Sitars

[Seth Mitchell]

Well, I am getting a sitar for christmas and I want people who know what they are, have one, or know how to play tell me stuff about them.

[coasterkrazy]

All I really know is that they make a sound that reminds me of a desert or Arabian theme. That's cool that you're getting one though. I think they are held in an upright position while sitting down and the strings are plucked to play. That's about all of my knowledge of sitars.

[Bluhman]

Don't like them. The sound they make lasts too long, meaning notes end up overlapping, which I don't like.

[MrMister]

Hard to play.
They are REALLY hard to play.

[Ben]

Holy Carp......A sitar......those are beautifull and expensive....
And I thought my mandolin was cool.....

freakin awesome man.....

I got a care package full of groceries, and I thought that was a pimped gift......

How does a sitar tune? Have you played one before, or are you crash course-ing it? Man, Id love to tech myself how to  play sitar...

A sitar sure makes my Jimbe's look meager, when I glance at them....

[Archem]

I love the sound of a sitar. Mebe it's because I've got a love for what some have refered to as "hippie music". Maybe it's because I have a "natural high" that can be confused with a genuine one. Or maybe it has something to do with its soothing melodies and how great stringed instruments are. One way or another, I enjoy the sitar. Play on, oh mighty player! Wow. That almost sounded as bad as a similar comment I made involving comics and communists... How DO I do it?

[Almeidaboo]

Originally posted by MrMister
Hard to play.
They are REALLY hard to play.

Listen to this man.

Itīs a beautiful instrument, used a lot in Indian music. I love how it sounds.

As Mr.Mr. said, itīs hard to play. It has 10 times more scales than the piano. But itīs sound makes it worth the try.

I saw an amazing sitar playing in Concert for George, a tribute made to Gerge Harrison, organized by the nothingman ERIC CLAPTON...It rocked as$!

[MrMister]

Originally posted by Bluhman
Don't like them. The sound they make lasts too long, meaning notes end up overlapping, which I don't like.

Bluhman, nowhere else to say this, but the line is 'time for me is nothing cause I'm counting no age.'

[Bluhman]

Originally posted by MrMister

quote:

Originally posted by Bluhman Don't like them. The sound they make lasts too long, meaning notes end up overlapping, which I don't like.

Bluhman, nowhere else to say this, but the line is 'time for me is nothing cause I'm counting no age.'

Oh! Thank you...  :p

[AsakuraHao2004]

They look cool as hell.. and I like the sound

[shinotebasiiackh]

Originally posted by MrMister
Hard to play.
They are REALLY hard to play.

...And, on a slightly un-related note, I have a Ravi Shankar CD, autographed by him

[Revolution911]

I thought Ravi was a she o_o

[Kijuki_Magazaki]

Japenese sitars O.O get a japanese sitar!

[MrMister]

Originally posted by Kijuki_Magazaki
Japenese sitars O.O get a japanese sitar!

Isn't that called like a mandolin or something?
And I'd figure someone would wanna Japan up this clearly Indian thread.

[shinotebasiiackh]

Originally posted by Revolution911
I thought Ravi was a she o_o

No, but his daughter, Lakshmi, is also a damn good sitar player.