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I Tested the World's Weirdest Instruments!

Published May 2, 2026 Transcribed Jul 28, 2026 Landen Purifoy Landen Purifoy
Beginner 4 min read For: General viewers interested in weird instruments or music gadgets.
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"Delivers exactly what the title promises: a series of genuinely weird instruments, with entertaining demonstrations."

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In this video, the host tests a series of bizarre musical instruments, including a playable guitar shirt, a laser-emitting air guitar, and custom circuit-bent toys. Each instrument is demonstrated and critiqued, with varying degrees of success.

[00:01]
Guitar T-shirt

A t-shirt that can be played like a guitar when connected to an amp. The host successfully plays 'Back in Black' on it.

[00:14]
Air Guitar

A device that uses a laser to simulate playing guitar. It doesn't work well and is considered inferior to the guitar shirt.

[01:01]
Professional Kazoo

An electric kazoo with a microphone pickup. Connected to a guitar amp, it produces a hollow sound.

[02:10]
Vibraslap

A percussion instrument famously used in 'Crazy Train'. Played by hitting the ball against the wooden box.

[03:51]
Kashakas

Shake instruments that require two-handed coordination. The host finds them difficult to master.

[04:46]
Freecash Sponsor

An app that pays users for completing surveys and playing mobile games. The host demonstrates earning a gift card.

[05:51]
Orba

A handheld synthesizer that produces drum, bass, and chord sounds via touch. The host creates a looped melody.

[07:24]
Custom Meowstic Piano (Bemeowbit)

A circuit-bent cat piano with switches for light and pitch control. Plays the Bombeebit song from My Singing Monsters.

[09:39]
Circuit-Bent Disney Harp

A modified Disney harp with pitch and light sensor controls. Produces doorbell-like sounds and is polyphonic.

[11:14]
Cabbage Patch Instrument

A creepy doll head with switches and a 9V battery. It may have short-circuited, but can function as a theremin when the ear is turned.

The video showcases a wide range of weird instruments, from functional (guitar shirt, Orba) to bizarre (Cabbage Patch head), with circuit-bent creations being the most impressive.

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Study Flashcards (5)

What is circuit bending?

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Modifying electronics to turn toys into unique instruments.

08:05

How does the vibraslap produce sound?

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By hitting the ball against the wooden box, causing a shaking rattle.

03:10

What instrument is famously used in 'Crazy Train'?

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The vibraslap.

03:38

What sounds can the Orba produce?

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Drum, bass, and chord sounds.

06:07

Who created the custom Meowstic piano?

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OK Housecat.

07:24

💡 Key Takeaways

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Guitar T-shirt Works Well

Demonstrates that a seemingly gimmicky instrument can actually function effectively.

00:01
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Electric Kazoo Sounds Hollow

Shows that even professional versions of simple instruments can have disappointing results.

01:01
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Circuit Bending Creates Unique Instruments

Highlights the creativity and technical skill involved in modifying electronics for music.

07:24
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Cabbage Patch Instrument is Creepy

Demonstrates how unusual and unexpected the instruments can be, even if not always functional.

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[00:01] instruments in the world, like this t-shirt that you can actually play guitar on, or this creepy doll head instrument. Someone even sent me the weirdest instrument I've ever seen. Okay, this is an air guitar? I thought

[00:14] you're holding air. Okay, let's check Oh, D. That's the cool.

[00:29] music right here ready to go. Let's turn it on. Okay, I think it's on. Oh, what freaks me out. A laser comes out of this thing when you play it. What out of this thing when you play it. What is happening?

[00:45] Okay, this thing doesn't work that well. Okay, I'm going to play Back in Black. Yo, I did it. But, we got to try one more thing.

[01:01] Okay, let's see what this professional kazoo is about. I played a kazoo, but never a professional kazoo. Um, is that a vape? Vape? No, this is a kazoo. This is an electric kazoo. Essentially, a normal kazoo, but it has a microphone

[01:15] a normal kazoo, but it has a microphone pickup thing on it. professional part of the kazoo. Looks like we got to do it ourselves. That's a kazoo. Oh, thank god. Okay, here's what the raw kazoo sounds like.

[01:35] the pickup is installed. Okay, now I'm going to connect it to my guitar amp. Oh, yo, I'm kind of scared. What if it just blows up?

[01:49] It's kind of hollow in there, huh? Is anyone home?

[02:10] with a little amp. Okay, I hope this is the right size. What is it? This thing smells horrible. smells like fish. All right, this looks like the right

[02:23] comfortable. Yo, this thing is sick. Head check. Hey, I think it kind of goes kind of cool. That's kind of a cool accessory. Okay, we got the guitar shirt on. We got the amp connected. I say we give it a strum.

