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

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

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

[–] crapwittyname@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Vibraphone and marimba

Very close, steel drum

[–] psilotop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Drums - pretty much any single by Street Drum Corp

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Electric guitar.

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

[–] 843563115848@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Piano. Supertramp, "From Now On".

And the sax in that tune is pretty great also.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 27 points 2 days ago (8 children)

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

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

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

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[–] Jaxia@startrek.website 23 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I love a good piano piece.

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

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 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.

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.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Gawd I love koto…

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (3 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.

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[–] card797@champserver.net 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

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

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

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

[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] unit327@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] marzhall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Damn, when he hit stride around 2? Active stankface. That was gnarly af.

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Any song in particular that you'd recommend?

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

There's a YouTuber called Mo Yun who does wonderful guzheng music, including some frankly mind-blowing covers of popular songs. Every so often I just let her entire channel play in the background while I go about my day.

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[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Appleseuss@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

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

[–] JayleneSlide@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days 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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[–] murmelade@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

I dunno about favourite but Kamancheh sounds pretty lovely

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6D_3sBN3FM&t=224

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 6 points 2 days ago

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

https://youtu.be/7_8yPpCjK_w

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (6 children)
[–] silentTeee 3 points 2 days ago

Saxophone. But not always because it's smooth. Because sometimes it ROCKS...

https://youtu.be/7QFNAtnUDJ8

...Or because it's crazier than anything you've ever heard!

https://youtu.be/BARAHLk-8dk

[–] Libra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

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.

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[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you just keep it to the basic instrument drums probably.

If we are allowing it then a heavily distorted guitar tuned stupidly low. But is it the instrument or the various electronics that make the sound?

[–] pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not so well versed in music, so any examples of music that you like that have this distortion you mentioned?

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Any heavy metal uses distortion, at least I think that is the English term.

If you're asking specifically i like meshuggah - bleed style guitar.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Hammond B3. Mmmmm.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Harpsichord. Its just such a nice and unique timbre

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Classical guitar, here's Nocturne by Chopin.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

oboe, cello, violin...

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Ugh looooove me some sitar.

[–] bunkyprewster@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Accordion, dammit Accordion!

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Hang drums sound beautiful

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