What has 19 strings but doesn't Djent? | The World's Weirdest Guitars #3

[@pennroseglyph1077]

Stevie t and jared dines might not come knocking, but rob scallon might

[@ayoutubechannul]

Theyre actually jealous because this isnt 40 lbs unlike theirs!!

[@domjohnson9038]

Rob scallon dosnt need this to play sitar

[@zavodszkiabel7919]

@@domjohnson9038 Yeah, but he can. Probably.

[@neonlights_12]

And attach about 30 pedals to it

[@Jaydenwybenga]

As if Jared fines isn't doing "sitar guitar djent"

[@Skrubenz]

4:00 Sounds like something straight out of Super Mario Bros.

[@pepijndeputter8892]

A lot of Mario music is based on jazz and ragtime actually

[@bilbobobbytoucansam]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@Lynlish]

Or like something from Banjo Kazooie

[@samuelzetterman]

Was just gonna say that

[@christianpeters6579]

*Wahoo!*

[@FAB1150]

4:00 sounds exactly like the background music of a random mobile game that always prompts you to buy those 4000 gems for only $99.99

[@barbdrake5999]

lmao yea with those ripped 3d models

[@crisp9929]

Sounds like Mario Kart

[@TheAmazingCobalt]

Oddly specific.

[@sparrow-does-stuff]

you could wait 2 hours to complete this quest or pay only $0.99

[@alchemyrecords657]

Jared: 18 string Davie: 24 string Steve: 20 string Rob: Theorbo Samurai: Sitar-uitar

[@cockatoomusiccovers1951]

Davie has a 36 String now.

[@alchemyrecords657]

@@cockatoomusiccovers1951 Yeah, I just wanted to keep it in the 20s

[@bazsarov]

@@cockatoomusiccovers1951 69 string now

[@the_boss45]

I wonder what that would sound like with a guitar pedal (btw I’m talking about the ones in the weird pedal videos)

[@alyosha917]

Which..... guitar pedal?

[@nathanvassiliades1790]

@@alyosha917 Probably the Ravish Sitar by Electro Harmonics

[@lemao_squash4486]

@@alyosha917 try all of robs huge pedalboard

[@tobyzxcd]

Zvex fuzz factory

[@tymime]

These are samples, but the demos would give you an idea of what that might sound like: www.orangetreesamples.com/products/evolution-electric-guitar-sitardelic

[@aleksandarborenovic353]

You missed a huge opportunity to play Wherever May I Roam by Metallica.

[@samuraiguitarist]

Gotta avoid those copyright claims

[@doomer5775]

He doesn't even like metal, which sucks a lot

[@asafmenachem6934]

More like home by dream theater that’s like the only thing that went through my head through the whole video

[@boseifrit5480]

Or 4 degrees by tool

[@kurtshirvinski836]

@@samuraiguitarist do it for the tone man

[@elliottmaclean8348]

"19 strings but doesn't djent" Rob Scallon: "is that a challenge?"

[@Nicenigel14]

The music at 4:00 should be called Ragatime.

[@KMHoran]

Truth

[@erictungoe7834]

Lmao!

[@rasmusn.e.m1064]

Or if you wanna be real Indian about it; Raagtime

[@jeromej1234]

Rasmus n.e.M Rajtime

[@EpictheEpicest]

Saagtime.

[@andrewpappas9311]

I can't help but think of Metallica's Wherever I May Roam with that thing, man, also the sitar/Ragtime jam made me think of music from _Super Mario 64_ for some reason

[@kalani5559]

James did use one of these on the record, so there you go

[@JokerDoom]

The sand theme in Mario 64 uses that sound.

[@yourlocalryan]

Fun fact. Eddie Van Halen used this on the guitar solo for “ain’t talkin bout love”. He said it didn’t sound like a sitar, to him it sounded more like just a buzzy guitar.

[@cynthiusvr]

*reads title* A harp with an attitude.

[@countingcoup]

For some reason I am curious how this would sound in DADGAD with those droning strings 👍🏽 Nice vid!

[@samuraiguitarist]

I suspect it would sound awesome. I used Drop D for a bunch of the examples.

