Preferred air instrument

[Erik]

Which do you enjoy playing the most?

 

[NAD]

Clarinet.

I mean, drums. Actually taught myself how to play that way, believe it or not.

I don't know if I've ever air-guitared or -bassed, but every once in awhile I'll motion the picking hand along with a kickass riff.

 

[Erik]

Yeah, that counts.

 

[NAD]

I thought for true air guitar you had to have the fretting hand sticking way out to your side I'm-a-little-teapot style, or do the jumping splits thing or something a bit more theatrical. I riff along with my hand under my desk resting on my knee sometime, I'll bet my coworkers think I'm jerkin' off, haha.

 

[Erik]

Haha. Both work. I was quite impressed today in class when I was air-picking and -fretting the "Raining Blood" intro riff and Sorath actually saw what riff I was playing and began singing the song. That was strange.

 

[NAD]

Holy shit, that's cool. Did he do the Araya wail?

EDIT: Nevermind, I'm thinking Angel of Death. Whoops.

 

[Erik]

No, it's RAINING BLOOOOOOOOOOOOD FROM A LACERATED SKY
BLEEDING ITS HORROR
CREATING MY STRUCTURE NOW I SHALL REIGNINBLOOD!!!!!1

 

[R.I.P.2]

Air drums!

 

[Black Winter Day]

guitar (since i play). whenever there is a badass solo on in the background i'll start airing it out and someone will say "WOW, i can't believe you can play that!!!"

 

[Demonspell]

I catch myself doing air drums and keyboard way more than I should.

 

[JayKeeley]

It's weird because I play guitar, but lately my air instrument has been the bass. You know, those galloping finger runs a la Steve Harris.

What's even weirder is that I actually responded to this thread.

 

[MadeInNewJersey]

LOL.

Air guitar for me, no doubt. Of course, nothing was funnier than last year when I was air guitaring wildly (and quite drunkenly) while hanging out with Martin Henrikkson of Dark Tranquillity and the following conversation occured:

Martin (looking at me air guitaring with a smirk)
me: I don't really know how to play.
Martin: Yeah, that's obvious!

 

[Hell Mike]

Drums. Really on knees/tabels/whatever, but I guess it counts as 'air'. When the solo comes, though, a switch to guitar is often made.

 

[R.I.P.2]

Drums. Really on knees/tabels/whatever, but I guess it counts as 'air'.

Yeh, that's the one. Half the time, I'm tapping away (on this old leather-type thing the keyboard rests on) to music. And my feet on the floor. I even have a part of my keyboard which can act as a snare drum.

*Has said far too much *

 

[darkthronesmasher]

Drums most of the time, but I do air everything, keyboard, guitar, bass, even air growling .

 

[bloodfiredeath]

Air guitar all the way... and it's damn funny looking because I can't play a damn thing on any instrument.

OK, I'm going into the wayback machine, 15 years ago when I was a long haired, pimply faced teenager, but I totally remember using my brush (I can't believe I carried a brush around in my pocket all the time!) as an air guitar at a Testament show. LOL...

 

[JayKeeley]

Metal fans are such dweebs. When we're not playing air guitar, air drums, or air keyboards (!!!?!), what do we do? We bang our heads, and pump our fists in the air with Dio horns.

See thread about fans leaving it all behind to get the pussy. Unless of course you want the fat Manowar chick.

 

[NAD]

I think I play "air 57 year old drunk metal head" more often than any air instrument. You know, both hands thrust in the air showing goats, headbanging completely out of time with the music, screaming, puking, falling, and dying.

"YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! wooow shiiiii...........*BLAAAARG*"

 

[JayKeeley]

To be honest, I'm really surprised that Air Drums are more popular than Air Guitar!

 

[R.I.P.2]

I play guitar, but not air guitar. Besides, I can double-bass drum and type at the same time like now.