For portability, you can't beat wind instruments. But you can't play chords on them (unless it's a melodica!). Personally, I love my ukulele. I play a baritone-scale ukulele that gets down closer to the range of a guitar and has a bit more sustain. Other choices: banjo, mandolin.
Ultimately, though, the best thing to do is to go to a friendly music shop a few times and try out a few different instruments. Also, really listen to songs that you like and listen for what it is about the song, instrumentally, that you really find yourself drawn to. Don't be surprised if it's the guitar or the drums. You'll find that you'll emotionally connect to one instrument more than another. If you're unlucky, you'll bond with the bass and be cursed to a life of moving heavy amplifiers :]
Lipham's music in Gainesville has a wide variety of stuff you could try out, but the salesmen are a bit pushy (as they are in many larger music stores).
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Ultimately, though, the best thing to do is to go to a friendly music shop a few times and try out a few different instruments. Also, really listen to songs that you like and listen for what it is about the song, instrumentally, that you really find yourself drawn to. Don't be surprised if it's the guitar or the drums. You'll find that you'll emotionally connect to one instrument more than another. If you're unlucky, you'll bond with the bass and be cursed to a life of moving heavy amplifiers :]
Lipham's music in Gainesville has a wide variety of stuff you could try out, but the salesmen are a bit pushy (as they are in many larger music stores).
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