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  1. Most Wah-Wah Pedals Used On A Bass

    Most Wah-Wah Pedals Used On A Bass

    Owen Biddle of The Rootsplayed a bass guitar that was wired through two wah-wah pedals. He attempted to plug in six, but a faulty cable led to an unsuccessful attempt.

    Biddle set the recordat a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. He was accompanied by Blast Off!!!. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

    [#WRAS14][]

  2. Fastest Guitar Player

    Fastest Guitar Player

    John Taylor played "Flight of the Bumblebee" on his guitar at 600 BPM.

  3. Most Led Zeppelin Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

    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][]

  4. Most Metallica Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

    Most Metallica Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

    Braden Harris played eight Metallica guitar riffs in one minute.

    Riffs performed:
    1. Through the Never
    2. Blackened
    3. Holier Than Thou
    4. Enter Sandman
    5. Seek amp; Destroy
    6. For Whom The Bell Tolls
    7. That Was Just Your Life
    8. One

  5. Most Jimi Hendrix Guitar Riffs Played In One Minute

    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][]

  6. Most Casio Preset Rhythms Played At Once

    Most Casio Preset Rhythms Played At Once

    Stephen Hermann of Explosion Robinson played 10 preset rhythms on Casio keyboards at once, and then added a final preset rhythm on a Casio keytar.

    Hermann set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

    [#WRAS20][]

  7. Largest Female Accordion Group To Play A Polka Song

    Largest Female Accordion Group To Play A Polka Song

    The Main Squeeze Orchestra, an accordiongroup six females, played a polka song.

    They set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

    [#WRAS20][]

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  8. Largest Female Accordion Group To Play A Polka Song

    Largest Female Accordion Group To Play A Polka Song

    The Main Squeeze Orchestra, an accordiongroup six females, played a polka song.

    They set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Littlefield in Brooklyn, New York. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

    [#WRAS20][]

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  9. Longest Musical Chairs Interlude

    Longest Musical Chairs Interlude

    Glennis McMurray and a member of the audience at a World Record Appreciation Society[] event participated in a four-minute, 53.9-second musical chairs interlude.

    McMurray set the record at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

    [][][#WRAS19][]

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  10. Fastest Bagpipe Rendition Of 'Scotland The Brave' While Standing Next To A Human Flagpole

    Fastest Bagpipe Rendition Of 'Scotland The Brave' While Standing Next To A Human Flagpole

    Mallory Wolchuk played ’Scotland The Brave’ on bagpipes in 52.22 seconds while standing next to Doug McManaman, who balanced a Canadian flag on his chin for the entire record.

  11. Fastest Rendition Of 'Hello Dolly' On A Moving Piano

    Fastest Rendition Of 'Hello Dolly' On A Moving Piano

    Jack Garton performed Hello Dolly on a moving piano in 54.38 seconds.

    #BM2007

  12. Fastest Mouth Organ Rendition Of 'Oh! Susanna'

    Fastest Mouth Organ Rendition Of 'Oh! Susanna'

    Michael Kennedy’s rendition of "Oh!Susana" on a mouth organ took exactly 6.00 seconds.

  13. Longest Freestyle Rap

    Longest Freestyle Rap

    Marcus Morgan AKA Magnum Opus performed a freestyle rap non-stop for 13 hours, 30 minutes and 23.00 seconds. He set the record at the back office room of The Old Miami in Detroit, Michigan. Learn more about Marcus on his Twitter and Facebook accounts.

  14. Most People Brought To Tears By A Rendition Of "The Wind That Shakes The Barley"

    Most People Brought To Tears By A Rendition Of "The Wind That Shakes The Barley"

    Ivan C.’s deeply melancholy performance of “The Wind That Shakes The Bailey” turned one nearby listener into a sobbing heap.

    #BM2006

  15. Longest Uninterrupted Harmonic Singing

    Longest Uninterrupted Harmonic Singing

    Kimono-clad James’ harmonic singing graced the crowd’s ears for an uninterrupted 24.3 seconds. About harmonic singing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throat_singin

    #BM2005

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