[02:43] That's sick. This is awesome. This is way better than the air guitar. air guitar could not play nothing. This is sick. I want to walk around and play

[02:55] is sick. I want to walk around and play this. >> Miss Allen, what's a vibraslap? >> Vibraslap.

[03:10] >> Oh, there's one in the percussion cabinet. Kind of weird looking, but look it. >> This thing? >> That's it. Now, just hit the ball. >> Okay, well, let's hit the ball. We have

[03:23] our wooden ball just like in the video, and then there's THIS LITTLE NUT. >> SO, LIKE WAIT, I didn't watch the whole video. How do you hold it? Am I vibraslapping? This is so strange. How do you hold it?

[03:38] >> Daddy, chill. >> All I know is this was in the song Crazy >> All I know is this was in the song Crazy Train.

[03:51] doing wrong. Yeah. Okay, these are called kashaka's. Let's check them out.

[04:04] well, I've never played the kashaka's before. So, they said you have to put finger and then you just do this. You can fling them. Then you can catch them and you can shake them.

[04:17] shake them. Doing it two hands though, I don't know. It's hard to catch that one. All right. Clack. Clack.

[04:31] practice. There's too much shaking. I'm going to strange instrument. I just hear the shaking in my head right now. had to buy with my own money. No, not every instrument is sent to me just

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[05:51] This is the Orba. I remember seeing so many videos of these on TikTok.

[06:07] orb. It seems like you can make a whole song or just on this thing. Okay, I booted up the Orba. We have some like drum sounds right off the bat.

[06:30] A lot of bass. Okay, there's chords. Woah! You hear that?

[06:55] I like that. That's good. All right, let's do the bass.

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[07:24] Oh, shoot. This is going to be crazy. This is a very special package sent to me from OK Housecat. By now, you've probably seen the Meowstic cat piano. I've used it in a ton of videos.

[07:37] But someone by the name of OK Housecat has sent me a custom Meowstic piano. This thing looks insane. It's called the third eye edition because it actually may have noticed this is actually a custom Bombeebit version of the piano.

[07:51] behind the Bombeebit from My Singing Monsters. So, right here we have a Bombeebit head. We have a Bombeebit eye right here. Okay, House Cat even put the metal teeth on the piano. This thing has like so many switches and knobs. This is

[08:05] insane. Modifying electronics like this is called circuit bending. Okay, House Cat is a pro at it. He turns these crazy toys into insane instruments. We're toys into insane instruments. We're calling this the Bemeowbit.

[08:20] switch turns on the output. Wow, it sounds really good. I've never quality. Turning this switch on lets you use the light controller.

[08:37] And turning this switch on lets you use the physical pitch controller.

[08:55] lot. This sounds so happy. Watch me make it terrifying. I like that a lot. Okay, we got to play the Bombeebit song on here.

[09:39] >> this. This is a Disney harp that he completely circuit bent. OK, so this completely circuit bent. OK, so this switch does pitch. So, if we play it

[09:53] and then this switch activates your light sensor. Oh, and there's a free play mode. Wait, can I actually pluck this stuff?

[10:07] Hey. That's cool.

[10:23] That's fun. Sounds like a doorbell.

[10:35] out here, man. It's polyphonic. Is it three voices? next? I I don't know what I'm doing over here.

[10:59] anyone has ever said that sentence before. Huge shout out to OK Housecat. bent instruments, go check out the link in the description. I am in love with my new Lumiab. Oh, no. Is this what I think it is? All

[11:14] right. I'm not going to lie. I don't know what I purchased. not. I don't know what it does. I don't know what it is. I don't know how it things are little sticky. Love when that happens. OK, so we got a head from a

[11:29] Cabbage Patch. Just look how creepy that is. And uh there is a switch on the ear. We got a knob on the other ear, some red eyes, and then it looks like a spot for

[11:42] a 9-V battery on the mouth. Oh, and don't forget the big red button on the back of the head. I genuinely don't even know where to Let's start with this. It looks like I can plug this into something. Let's plug

[11:55] it into a speaker. Okay, I'm going to plug this wireless guitar cable into the This could be really scary. I'm going to attach this 9-V battery to the Cabbage Patch Kid. All right, here we go. Here goes nothing. Literally nothing.

[12:22] short-circuited immediately. So, apparently if I turn its ear, to the bottom position, it's like a to the bottom position, it's like a theremin.

[12:38] had high hopes for this, but I think I got scared. Or maybe I did something forget to check out Free Cash, the sponsor of this video, and get your $10 bonus by signing up using the link in the description or scanning the QR code

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