Most boring instrument to play in a band.

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#1 Lonelynight
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I've played as a pianist, bassist and rhythm guitarist and I would say playing the rhythm guitar is extremely boring compared to the other two.
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#2 muller39
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The triangle.

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#3 SirWander
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Cowbell.

but there's never enough of it

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#4 Dream01
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Tambourine

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#5 razgriz_101
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anyone who says bass just needs to stop chuggin root notes :P

I'd probably say synth only snyth players i've ever seen get into it was FYS's one but they kicked him out and Bodom's keyboard player.

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#6 Sharpie125
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If you mean rythym as in chords, don't most bands usually have the guy on vocal duty strumming a guitar? I love learning new strum patterns because I cannot for the life of me play a complex melody and sing at the same time.

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#7 Frieza99
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sometimes Bass can be boring in a song .
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#8 APiranhaAteMyVa
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sometimes Bass can be boring in a song .Frieza99
That is down to the musician though, guitar and drums can be just as boring if they do basic stuff all the time. I think it depends really, all instruments are capable of doing something interesting, it just depends on the band. You have some instruments like tambourine and triangle but they aren't really widespread and tend to just be used as part of the percussion.
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#9 shadowkiller11
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It depends on the songs and genres etc. So not one instrument is typically boring. One song it might be Bass, next it could be lead or rhythm or drums.
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#10 deactivated-5d1cb98d088e5
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I love playing rhythm guitar, I focus more on that then lead. I always found that a good rhythm section is the meat and potatos of a band, soloists are just flare.

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#11 PernicioEnigma
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sometimes Bass can be boring in a song .Frieza99
So can guitar, and drums. It all depends on the musician. I'm going to have to go with the triangle.
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#12 Justforvisit
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The Drums in THAT song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMThVUpc-U

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#13 APiranhaAteMyVa
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The Drums in THAT song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMThVUpc-U

Justforvisit
That drummer looks so bored. He should do what the two additional drummers in Slipknot do, have rotating drums, roll about and climb on them.
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#14 Lonelynight
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The Drums in THAT song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtMThVUpc-U

Justforvisit
The singer looks a bit like Ed Miliband.
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#15 gamerguru100
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The triangle.

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LOL! I thought of that when I clicked on the thread.
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#16 IdioticIcarus
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Tambourine

Dream01

No way. The tambourine is the most fun instrument to play in a band.

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#18 lightleggy
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If you are skillfull enough to play the instrument...shouldnt you like it? and if you like it, how can it be boring for you? anyway I'd think bassist may find it boring. and it depends on the genre too, I would hate being a pianist or playing synth in a rock or metal band, but if its a jazz band then hell yeah count me in
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#19 theone86
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I've played as a pianist, bassist and rhythm guitarist and I would say playing the rhythm guitar is extremely boring compared to the other two.Lonelynight

I was going to say, guitar can be pretty boring depending on the part you're playing. I sometimes wonder, when I see a guitar part that is like a group of four notes followed by a long interval how they manage to make it entertaining on stage. Then again, they usually have the vocalist play those parts.

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#20 Shmiity
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Probably being the drummer in Keane.

But really, I would hope none. If youre in a band, youre playing for the sake of the group, and your songs. Each person plays a role to make the song better.

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#21 dramaybaz
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Cowbell.

but there's never enough of it

SirWander

Objection!

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#22 Kocelot
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Dude, I play a mean triangle..