Musicians Primary Known As Guitarists But Also Play Other Instrument(s)

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  1. vernon

    vernon Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    There are cats like Eric Clapton whom you've only seen or heard playing guitar and nothing else. Then you have guitarists like Jimi Hendrix who also plays great bass and dabbles in piano, harpsichord, flute and drums.

    Anyone other axeman?
     
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  2. freakazoid

    freakazoid Member

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    Jerry Garcia - pedal steel, piano, keyboards, bass, banjo
     
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  3. Prince naturally springs to mind, he's equally at home on keyboards and drums.
     
  4. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

    Brian Jones - guitar, slide guitar, piano, harmonica, mellotron, sitar, flute, organ, dulcimer, marimbas, bass...I think that just about covers it.
     
  5. Lostchord

    Lostchord Dr. Livingstone, I presume

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    Roy Wood - guitar, bass, sitar, banjo, piano & synth, oboe, bagpipes, flute, sax, cello, French horn, percussion & drums and probably a couple more including his own invention: banjar


    and a less obvious example - Justin Hayward - guitar, sitar (as evidenced on my avatar :)), bass, piano & synths, percussion & drums (the wikipedia page for the Songwriter album gives also flute, which I find questionable)
     
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  6. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

    Pete Townshend - guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, banjo, synthesizer, ukulele, drums.
     
  7. dino77

    dino77 Forum Resident

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    Juliana Hatfield - bass, piano, keyboards, drums
     
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  8. Mychkine

    Mychkine Forum Resident

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    Guitarist extraordinaire Shawn Lane mastered piano, too
     
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  9. freakazoid

    freakazoid Member

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    on what track he played drums?
     
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  10. dino77

    dino77 Forum Resident

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    Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds): bass, piano, keyboards, saxophone, violin.
     
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  11. Coricama

    Coricama Classic Rocker

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  12. Mychkine

    Mychkine Forum Resident

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    Here's guitar virtuoso Biréli Lagrène playing bass
     
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  13. Mychkine

    Mychkine Forum Resident

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    ...and a mean violin
     
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  14. Sammy Waslow

    Sammy Waslow Just watching the show

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    Ireland
    Polly Jean Harvey: bass, piano, organ, keyboards, autoharp, saxophone, cello, violin, harmonica, drums, percussion.
     
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  15. Rfreeman

    Rfreeman Senior Member

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    Harder for me to thing of guitarists who never have played bass, keys, harmonica, percussion or something else. Is that really true of Clapton?
     
  16. ruben lopez

    ruben lopez Nunc Est Bibendum

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    Clapton played bass on a Bobby Whitlock record and Timbales on Dr John's Hollywood be thy name.
    Kazoo on his Unplugged album and there are some pictures around of Eric Warming up on Ginger's drum kit.;)
     
  17. melstapler

    melstapler Reissue Activist

    Jimmy Ibbotson from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays guitar, bass, drums, mandolin, keyboard, flute and banjo.
     
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  18. Dave Hoos

    Dave Hoos Nothing is revealed

    Not on any Who tracks, but I'm pretty sure that all the drum parts on his demo's are his.
     
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  19. Victor/Victrola

    Victor/Victrola Makng shure its write

    Todd Rundgren usually plays guitar in a group setting or in concert, but can play just about anything you put in front of him.

    Mike Oldfield plays a multitude of instruments but his main focus is the guitar.
     
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  20. Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead spends a lot of time manning weird old synths when he's not composing for larger soundtrack ensembles.
     
  21. vonwegen

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  22. vonwegen

    vonwegen Forum Resident

    Billy Zoom of X. He is also an accomplished saxophonist, oboist and clarinetist.
     
  23. Greg H

    Greg H Member

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    Moscow, ID
    David Lindley. Primarily known as a lap steel guitarist but also plays saz, oud, cumbus, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki - just about anything with strings.
     
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  24. Humbuster

    Humbuster Staff Emeritus

    Al Kooper - originally a guitarist plays a pretty good piano and organ.

    Noel Gallagher - bass and drums

    Stephen Stills - organ, bass, piano
     
  25. pbuzby

    pbuzby Senior Member

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    Chicago, IL, US
    Frank Zappa started on drums and also played bass and keyboards on some tracks.

    Trey Anastasio also started on drums and plays drums during Fishman songs (used to be common in Phish shows).
     
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