Need to know what instrument they're using.

[Sarah Harris]

Hey, does anyone know what instrument is playing at 2:38? I really like it but I can't tell what it is:

https://youtu.be/ceQOO1HPhfY

[user 905133]

 

Cued up to 2:37.  Looks like something in the guitar family.  Maybe with the video set to play from that point some guitarists can take a quick look and help you out.

UPDATE: I Googled the Band and found this list of members:

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Band members are: Orly Lari (vocals, piano), Raz Klinghoffer (guitars), Dima Grossman (bass), Itamar Goldwesserl (drums), and Adam Tal (guitar).

If you want more specific info about the guitar used, maybe you could contact the band and ask. (I couldn't read the logo on it.)

UPDATE 2: Not sure if this is the guitarist in that section, but he should know what guitar was used.

Edited May 25, 2023 by User 905133
(2) added link to Raz Klinghoffer's website; (1) to add info about the band

[mettelus]

Google "10-string Ukulele," that seems to be what it is, but no idea of the brand (I do not recognize that logo in the video). Strings on that are an odd duck, double/triple/triple/double for the "4 standard strings." Never seen one IRL.

Edited May 25, 2023 by mettelus

[mettelus]

The body on that guitar is very distinctive... image searching found perfect match, that is actually a Puerto Rican Cuatro Guitar. Also note, that is 5 pairs of strings rather than the ukulele pictured above (only the bottom two are an octave apart, the high three are simply doubled).

Edited May 26, 2023 by mettelus

[Sarah Harris]

Thanks, everyone, for helping!

I think I'm going to buy one, there's another cool instrument on the second verse in the middle, but they don't show it

[mettelus]

I suspect that is the same instrument from listening to it. One can achieve massive variations to sound from FX alone, and that section is well within the range of the Cuatro as well.

I didn't realize there were so many variations of small guitars. This site has a nice description of many, and seems the scale range is very similar between most of them.

Edited May 29, 2023 by mettelus

[Bruno de Souza Lino]

On 5/29/2023 at 12:58 PM, mettelus said:

I didn't realize there were so many variations of small guitars. This site has a nice description of many, and seems the scale range is very similar between most of them.

And yet, it doesn't mention the Brazilian viola caipira, which has 5 double strings:

[mettelus]

There are certainly a lot of diverse instruments and variations out there. Every so often it is fun to play around with world instrument libraries (especially the ones which are locked to the actual scales). It is much easier to understand the music when you get a feel for the instrument. It gives insight at least, but the talent required to actually play some of those instruments IRL is impressive. VSTis in that regard are sorta cheesy, since they are all converted to "piano."