Favorite Musical Instrument.

[theskald]

Judging by its timbre.

For me, it's the contra-bassoon, followed pretty closely by the electric bass.

Also, the theramin is not included because everyone loves the theramin, so pick something else.

POLL ON THE WAY UP.

New rule! Say why! You know if you have a reason. Even better, give an example you think best illustrates why your instrument is so great.

 

[Kyriakos]

I voted for electric guitar, since i play it. But i love the piano and violin as well.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I play the trombone myself, so that one gets a vote, although I do enjoy a good bass or fiddle, and the harmonica.

 

[CCRunner]

They're just so ridiculous . It's bigger than he is! I love Tubas

 

[Bigfoot3814]

If you like tubas then you'll LOVE Sousaphones!

 

[theskald]

I voted for electric guitar, since i play it. But i love the piano and violin as well.

Do you play those, too? Man I envy you, my hands are too small to play most instruments.

I play the trombone myself, so that one gets a vote, although I do enjoy a good bass or fiddle, and the harmonica.

Ah I forgot the harmonica, that's pretty bangin'.

And do you mean stand-up bass?

They're just so ridiculous . It's bigger than he is! I love Tubas

Hah, the hat really brings it all together.

But I said by timbre, not appearance.

EDIT: RedDoor is the most indecisive person I've ever encountered.

 

[Kyriakos]

Do you play those, too? Man I envy you, my hands are too small to play most instruments.

I used to play the piano, when i was in elementary school. The guitar is the only istrument i can still play

 

[Dachs]

Mark Knopfler regrets not learning to play the guitar. (Or the drums for that matter, but I forgot to vote for those.)

 

[Supr49er]

I voted for the Cello.

 

[theskald]

Mark Knopfler regrets not learning to play the guitar. (Or the drums for that matter, but I forgot to vote for those.)

Huh? He plays the guitar, doesn't he?

 

[Phlegmak]

• Distorted electric guitar
• String ensemble
• Any bowed string instrument with the same body shape as a violin (are they called the violin family?)
• Electric bass
• French horn
• and a few others

The timbre of a string ensemble (for example, the sound you hear on classical music CDs played by a bunch of string instruments together) is the sweetest instrument sound there is, in my opinion. Too bad no single instrument makes that sound. A violin surely doesn't.

 

[Leonel]

Euphonium. I played one in high school and enjoyed it. I still have fantasies of playing Bonnie Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of Night on a euphonium.

 

[alcal]

I love guitar (both electric and not) and maracas.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

And do you mean stand-up bass?

Well yes. I am a big Charles Mingus fan, but an electric bass is cool too.

 

[raketooy]

Voted for drums. Partly because I play them.

 

[Dachs]

Huh? He plays the guitar, doesn't he?

I should have learned to play the guitar, I should've learned to play them drums.

Way to not catch the reference?

 

[emzie]

Distorted electric guitar and clarinet. But I have very odd tastes in music. My favourite instrument I own is a guitar I've stripped down, unable to stay in tune, played through an old mid-90s amp that I tore with a knife. It's a disgusting sound and I love it.

And I like playing that with a gentle / soft over lay of wind instruments, held together by a driving bass line and primal drum kit work.

edit: I also love, only slightly less, my father's acoustic that the instrument itself is a work of art. It creates such a beautiful sound without even trying.

 

[North King]

Harp and oboe, with bassoon, flute, cello, and string bass coming in second.

 

[Godwynn]

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I also like the flugelhorn! That's what Chuck Mangione plays.