Most Unusual Instruments Used in Bands...

Petula07 · 02-13-2010, 07:52 AM

Band Orphaned Land... do you know them?
Maybe not unusual instruments but for sure unusual sound - mixture of metal and oriental music

This old song is part in arabic and part in hebrew language with oriental instruments

They have now new album The Never Ending Way of ORwarriOR and here is video for the first track Sapari...

SusanMart · 02-15-2010, 09:10 AM

well, once on a concert I saw something that reminded me of a violin and a guitar. It has a small drum-like body and a lond handle, with strings.
The guy had it hanging on this belly)))
I don't even know the name of this thing, but the atmosphere it created reminded me of an ethno festival)
if somebody can name this instrument, I'll be grateful)

Stone Birds · 02-15-2010, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SusanMart

well, once on a concert I saw something that reminded me of a violin and a guitar. It has a small drum-like body and a lond handle, with strings.
The guy had it hanging on this belly)))
I don't even know the name of this thing, but the atmosphere it created reminded me of an ethno festival)
if somebody can name this instrument, I'll be grateful)

wait could it be a banjo

this is a beautiful banjo

Angel of Night · 03-16-2010, 07:28 AM

I like when they use violins and flutes.

Insane Guest · 03-25-2010, 02:20 PM

The Triangle in a Metal Band, I heard there was an electric Triangle, but i'm not sure.

joderu95 · 03-25-2010, 07:47 PM

The oboe doesn't show up all that much outside of symphonic orchestras and yet here it is.

*Or rather there it was.

bubu · 03-26-2010, 08:40 AM

The Berimbau is one of the most unusual instruments I've ever seen (it's like a fishing rod made of bamboo or something)

beautyinthebreakdown · 04-07-2010, 04:02 AM

Churchfitters use a saw quite regularly and have made most of their instruments, they have a double bass made from mainly kitchen objects.

Saw some folk bands this year using balalika (not sure on spelling), kazoos and lapsteel.

OctaneHugo · 04-07-2010, 12:51 PM

CAKE has been known to utilize a melodica. pretty neat looking instrument, makes a cool noise

Stone Birds · 04-08-2010, 01:23 AM

i've used a radio as an instrument (i turn dial all the way up so it's noise then by adjusting volume and waving my hand and or metal object around the antenna i can make a very nice glitch sound)

i've used paper as an instrument in an unreleased song i made called "Origami Tea Leaves"

i bow pretty much every strings instrument i have (2 acoustic, 1 electric, 1 3-string ukulele, a busted violin)

in a song called "Early Cremation" i spoke through a harmonica, sounded interesting, thought it can get tricky to do it correctly.

in a song called "Eddy" my cat was outside the door trying to come in it sounded like percussion

02-13-2010, 07:52 AM	#31 (permalink)
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joderu95 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 93	The oboe doesn't show up all that much outside of symphonic orchestras and yet here it is. Or rather there it was. __________________ Did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? ~Pink Floyd Last edited by joderu95; 04-09-2010 at 04:22 PM.*

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02-15-2010, 09:10 AM	#32 (permalink)
SusanMart Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 21	well, once on a concert I saw something that reminded me of a violin and a guitar. It has a small drum-like body and a lond handle, with strings. The guy had it hanging on this belly))) I don't even know the name of this thing, but the atmosphere it created reminded me of an ethno festival) if somebody can name this instrument, I'll be grateful)

03-16-2010, 07:28 AM	#34 (permalink)
Angel of Night Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 4	I like when they use violins and flutes.

03-25-2010, 02:20 PM	#35 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	The Triangle in a Metal Band, I heard there was an electric Triangle, but i'm not sure.

03-26-2010, 08:40 AM	#37 (permalink)
bubu Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 112	The Berimbau is one of the most unusual instruments I've ever seen (it's like a fishing rod made of bamboo or something)

04-07-2010, 04:02 AM	#38 (permalink)
beautyinthebreakdown Groupie Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3	Churchfitters use a saw quite regularly and have made most of their instruments, they have a double bass made from mainly kitchen objects. Saw some folk bands this year using balalika (not sure on spelling), kazoos and lapsteel.