Anyone ever played a theremin?

[High On PCP]

I've never really played an instrument... but I've been thinking about using the money I was about to buy a PS3 with and instead buy a theremin and amp.

I've always thought it'd be cool to play an instrument and the theremin seems to be the only one that really sticks out as interesting to me.

Has anyone here ever played one? I'd be interested to hear about it, if so...

[Trent215]

I honestly can't say I know what a theremin is...

[Sezril]

I honestly can't say I know what a theremin is...

Evil Soviet sorcery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4jvtAr8JM)

[hole in the sky]

theremins are interesting instruments, i considered buying one from an ad on myspace once.

i would definitely suggest listening to clara rockmore, it is positively haunting. sounds like a human voice.

check this out:http://www.thereminworld.com/clara_spot.asp

[Trent215]

Well from that video I can tell that the guy in it and his tie get all sorts of pussy....:D

[WilliamCarrion]

Buy one. Practice hard. Scare the piss out of kids during Halloween...
From the video on there it sounds like those old 50's creepy alien movies. I like.

[tripb19]

There's an Australian band called The Night Terrors which has a theremin in it, it's kinda cool for a gimmick but it's not the greatest 'instrument'.

[High On PCP]

I'd still like to hear the impressions of someone who's actually used one, at one point or another.


Anyone?

[Edgecrusher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq3u4wVlo0o&feature=related

[ESP83]

they are really cool, however i have seen them malfunction several times during live shows. claudio from coheed likes to use one for the final cut but it wasnt working worth a damn last time i seen them. cool to have though

[High On PCP]

Evil Soviet sorcery (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4jvtAr8JM)

I emailed the guy who made that vid, Thomas Grillo.



Told me he practices playing theremin for roughly 10 hours a day.