I'm a big fan of the sitar. The whole genre of Indian music is great. I'd really like to buy a sitar, but I don't know where to get one or how much it would cost. I'd imagine it'd be pretty expensive though.
my sis has a sitar and can play a bit, she got it when she went to nepal to volunteer for stuff..its pretty kick ass.
Ive played sitar for over ten years, and its way more challenging an instrument than guitar or bass. I thougt it would be easy, as it is usually a one finger fretting, but since the frets and strings are elevated, its not like pressing them against the wood of a guitar neck at all! Lotsa wear on the fingertips, worse than my 12 string, and the sitar takes rather precise performance to get a consistent sound. The twangy sound is partly the sympathetic strings below the main ones vibrating as the main ones are played, and partly the result of one brass string among the main strings. Sitars are priced in a range similar to guitars, starting at six and going as high as you can take it. The shipping can be a killer, and the cases are huge and very hard to handle. The biggest drawback to sitar is its fragile gourd, and they are very hard to mic for performance live.
Hey, 'FoxeyLady' Have you ever played one? Just asking. I'm burrowing one of a friends Dad and it's such a nice sound face to face and if you can play guitart they're pretty easy to get the hang of. But they're alot different in the way you sit and strum etc.
No I've never played one but I was listening to the beatles and I think George Harrison plays one, I just love the sound, its unique
I went to see a Beatles cover band this past weekend and one of the guitarists brought his out during the set break trying to get it ready for the next set. After a few attempts to get it tuned or whatever he put it away. Maybe that was the reason. Too bad 'cause that would have been cool to hear. I love the sitar.
George studies under Ravi Shankar, played a bit bn Norweigin Wood, and played more after, first saw/played one on HELP set...
The sitar is a great instrument. I love the sound of it. I'd love to get my hands on one and learn to play. But that won't be happening anytime soon.
Having recently mastered the ancient art of Air Sitar, I am now in a quandry as to whether to turn my attention to either Air Oud or Tamboura, :& ...more medication please doctor
