (african hand drum) and didgeridoo (Australian beatbox tube) for the past 2 years, and recently attempting to pick accordion.

Imo, the best instruments to pick up first are drums and piano (Most likely a lot of bias here). Learning them will further increase your knowledge of not only the specific instrument, but all the other instruments. Personally, it made learning new instruments much easier to learn and play.

If you wish to get into electronic production with programs like Ableton, and Reason, it would help ALOT if you already played an instrument. Knowing measures, beats, what sounds good/bad really comes into play. That being said it's still doable and easy to learn without prior experience with instruments.

Hope this helps~

how can you main timpani. realllllly limited instrument.

I march for Blue Devils with my nice Baritone. When i was in high school I played the alto sax and tenor sax and winter percussion

piano-10 years
drumset-4 years

Alto sax for 5-6 years for school's symphonic and jazz band

I've been playing bass for about 12 years and guitar for about 9. Growing up, I was able to play in my brother's "jazz rock" band. I think I was 13 the first time I was on stage. There is something about the bass, man....it is just so fucking groovy and cool. There are so many funky tones you can get out of a bass that it will make your soul scream.

Transitioning into high school, I knew playing the guitar would get me a lot more opportunities to meet fellow musicians and play with them since I knew a few bass players and drummers. I was able to gig around Florida for my later high school and early college years where I had some of the greatest times of my life. Met most of my friends and girlfriend throughout that period.

Looking back, I wish I did more with it after my band days...maybe be a studio musician or a teacher or something. Music is just so special to me and it is the one great things our world still has in common. I beg you! Play anything! Playing an instrument you are really passionate about can really do a lot for you.

/rambling over

edit: But if I could do it all over, I'd probably play piano...I envy piano talent

I've played bass the past 11 years. Played sax from 5th grade through high school switching to bari-sax the last 3 years. I'm in a band now playing bass and it's pretty fun. We rarely play money making gigs, but we're planning to record soon. Hopefully that will end well. I'd definitely recommend learning something. Anything is better than nothing. It's a creative outlet, an interesting hobby, and it makes making friends easier.

If you want to have a solid musical foundation that will aid you in almost all musical endeavors, then learn piano. It's great for songwriting, accompaniment, arrangement/composition, and a good pianist is invaluable when you need one. Knowing piano will also help you learn other instruments easily. All the exceptionally talented musicians I've met have started on piano or use it as their main musical tool. Also, pianists(especially jazz pianists) are infinitely sexier than guitarists, but don't try to look cool playing keys in a rock band. It just doesn't work. Keyboards are pretty cheap nowadays, so the entry cost is pretty low.

If you just want to be able to play a song relatively quickly, learn guitar. It's pretty easy to sound ok, moderately difficult to sound good, but pretty hard to sound masterful. People tend to pick apart your playing more than they would other instruments. even non-musicians do it. Entry cost is low.

Bass is a great thing. As a bass player you are the marriage between rhythm and melody. You hold the band together and have a significant influence on the "feel" of the music in an indirect way. People listening will rarely notice you, but will feel it missing and notice when you fuck up. In some ways you're more playing for your band than you are the audience. Bass is easy to pick up, but it's hard to find genuinely good bassists. If you can keep the groove in the pocket and have a good understanding of chords, you'll never be without people to play with. If you can sing backup vocals as well, other musicians will do depraved things to get you in their bands. DISCLAIMER: Chicks will never dig you for your bass playing. If a chick digs you it will be because she genuinely likes you and/or likes that you're in a band, but never because you play bass. Entry cost is low.

Good drummers are always in need and drums are easy to find joy in. you're hitting things to make music, so it's visceral and creative which is a rewarding combination. The entry cost is high; you won't find a kit worth playing under $500 unless you're really lucky. Maintenance is also something to consider(heads, cymbals, and stands break). Don't bother picking up unless you have naturally good rhythm and/or serious dedication.

Whatever you decide to play make sure approaching it in the right way. Make sure you're playing because you want to make music and that the instrument you're using is the way you want to do so. Don't waste the time and money to learn an instrument if you're not enjoying the challenge of learning it.

in rank based on skill

alto and tenor sax
clarinet
piano
trombone
trumpet
guitar
bass

I bang on drums I am eh at best but it is fun.