30 Otherworldly musical instruments that look like glitches in the matrix

Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor

Jul 20, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

These musicians have taken their craft to the next level. These instruments are custom made to be large, twisty, or otherwise weird-looking. It's not every day that you get to see a guitar with dozens of strings, or a drum so big you need to stand on a ladder to play it properly.

Why do people make these quirky instruments? You'd have to ask them yourself, but presumably they like to push the bounds of what's been created already, as well as produce some completely unique sounds from their newly formed instrument. I'm a big fan of instruments that just look kind of silly as well, like the performer holding a gigantic triangular guitar. The sky's the limit with these things, whether their creators are joining two instruments together or just pushing the limits of how many strings one guitar can hold.

After you check out these quirky instruments, check out this boss, who reminded their employee that they aren't an office manager. So that employee shrugged their shoulders and stopped managing the office!

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Spamp

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Playing a giant corn chip

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It couldn't B any flatter

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"Which instrument do you play?" "The BIG one"

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The strings going diagonally across the broken neck just looks off

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Where to even begin playing this funky guitar?

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This ukulele has 8 strings

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Multi purpose --- it's a guitar and a chair that will trip everyone who walks your way

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Guitar playing on the highest difficulty setting

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Use this guitar to learn to play without looking at your finger placement

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Something's gone horribly wrong

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This here is called a hyperbass flute

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This drummer is a bit confused but she'll figure it out eventually

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Picasso fiddle

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We love a good musical innovator

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A critical mistake was made here

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You'll never get bored making dinner ever again

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This is called a Whaletone piano, the perfect addition to any modern home

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This would be cute for couples who want to play together/deafen each other at the same time

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How many people can play this at a time? Maybe like four?

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Half harmonica and half horn

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When you need to play music at 6 and photograph someone in an old-timey fashion at 7

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