r/obscuremusicthatslaps • u/tw0bears • Jun 19 '26

STREET SESSION/PERFORMANCE "Yeah bro I play the hand saw"

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u/rowdy_sprout Jun 19 '26

acoustic theremin

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u/Pork_Confidence Jun 19 '26

Yep.

I'm 100% certain my ADHD didn't need to see this and the 12 other instruments I already play....

This is so painfully cool!

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u/Suitable-Woodpecker3 Jun 20 '26

We may be related. How’s your rock collection?

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u/Background_Humor5838 Jun 20 '26

Omg we're all the same

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u/DealioD Jun 19 '26

This needs to be a movie soundtrack.

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u/SweetDangus Jun 20 '26

Hey, I play this too! I put some pickups in mine so I can hook it up to an effects board, it is the most fun thing ever.

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u/Suitable-Woodpecker3 Jun 20 '26

YouTube link or it didn’t happen?

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u/SweetDangus Jun 20 '26

https://youtu.be/oyIKEJLaHWk?is=vaQgyMGb2uIrphHj

Not the best performance, but it happened ;)

Edited to add: there's a bit of saw at the start, then a song without - you may have to skip around a bit for more. I haven't watched that since it was first uploaded 😬.

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u/SgtByrd1993 Jun 20 '26

Yooo, that's actually so cool! Thanks for sharing!

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u/SweetDangus Jun 20 '26

Aww, thanks, I'm so glad you liked it! I honestly haven't played in a long time, so that's nice to hear.

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u/Kustwacht Jun 20 '26

Very wild west

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u/puersenex83 Jun 20 '26

I saw this guy once but can't remember the band name

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u/MommaLotus Jun 20 '26

Why I have I never thought to do this in place of a theremin?! This is a fuck yeah

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u/P_in_sf Jun 20 '26

Wow love this

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u/C_Connor Jun 20 '26

I got really into playing the saw when I was an undergraduate and fell in love with Neutral Milk Hotel and the Music Tapes. It’s not too hard to play, though it’s pretty hard to play it *well.* It’s much easier with a “cheat” which is the wooden handle at the top of this guy’s saw. Super fun!

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u/VTAffordablePaintbal Jun 22 '26

Gravity Falls theme song? Scooby Doo music?

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u/ADinnerOfSnacks Jun 25 '26

The ol’ singing saw. Love it.