i was listening to 'the sorcerer's apprentice' and i thought about this one. i'd definitely say the oboe; what a beautiful sound it makes. i 'played' it for about 6 months but gave up because i couldn't be arsed practicing. oh, well, i'd rather listen to it anyway. :)
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what's your favourite musical instrument?
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At the risk of sounding old, I would say the Harp.
Try waking up, after being on the piss for about 3 weeks (try people) and waking up to the Harpsichord being played.
Surreal, weird, strange, yes. But definitely beautiful.
(Admittedly I did jump up and look for my control pad, I thought i was playing Tomb Raider)
Jem, a harpsicord looks like this ...
..and a Harp looks like this...
.. Jem, staying sharp to the bottom of the glass.
Ha! I thought I was being clever, but trust some big Yorkshire no mates musical fairy to put me right.
OK I meant Harp.
Missy Jem wrote: Ha! .. trust some big Yorkshire no mates musical fairy to put me right.
Sussed.:\ohwell:
Bass Fairlight CMI ( a real one off, an electronic instrument with more life than half it's owners) Theremin.....the real one ind, played by a trained player, not jstsome fucktard rappah, waving his arms at t like a spastic and torturing peeeoow peeeoow noises from it. Quite fond of Irish and Northumbrian pipes too...scots bagpipes are not an instrument but a method of defence from the English.
Piano
Although, I played the Flute and the Violin. Mix that with football, and a fucking nightmare is born!
Bonzette wrote: Mix that with football, and a fucking nightmare is born!
whatan avatar Ms. B!
Favourite. probably the G-uitar. Like to learn how to play it.
violin (most of them) synthetizers an Eastern European instrument which is like a xylophone but with strings instead...
on the other side, two instruments which make me sick : saxophone and non-electric guitar
Missy Jem wrote: At the risk of sounding old, I would say the Harp.
Try waking up, after being on the piss for about 3 weeks (try people) and waking up to the Harpsichord being played.
Surreal, weird, strange, yes. But definitely beautiful.
(Admittedly I did jump up and look for my control pad, I thought i was playing Tomb Raider)
you went to bed with a harpsichord player?
Roland TB-303 and an 808... that is what I would play in my fantasy band... I suppose I could do it all
Armpit 
I like the twelve-string Rickenbacker sound on a lot of the Beatles' circa Hard Day's Night records, and the Byrds took that up as well. If I ever bother to get around learning guitar, it would have to be a Rickenbacker just because they've got that distinctive look
J.A.K wrote: Drums
eg. Dave Grohl on Killing Joke 2003 and Martin Atkins on KJ's Extremities.
My favourite
As played by Killing Joke's Geordie
J.A.K wrote: the gibson semi
is right Chris!!
Is it a semi? I always thought the F holes were for decoration only. The fuckers certainly weigh enough....lots more than my bass, which is even about half the weight of a Gibson SG, and that's positively anorexic compared to the above.
Favorite?
Probably the pipe organ. I've always had a thing for big machines.
But I don't have one, so I just settle for my computers.
My pick...a computer loaded with software synths (fave..novation bass station). Although if I had to stand on stage in front of an audience I'd say a real bass with 20 distortion pedals.
Mr disco 99 wrote: Favorite?
Probably the pipe organ. I've always had a thing for big machines.
But I don't have one, so I just settle for my computers.
You need to meet this mudyfunster here then.....
Third biggest in europe or something...the fucker even has trumpets on it. It's why New Order need to play the Ulster Hall...the entire building is built as the resonance chamber for the organ...ie it's designed for stupidly loud (the local TV company reckoned that if someone started playing it while they had their levels set for pieces to camera...it'd destroy people's TV's (a spoof obviously as there is a ceiling level that can be broadcast) amplified music.
I forgot...I like Tablas a lot too :D And Moogs (mine has not been powered up since the day Professor Moog left us, I honestly don't know how to tell it)
I also have a hell of a passion for anything stupidly unusual....go see Holt's Planets performed properly and you will see what I mean...there's a full orchestrra...pluss all the freak instruments that are not normally allowed out....bass flute...bass clarinet...and even 5 string contrabasses.
One more thing, I forgot to mention that I love the theremins for 2 reasons....1 the obvious one, that it's the only instrument that you must NOT touch when playing....and second, because when played right, it sounds like an Angel playing a cello.
Doctor? wrote: You need to meet this mudyfunster here then.....
Third biggest in europe or something...the fucker even has trumpets on it. It's why New Order need to play the Ulster Hall...the entire building is built as the resonance chamber for the organ...ie it's designed for stupidly loud (the local TV company reckoned that if someone started playing it while they had their levels set for pieces to camera...it'd destroy people's TV's (a spoof obviously as there is a ceiling level that can be broadcast) amplified music.
Wow... I'll be paying that place a visit if I ever make it to Belfast.
I guess I just like the power of the pipe organ. One person's playing can fill the room. It's got such a huge dynamic range. My favorite part of being dragged to church as a youngster was listening to that sound.
I also like Moogs but have never owned one. I'd love to get my hands on a modular one day. I'd play with it for days.
Synth. I would love to get an Emulator I/II/Emax, Yamaha DX-7, PPG Wave 2, Roland Jupiter 8, any type of Moog, ARP Omni and just rock the shit out of it like I was in 1982-1990 Depeche Mode.
But with my talent, I would play the role of Andy Fletcher 
12 Sting guitar. I've played a Rickenbacker through a stereo amp; makes you sound like you've got at least a year more hard practice than anything else I've played. The one I've got is really easy to play - very flattering if, like me, you've got pigs tits for fingers.
Saying that, I've got a really old Eko Ranger 6 string that I rebuilt a couple of years ago, I've owned it for about fifteen years. It's had a hard life and it's really dificult to play. Something about the way it's built means that the strings seem to be tighter than any other guitar and the action is really even so buzzing is a real problem. If you've got the time to sit and really concentrate, you can make a lovely sound with it. That's my favourite instrument.
Well, my favourite musical instument
violins are good as well. have i said before that that i love classical music and have a very good collection.
Bach and organ music, centuries before his time. imagine what he could have done with a fairlight. oh yes I love organs as well.
when you've just been filled in, and one of your teeth is missing, try suckin on a birds clit. makes a lovely sound. hurts like fuck. but nice tune.
J.A.K wrote: when you've just been filled in, and one of your teeth is missing, try suckin on a birds clit. makes a lovely sound. hurts like fuck. but nice tune.
Sounds like a 1000 stringed instrument played like a wind instrument. If you play the right notes the audience goes wild.
LOL
