I play a ton of instruments. I started with piano lessons, but at the time wasn't really in to it at all. I started playing trumpet in 4th grade because I wanted to be in the band. Did French horn the next year too because we needed one and it played about the same as trumpet. Learned drums in 7th grade because I liked them. Picked up violin around the same time because my aunt had one, so I just did it for the hell of it.

In high school I picked up bass because another aunt had one and couldn't play it anymore because she had wrist problems. After three months of bass I could play just about anything I heard on the radio, so when I found my mom's old guitar in the closet I started on that. I picked up baritone sax in high school too. I had played a little bit of clarinet and flute, but I never really mastered getting a good sound out of them because I was used to trumpet, which takes so much more air. Bari sax had the same fingerings but took a lot more air, so it was a good match. I learned a little bassoon around the same time, but it wasn't that interesting to me. I did cello sophomore year of high school and loved it, but didn't have the money to buy one so I gave that up. Learned upright bass freshman year of college because my bassist got carpal tunnel and couldn't play hers. Picked up mandolin and banjo after that too, but I'm still only average at them.

Right now I play guitar best, and I'm solid on bass too. I have rock solid metronome time on drums, but I keep it pretty simple and just play grooves. I only get to play trumpet once or twice a year, but if I practice a couple weeks before I can tear it up. I'm a little sloppy on piano, but I do well as the 2nd keyboard/synth player in a group and I can play some solid key bass. Haven't played violin, cello, or bari sax in years. I could probably still do sax, but not the other two because I have no bowing technique anymore. I still have some upright bass and French horn skills but don't play either all that much these days. Same with mandolin and banjo, but I can get through a gig on any of those four.