Originally Posted by mr dave

my bad hehe (you need to stick a smilie in with the jokes or something hehe).

i've had a few friends try their hands at theremins, DIY kits are pretty much useless unless you know your electronics inside and out. it's not as complicated as building your own synth but it's significantly rougher than changing a 9volt battery connector.

it IS a simple instrument in the sense that any who physically gets close to it has no choice but to accept that they are actually playing it. doesn't have to be your fingertips either as the past holiday season hip thrusts proved (to much hilarity as well haha).

you do need to develop a very keen ear to get it right when playing with others though. it's kind of like making the jump to a fretless guitar or keyless synth.

you can also get pretty cool sounds out of a theremin if you run it through a bunch of guitar pedals hehe.