Does anyone else play guitar?

[ET-Mike]

I've got an Ibanez cherry-red 4 string bass that I play around on from time to time. All of you guys who have been on cruise, does anyone ever bring their guitar on the cruise?

 

[crysmc]

An old enlisted Navy friend of mine told me that he always took his guitar with him on deployment and he doesn't know how he would have passed the time otherwise.

 

[Thisguy]

Our XO brought his on a 3-week det. I'd say bring it if you want, but keep in mind, the more you onload, the more you offload (especially on cruise, because you'll have bought a lot of stuff in ports).

 

[ET-Mike]

My friend told me that he took his guitar with him, but I wasn't sure if this was a normal type of thing or what. I would love to be able to take mine with me, I am sure that it would help to pass the time.

 

[E5B]

I took a guitar on both of my floats. The ship had a band, and the Navy guys let our Marine band play on there stuff. We played for the crew many times and had a ball (at ports and steel beach parties).

I've been playing for 13+ years and currently have a US made Strat and Fender acoustic electric. Worst mistake I ever made was sell my Les Paul! When I was in college I was in a band and we played at a local pub, classic rock, hard rock, some 80's and some country. My strat hasn't been out of it's case in a while. I've been playing Mexican-style fingerpicking pieces on my acoustic.

 

[ET-Mike]

I like to play pretty much everything. I have been getting into the slap-style of playing here lately. I am in Nashville so I am forced to play some country but, like I said, I will play pretty much anything.

 

[photonchick]

Back when my husband was a bubblehead, there was another nuke who brought his banjo on every cruise. Apparently there is nothing like playing a little banjo after a long day of boiling water.