[@216trixie]

For some reason? It makes sense.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

That tuning is based on a sitar, after all.

[@educostanzo]

Lots of open strings, resonance and harmonics... kinda like an actual sitar tuning.

[@boseifrit5480]

@@samuraiguitarist omg I love drop D

[@tymime]

My favorite use of this guitar is still The Lemon Piper's "Green Tambourine". To me it's the quintessential electric sitar tune. There's also Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" and Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love".

[@RC32Smiths01]

I want to hear more musical jokes, I demand more musical jokes, I will have more musical jokes.... But I won't lie that danoelectro gave me chills by that design. Awesome man!

[@samuraiguitarist]

Fun fact, Mozart wrote a piece called "A Musical Joke" which some think was meant to be a satirical representation of composers he thought were incompetent.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@samuraiguitarist Ahhh I believe I did hear of that tune by him. Never knew the story behind it! That is pretty hilarious of Mozart haha!

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

If you manage to play the right raga, plants may start to dance and a storm may start inside your house kzbin.info/www/bejne/roipmaannJ6Bhsk The most talented sitar player of all times is praised for havinf triggered an eclipse

[@Jade99]

1:46 "Please stay on the line, your call is very important to us"

[@mimix2331]

That hurts lmfao

[@crussteasock4047]

Laughed so hard i stabbed my cat in the head with the spoon i was using to eat peanut butter with. Now it's stuck in his hypothalamus n idk what to do

[@SuperSquark]

Everything you played was super. I mean for a technician (doing you tubes) you are exceptionally melodic, harmonic and rhythmic. You have the language of music. I could not ask for more.

[@twantheunisz9281]

Paul McCartneys guitarist Brian Ray uses one of these on the song "come on to me" when they play it live, i believe Paul used an actual sitar in the studio. Honestly cant tell the difference.

[@dog61]

If you're talking about Beatle records, it was George. Dunno about any of Paul's post Beatle stuff.

[@twantheunisz9281]

@@dog61 Im Talking about Pauls most recent album "egypt station" and his live shows. Brian Ray has been his guitarist for well over a decade.

[@alexdavis5360]

Steve Hackett used one on "I know what I like (in your wardrobe)" back when Genesis was prog.

[@MrBassxtrm]

If you cannot tell the difference, it is ok. A Piano and a Tuba sound very similar too. Don't feel bad.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Eddie Van Halen used a Coral Sitar to double the solo on "Ain't talking 'bout love" and once you know, it's impossible NOT to hear it.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

This is honestly a wicked as hell instrument that was used on a ton of tracks in the 60s

[@NicuMihai]

best title ever change my mind

[@crazzyguitar9308]

Nicu :)))

[@jacquelinealvarez5496]

@@crazzyguitar9308 ooooooh you said the n word

[@StamatisStabos]

After you watched the video search for: "Rory Gallagher Philby - 1982 (Live at Rockpalast)" fun fact today is his birthday!

[@dukealbert7017]

Stamatis Stabos YES! Glad someone else brought up Philby!

[@sleepymarauder4178]

Rory Gallagher is an absolute beast. Amazing riffs and solo's

[@somemod8045]

I love the sitar (thank you George Harrison ✊❤️👌), none of my mates at school understand why!

[@nathanmaxwell1195]

Turkish Bath by Don Ellis

[@gramaximusproductions]

Modsounds 80 you should be thanking Ravi Shankar

[@somemod8045]

Gramaximus Films very true

[@snarnok]

I discovered the electric sitar from listening to The Ventures. Examples include: 'Plaquemines Parish' and 'Kyoto Doll'

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Make'em listen to Ravi Shankar while smoking those weird conc ciggies, they'll understand why.

[@whitedogblues09]

If Indian music and Ragtime do get combined, it should be called RagaTime... I'll show myself out now

[@badgasaurus4211]

whitedogblues09 Stolen joke

[@PaulHofreiter]

Very interesting. Do the sympathetic strings actually activate sympathetically or is there not enough resonance to have them activate without plucking them? I also wish the made the bridge adjustable to let you get different sitar sounds - how the bridge is shaped affects how open or buzzy it is on a sitar and if they made it adjustable then you could probably approximate more than on sitar sound. Very cool nonetheless.

