Instrument World Records
61 Records
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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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Fastest Mouth Organ Rendition Of 'Oh! Susanna'
Michael Kennedy’s rendition of "Oh!Susana" on a mouth organ took exactly 6.00 seconds.
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Fastest Time To Play Every Note On A Bass Guitar
Micheal Reimer played all 84 notes on his four string, 20-fret bass guitar in 12.55 seconds.
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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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Most Instruments Played In One Hour
Ebin George played 27 musical instruments in one hour. He set the record during a live concert at SWC Auditorium in Sharjah, UAE. George started learning to play instruments at the young age of two.
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Most Instruments Played While Standing On One Hand
Tai Star played six instruments while standing on one hand. The instruments were conga, djembe, tankdrum, melodica, harmonica, and didgeridoo.
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Longest Time Balancing A Didgeridoo On Lips While Playing It
Tai Star balanced a didgeridoo on his lips while playing it for 10.10 seconds.
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Ryan R. played the bagpipes nonstop for seven hours, 14.00 minutes.
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Largest Group Of People Playing "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" On Kazoos
90 people played We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together on kazoos at once.
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Longest Time To Hover A Rolling Paper By Playing A Didgeridoo
Tai Star hovered a rolling paper for one minute, 17.41 seconds by playing a didgeridoo.
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Bisse Grigo played "A Fond la Caisse" on his button accordion at 20 buttons per second.
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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.
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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 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][]
Peter Grigorov 
Michael Kennedy 
Micheal Reimer 
Norzamri Lagenda 
Pim Zond 
Ebin George 
Tai Star 
Ryan Randall 
Jonathan Denton 
Bisse Grigo 
Jon Shriver