gear database

[brainstorming]

is there any kind of database that lists every instrument ?

[shamann]

Every instrument ever? Or do you mean specifically electronic?

[brainstorming]

let's say electronic instruments..

[justin3am]

By no means comprehensive but easy to navigate.

http://www.vintagesynth.com/

[shamann]

Vintage Synth Explorer is usually the first place I go. It isn't perfectly complete, nor are all the write-ups overflowing with specifications, but it covers a lot of ground and is a well-maintained site.

Here are a few more:

Synth Museum
Audio Playground
Museum of Soviet Synthesizers
Moogulator's Synth Database
Hyperreal's Music Machines Database
Sonic State's Synth Site
Harmony Central's Synth review database
Bobby Nathan's Drum Machine and Sampler Museum
A brief history of beat boxes
120 Years of Electronic Music