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

They're supposed to be sympathetic. The model my friend has has a plexiglass plate to prevent you from touching the drone strings.

[@FacePomagranate]

They resonate a bit - in my experience it just sounds like a weak reverb. It's the same sort of effect you get from playing a note with the same pitch as an open string without muting. You're better off keeping them muted except for a special effect. The bridge is adjustable; you can change the angle of it to get less buzz - of course there's a tedious balancing act of getting the right tone and good intonation.

[@PaulHofreiter]

FacePomagranate interesting, thanks for the info.

[@Sluggo-qu5ir]

Thanks. Very informative video. This Dano has provided the signature sound for many of my favorite records (Everytime You Go Away, Signed, Sealed Delivered, Games People Play, Monterey, Hooked On A Feeling, Green Tambourine, Cry Like A Baby, Turn Down Day, Do It Again, Come And Get Your Love, Don't Come Around Here No More) For decades I've been thinking about buying one of these AND for the same period of time I thought the instrument generated its sitar sound from the sympathetic strings. Your excellent demo video shows conclusively that it's the "buzz" bridge that provides the sitar sound and NOT the extra strings. Your video makes a great case for bypassing this Electric Sitar and going directly to Danelectro's Baby Sitar.

[@D-Man_Jam]

No one: Sammy G: *tries to play metal without a distortion pedal*

[@joshuag.j.insole7803]

5:36 with just the harp bit sounded like the Halloween soundtrack.

[@evanmassey9190]

It would be super dope if someone wired in two outputs so you could run different effects on both sets of strings for some awesome fill or pads

[@garailac]

This guitar is a Pat Metheny heaven! Last Train Home anyone?

[@jeremywade1493]

Ruban Nielson from Unknown Mortal Orchestra uses that exact guitar on occasions

[@96elixx]

Finally someone mentioning it!!

[@McDoinky]

You can hear it at the end of Multi Love

[@kei.angell]

Fun fact: A Sitaritar was used in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Roughly 52:10 into the movie

[@rodrielpinzaespejo260]

Kirk Hammett has been using one for S&M2

[@mr.nobody68]

I was going to answer the question in the video title but, I have a better one instead: Q: What instrument has any number of strings but, doesn't Djent? A: A good one 1:46 I want to hear that chord progression on its own. It reminds me of Ben E. King "Stand By Me" I liked the outro piece. The high string notes kinda sounded like the upper end of a piano

[@joedoherty1062]

4:00 "heres some old timey swing" Continues to play the absolute straightest cut time song with literally 0 swing at all

[@nickmorgan19457]

Mario 64 swing

[@davidmil15]

I was thinking the same.

[@telequacker-9529]

it don't mean a thing if you aint got that swing... Quack!

[@youtubesucksbutt10]

Shut up joe

[@ricardosalinas6005]

Unknown Mortal Orchestra's guitarist regularly uses the Electric Sitar. Highly recommend the band, it's really chill. Check out "Multi-Love" for that sexy sitar :)

[@Least3charakters]

How does it compare to the Electroharmonix Ravish Sitar pedal? What does it sound like through that pedal?

[@brandoncalloway8779]

OOOOHHH That would be awesome.

[@TheAmazingCobalt]

Sitarception

[@KarthikNagarajan]

2:50 Rob Scallon wants to know your location

[@stavborochov1673]

This guitar sounds like so many sounds from old nintendo games. The lava place in mario 64, horse race in ocarina of time etc. really cool

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

And from much older Yes, Beattles, Rolling Stones, etc, records too... there was music when video games didn't existed...

[@curtisrussell4305]

5:37 to 6:08 is amazing! Love it!

[@memechaser5150]

Last Train Home? 🤔 EDIT: yes actually

[@WordChicken-mk7el]

Iggy :(

[@jacktehbongripper]

Avdooooool

[@Yoshiyahu_]

KAKYOIN!! UGH!! AGH!! KAKYOIN!!! UAGH!!! AUGHH!!! IT GOT HIS EYES!!

