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I done went and bought me a SITAR. Cost me 1k. I will practice it and open my next EPSWC show with it. After that I might charge for lessons...
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PaperDog wrote:I done went and bought me a SITAR. Cost me 1k. I will practice it and open my next EPSWC show with it. After that I might charge for lessons...
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Congrats, you would rather have a sitar than a tambora?

J-HALEY wrote:

PaperDog wrote:I done went and bought me a SITAR. Cost me 1k. I will practice it and open my next EPSWC show with it. After that I might charge for lessons...
Maybe

Congrats, you would rather have a sitar than a tambora?

Well...I have this friend who bought a Tabla (he's a drummer) ...and we fixin to create some cool stuff. But After reviewing the info on what it takes to maintain the sitar, holy moly my work is cut out for me.

going to impossible to avoid the george harrison connection once you use that in your tunes!

Stick a couple of Dimarzio pickups in the bad boy!

i hear they taste just like chicken....chicken biryani that is.

wow, grant...bold move. you go! do you plan on studying Eastern scales and how they (indians) relate to/understand time...or are you gonna play it like a gringo?

I'll be interested how you work that into a blues number!

Our lead guitarist has a Ravish Sitar pedal, makes some interesting sitar-like sounds for the few Beatles songs we need it for. Line 6 PodFarm has a sitar imitation sound, too, but nothing like the real thing.

Way cool, dawg!

A sitar is nice for effect but you don't want to use it a lot or it will change your direction too much.

I just uploaded a song called "Mimizrach (From the East)" to my profile that features an electric sitar played with an e-bow. The feel of this song reminds me of long lonely drives across the range of Texas.

Mark I intend to actually study the scales and timing... At least up to the third grade level... Definately will learn how to tune it, string it, etc. Then I'll play it like I was an American tourist...

JW I dont know how well the intrument can accommodate Pick ups. I do know that there are some hybrid sitars out there that have the makings of both a sitar and an electric guitar...I guess they use pick ups there.

JC I can see what you mean about the GH connection, But my intention is to use the sitar this in a' Post Punk/New Wave' project That I am trying to line up (Wont be for another year.) First I gotta learn how to play it...and If I dont wind up using it for a wall decoration, it will be used to supplement Moods in many songs. Less as feature...

But the truth be told... I am doing this also because I am the only MF in my town to do it... Its bound to get me some special gig opps

PaperDog wrote:But the truth be told... I am doing this also because I am the only MF in my town to do it... Its bound to get me some special gig opps

You'll be the only game in town for all those Indian (not native American) wedding parties!

If I had it I would run it thru my Mesa with a distortion pedal, LOL!

My only problem is that I couldnt run around with it on!!!!!

PaperDog wrote:
But the truth be told... I am doing this also because I am the only MF in my town to do it... Its bound to get me some special gig opps

grant, i can see you now plunking away, sitting crosslegged on a blanket in the corner of some indian restaurant!

Congratulations on the new instrument .. and musical world!

Does the place that you got the sitar from do jawari work? If not, you may want to add that to your list of maintenance studies. To keep the sitar sounding sweet, you need to maintain the curve of the bridge for a good jawari buzz.

Once you get familiar with a sitar, you could easily also find your way around on an esraj ... it sort of like a cross between a cello and a sitar, a cello with frets and sympathetic strings. You may even find it to be more suited for some of the roles you may intend to be using sitar for .. the exotic moody effects.

Best of all it can also be fitted with a little horn attachment turning it into a cello sized stroh fiddle!

jw123 wrote:Stick a couple of Dimarzio pickups in the bad boy!

yea!

Sweet . . . nothing like new toys!