Camilo Bravo Dec 7, 2022

Let's try something today. What's the story of when you first dabbled in music-making?

Let's use the hashtag #FirstDabble to find all of your stories.

I'll go first.

#musician #prompt #boost

Show threadHy Vyb

@cambraca my #FirstDabble was an mystifying encounter with a DX7.

I was 16 I'd moved to Wales to live with my dad and most of his friends were musos. I'd said I wanted to learn keys, mostly cos back then A-ha and Peter Gabriel were big favs.

So, a friend of his lent me his DX7 and I could not do anything with it completely defeated.

Luckily my Dad had a couple of Nylon Stringed guitars and the Complete Guitarist book laying about. Over the next couple of years I taught myself the basics.

Jun 14, 2023 at 3:43pmWeb
Show threadHy VybJun 14, 2023
@cambraca The same guy who brought round the DX7 would later loan me an excellent Gibson SG for a few months. 16 year old me didn't appreciate how lucky he was in that respect. It was a beautiful guitar to learn on.
Show threadCamilo Bravo Jun 14, 2023

@Weru I hear ya. 16-year-old me didn't appreciate how much time he had to just .. play.

So much time...

Show threadHy VybJun 14, 2023

@cambraca Oh, god yeah. I mean we were in a cottage on a hill in the middle of nowhere.

I do wonder if I'd been back in the city with more to grab my attention would I ever have learnt to play?🤔