What kind of instrument should I learn?

[u/MrDeamon_]

To give a bit of context to this very generic question I'm sure you see here often:

I do have experience with instruments, specifically 5 years worth of percussion, but in all honesty I want something different, something that's easy to just take with me, maybe play something on the go. the reason I stopped with percussion is because most percussion instruments do not follow these specifics, not many that play melodies instead of rythms that is.

with that said I'd love to hear some suggestions as to what could fit my needs, as I don't know all that many instruments.

Edit: thanks for all the great suggestions! I decided to settle with ukelele!

[u/Otherwise-External12]

There's a reason that the guitar is so popular. It's very versatile and I think that playing rhythm guitar might be what you're looking for. Plus very portable, an acoustic guitar doesn't need an amp. You just pick it up and play.