[@robst247]

Didn't Steve Howe of Yes use something similar to this, also manufactured by Danelectro?

[@samuraiguitarist]

I wouldn't be surprised if he did, many others have!

[@brakemcgaughey5724]

Yes, many times. Particularly on Close to the Edge

[@robst247]

@@brakemcgaughey5724 Here's a guy playing Steve Howe's part from Ritual (fourth movement of Tales from Topographic Oceans) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5XEo3SkntGGa6M

[@robst247]

@@samuraiguitarist Here's a guy playing Steve Howe's part from Ritual (fourth movement of Tales from Topographic Oceans) kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5XEo3SkntGGa6M

[@robst247]

@@biggav7568 I never liked the sound of the thing.

[@Pinko_Jess]

Damn, I really wanted to hear the solo from “Do It Again”

[@dbfi01]

3:27 That is some sweet sounding blues. No wonder you are enjoying yourself. That sound works well for blues... So well in fact, that when you stopped, I went: Aaw...

[@N00dleBandit]

No Steely Dan type of stuff? Do It Again has an amazing electric sitar solo by, and if I'm not mistaken, Jeff "Skunk" Baxter.

[@gullyfourmyle6825]

Denny Dias played it. Both great guitarists though. Skunk kills it on Show Biz Kids.

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

@@gullyfourmyle6825 : Skunk is more into missiles today, he has became a praised consultant for the DoD, no joke!!!

[@aldrickfondracul9297]

I remember seeing this on Musician's Friend (iirc), and thought it was totally boss. The sympathetic strings would be a lot of fun to derp around with. I'd definitely get some good use out of it, but I'd have to buy it on credit, and I'm not sure I'd use it often enough to justify the expense. I'm not even sure I could really justify shelling out for the baby sitar, tbh. Sometimes I really hate being broke. :(

[@tovasstalin2927]

I am wondering how can you change or get the string of the harp if u break it

[@bfish89ryuhayabusa]

It's not really a harp, though. They're only drone strings, not meant to be played directly. They just vibrate from the other string. Like when you play an A note on the D string and then mute it, you can hear the A string ringing softly.

[@ethansmithmusic]

BFisch i think this person is wondering how/where you would buy strings for the part that’s on the body

[@mal2ksc]

I'm pretty sure you can use a guitar string of the correct diameter, although you'll be wasting most of it (since you still need the ball end). This might be a good use for recycling strings that break at the nut or tuner.

[@tovasstalin2927]

@@ethansmithmusic yes I mean that

[@dam7ri]

I'm getting one tomorrow and looking forward to what I can do with it. The country & swing riffing made it sound like a banjo, which could sound interesting when coupled with a banjo.

[@stonekillerhaokip9374]

Damn! I didn't know that I have a sitar guitar until now😂

[@BeatleJWOL]

There's some old videos from a guitarist Rob Mastrianni (kzbin.infovideos) where he absolutely slays an electric sitar and it's outstanding! That said there's several pop records that used the instrument as a great hook; Memphis legendary guitarist Reggie Young is responsible for several including BJ Thomas' "Hooked On A Feeling" (the original!), The Box Tops "Cry Like A Baby" and an album track from The King, Elvis' "Stranger In My Own Hometown". Buzz on!

[@uncleshark8358]

PLEASE PLAY CATS IN THE CRADLE ON THAT THING

[@telegraphjames4542]

So glad you made a video on this, I've been checking these things out for so long!

[@evanwilliams8908]

Wut no sympathetic sweep picking? 😡😡😡

[@EcstasyJesus]

That'd be great to play the backing guitar in For The Love Of God

[@vladib.6834]

that nickname....that profile pic....genius

[@caleblofquist6066]

@@vladib.6834 agreed

[@Christian-my4dp]

@@vladib.6834 You are experiencing the next Einstein, here on KZbin

[@crenabyssxx9289]

Steve uses this in upanishead you can see it in some bts of modern primitive!

[@Haroun-El-Poussah]

Steve Vai actually uses a Coral Sitar for decades!

