electric sitar (electric guitar variant of sitar)
~ String instrument
Description
Electric guitar with standard fretboard and tuning but added sympathetic strings and specialised bridge so the sound will resemble sitar, it became popular in rock, jazz and fusion music after its invention in the 1960's.
Relationships
| invented by: | Vinnie Bell |
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| type of: | electric guitar |
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| derived from: | sitar (Indian long-necked fretted gourdlute) |
| invented by: | Danelectro (original Danelectro, electric guitar etcetera manufacturer) (in 1967) |
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| Wikidata: | Q11877740 [info] |
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