Danelectro Electric Sitar Guitar - Demo & Review - Coral Sitar Guitar Reissue

[@sterlingmcvay2469]

Steely Dan's DO IT AGAIN, with Jeff 'SKUNK' Baxter solo on a Danelectro Sitar Guitar is the BEST example EVER!!!

[@walrusexplosion]

Denny Dias

[@nazznomad]

It’s a keeper! Have it set up maybe and have bridge set up or give it a go yourself and see if the choking ceases. I think it’s wonderful. Sometimes you need a spice in the cupboard to pull out every now and again to add to a recipe.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@TeeterreteeT]

they're great these things, originals are worth an absolute fortune now.

[@weltraumaffe4155]

REALLY?

[@SitarbobMusic]

Yes! An original Coral can go for 4 or $5,000 these days. Even the Jerry Jones reissues have more than doubled in price and stuff like the Rogue and other less expensive models, used to go for one or $200... They are going for the price I originally paid for my Jerry Jones.
I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@nicksimms3771]

So glad they finally reissued it. I asked if they would at Namm last year and they hinted at it, but it wasn’t until a little over a month ago that they first posted it on their site and on thomann. Still no official announcement yet, not are there any sellers of it in the US yet

[@DarrenLockMusic]

I thought that they’d pulled them seeing as they are almost impossible to buy from other than Thomann.

[@nicksimms3771]

Darren Lock nah, I contacted thomann about it and they confirmed these are brand new for 2020. They’re impossible to get other than from thomann currently because they haven’t been officially released (or even announced technically) yet. When they reissued the baby sitar a few years ago it was the same way- thomann was apparently selling them for 4-5 months before anyone else was allowed to start listing them

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@smecknell]

this is so cool. thanks for the demo

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Glad you like it!

[@zappatx]

I love Steve Howe's use on Turbulance and other solos. He uses it mostly as rhythm..

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@SRV2013]

He uses on Close To The Edge too.

[@Ernest-From-England]

The box tops also used one in the song "cry like a baby" during the late 60s

[@howardpaulgrossenbacher2975]

I bought a copy made by a company called "Rogue", and I have no complaints. I only paid a couple hundred bucks for it, and now I am seeing them used starting at like $799. I am sure they can be had for a lot less than that.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

I think because of the pandemic, guitar prices have gone a bit ga-ga.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I remember when the Rogues first came out. I'm pretty sure originally they went for $100. I know I almost bought one for $200 later on. Now they are going for at least as much as I paid for my original Jerry Jones reissues, that are much higher quality. And the Jerry Jones have more than doubled. The old Coral model can go for up to $5,000 these days.
I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@lenini056]

Another song that uses that is Close to the Edge. I wish to have one of those but are super expensive.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

This is a modern copy, so not so expensive.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@zaphodbeebleprox5043]

Try this with an open tuning...

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars if you would like to check it out

[@jameslanclos568]

1:20 - It's a hollow body, masonite top and back just like most Danelectro guitars have.
I never thought about it until now, but the red crackle finish reminds me of molten lava flowing from a volcano. I've got a thing for white guitars and I would have much preferred the white model by Coral or Danelectro, if they would have had the option.

[@thepiperofsimms9974]

"Do It Again". Classic sitar lead. Hi Darren, you seem like a fine chap. I'd like to know what you thought about "And Then There Were Three." Thank you. Yuma, Arizona USA

[@DarrenLockMusic]

That’s on my other channel - ua-cam.com/video/418XKa0Y__0/v-deo.html

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@sophiemilton5939]

so.......if you lower the rosewood buzz-block out of the way and turn down the volume on the sympathetic strings.....is it not then just a Danelectro guitar and thus more useable?

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Yes, that’s why I sold it!

[@MrKayley10]

Fuckin hell Darren! Congratulations!!! I'd love to play one of those! Still waiting to but an electric 12 first... Prog on!

[@DarrenLockMusic]

It’s a modern copy.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@kdakan]

Is the buzz bridge adjustable, like on a real sitar you can adjust the buzz level.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

You can adjust the bridge...

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@JamesNihil]

Hey Darren, do you remember what the hex wrench size was for the symp strings??

[@DarrenLockMusic]

No, sorry. Had no reason to adjust them! It did come with the requisite tools, so maybe those specs might be available via Danelectro? 🤔

[@steevvvippch5589]

My used one didn't come with the key. I figured out that they are 5mm. I found a spare 5mm socket and put it on a screwdriver type driver handle that accepts 1/4" sockets and it works pretty well.

