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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.
Piano or Violin for solo instruments, but I love a good concerto or symphony.
Vibraphone and marimba
Very close, steel drum
Drums - pretty much any single by Street Drum Corp
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.
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.
I am also a fan of the hurdy gurdy. Here's my entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypuaJLHK_LQ
Damn! That hit hard! Thank you for that one.
Piano. Supertramp, "From Now On".
And the sax in that tune is pretty great also.
Electric guitar.
Not a single instrument, but I love a horn section, too.
Trumpet. I think it's cause that's the instrument I first learned music on in elementary school.
Harpsichord. Its just such a nice and unique timbre
I'm big fan of pianos (but not all piano genres) and I have learned that I really like piano run through a phaser and doubled with a Japanese koto
Gawd I love koto…
Saxophone. But not always because it's smooth. Because sometimes it ROCKS...
...Or because it's crazier than anything you've ever heard!
Bamboo flute!
Native American flute.
There's nothing that makes me chill out and vibe faster after work.
A cozy EP, one that you can usually hear in jazz, fusion, and r&b.
An 8-string guitar with a clear heavy djent tone, like Meshuggah, Tesseract, and Animals As Leaders.
I'm not normally a big flute fan, but the flute solo in Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull is fire.
When I think of a classical instrument, I think cello - specifically this piece Shadow of Doubt by Yoko Kanno, where it has such a brooding tone and power.
Being a synthesizer nerd, I like those most, but they have such varied tones among them and even on the same synth; 4x Atlantis by Aphex Twin probably captures one of the tones I most love, and the entire "Orphans" piece hits much of the range.
Damn, when he hit stride around 2? Active stankface. That was gnarly af.
I love horns in music, especially the trumpet. It's why I'm a big fan of Cake, they have a prominent role for the trumpet in a lot of their songs. The best has to be the trumpet solo in Italian Leather Sofa (starts around 2:10) but they have other great ones too.
Cake is such a unique band. Thanks for mentioning it!
Their covers are amazing for a cover junkie like me
Yeah, I love their covers too, and I'm normally not much of a cover fan.
Hammond B3. Mmmmm.
Sitar!
Ugh looooove me some sitar.
Accordion, dammit Accordion!
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