[Audio-Me]

Classical: clarinet
Modern: guitar & trumpet

 

[Braver]

Chapman Stick

definately the most kickass bass!

 

[JMT]

Great question...

Classical: 1) Violin/Viola, 2) Cello, 3) well played oboe
Soundtracks: 1) French horn, 2) Bass trombone/trombone
Jazz: 1) Piano and Trumpet (former trumpet player here), 3) Alto sax, 4) Bari sax, 5) Tenor sax, 6) Guitar (acoustic before electric)

 

[jodokast]

Maybe a better question would be: What kind of instruments do you like? Strings? brass? woodwinds?

I'm a string man myself.

Brass has its' uses, but I think it's a bit too dramatic for me.

 

[gloco]

Guitar, electric and acoustic. Nothing gets me more hyper than hearing a killer guitar solo

 

[arnett]

12 string rickenbacker.

i am convinced that God is listening to one right now.

 

[pigmode]

Okay, how about the electic bass? Ever heard of Dean Peer?

 

[RMSzero]

Vibraphone.

I've played most everything. Percussion is the best section evar. Plus drummers are the coolest.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

Classical: oboe -- it just has a certain melancholy...although Cello could trump it, depending on piece...there just aren't enough good oboe pieces.

Contemporary: synthesizer -- there is nothing like a good fat squeaky clean synth-pop track to make me happy.

 

[pigmode]

Re: the oboe

Like the clarinet and the bassoon, they have that lustrious liquid quality (think spit) over their string counterparts. Check out the Arabian Dance from the Nutcracker--a dreamy and exotic piece with muted violins in the background.

 

[fiddler]

Quote:

.... Classical: 1) Violin/Viola

*GASP!* _Viola_ grouped into the same category as violin!?!? How COULD you!?

Q: What's the range of a viola? A: As far as you can kick it.
Q: Why are violas called "bratsche" in German? A: Because that's the sound they make when you sit on them.
Q: Did you hear the one about the violist who played in tune? A: Neither did I.
Q: What's the definition of "perfect pitch"? A: Throwing a viola into the dumpster without hitting the rim.
Q: What do you call a bunch of violists in a hot tub? A: Vegetable soup.

Now, I reeeeeally hope there aren't any violists here....

 

[sideswiped]

classical: piano (just a preference as of late be really getting into it)

modern:split between acustic guitar/electric guitar/piano

 

[BenG]

Any instrument, even non-musical if it's played well, acoustic prefered over electronic, and in a lively sounding venue.

 

[Audio-Me]

Acoustic over electric guitar most definately, but I like the sound of both (MG Head really makes you love both).

Oh my, I can only imagine how good a well played smooth toned clarinet would sound with a muted trumpet.

 

[BenG]

Recordings of electronic instruments sound the best when their amplified sounds are recorded w/mics in acoustic space. Keyboards fall victim to 'mixing-board sound' too much, electric and bass guitars less.