[@TheLegend-ox7wu]

Love your personality

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Thanks! I love compliments! 😬👍

[@austinbaird6311]

great gift for a yes fan

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@Soundscapesinfinitum]

What an interesting video, im a sitar player... i wonder if you play this instrument more like a sitar than a guitar it would give better results

[@DarrenLockMusic]

But then it wouldn’t be a guitar…

[@pickledparsleyparty]

Yeah no doubt about that. Music is Win found one of the Baby Sitar versions, and he played it by picking a lead over a drone he maintained on the low E string. That sound is really cool.

[@ancientalien4047]

Well done sir! I may try a sitar pedal instead... Cause I don't have to tune it.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

You will save yourself an awful lot of time there. It's a novelty instrument.

[@MrFlint51]

Probably the best-known song featuring a sitar/guitar is "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne

[@weltraumaffe4155]

What about "Don't Come around here No More" Tom Petty?

[@ckbennetttn]

Norwegian Wood, Signed, Sealed, Delivered, so many songs.

[@TierRune]

Denny Dias played the solo on "Do It Again" using one of these.

[@SitarbobMusic]

@@ckbennetttn "Norwegian Wood" is a real authentic Indian sitar. So is "Paint It Black"

[@SitarbobMusic]

"Green Tambourine" by the Lemon Pipers is the first song I remember hearing using one of these. I instantly fell in love with the sound. It wasn't until Steely Dan's "Do It Again" came out that I really found out what that sound was.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Darren Lock Why not turn it into a Nashville Tuned Sitar Guitar? You can use Nashville Tuning Strings for that, but replace the regular B with an Octave4Plus High B.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Well I sold it, so that's not happening. But thanks for the suggestion!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@DarrenLockMusic It's a cool instrument though & you could get one someday.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@DarrenLockMusic You might have to get a whole new one for that to work & Fender is working on their Stratositar (Strat with a Buzz Bridge to get a Sitar sound).

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Cheers, that’s interesting to know! 👍

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@DarrenLockMusic As a matter of Fact the EYB Sitar bridge turns a Strat into a Sitar Strat. You could play This City by Acapop Kidz on the Sitar Guitar because we lost Nolan Gibbons from Acapop Kidz.

[@raymondreid4987]

Steve Miller has one was offered a good amount of money to allow them to take it apart but he declined.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@johnathanjordan6468]

Very cool interesting guitar

[@DarrenLockMusic]

It sure is! 👍

[@alexjohnston8889]

Nice sounding guitar but can't see what you'd use the other strings for, sounds a bit like when you strum the strings on the headstock which is not something you do very often, the lead playing on it sounded really nice.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

The other strings are supposed to resonate in sympathy when the regular strings are played.

[@KazBodnar]

The other strings are the drones, sitars have many strings but only two or three are actually played, the others drone which is what makes the unique sound

[@timothyflyte9443]

I have the Jerry Jones baby sitar , thr model without the extra strings. Solid body and made very well.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out.

[@joannfox1629]

get a good lucy in the sky thing with it.

[@DiegoLopezVlog]

So many strings. Does it djent?

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Ha ha ha…not this one…

[@Alex-sh2kf]

You can get the guitar from sweetwater too

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Yup - just come available! 👍

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@johnfloydman7735]

Looks good fun 👍 great review.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@stephenlennartz3466]

With all due respect ... 4 minutes and 58 seconds before we get to hear the instrument? Ouch. You said it yourself ... "It's not about me ... it's about the instrument."
Just some food for thought. That said ... 'thanks for this post'. Very interesting instrument & tones. Pretty sure I could use it on a song or two. 👍

[@DarrenLockMusic]

🙄

[@stephenlennartz3466]

@@DarrenLockMusic Hey Darren ... to confirm ... definitely not a dis. Dig your channel! 🎸😎

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@sammyherring9140]

I just bought one of these from thomann, how was the setup out of the box? Decent action? I know intonation on these can be kinda funky, but was yours half decent at least?

[@DarrenLockMusic]

There’s very little adjustment you can make to it due to the way the Gotoh buzz bridge works. There’s a “sweet spot” that you have to hit otherwise it sounds like a regular guitar because the strings don’t rattle against the buzz bridge if it is too high/low. 🙄

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@rock-tl3fy]

do you know if there is a way for the guitar sitar sound like a regular guitar? ( maybe taking the upper strings away or....)

[@DarrenLockMusic]

You’d have to swap out the bridge, which would also defeat the point of having a sitar guitar! 🙄

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@dw4725]

Yeah, it’s called buying a regular guitar that’s a shitload cheaper instead of being a dumbass that ruins a $1,500+ guitar, next time use common sense, and think before you speak and please don’t breed 😂😂

[@Harveyprods]

What kind of stings do you use on the harp part? Can't say it looks fun to restring

[@DarrenLockMusic]

I imagine they are .10 strings.

