miroslav Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Picked up what appears to be a very well cared for used sitar (about 10 years old). Got it on eBay for only $232 w/shipping (and I paid for it with PayPal ). It's a double toomba...nicely decorated...and comes with a hard case. Been wanting one for a couple of years now...and finally got one for a great price (not too many bidders this late on a Sunday night). http://i5.ebayimg.com/05/i/07/80/88/b4_12.JPG miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus A. Picker Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Too cool! I imagine tuning it will be a nightmare.... http://www.smokedsalmonband.com/exile/exile1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bejeeber Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Oh mannnn that's cool. Wish I hadn't a looked at this topic though, it's causing me some major GAS pains. I have no idea how those sitar contraptions work, but IMO they're magical sounding thangs. Just a pinch between the geek and chum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebatty Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 congrats on getting it-man that looks hard to play-where do you get strings at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Wow, man... that's really groovy... What a cool thing to buy! Can you tell us more about the details? Like, what type dtrings does it use and all that? I've always been interested in them too. Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've been fascinated with these since Brian Jones first used one on 'Paint It Black'. What would send me crazy is the fact that you can move the frets around.......... G. "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by Geoff Byrne: What would send me crazy is the fact that you can move the frets around.......... On the POSITIVE side, you can explore all sorts of REALLY alternative tunings. By moving the frets, you can muck around with the intervals themselves. I don't have that sort of patience myself but I can see how it would be very interesting. Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Cool buy! I've always wanted one. That and a Cello. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 http://www.clivearrowsmith.co.uk/galleries/web200205/images/n.jpg RAGA 'N' ROLL, BAYBEE!!! "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 That is really interesting Miro. Fun Fun Fun. You will have to record something and post a clip for us. bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I've never played a sitar or a sarod, although there is a music store in the Village where they are for sale. And I have loved Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan and others for years! Of course, I approach it as another form of lead guitar playing... sorry, Ravi! ANY instrument is hard to master, but a good guitarist should be able to pick one up and come up with a nice lick or two... maybe I'm wrong, but I think so! Any input from sitarists welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy P Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Yeah, Batgirl brought up a great question. Where do get the strings? www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by Pappy P: Yeah, Batgirl brought up a great question. Where do get the strings? I suppose you could buy several packs of guitar strings, use needle nose pliers to twist them together, end to end, and make big long strings...You'd have to watch out for the pointy bits where they are twisted though. It could give you one heck of a cut if you did a slide. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy P Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/pappadopalus/fascinate.jpg www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 That Star Trek pic nearly made me splurf diet pepsi all over the place... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy P Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Tedster: What's the matter. You never seen two female star fleet officer's kissing before. www.birdblues.com My Stuff On Sound Click Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 That was funny, and when taken in the context of Spock smoking a cigarette... it was frickin' hilarious. As if Spock just got done showing them the "disappearing Vulcan sausage" trick, and them lingering a while afterwards. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by A String: Originally posted by Pappy P: Yeah, Batgirl brought up a great question. Where do get the strings? I suppose you could buy several packs of guitar strings...No, you can find 'em around, it's easier than I would have thought... here's someone selling La Bellas, fer instance... http://www.juststrings.com/sitar.html Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted June 26, 2006 Author Share Posted June 26, 2006 There are plenty of online dealers where strings, mizrabs (picks), parts...etccan be gotten. A complete string set can be had for about $30-$40...depending on style/type/brand. It appears that there are many personal string/tuning variations made popular by the big-name players...so it's not a very straightforward setup... ...but at this point, I'm sure I will be able to coax enough sitar sounds out of it to use as ear-candy on some tunes. As far as really getting proficient as a player...it depends on how intrigued I become...but I've always enjoyed sitar music, and I have quite a few CDs/Albums that feature sitar. One of the earliest sitar/Indian soundtracks that caught my attention was the music from "Charlie" (a movie that came out in the mid-60s, I believe). Ravi Shankar did that soundtrack...it was quite interesting and enjoyable. Hey...a few years ago I bought a pedal steel guitar... ..and while I'm not a *player*...I have played it and recorded some sweet pedal steel on a couple of tunes! I'm planning on using the sitar on at least one of the songs that will be on the album I'm working on right now. (I was shooting for a summer "release"...but I'm moving a bit slower than planned, so hopefully by early fall.) And yeah...I also want to get a cello or violin...as I think I can use some of those tones also! miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 <> That's true of a number of non-Western stringed instruments, like the Turkish saz & cumbus, Persian & Afghani tar, as well as historical instruments like the viola da gamba. Alternate tunings are always available. Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Fraser Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 The Ali Akhbar Khan school of music has a shop in San Rafael, California which carries a number of Indian instruments & string sets for all of them. A web search should turn up an address. They do Internet sales. Scott Fraser Scott Fraser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by miroslav: I'm planning on using the sitar on at least one of the songs that will be on the album I'm working on right now. (I was shooting for a summer "release"...but I'm moving a bit slower than planned, so hopefully by early fall.)You have to record a clip of that sucker for us. I'd love to hear it. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric VB Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Congrats, Miro! It's definitely a unique sound, and I imagine quite difficult to soft synth properly with all the drones. Here's a search at Elderly Instruments for "sitar". In addition to selling strings online, it looks like they have new sitars for $370. So it sounds like you did real good on your price. (I've been to their store in Lansing a number of times.) I like how the search turned up two gadgets and one book to get sitar-like sounds out of a guitar. Ooh! Jerry Jones has a Coral repro! Not quite the same as a sitar, but what sitar discussion on a guitar board could go without mentioning the Coral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Yeti Bigfoot, Esq. Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by Justus A. Picker: Too cool! I imagine tuning it will be a nightmare.... I think the trick is to make sure you are facing Mecca.... "And so I definitely, when I have a daughter, I have a lot of good advice for her." ~Paris Hilton BWAAAHAAAHAAHAAA!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus A. Picker Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Originally posted by Sasquatch51: Originally posted by Justus A. Picker: Too cool! I imagine tuning it will be a nightmare.... I think the trick is to make sure you are facing Mecca.... Or you have to lug it all the way to the Ganges River and make certain you don't string it with cow gut! http://www.smokedsalmonband.com/exile/exile1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Iverson Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I brought my guitar to the Guitar Museum in Long Island to have my headstock fixed, and was surprised to see sitar strings for sale! And at the place in the village I bought my sarod pick, which is great for playing lead with a strong sound. I highly recommend it, except that you have to be careful. They are made out of coconut shell and if carry it in your wallet and sit on it, you can break it! Sitar picks are these tight fitting metal wires on your fingers, and I can't imagine anyone wanting to use THEM! I guess you can get used to anything, though.. even BARRE CHORDS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekoldr Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 I wish I knew how to play a sitar, I really really wish I knew. Damn, so tell us is it hard to play sitar? Anyone who knows can you tell me? I am known as Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser the Third Dont hesitate to call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xplorer Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/scmcfaul/78855DIKH_w.jpg What a horrible night to have a curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 all you need is a set of Seymour Duncans and a floyd rose. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Yo, I get my ragizzle wid mah sitizzle "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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