Customer Reviews

Rogue STR-1 Pro Electric Sitar Guitar Black with Red Crackle

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this guitar has some serious critics on the web, but im here to say even without the drone strings, this is a fun instrument. apperently the electric sitar has been around for decades, and there have been dif models of dif quality. i think rogue has a winner here. its all due to the bridge, which performs a controled buzz, which makes the six string part of this instrument sound just like a sitar. run it through a tube amp and a nice distortion pedal(bigg muff) and maybe a phaser, the sound is amazing. tuning issues and novelty come to mind, but agian, it sounds just like a sitar, it is almost hypnotic, very easy to play, and just fun. goggle the gotoh bridge, i also checked out sum video of people playing thier electric sitar on youtube before i bought mine, very cool sound that can not be obtained through effects.
the drone strings tune fine, and in time im sure ill use them more, it has its own volume control, i do wish this part of the guitar had the gotoh bridge, but it would have made it much more expensive..
also, while not very attractive, the body design is excellent, very comfortable, a pefect fit when sitting down, makes it easier to play for long lengths of time.

If you're looking to add a little "Eastern Flavor" to your mix, you couldn't do much better than this. I didn't give it 5 stars because, lets face it, it's not a high end instrument. But you do get your moneys worth -- every penny and then some. If you want to put some 60's Sound in your tool kit, this is probably the best buy you'll find for that Beatles & Stones feel.

Let's be realistic. It's not going to give you the jangle of a 12 string Rickenbacker. But on the other hand it isn't meant to. And it's a lot easier on your wallet, and almost as versatile. Nothing sounds like a 12 string Ric, but a 12 string Ric. Then again, nothing else sounds like an electric sitar either, including a 12 string Ric. And for the money this is a great recreation of the of Coral Electric Sitar. Are there better ones out there? Maybe, but for less than half the price, this one fills the bill for me. If I need more than this, I'll get a real sitar.

I did break a drone string attempting the recommended tuning, but you have to expect to do some tuning when you play any sitar. I have 18 more to play with, so I won't miss it for a while.

I finally figured out the harp tuning for Steve Millers, Wild Mountain Honey. I still haven replaced that broken drone string, but I don't miss it, and it gives me some idea where I am when tuning. From high to low I have a group of 7 and a group of 5, with a tuning of, in descending order ...

E
D#
C#
B
G#
F#
E
D#
E
C#
B

I'm really impressed with this guitar. When I saw the price I thought that is was going to be a kind of "is worst to have nothing", but it turned out to be a beauty. Last month I was doing a pop production for "Chetes"and we needed something to sound like a sitar, and I didn't wanted to use synths, so we ordered it through Amazon.
Don't let it's price fool you, the guitar is noiseless, allowing you to obtain a clear and present sound. The tuning is very good, which is extremly important in recording any guitar, and the sound color is quite even throughout the scale. But the best thing is that this little thing realy sounds "sitarish". The only difficult part is tuning the resonant strings, you realy need to spend sometime tuning them, either cromaticaly or to the notes of the song, but it realy is worth the effort. This product was for me like discovering a treasure.
Potro Farias.