[@careyconley4690]

The electric sitar has also been used prominently in old school R&B. Legendary R&B/Soul producer Thom Bell used an electric sitar in many of his songs, particularly the Stylistics songs of the early 70s. Here's the classic hit "You Are Everything," with the sitar featured prominently right at the intro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bITXgIWehZyhaMU&ab_channel=TheStylistics Here's another Thom Bell confection. This one is from the early 80s, an R&B Quiet Storm classic by the great Deniece Williams. (The sitar comes in @ :16) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4PKo6tuqbNrbbs&ab_channel=DenieceWilliams-Topic

[@pixelated_pat]

Sammy G: I don't think Stevie T or Jared Dines will djent on this *kmac enters the chat*

[@cwbassmsncom]

The Dan sitar is getting allot of love lately. Johan just ran one through a cranked Marshall.

[@Pyrokid1998]

The ragtime swing kind of sounds like something you would hear in super Mario

[@orlock20]

It sounds like a banjo.

[@rifraffer]

Vinnie Bell invented the sitar for Coral/Danelectro. Great guitarplayer also, in the 60's. Forgotten maybe , but not by me. Cheers Vinnie ,where ever you are.

[@simongunkel7457]

EYB makes a sitar bridge, in T,S and LP versions, which does offer all the usual set up options. I've had one on a tele for ages, and at least the old version (they now offer a 2.0 one) was compatible with normal bridge parts, so you could go normal guitar for the low strings and sitar for the high strings.

[@netterstyl]

"Cry Like a Baby" by the Boxtops, and of course Yes. Somewhere in a pawn shop right now, there's one of those gizmos just begging for a nice home. There was one in a local music store for years and years, covered with much dust, until it finally disappeared into that great electric sitar home in the sky...I guess.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

Earliest metal use of one of these would have been on Van Halen's "Ain't talking 'Bout love" where Eddie used one to double his solo. Both the sound of his Frankenstrat and the Coral Sitar were recorded at the same volume level, so the sound isn't exactly buried in the mix.

[@op-z]

Invented by Vinnie Bell - he was a studio musician and played on ton of super famous records (like Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel, and some Bob Dylan stuff) I went to estate sale in his house, his whole guitar collection was on sale, including few of these. Ended up buying a pedal and few reels of 8mm home movies of his travels in the 50s with different bands

[@michaelgarendt5559]

Hey Samurai- Do you think you could do a video of you playing Rory Gallagher's "Philby" with this? Rory used a Coral rented from Pete Townshend to record the song, and, when realizing he wanted to play the song on tour, had to spend a pretty penny getting an original one. Thanks a lot! Your channel is awesome!

[@andrewjeffries8721]

People can say what they want about the oddball equipment that you pick for the vids, Sam, but you really have playing skills! I very much enjoyed the ragtime and the blues that you played! Respect.

[@TomVegas]

The sympathetic strings are supposed to drone while you play. The vibration of the main strings and the guitar's body are supposed to make the sympathetic strings play, but it doesn't work too well on the Dano.

[@wesleytownsend8214]

That was absolutely unreal & I am completely impressed. I mean of course I am impressed, as always, with your talent and content but I am grooving hard with that instruments sound. I can’t say that I have much appreciation for the traditional sitar’s sounds but this is fantastic! Thank you for sharing this with us. All the best to you and yours!

[@MysticMonkeyMiracle]

The bit at the end you came up with was really nice, man. Definitely wouldn’t mind having one of these. Get some tablas in the background, this bad boy singing, and some mushrooms or acid and you’re sending it solid.

[@onusgumboot5565]

That last little bit of music makes me want one. That was really cool sounding. Just scratches the surface of the possibilities, but just beautiful.

[@bradleymunn9940]

Keep these rolling out, man. They're great

[@PHURHXD]

guitar sitar: exists. rob scallon (when he finds out about this of course): *I L L T A K E Y O U R E N T I R E S T O C K*

[@damaygo1742]

3:08 DIDDY KING RACING!!!

