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Bonus points for a song that has a good part for that instrument.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Pro musician here.

There are so many, but a hurdy gurdy has gotta be up there. Played by someone who knows more than the basics, it sounds like something a medieval king would demand played to relax.

(They’re also among the most expensive instruments out there, as the only makers today are extremely talented individual ones; no big company like Fender or anything makes them. If you see one, you know it was handmade by a master.)

I also love the sound of the Crwth. It’s from Wales, and is sort of like a regional spinoff/precursor to the violin.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

IDK why, but the hurdy gurdy has a pretty alluring sound, in my opinion. So I'm probably going with either that or acoustic guitar.

Edit:

I really like this song using hurdy gurdy because to me it kinda sounds like a soundtrack piece for some prison action film.

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Damn! That hit hard! Thank you for that one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Electric guitar.

Not a single instrument, but I love a horn section, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Piano or Violin for solo instruments, but I love a good concerto or symphony.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Drums - pretty much any single by Street Drum Corp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Probably acoustic guitar tbh, I love acoustic covers, but Piano is amazing too, and electric guitar.

Acoustic covers are just so raw and nice to listen to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Vibraphone and marimba

Very close, steel drum

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Piano. Supertramp, "From Now On".

And the sax in that tune is pretty great also.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

Trumpet. I think it's cause that's the instrument I first learned music on in elementary school.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Just love a heavy well produced guitar riff. Might be a boring answer but that’s the one for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Eric Shenkman from Spin Doctors is the cool riff King for my money.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I'm also fan of a particular type of guitar riff that I can only describe as "crunchy" with my limited music vocabulary.

The best example I can give is Spirit in the Sky. The lyrics are cheesy, but damn the guitars are fine in that track.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I love a good piano piece.

One of my favorites: https://youtu.be/zucBfXpCA6s

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

That was a lovely performance! Great pick, thanks for sharing it

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Like as the main or only instrument in a song? Probably Spanish guitar. See "Vamo Alla Flamenco" from Final Fantasy 9. I wanna say Diablo 2 had a good Spanish guitar track too, but no idea what it's called.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Ooo you might like “Desert” by SoundTEMP from Ragnarok Online!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I believe the song in Diablo is called "Tristram". Excellent classical guitar song!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Drums in music. I always zero in on the percussion patterns.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Oboe was my choice as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

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.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

The hurdy-gurdy is so pleasant to listen too. I love the drone notes it can play.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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:

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

oboe, cello, violin...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

Any song in particular that you'd recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

The Cello, loved it so much that I started learning to play it at around 30.

https://youtu.be/7_8yPpCjK_w

[–] sockman 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Love me a steel drum. No other instrument can instantly transport you to a beach

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Piano. Chopin, especially Raindrop.

https://youtu.be/6OFHXmiZP38

If I said guitar, I'd point you to this song, which is actually a piano song performed on guitar. Lately this is the song that makes me feel things.

https://youtu.be/fnymlUUomKI

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I love the theremin! This is one of my favorite duets.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bassoon or oboe... Maybe it's the double reed?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Who doesn't enjoy some good theremin

https://youtu.be/9qYndeST4aw

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I love a lot of different instruments, but I fell in love with the Erhu after ATLA. Second to that, the orchestral strings like the violin, viola, cello, etc. Scores from Halo and Elder Scrolls franchises.

Finally, the collective vocal cords of choirs.

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