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Odd Mark. I've had no issues on ipad or pc. -don

Here's my solo take on the Willie Dixon classic... http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=rUSBQLnVg5s&feature=youtu.be&desktop_uri=/watch?v=rUSBQLnVg5s&feature=youtu.be -don

Correction! I just look more closely at the pic you posted. That instrument does have sitar-style fretting. VERY COOL! :))))) -don

There is no reason why it will not sound "good." But much of a sitar's uniqueness comes from the way it is fretted, and instruments such as this do not attempt to duplicate that -- just the buzzy timbre and drone aspects of the sound. I would think that such an instrument would work well with...

Uh... Interesting. :D -d

I just posted a quickie YouTube of a short version of a raag I wrote for my dear one shortly after we met in 1968 -- "The Summer of Love."

Yes Rick, she is a sweetheart. Far beyond my other two. The damage was a crack in the gourd -- underneath where it cannot be seen -- and a broken off piece of trim. The trim glued right back on. A cracked gourd sounds like a terrible thing, but it is very common. New sitars quite often...

Got the sitar - an absolutely beautiful instrument. Uh oh, what's this? Damage from shipping? Eeek! What to do? The seller gave 14 day return privileges, alas at my expense. Fixable? Yes, absolutely, but...? I told the seller and he was a dismayed as I. Two choices lay before us... return...

Well the new sitar is on its way. The fellow who posted it on ebay had never sold a sitar before -- his ebay business is centered around small items -- air and space momentos and the like. Based probably on that he had put down a fixed shipping price of an extraordinary reasonable $23.50. When...

What a strong an opinionated statement. And so what that Les Paul himself totally agreed! :D -don

There is one experience old tubies gave me that is denied by my modern modeling amps. It is hitting that magical sweet spot. -something that happens just once in a while. Modeling amps are consistent - a nice, but less exciting quality. :) -don

Odd that there is no talk here about tonal quality. Humbuckers, even with coil tap, have such a different sound than single coils. Which fits your style? Then too, what body style to you find a) comfortable (sit down or stand when you play?) and b) fit youe sense of style? Guitar body shapes...

I have seen these in the various catalogs. Can you share an mp3? Love to hear its magic at work! :) -don

Cool Terry! :)

My #1.... Hmmm.... There are two, either if which will fit that description, depending on the musical idiom I am into at the moment. For classical it'd have to be my Alahambra 11C -- an absolutely gorgeous, hand crafted, instrument that is far more guitar than my playing deserves. Or what...