What's your favourite instrument and why?

BASS! Enough said.

Pink oboe

mdiver said:

Rusty trombone

I'd like to thank mdiver for providing the concept and inspiration for this post.

Royalty cheque in the post sir

mdiver said:

I play oboe.....but mine is black...

karmatornado said:

yep

I like drums.... why..cause I like to "feel" the beat..
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cello.

the sound of it is always something that's attracted me; i'm not really sure why.

evenstar3 said:

mine too.


thats just cause I play it

ella731 said:

cool! i want to learn to play it too, someday.

Acoustic piano, or Fender rhodes.
The first makes the most beautful sounds an instrument can make. the other is funky. or with the right settings, can make you horny.
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Alto saxophone....guitar....bass.....in that order.....


they just set the mood right, no matter what you're listening to....
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that's a tough one for me, the sax(horns).. piano.

LittleSmedley said:

I thank you

A tough one, but I'll go with a pipe organ. It's amazing that one instrument could produce the ticklishness of the higher register and the earthmoving force of the very, very low register. Put those together in the perfect acoustic environment -- like some huge, vaulted sanctuary -- and that spiral of sound is like a religious experience unto itself.

I'd be betraying myself if I didn't say the violin...(because I play it and I know it)

but I also like the harpsichord. (because of the way it sounds, historical and angelic)

and the prepared piano, because I like the idea of putting things in an instrument and "disabling" it to become something else, something you can't quite identify. Like different voices coming out of it, a haunted quality.

Mashed-potato-fuzztone?

Um, no, really, the cello. I just think it's the most beautiful sound.

I'm very fond of the piano as well.

First answer'd have to be my guitar. I remember thinking how impossible it was to play when I first started. Years later, I can pick it up and go wherever I wanna go. My favourite as far as other people playing would have to be the trumpet. All you have to do is listen to Miles playing Round Midnight or Bye Bye Blackbird and you'll understand why...

guitar. Hendrix and Prince inspired me to play

InsatiableCream said:

I agree with u...Hendrix and Prince I wish I knew how 2 play

Drummer by Nature, Bassist by ear, Guitarist by inspiration, voice once my throat heals

ItsOnlyMe said:

yeah I love the sound of a Fender Rhodes the warmth and tone is definately something sexual about it

alto saxophone... becuz i play it.... and becuz i'm beast at it

heartbeatocean said:

Yeah, harpsichord is nice Along with the piano, any type of organ, and flute. I'd love to play one of those massive pipe organs.

Lammastide said:

I wandered into a large church when I was in New York several years ago and within a few minutes, someone started playing something from phantom of the opera. It was awe-inspiring, especially considering it was near empty and got to swirl and echo around for what felt like days.

melodica! I can play all the TV tunes on it, even Knight Rider!

I Love the Bassoon ... it has quite a unique sound

I can't honestly say i have one single favourite instrument because everytime i go into an instrument store or a store full of instruments my little heart just melts and it breaks simultaneously. I simply just can't decide

Oh yeah, why.
Listen to a Hammond B-3 played by someone like Jimmy Smith or Joey DeFrancesco and the reasons will be obvious.

tA

Tribal Disorder

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CarrieMpls said:

Amazing, isn't it? I visited L'Oratoire Saint-Joseph in Montreal about 1 1/2 years ago and caught an unexpected organ solo. I think it was something from Bach. I sat smack in the middle of the sanctuary, closed my eyes and just got lost in all that sound swirling around me. Words can't describe the feeling. That was one of only two times my wife has ever seen me cry.
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