I have this great idea for a Band?

I have no idea if this would be considered an instrument, and I have no idea what the name is...........but what about that "toy" that is a 2 feet long plastic tube. It makes a noise when it is tilded vertically, and another noise when it is fliped over. Its kinda like a crescendo and decrescendo noise.

Originally Posted by: crazywolfI have no idea if this would be considered an instrument, and I have no idea what the name is...........but what about that "toy" that is a 2 feet long plastic tube. It makes a noise when it is tilded vertically, and another noise when it is fliped over. Its kinda like a crescendo and decrescendo noise.

hee hee, those things are awesome!

Originally Posted by: kingdavidIn the end, the only thing that matters is what you want to express and how you go about expressing, whether you have a three piece and person band or a 200 person ochestra. If in the process of expressing yourself you end up playing fancy, exotic, uncommon instruments, it's all good. But don't go out and get exotic, fancy just for the sake of it. Ok, you could do that, and see how it goes. Just for the heck of it.
Anyway, you get my point.

man. all of you people have sure ideas for a secret instrument...
I never would thought that some of you would get so exotic...

anyways..my so called secret instrument is a violen.....
maybe it has been done before with other bands and what not...


But im thinking of using it different, making it work with the riffs from a metal. ANd making it sound really good with an up-beat tempo(riffs)....and probably fast ones too .like metallica...or something...ethier way, it sounds beatiful by it self,,,just think how much can be...done....and using some effects on the violen it self
..then we're talking.

Thats what im thinking.......
IM SURE IT WILL WORK... :D

Originally Posted by: crazywolfI have no idea if this would be considered an instrument, and I have no idea what the name is...........but what about that "toy" that is a 2 feet long plastic tube. It makes a noise when it is tilded vertically, and another noise when it is fliped over. Its kinda like a crescendo and decrescendo noise.

Don't they call those things "rain sticks", because they sound similiar to when it's raining?

Originally Posted by: eddyganyways..my so called secret instrument is a violen.....
maybe it has been done before with other bands and what not...

Dave Matthews.

Some metal bands have used it too...

Still, good idea. I tried to get a violinist a while back.

How about a Dulcimer or a Sitar? That would be interesting!

Originally Posted by: Pantallica1That was ingenious. A bit of a stretch, but nonetheless I'll give credit where credit is due.

Wow, "ingenious!" Go me! :D ;)

yeah, I've heard this one band... using a violin... but it sounds way more awesome, rather than adding a violin to a metal band, but to add an electric guitar to a classical type thing.. I heard this one band, they played classical music on an electric guitar with effects, it sounded awesome... it's like "re-mixing" soft calming slow songs into hard and heavy sounding, but still with the melody of the classical... it's hard to explain, but it was awesome.. I was going to look up some classical music to try on my electric guitar, but haven't gotten around to actually looking any up yet...

but I think the best idea, would to have sound-effects from the game 'pac-man' playing throughout the song...