guitar or piano?

[BRADANDJEN]

i play piano...always wanted to try guitar...which do you all like better and why?

[brc 103]

I prefer guitar because I cant play piano LOL, seriously but, I know 3 or 4 chords on the keyboard and transpose them. I don't like the bass or drums on a keyboard, they're too mechanical or something, (I'll contradict myself by saying that I use an sr 16 for studio work)

[xtremidi]

I started to learn the piano when I was 14 and my brother learned the gitaur. It has taken me several years to be able to play music properly but my brother took off straight away. He has explained how to play the instrument and I can work out the chords on it but can only play 3 - what he taught me. I think the piano is harder to pick up but you can go further, plus it is a great solo and accompaniment. The gituar is great for accompaning songs but takes great skill to play actual music (eg classical music) or lead gitaur. I think if you want to learn an instrument but don't have much patience you should start with the gitaur. But I personally love the piano. You can play nearly anything from classical music, jazz, to modern pop songs.

[jazzism]

I enjoy the different ways the guitar can be played,leading to an incredibly diverse range of styles,but i think you get a much better grasp of harmony by studying piano/players

[killjoy]

go for it

[ReBeL]

done both of them
guitar > piano :)))))

[peejpeejpeej]

i find the piano to be more exciting than the guitar!

[singachic]

both are great...and they both work really nicely in bands. go for it, i did the exact same.

[Space10045]

I play both, but I find guitar to be more fun :)

[GlobalChimp]

ive played piano for 5 years and guitar for 3, i like guitar better, because i can actually play songs i hear on the radio and songs that i listen to in spare time. and you can play so many styles with so many songs, with piano youre a bit more limited.

[scumfrogs]

i play both but prefer guitar

[Peachy Peach]

i like both. I think Piano is easier to play , it doesnt hurt your fingers.
But what i like about the guitar is that i can bring my guitar on the beach with me.

[asensayuma]

It's much easier to strum a guitar.

[thaplaygyrl]

i like piano better just because i can play that, but i always wanted to learn how to play a guittar so i can be like tweet =)

[TixXio]

you can bring your guitar with you... your piano.... i think no :P

[Maddox420]

hmm, piano definantly

[MurDerX187]

I play the Guitar and it's really fun but I'd like to learn how to play the Piano. The piano looks like it would be fun to learn how to play.

[ya0zerz]

i've played piano for about 5 years... picked up a piano about 4 months ago. guitar is a lot more fun to play. if you already know how to play piano, picking up guitar should be easier.

[midRunner]

guitar definitely.... I've learned more songs in five months than 5 years of piano. with guitar you can play your favs right from the start!

[mierd]

I am also torn between piano and guitar!

[andrewg]

i used ot play keyboared as a little kid, forgot all of the stuff but now im starting to learn gituar
call me an idiot but i recon the gituar is hard

[jaggededge62]

I prefer piano...only because its something I can kinda sorta do....

[baconflakes]

Piano, because I suck at guitar (can't strum right). :p Also, it's easier for me to pick up sheet music than tabs.

[jayplusa]

I would love to learn the piano, but only know guitar

[Burtje]

i will go for the guitar

[Jak]

I think the piano sounds nicer, that's why I chose it. Guitar can sound really sexy in the right hands though. My brother is one of those people, well to me anyways.

[tricky83]

I also play both, but started guitar first. I have to say I play classical guitar but mess about with electric and bass. I started playing guitar a while ago but have spent ages getting nowhere (i tend to practice guitar instead of piano!) I find really that it's hard to adapt to one from the other, we're not compatible!

[dodobird]

if you are a music freak..take both...taking a piano will enhance your bsic skills like how to transpose or compose songs better...when you think you have had enough practie wif the piano..go for the guitar,..but if you dun have enuff money for both..go take theory lessons for piano and practical for guitar

[Matt0009]

I like guitar much better. It allows much more experimentation that a piano

[rebelcdr]

guitar!!!

[immigrant]

i've been playing piano for 5 years and it sounds heaps better than a guitar. It's much harder to pick up but after a few years, u can do a whole lot more with it.

Although, if u can sing, a guitar is really cool for accompaniment. I can't sing, but.

Problem with the piano is, it costs too much to get music for it. I'm finding that i have to get mine from the US coz they've got a wider selection and sometimes its even cheaper but u have to pay shipping and handling

Any tips on where u can get sheet music in Australia?

thanx, PIANO ROCKS

[G-man]

Both! And any other instrument I can get my hands on. I began on Piano and then picked up guitar on my own. Piano is the easiest of the two. I'm not certain which I prefer I can't really decide.

