Indian (east) stringed instruments: surbahar (bass sitar) and rudra vina (archaic ancestor of sitar family), and tablas (Indian hand drums) . Playing an instrument comes in handy when you're auditioning equipment: if you have a recording of your instrument you know how it is supposed to sound!
What Instrument do You Play?
Okay, please forgive me if this has been a too-recent thread. But, that said, I'm curious to know how many audiophiles are musicians? Does being a musician influence your equipment choices? What kind of music do you play? Me, I play blues guitar. When I was in college (many years ago), I played straight-ahead jazz on the double bass. Looking forward to your comments, 'gonners!