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There are endless possibilities in the way music can be created these days. Not only have computers allowed us to be able to create entire albums without even picking up a physical instrument, but the instruments we do pick up have evolved in to amazing musical devices.

Anything that makes a sound could be considered an instrument. Is a falling tree in an empty forest an instrument? That depends whether or not you think it’s a sound.

Blue Man Group is a great example of a successful band (they call themselves a creative organization) that has stepped outside the box when it comes to their chosen instruments — mostly comprised of PVC pipes.

Ellis Guitars (subscribe) is an Australian company — based in Perth — that makes acoustic guitars and acoustic stompboxes. If you’re a musical newbie like me, you may ask: What’s a stompbox? Well, it’s a small wooden box that you can stomp on to make music. Stompboxes create a subtle but unique sound that can fit well in all genres of music.

While watching this video I noticed that I tap my aluminum MacBook Pro in the same way that the guy in the video taps the stompbox. Surprisingly, my MBP makes a similar sound. Maybe I could make music with it… Maybe not.

Have you seen an awesome video on Viddler lately? Did you link up all your friends to it? Then, you should definitely link me too! The front page of Viddler gets seen by same amount of people that live in Perth. The majority of people have two eyeballs. So that’s A LOT of eyeballs! Millions and millions, yo!