Electric Sitar
The sitar that goes on tour.
A pickup, a solid or semi-solid body, no fragile gourd to crack in a flight case, and no feedback battle on a loud stage. Fusion players, gigging musicians and studios use ours, which come from our own workshop, including carved mahogany models.
Does it sound like an acoustic sitar? Amplified, you get the character: the strings, the frets, the jawari buzz. What you do not get is the gourd's acoustic bloom. In a band mix the difference largely disappears. For solo recital tone, buy acoustic.
What do I plug into? Any instrument amplifier, or straight to a PA through a DI box.
Easier to travel with? Much. Slimmer body, nothing to crack, far smaller crate.
For traditional instruments see Sitar.
