Help Me Pick

[Virus]

So, the eternal question, should I learn drums or guitar? Assume that funding for both is unlimited.

Now, in the past I've taken a few guitar and drum lessons, even so far as played an AC/DC cover concert with Guitar. Between them, I'm pretty torn since I definitely don't have time to learn both (would love to, though). I know the basics of each, such as how to pick a guitar string, scales, how to hold drum sticks, hit the bass pedal, etc. However, I haven't done either in a few years, and would like to learn one of them again... Which one?


Here are the pros and cons I came up with:

Drums
Pros:
Beat stuff with sticks!
Loud.
Drummers never have to sing!
Bass pedal!
Syncopation is cool.

Cons:
Syncopation is hard. T_T
Big, heavy. Not portable.


Guitar
Pros:
Portable, impress your friends on the go!
Lots of different "types" of sounds. (Smooth, heavy, etc).

Cons:
Everyone can play guitar.
Might have to sing? o.O


Uhm, yeah...

So... Help?

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[Grumblesaur]

Tre Cool, the drummer for Green Day, sung a part of the song Homecoming on the album American Idiot.
...while he was playing the drums.

I vote Bass Guitar.

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[Niezck]

Kurosura, typical emokid.

Anyway, go for drums, you get to hit stuff.

[Virus]

I dun' wanna learn bass, Kuro.

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[douglas_brad]

As both a guitarist and drummer, nothing clears your head after a crummy day than sitting down behind a set and letting the day roll off the end of your sticks. Also, if you're looking to join a band, there's always a shortage of drummers.

Guitar is cool and all and is actually cheaper than drumming, but EVERYBODY is a guitar player, also doesn't help clear my head the same way as drumming.

Drums. Hands down.

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[Grumblesaur]

Kurosura, typical emokid.

Anyway, go for drums, you get to hit stuff.

Do emos listen to Weezer, Nickelback, U2, and Coldplay as well?

Bass is just a guitar with 4 strings, and sounds awesome.

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[Turkish]

Bass is epic, do not discount it.

Drums will give you excellent hand-eye coordination and a serious upper body work out, plus if you like rhythm and having a larger responsibility in the overall sound of a band drums rock.

Similar things can be said of guitar, but hey, its all personal preference. Would you be leaning to rhythm or lead style guitar, whats your nature like? Instead of measuring the isntruments for their value try mesuring yourself for the qualities in yourself.

See where they draw you.

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[Cyberanson]

Guitar!! Definitely!!

I play one myself and there's no instrument which is more important than the electrical guitar. Music without this instrument is worthless to be heared by forms of life, which are higher developed than unicellular organisms!

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[Grumblesaur]

Guitar!! Definitely!!

I play one myself and there's no instrument which is more important than the electrical guitar. Music without this instrument is worthless to be heared by forms of life, which are higher developed than unicellular organisms!

What keeps the guitar in time?

What enhances the sound?

In order:

Drums

Bass

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[Othman]

Are you planning to do this as a job or just a hobby?

And secondly, what do your feelings tell you when it comes to make a decision between the two?

I would go with the old guitar myself but its pretty tough to advance at it. That actually depends either on which would help you most to impress the people around you or make yourself feel better (or more mature perhaps) such that you'd have proven yourself with your own potential, once you advance at whatever you pick.

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