Ocarinas :P

[heyitsamike]

well before playing bass my first love was the ocarina i still love playing them. i actually am working on incorporating the ocarina in one of my bands gigs. anyone else here play ocarina?

 

[Papa Dangerous]

I own an ocarina. But I have not a chance to really play it. Its a 6 hole ceramic ocarina and it is a bass ocarina. I find it difficult to get a solid, fully colorful tone out it when running a scale. Perhaps that just comes with time in playing it. Perhaps it is a low quality ocarina since it is only six holes? I tried to research it, after buying, and I came across two things. Perhaps I should have gotten a soprano because that will handle melody better. And no matter how hard I search on the web for info on playing it... everything always relates back to Zelda: Ocarina of Time... That's cool but I would like to see something beyond that.

 

[Mark Wilson]

Before you incorporate it into a gig, get ready for the N64 equivalent of Freebird.
"Play the Bolero of Fire!!!"

 

[hover]

I dunno man, I dig it just fine, but it just screams "King Richard's Faire" or campfire songs more than rock and roll. Well, unless you live on the Shire.

Are you in a Celtic band? Not being pithy, just giving an honest opinion.

 

[HEIST]

I own one but don't really play it.

 

[jmattbassplaya]

I own one. It was cool for about a month, but I quickly gave it up. It was incredibly hard to produce a good tone out of it.

 

[jonathan_matos5]

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[IconBasser]

no matter what, you will never have an ocarina as cool as this guy's.

Big Broccoli Ocarina:Angels We Have Heard On High - YouTube

 

[heyitsamike]

well i have played on stage before and no im not in a celtic band xD im in a psychedelic rock band. and hey the troggs had an ocarina solo in wild thing xD
here is a video of me playing on stage
Mononoke Hime Live! - YouTube

 

[HEIST]

That guy is SO awsome. He has so many videos with various hand mae ocarinas.

 

[RosieB]

My kids have ocarinas. I love playing them. Some produce good tone, some don't. Some do for me but not for them as I'm a woodwind player and they aren't. They can be very beautiful instruments if you get a good one and learn to manage your airstream to produce a good tone. Our funniest ocarina is the dinosaur. You have to blow in his hind end.

 

[hover]

Yeah, obviously my comments were in jest and my ignorance to the instrument was showing, but it's a neat sound...your video was very good. I realize that abou Wild Thing and recognized it quickly... good luck in your integration into your band.

 

[BassBrass]

I have a few and have used them as looping drones in recordings. The best ones I have are human figures from the Andies...one is a head (med register) and one is a sitting guy playing pan-pipes. That one is almost lower pitches than audible, but recorded without the breath sound, it's haunting.
Ocarenas are amazing. Did you know Mic Karn used them in his solo recordings?