Instrument World Records

64 Records Found

05:20 Canada

Longest Time Balancing Acoustic Guitar On Forehead

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman balanced an acoustic guitar on his forehead for four minutes, 52.69 seconds.

00:59 The Internet

Most Instruments Played At Once By A Five-Person Band

Jasper Jacobs

Jasper Jacobs and four members of his family played 18 instruments at once.

00:50 United States

Most People Bending High Notes On Electric Guitars At Once In A Toyota Prius

Prius Records

This record was set as part of 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.

00:54 United States

Most Tambourine Rattles In One Minute While Wearing Bell-Bottoms In A Prius

Prius Records

This record was set as part of 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.

00:40 United States

Most Instruments Played By One Person At Once In A Prius

Prius Records

This record was set as part of 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.

01:12 United States

Most Maracas Shaken At Once In A Prius

Prius Records

This record was set as part of 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.

Most Hip-Hop Songs Riffed On Using A Trumpet While Spinning In Two Minutes

Jason Prover

Jason Prover riffed on nine hip-hop songs with a trumpet while spinning in two minutes. He set the record at a RecordSetter LIVE! event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. The event was a fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. [#RSLIVE22][]

01:12 United States

Most Middle C Notes Played On Pianos At Once

Team Maroon

20 members of Wieden Kennedy’s Team Maroon played the middle C note on 23 different pianos at once. The record was set in Portland, Oregon on April 1, 2010 at the agency’s 28th annual Founders’ Dayparty.RecordSetter co-foundersDan Rollman and Corey Henderson were on hand to preside over the event. [#FD28][]

05:07 United States

Most Wah-Wah Pedals Used On A Bass

Owen Biddle

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][]

01:24 Canada

Longest Time To Play An Electric Fiddle While Balancing A Golf Club, Golf Tee And Golf Ball On Chin

Doug McManaman

Doug McManaman played an electronic fiddle for 19.95 seconds while balancing a golf club, golf tee and golf ball on his chin.

02:39 United States

Most Consecutive Table Tennis Ball Bounces Using An Electric Guitar

Mick Cullen

Mick Cullen bounced a table tennis ball 96 times using his electric guitar as a paddle. He used an Ibanez electric guitar to achieve the feat.

01:22 United States

Fastest Time To Sing "Sleigh Ride" While Accompanying Oneself With A Cowbell, Kazoo And Jingles

Esther Crow

Esther Crow sang ’Sleigh Ride’ in 59.41 seconds while accompanying herself with a cowbell, a kazoo, and metal jingles. Crow set the record during a World Record Appreciation Society event at Pianos in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness and time the feat. #WRAS10

03:11 United States

Most Notes Played On An Electric Djembe

Alex Alexander

Using a combination of muting, pedals, custom sounds and presets, Alex Alexander[] played 1,440 notes on his custom-built electric djembe.

00:34 United States

Most Instruments Beatboxed In A 4-Beat Measure

Adam Matta

BeatboxerAdam Matta delivered 17 different vocal instruments in a 4-beat measure, a new world record. The tempo of the performance was approximately 86 BPM. Matta performed the feat at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City on February 11, 2009. It took place at Pianos, a Lower East Side bar. Dan Rollman was present to time and count the instruments. INSTRUMENTS BEATBOXED: kick drum, floor tom, mid-tom, hi-tom, hi-hat, 808 snare, horn hit ‘sample’, vocal scratch/turntable, inward hand clap snare, upright bass, trumpet, metal guitar, truck horn, trap snare roll, vocal bass, throat singing, crash cymbal. [#WRAS03][]

07:04 New Zealand

Oldest Wood Used To Make An Electric Guitar

Joh Lang

Joh Lang of Langcaster Guitars constructs guitars using wood that’s 35,000 years old. He’s used carbon dating methods to confirm the wood’s age.

02:24 Australia

Most People Playing Lagerphones At Once

Gloria Banting

134 people played lagerphones at the same time, a world record. The record was set in Australia at a festival celebrating 150 years of Queensland. Read more about the event here.

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