Instrument World Records
Instrument Challenges
29 Records
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Most Plates Spun On Feet While Playing Electric Guitar
Norzamri Bin spun one plate on his foot while playing the guitar.
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Antton Curutchet performed a double flip, played the intro riff to “Thunderstruck”[]on an accordion and solved a Rubik’s Cube[] in 48.37 seconds.
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Most Air Guitar Windmills In 30 Seconds
Jordan Johnston completed 91 air guitar windmills in 30 seconds.
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Largest Slide Whistle Orchestra
Drew Anderson and five of his friends played slide whistles at once, a new world record.
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Most Guitar Picks On A Guitar Neck
Wyatt Hayden placed 44 guitar picks on the neck of his guitar.
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Peter Grigorov played 20.3 notes per second on his accordion, a new world record. He played Flight of the Bumblebee in setting the mark.
The record was set on November 25, 2007 in Billerica, Massachusetts. Atanas Grigorov witnessed the performance.
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Most Air Guitar Windmills In One Minute
Joseph Gunderson completed 137 air guitar windmills in one minute. The windmills were done in the spirit of legendary guitarist Pete Townshend. Windmills can be clockwise or counter-clockwise, but must rotate in the same direction for the full minute.
The feat was achieved on July, 19, 2009 at the Pitchfork Music Festival[] in Chicago. Representatives from URDB.org were present to document the record.
#PF01
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Most Guitar Chords Strummed In 30 Seconds Using Another Guitar As Pick
Justin Nyugen played 13 chords on his Fender Squire Stratocaster with another guitar in 30 seconds, a new world record. Chords played: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, F#, G#, Bb, Am, Em, A7.
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Most Led Zeppelin Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute
Jon Shriver played 14 Led Zeppelin guitar riffs in one minute. He used a Gibson SG to accomplish the feat.
Shriver set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
Riffs performed:
1. Stairway to Heaven
2. Thank You
3. Over the Hills and Far Away
4. Dazed and Confused
5. The Lemon Song
6. How Many More Times
7. Moby Dick
8. The Rover
9. Bring It On Home
10. Communication Breakdown
11. Whole Lotta Love
12. Immigrant Song
13. Heartbreaker
14. The Ocean[#WRAS15][]
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Most Jimi Hendrix Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute
Jon Shriver played 11 Jimi Hendrix guitar riffs in one minute.
Shriver set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.
Riffs performed:
1. Purple Haze
2. Voodoo Chile
3. Machine Gun
4. Who Knows
5. Hey Baby
6. Hear My Train
7. Midnight Lightning
8. Little Wing
9. Spanish Castle Magic
10. Freedom
11. In From The Storm[#WRAS19][]
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Most Vuvuzelas Blown At Once In A Prius
This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself.
The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.
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Most Hula Hoop Rotations While Playing Ukelele And Singing The Refrain To The Hula Hoop Song
Jenny Levison completed 23 hula hoop rotations while playing a ukulele and singing the refrain of the Hula Hoop Song.
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Most Instruments Played At Once
Norzamri Lagenda played a total of four instruments — one keyboard and three guitars — at the same time.
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Fastest Guitar Solo On Doremi Scales Per Second
Norzamri Lagenda played the Doremi scales on his guitar for 23.67 seconds.
Norzamri Lagenda 
Antton Curutchet 
Jordan Johnston 
Drew Anderson 
Wyatt Hayden 
Peter Grigorov 
Joseph Gunderson 
Justin Nguyen 
Jon Shriver 
Pim Zond 
Prius Records 
Jenny Levison