Danelectro Electric Sitar - Red Crackle
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The Legendary Dano Electric Sitar Returns!
Plug in, turn up, zone out. It’s the return of the legendary Danelectro Coral electric sitar — that’s right: the iconic 1960s design, complete with drone strings and red crackle finish! Now it’s back, a meticulous reissue in all its vintage glory, with the sound heard on countless hits. While the Danelectro Sitar serves up exotic sounds, it has a familiar feel that won’t interfere with your playing style. Sure, if you want it to sound more authentic you’ll need to learn some new scales and find the best way to deploy the extra “mini-harp” course of drone strings, but this 6-string instrument is tuned to standard guitar tuning, making it easy and fun to play. This is your chance to own a legend. Spice your music with the one, the only Danelectro Sitar!
The One, the Only
It was a time of experimentation, and in the era before synthesizers became widely available, musicians such as George Harrison were looking to the East for different sounds. But traditional sitars were expensive, bulky, and difficult to master. Danelectro, in partnership with New York session guitarist Vinnie Bell, designed an affordable, portable sitar that played like a 6-string guitar. The instrument hit the market in 1967 and found its way onto countless rock, soul, R&B, jazz, and fusion records over the ensuing decades, leaving an indelible mark on popular music.
Reissue of the famous Coral Sitar
Composite/Plywood Hollow Body
Maple Neck
Pau Ferro Fingerboard
"C" Neck Profile
13 Sympathetic "Mini Harp" Strings
3x Danelectro Lipstick Pickups
Volume & Tone Controls for Each Pickup
Gotoh Sitar Bridge
Graphite Nut
Die-Cast Tuning Machines
24.75" Scale
14" Radius
1.69" Nut Width
NEW
$999
The Legendary Dano Electric Sitar Returns!
Plug in, turn up, zone out. It’s the return of the legendary Danelectro Coral electric sitar — that’s right: the iconic 1960s design, complete with drone strings and red crackle finish! Now it’s back, a meticulous reissue in all its vintage glory, with the sound heard on countless hits. While the Danelectro Sitar serves up exotic sounds, it has a familiar feel that won’t interfere with your playing style. Sure, if you want it to sound more authentic you’ll need to learn some new scales and find the best way to deploy the extra “mini-harp” course of drone strings, but this 6-string instrument is tuned to standard guitar tuning, making it easy and fun to play. This is your chance to own a legend. Spice your music with the one, the only Danelectro Sitar!
The One, the Only
It was a time of experimentation, and in the era before synthesizers became widely available, musicians such as George Harrison were looking to the East for different sounds. But traditional sitars were expensive, bulky, and difficult to master. Danelectro, in partnership with New York session guitarist Vinnie Bell, designed an affordable, portable sitar that played like a 6-string guitar. The instrument hit the market in 1967 and found its way onto countless rock, soul, R&B, jazz, and fusion records over the ensuing decades, leaving an indelible mark on popular music.
Reissue of the famous Coral Sitar
Composite/Plywood Hollow Body
Maple Neck
Pau Ferro Fingerboard
"C" Neck Profile
13 Sympathetic "Mini Harp" Strings
3x Danelectro Lipstick Pickups
Volume & Tone Controls for Each Pickup
Gotoh Sitar Bridge
Graphite Nut
Die-Cast Tuning Machines
24.75" Scale
14" Radius
1.69" Nut Width
NEW
$999