Bonus points for a song that has a good part for that instrument.
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I love the theremin! This is one of my favorite duets.
Oh wow, I don’t think I’ve seen one played for real before! This is cool, thanks for sharing
Saxophone
I like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrD05HVGVIQ
I appreciate a good bagpipe. Especially when they share a lot of tonal similarities with violins like this nightwish instrumental. https://youtu.be/yOxGlXmPusI
Removed by mod
Yamaha DX7
The hurdy-gurdy is so pleasant to listen too. I love the drone notes it can play.
Love me a steel drum. No other instrument can instantly transport you to a beach
Same with me. They just embody relaxation and good times. Makes me smile when I hear steel drums.
Bassoon or oboe… Maybe it’s the double reed?
El Camino Real by Alfred Reed has a nice oboe solo.
Roland TB-303. It’s the synth that launched so much electronic music. Examples are legion, but one of my favorites is Psychic TV “E-male:” https://youtu.be/o2U3joQ9oFI
Generally considered among the penultimate 303 examples are:
- “Higher State of Consciousness” by Josh Wink (https://youtu.be/NdaqXjDtXkQ)
- “Acperience 1” by Hardfloor (https://youtu.be/Un4CeV_l3pI)
I was just going to say synthesizer but if we’re being specific the TB-303 is the king, especially with some real dirty overdrive
Stylophone is very nice. The abrasive overtones are an acquired taste, but I’ve acquired it. It has a nice, rounded sound while not being generic like a sine wave.
My actual favorite is electric guitar followed by violin, and I’ll gladly expound, but those have already been mentioned.
So for this comment I’ll go with handpan drum. Those sound so amazing and soothing to me.
Damn I’ve been trying to find out what the hand pan drum was called for so long, thank you haha.
I would call it the 44 gallon xylophone
Oboe. Anything from the Dream Academy albums would qualify. It has a nice pure sound almost like a vocal.
In second place would be the sitar, or the Hammond Organ if someone is rockin out. The Peddlers, or Fanny would be good examples of excellent Hammond.
I’m biased bc I played oboe in school band but it’s true, a really great sounding oboe goes totally unappreciated. I was asked to do the solo to “Kiss from a Rose” or w/e by Seal and that had probably one of the only mainstream music oboe solos. Sadly the singer went with a different song before the show.
Oboe was my choice as well.
Man, I love me some guzheng nowadays.
I also love the erhu like the Butterfly Lover’s Concerto.
There’s a YouTuber called Mo Yun who does wonderful guzheng music, including some frankly mind-blowing covers of popular songs. Every so often I just let her entire channel play in the background while I go about my day.
Violin is up there for me, such rich notes and emotion can be pushed through it.
After that a didgeridoo played well is awesome. I like to play mine into the bath tub so I get the reverberation and can really hear it
And the bubbles are nice too.
The Cello, loved it so much that I started learning to play it at around 30.
