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Topic: Ever use a Sitar Bar? |
Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Mike Winter
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 9 Feb 2008 6:32 pm |
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| My buddy Harley James ground a 1/4" flat spot on a bar, and it sounds awesome on "Waymore's Blues," which we do from time to time when Harley sits in with us. |
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Tony Dingus
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Kingsport, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2008 9:05 pm
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I have a flat bar I made out of aluminum that works great.
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Ron !
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Posted 9 Feb 2008 9:37 pm
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Yup I use one for about 6-years now.I love the little bugger.I made this one myself out of "Chrome-Steel"...and not only has it a better sound then a chrome plated one but I can drop this one of a high rise and it will leave a dent in the concrete and the bar will not have a scratch on it.
BJS still makes(chrome plated I believe)them on special order.
They are regular steel bars which have a milled of side.
I made one for Chris Brooks once with his name engraved with a laser.
If you get the chance to buy one just do it.You'll love it.Listen to Ralph Mooney on Waylon's albums.He used it a lot back then.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 9 Feb 2008 9:47 pm
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I used one in an unusual way for the introduction of the song "America" from my West Side Story CD. You can hear it here.
http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/5054289/bb26fbc1/generic_1.html
What I did was play each note with the sitar bar, with the volume pedal pulled all the way back, a tad before it was supposed to come in, and then kicked in the volume pedal at the appropriate spot, so there is no attack, just the sitar buzz. Furthermore, I repeated the process with a regular bar, so what you hear is a combination of the sitar bar and the regular bar, minus the attacks.
This is all in the background. The melody is played normally.
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 10 Feb 2008 1:26 am
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I bought one from Bobbe last year. Cobra Coil brand.
A good bar in non-sitar use , too
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Olli Haavisto
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 10 Feb 2008 8:55 am
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Paul Franklin used a sitar bar on Lee Ann Womack's song "Why They Call It Fallin'.
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