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

[@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

[@elliottmaclean8348]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@Dickbulginheadin]

Saagtime.

[@cynthiusvr]

*reads title* A harp with an attitude.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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".

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

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

[@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.

[@NicuMihai]

best title ever change my mind

[@crazzyguitar9308]

Nicu :)))

[@jacquelinealvarez5496]

@@crazzyguitar9308 ooooooh you said the n word

[@joshuag.j.insole7803]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@whitedogblues09]

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

[@badgasaurus4211]

whitedogblues09 Stolen joke

[@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...

[@D-Man_Jam]

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

[@telegraphjames4542]

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

[@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.

[@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...

[@rodrielpinzaespejo260]

Kirk Hammett has been using one for S&M2

[@KarthikNagarajan]

2:50 Rob Scallon wants to know your location

[@Pinko_Jess]

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

[@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.

[@garailac]

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

[@john564holloway]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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 :)

[@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.

[@cwbassmsncom]

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

[@memechaser5150]

Last Train Home? 🤔 EDIT: yes actually

[@WordChicken-mk7el]

Iggy :(

[@jacktehbongripper]

Avdooooool

[@Yoshiyahu_]

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

[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@gafined2345]

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

[@stonekillerhaokip9374]

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

[@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

[@uncleshark8358]

PLEASE PLAY CATS IN THE CRADLE ON THAT THING

[@cygneturesounds]

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

[@pixelated_pat]

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

[@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.

[@evanwilliams8908]

Wut no sympathetic sweep picking? 😡😡😡

[@Roonayy]

I find it weird how you're opposed to the idea of the banjo guitar, but you're fine with the sitar guitar. It's basically the same concept of combining another instrument with a guitar.

[@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!

[@Pyrokid1998]

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

[@orlock20]

It sounds like a banjo.

[@JIZZUSBT]

2:23 TAKE ON ME

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@damaygo1742]

3:08 DIDDY KING RACING!!!

[@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*

[@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.

[@joechip1232]

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

[@MarcCoteMusic]

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

[@bradleymunn9940]

Keep these rolling out, man. They're great

[@irocz1380]

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

[@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

[@nathanbotha1199]

Your composition at the end is great!

[@danielnolton5457]

Great demo and playing!

[@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.

[@velcroband]

4:31 ya know that’s probably a good ideas, I bets that rishi would calls ya spare parts bud

[@snarnok]

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

[@curtisrussell4305]

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

[@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. :(

[@jeffnichols6448]

Beautiful! The Samuraisitarguitar. I always wanted one of these (being a Vinnie Bell fan). Try playing the 6-strings with the pickups at zero and the let the sympathetic strings ring.

[@revibard-harvey6919]

Anyone who's heard the last few Unknown Mortal Orchestra albums will be familiar with the tone of this thing, Ruban's Electric Sitar is to die for.

[@tswc42]

Your short song at the end was lovely.

[@thedobrthedobr]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@joshuataylor81]

Man that was sick! Absolutely love it!

[@gioricci6245]

4:00 new song for banjo kazooie

[@faunaflage]

Really like that piece you came up with at the end.

[@Bugkiller666]

Wow pretty cool ! Thanks for sharing Samurai

[@Coldpizza22]

I love that song at 1:47

[@smradztoiek]

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

[@GUR-ARYEA]

Try please my rock music channel.

[@bennymav]

That was awesome, I'd love one. I like the Metallica mention, I imagine that's in the intro of Wherever I May Roam? Also unsure if it has been mentioned before as I am new to your channel (loving it) but is that an awesome steampunk looking amp in the background?

[@nickburmanmusic]

Thanks for taking one for the team :)

[@nikhilbarretto5804]

Kirk Hammett used that during S & M 2, in wherever I may roam. It sounded awesome