Musikmesse 2011: From the basement
![AX master](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fbf26c4622a14b291173e02948877473-320-80.jpg)
You're never too old to take up the keytar. And who needs a strap when you've got a stand?
AX master
Musikmesse 2011: As you’ll know if you were following our coverage last week, MusicRadar scoured the Messe floor for the best new guitar, tech, drum and DJ products. But, as ever, our eyes were also on the lookout for the weird, the wacky and the whimsical: the items and people who keep spirits high as you pace your hundredth travelator of the day. Here they are in all their leftfield glory.
![One woman band](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6d2468e19a59f29e4046da7f6d48e0db-320-80.jpg)
Amp, guitar and iPad: the holy triumvirate for the next-gen Messe busker.
One woman band
![Wrong turn](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7a4142b30b589b4f38d05bae6d93dffc-320-80.jpg)
Spot the iPad hardware add-on that's wandered into the wrong trade show.
Wrong turn
![We're going to need a bigger booth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/0503981a11a2ffb05f1a16e71b522542-320-80.jpg)
This DJ blows. He has to if he wants to inflate his decks and mixer.
We're going to need a bigger booth
![Deflated](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7f539646cf31ba4b9a205ae9a90c23ac-320-80.jpg)
Sadly, these headphones produce a lot of hiss. At least they did after we'd shoved a pin in them.
Deflated
![Sonic sculpture](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d29fce1b1f4da5f6a469e22a18ca1fa6-320-80.jpg)
Drum exhibit, or the most elaborate set of weighing scales ever devised? You decide.
Sonic sculpture
![The light-up bass drum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d035f85f17f10519c78f765ab4ad4527-320-80.jpg)
Well, it beats a bit of scrawl with a black permanent marker pen.
The light-up bass drum
![Drums for dummies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4fcca5f207308ca2bdc9e468e2a77322-320-80.jpg)
This was the year that Kraftwerk decided to ditch the synthesizers.
Drums for dummies
![National amp-them](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4982f7488b7139a5494ce8b6d0bd1b6c-320-80.jpg)
Which country is Marshall from again? We can't quite recall.
National amp-them
![100watt-ocaster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/79341fdc41c64c62847cfae8847577f0-320-80.jpg)
If one guitar lit up the show, it was this one.
100watt-ocaster
![The piano scarf](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/184561255d2d63abffd2c2eda15cc186-320-80.jpg)
Because piano ties are so 2010.
The piano scarf
![Hey good lookin'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d1c3af251d3d9ce6dfca2be70aee2d7f-320-80.jpg)
Elektron proves that its Octatrack will quite literally melt your face off.
Hey good lookin'
![Vertical vinyl](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d80dfeb7d487e3413f2f51f59bf7de0a-320-80.jpg)
We're not sure what we're more confused about: how this works or why it's playing a Huey Lewis And The News record.
Vertical vinyl
![But daddy I want one…](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b0c8adb3bf60d0aff31cb7aa8ec14f7b-320-80.jpg)
Your child's next birthday present. IF YOU'RE INSANE.
But daddy I want one…
![Collapsible drums](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a3301008416d7686fc5df77b4207ff03-320-80.jpg)
Record this kit and there'll be plenty of space in your mix.