[@weltraumaffe4155]

They resonate sympathetically. That is why it's hollow.

[@SitarbobMusic]

They are tens. I have a dozen Jerry Jones electric guitars in different alternative tunings. So I tune my sympathetic strings to the scale to match the tuning. So, sometimes I put a bit heavier string on the lower notes and eights or nines on the higher notes.
You can check out my Facebook group page, Electric Sitars, if you like

[@weltraumaffe4155]

They are hollow for the resonator strings!

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Yup...

[@SitarbobMusic]

Yes... That and also to emulate an acoustic instrument a little more.
The frame is poplar... All around the edge of the body... But it is hollow in the middle... the front and the back on the original Coral and on the Jerry Jones is made from Masonite.
I have thought about trying a thin wooden front and back on one of mine. I may try that as an experiment someday.

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out.

[@troubadour723]

It sounds like you don’t have the intonation problems mine has; though the strings that came with it in the box may be responsible

[@DarrenLockMusic]

That's only because I fiddled around with it endlessly. Whoever created that bridge and intonation setup should be horsewhipped. I ended up selling it. There are effects pedals that can create the sound without all the tuning issues.

[@DanielBrophyMusic]

What happened at @9:21? Sound suddenly changed dramatically.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Sorry, I don’t remember. I just slap this stuff together! 😬

[@weltraumaffe4155]

Those sympathetic strings make your Snark tuner go nuts (useless) even when the volume is all the way down. You'll want to experiment with different modes and tunings.. I've got a 1968 Danelectro Vincent Bell Coral Sitar. IMO opinion they are kind of useless unless you want start exploring new ways of playing and have an interest in Eastern music, which I do. If you let it, it can take you new places.
They approximate a sitar sound when playing in the darker modes. But blues scales and such sound silly. It's a good go-to tool in a studio but don't bring it to a jam session. Like a 12 string, it's got it's own place. But I'm really glad I bought it.

[@SitarbobMusic]

That is so cool! I have a 1967 Coral!
You nailed it! I changed my technique and play different things on my electric sitars then I would on my guitars. I think of it as a different instrument, unto itself. And I have always liked that Eastern sound.
I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you want to check it out. I also started one called East Meets West music.

[@WalterSobchak1000]

Mr Page would love that

[@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522]

Simply because he can't play a real guitar properly.

[@stevenholst]

@@wolfgangmarkusgstrein8522 It's probably good you picked a low-traffic corner of UA-cam to say something like that.🤦‍♂️

[@SitarbobMusic]

If you are so inclined, check out my Facebook group page called Electric Sitars

[@uberockgodornot5412]

Isn't it on A Visit to the Doktor too?

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@bobhoran9778]

I don’t even play guitar, but I want one of these. Enjoy your midlife crisis gift to yourself!

[@motomike71]

Those plastic covers are based on the original design.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Yeah, and they are not very nice. The rough edges are quite sharp, you know!

[@motomike71]

@@DarrenLockMusic Interesting. Maybe if you kept it you could run some steel wool to smooth out the sharp corners. A store north of me has an original Cort branded sitar for about $900 that I’ve had my eye on for awhile. No real use for it. I’ve only had one show call for sitar and I did my best with electric guitar. I just love the weird sound of this instrument.

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Yeah, I thought about that but its such a flimsy plastic there's a chance of it splitting.

[@denisemccallum9678]

Amazing mid life crisis. Good on ya!

[@DarrenLockMusic]

You got that right!

[@SitarbobMusic]

I have a Facebook group called Electric Sitars, if you would like to check it out

[@swamikrishnaaatma7583]

It really doesnt sound like a Sitar It sounds like an old Phlanger pedal I had in the 70's. lol (not a Flanger, they are different)

[@SitarbobMusic]

Nothing sounds like a real sitar... Especially in the hands of a master like Ravi Shankar! ❤️
But if you care to find out more about this instrument, I started a Facebook group page called Electric Sitars

[@jamesrodriguez8155]

You haven't listened to enough psych that's why you cant shred on it. You have to play the right scales or else it sounds like shit

[@jamesrodriguez8155]

Decent playing tho

[@SitarbobMusic]

If you would like, check out my Facebook group page called Electric Sitars

[@donaldtrump2078]

you should just give it to me it doesn't suit you and i don't think you know what to do with it anyway!

[@DarrenLockMusic]

Nah, sold it…and I’m glad you’re jealous and too poor buy your own. 😘

[@SitarbobMusic]

That was kind of harsh, Mr President! What do your advisors keep telling you about being mean on social media? 😆
If you are so inclined, you can check out my Facebook group page called Electric Sitars

[@michaelpetroff7670]

very bad sound, TOO much talk…bad video

[@DarrenLockMusic]

😎