[@ProbablyTooLoud]

I remember learning to count music in Indian, the Ravi Shankar red dot kind. Western music and Indian music are approached very, very differently. It really is much easier to grab a handful of guitar and just rip the knobs off. It's pure emotion. Sitar requires something of a much higher level or you have to grow up with it, or both.

[@JIZZUSBT]

2:23 TAKE ON ME

[@thelastchannelonyoutube]

So, could you put the special bridge on a normal guitar to get the same effect?

[@john564holloway]

Fantastic video, Sensei! The blues portion was brilliant & the last improvisation was splendid! I'd definitely ROCK this axe!

[@gafined2345]

1:33 it sounds like music you would hear in a car commercial

[@thedondeluxe6941]

Plus you could play "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Tom Petty in a very authentic manner. Love that song.

[@CynHicks]

That's awesome!! But you should add a separate output for the "harp" section. That way you apply different effects. Say a nice reflective echo for the harp and basic reverb for the sitar.

[@whatup917]

Samurai... on a Sitar, you don’t actually play the sympathetic strings. They just vibrate due to whatever note you’re actually play. This ringing from the sympathetic strings is a huge part of the Sitar sound and one of the key features. I don’t know if the sympathetic strings on this are for that purpose too, but you definitely don’t pluck them on a real Sitar.

[@irocz1380]

Keep it up you’re great man, you inspire me to play every day.

[@thedobrthedobr]

1:16 You won't fool anyone again, you cheeky bastard!

[@panhandle47]

If you want to hear this thing in some real blues action, check out Rory Gallagher’s song Philby!

[@thomasrobertmalthus7277]

That wasn't ragtime. It was ragatime! Loved the blues and that Michael Hedges-esque finish. Nice job, SG.

[@smradztoiek]

The Variax has decent sitar simulations, but this looks way cooler :)

[@GUR-ARYEA]

Try please my rock music channel.

[@cygneturesounds]

Loved the little jam at the end. Lovely little piece :)

[@lol-zp1ps]

Damn this is actually pretty cool. Wish there was an adjustable attachment that I could put on my non-sitaritar. The blues sounded SO GOOD

[@FacePomagranate]

I've got one of these and ironically I think it works better for fingerpicking things than for sitar-esque leads. I just mute and ignore the harp strings most of the time - they really don't contribute to the sitar tone anyways.

[@snarnok]

The Ventures recorded some great instrumentals using this type of sitar-guitar, such as 'Plaquemines Parish' and 'Kyoto Doll'

[@jeremy355]

The late Eddie "Chank" Willis of Funk Brothers used a Coral on the Stevie Wonder hit Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours and The Supremes song No Matter What Sign You Are.

[@antoniolambert4738]

Unknown mortal orchestra uses this on a TON of their songs. Ppl tend to “one trick pony” these, yet you can get unique sounds that tend to not sound like a sitar nor like a guitar. Check out “multi love” for a good example.

[@MarcCoteMusic]

Beautiful little piece at the end, Sammy G. Very nicely done.

[@joechip1232]

"This axe is good times there bud!" might be the most Canadian review of a guitar I've ever seen XD

[@michaelsevens]

Stopped by because... DØVYDÅS mentioned you. So I'll be stopping by here and there from now on... Pretty cool, really digging this guitar. It does sound like a sitar...

[@nickburmanmusic]

Thanks for taking one for the team :)

[@Mediumreginald]

I think this is what Steve Howe uses for the jangly verse riff part on Close to the Edge

[@somebodycallednobody]

You're right. All i can hear is Yes when anybody plays these.

[@greatkingrat]

I don’t know why but I thoroughly enjoyed the Sitaritar Ragtime...made me feel warm and happy inside!

[@imlxh7126]

Okay, honestly? This thing sounded AMAZING as a blues guitar. Like, the buzz bridge and sympathetic strings kinda almost give it a dobro quality? Damn, now I'm wondering how much it would enjoy an open tuning.

[@andrewharper1609]

This may just be one of my favourite guitar based vids I've seen so far.

[@Coldpizza22]

I love that song at 1:47

[@buff7069]

Anyone know if the ragtime part was off a song? I'd love to learn to play something like that!