[ezit]

I find the guitar to have a much steeper learning curve that the piano/keyboard. It is quicker to learn chords to a tune on the guitar. But when you control the piano/keyboard, you can sound like a whole band all by yourself.

My two sons started out on each of the instruments, and the guitarplayer was much faster able to sound "professionally". Though now, after 5 years - the piano player also sounds remarkably good.

My other experience is that if you start out on the piano, it is easier to swap to any instrument later (saxophone, trumpet, flute, bass etc.), than with a guitar only background.

[lebanese_eye]

piano is better!

[friday_hk]

Gutar is my choice

[saabo]

i like piano

[EvenFlow]

Guitar .. I play the drums .. But im starting to learn guitar also. And its fun to sit and play along with your favorite songs.

[Archangelis]

i play both and i found that translating the skills i got from piano to guitar was really easy

[evanescent]

I play both but I like guitar more because stringed instruments come easier to me lol. You can do more with guitar too and take it places :)

[Velocity]

I play both, the guitar is a great instrument and piano too.
So take it on!

[danielku15]

try to learn guitar-->:cool2:

[rknrne]

It's so hard to bend strings on a piano !

[fidelio]

Originally posted by xtremidi
I started to learn the piano when I was 14 and my brother learned the gitaur. It has taken me several years to be able to play music properly but my brother took off straight away. He has explained how to play the instrument and I can work out the chords on it but can only play 3 - what he taught me. I think the piano is harder to pick up but you can go further, plus it is a great solo and accompaniment. The gituar is great for accompaning songs but takes great skill to play actual music (eg classical music) or lead gitaur. I think if you want to learn an instrument but don't have much patience you should start with the gitaur. But I personally love the piano. You can play nearly anything from classical music, jazz, to modern pop songs.


That's about summing up all I want to comment

[fidelio]

Originally posted by rknrne
It's so hard to bend strings on a piano !


True but on the other hand, you've got all 10 fingers to play on the keyboard, while on the guitar, notes sound one at a time.
If you strum really really fast, you can talk about a max of 6 notes.

10 notes sure create more harmony than one.

[saxmidiman]

As a guitar teacher, it's actually better to learn piano. I've read a few replies, and it's true that guitar is much easier to pick up and make a go of it in a short period of time. Piano however, gives the individual a better insight on how music is played and composed. Once I learned a few things on piano, I've found the theory incredibly easy to put toward my saxophone and guitar playing.

For the record though, my piano playing really sucks!!!!
:barf:

[rknrne]

It's a lot easier to stretch a 13th chord out of the piano than squish fingers together on gtr

[desperado]

I am also torn between piano and guitar! :(

my dad and mom wants me 2 learn piano but i think that i like the guitar more then the piano

[saxmidiman]

Play piano first. All other instruments are much easier to pick up after that. If you play guitar first, you may regret not taking your parents offer for piano.

Think of it this way, it's cheaper to buy a guitar on your own and have your parents fork out the money for a piano. If your parents buy you a guitar, and then you want a piano, you might have to shell out some big bucks for one.

DO THE PIANO AND DO THE GUITAR THING ON THE SIDE!!!!

By the way, I'm really screwing myself as I am a guitar teacher.

:confused2

[kid_vicious]

both

[Jack]

I lkie both it Depends on the song and the effect you are looking for.

[saxmidiman]

This forum is a choice between learning one instrument or the other. It isn't about the choice of instruments or effects on different songs. It's a general commentary on which instrument to learn first.

I think it's a bit obvious that you would choose one or the other instrument for any particular song. You would choose the one you beleive would match the song in the format you are doing it in.

[CS7800]

piano !>

[waverunner69]

i play guitar and i really like it, but i also know how to play piano, but guitar is more challenging

[rknrne]

Anyone can play guitar or piano ............

But not everyone can play MUSIC .

[joojoobean]

what about the best of both worlds? a keytar? ;)

I play both piano and guitar. I'm not really great at either but I started off on piano. In all honesty, I'd say pick the instrument that you -want- to start with first. Because you're never going to get good at anything you don't want to do.

[TixXio]

guitar!
always and only my great guitar!!!

[johnsiy]

I'd rather play the guitar, unfortunately i only have the talent on the piano. Eh... you know what, I'd rather play both.

[terafire]

Go for both. The more intrument you can play. The better.

[anon0325]

I also play both, and I prefer piano. In a way it's easier and more flexible.

[Admyral]

I get tapped to play both in my band....sometimes even during the same song! Still like the keys better, though....

[rebelcdr]

guitar

[JayPlayer]

I play and love both for their obvious differences...