It's got a lot of Western chordal elements in it by the way :-) ... That the sound is very Indian like doesn't instantly mean the music itself is completely un-Western
Not being disrespectful, but I don't like this ..... It's original, but.... I don't know why I can't like it...maybe because it lacks musicality or a sense of rhythm.. there's no "hook" or melody...
That's cool I understand what you're sayin, this music ain't for everyone at least you have a reason for why you don't like it...unlike other assholes on youtube...
Dean ..I gotta say that when I first heard you on Candyrat! Nonetheless! I was like ..What the hell??But I swear for some reason you're starting to grow on me! lol ...uhhhh By the way..I didn't catch what planet you are from??
Nah, its a harp. The guitar is called a coral electric sitar, and it is basically a guitar tuned like a sitar so you don't have to do the strenuous tune ups to make it sound like one. It also has a small harp, which is what you heard in the beginning. It's a great instrument.
Vai did a piece called "State of Grace" on his album "Sex and Religion". He uses the sympathic strings in between playing the melody - it's beautiful.
I played on one of these a few years ago, and also saw Vai play it live on his "Sex and Religion" tour (with Devin Townsend singing - awesome). The extra strings at the top are called "Sympathetic" they can be plucked or strummed but you can't change their pitch (other than tuning them). They are tuned to an open chord that sets the key centre of the piece. The 6 main strings pass over a metal block (hardly touching it) which sounds like a Sitar as they vibrate against it.
I'm not a hundred percent, but I'm pretty sure that's a Jerry Jones Coral Sitar. I'm sure Steve Vai used one extensively on a lot of his older records so it's gotta be good! Lol. Hope that helps ;)
its not a guitar, nor a sitar... its an ELECTRIC SITAR.. dont believe me, go to google images and search electric sitar and you will see one that looks exactly like the one he is playing
For those of you that are wondering what instrument this is, I'm pretty certain it's a Rogue STR-1 Electric Sitar. Google that to see what it is (MusiciansFriend sells them). The little tiny strings at the top of the body that he plays individually at the beginning/end are sympathetic droning strings essential to a sitar (electric or otherwise) and help to give the sitar its unusual and exotic twangy sound. Thumbs up, Dean and Rob!
believe me, this guy is not using a rogue guitar. This is a Jerry Jones which is a reissue of the old 60's Coral Sitars. A rogue is just a cheap remake. All of those Rogue guitars on musiciansfriend are awful.
Nice shirt
oh and nice song too
Seriously, you're a great inspiration! Thank you so much for sharing
loggnogg 2 months ago
Damn man, Al Swearengen can play a mean electric sitar!
StoneDeafBand 8 months ago
Sir, if John Coltrane was still alive, I think he'd ask you to play with him...awesome version
ouichtan 1 year ago
electric sitar ?
cool song :)
MrMatan22 1 year ago
Beauty is worth making alive. He did that here.
SuperGamer87 1 year ago
What the hell!? What kind of guitar is that? I have never laid eyes on a guitar like that before.
WarriorOfTheHeavens 1 year ago 3
sounds like metheny. lol. xD
progressivo2 1 year ago
Astounding.
ChaotixMachine 1 year ago
i really LOVE the INTRO!!! ^___^
Daver869 1 year ago
Mesmorizing,
I could do a good Yoga session to this one.
Thank You
neorunt 1 year ago
one word...BRAVO!!!
areedha 1 year ago
This sounds just like the Sitar.
gunchibaiyya 1 year ago
loved it man, so original and is very unpredictable with upcoming chords. great stuff
slevin881 2 years ago
Yes, for those of you who don't know, he's playing a sitar. An electric sitar. Not very common....
DimebagOHammet 2 years ago
...Damn...
Funky guitar, great music. Rock on.
MrGameposter 2 years ago
I thought he had fret buzz, lmao. No he doesnt.
imadey0utube 2 years ago
lovely man!
fasaxify 2 years ago
lovely, man!
c4rloos 2 years ago
The pick up spacing and specific stings give it its twangy resonance.
jpnbrad 2 years ago
@jpnbrad
It's the bridge.
gammypage 2 years ago
Its called an electric citar.
jpnbrad 2 years ago
whats is that kind of guitar called?
phillebeau 2 years ago
@phillebeau it's another interpretation of a harp guitar.
TheEdStanleyShow 2 years ago
first i thought this was some fucked up shit but now can't stop listen to it :P respect
Tomacco121 2 years ago 4
we know !
nemewato 2 years ago
I'm intruiged as to what would happen if you were to listen to this stoned... O-o
NPC919 2 years ago 25
it's incredible man
ace88bf 2 years ago
your body would feel like like it Was the notes of the song.
Same feeling from the beginning of "amber" by 311.
Splurgendii 2 years ago
After just waking up and packing a bowl, this song invigorates AND rejuvenates.
Shamino1 1 year ago
@NPC919 You know. Im amazed you didn't get stoned, just by listening to this. Im flying high at the moment.
BeyondtheMeasure 1 year ago 2
@NPC919 its amazing
RickWiita 1 year ago
@NPC919 id say its pretty fucking ridicuously unique, ask me how i know
matt52590 1 year ago
@NPC919 your soul would leave your body cuz it never wants to leave heaven.
ManOnEarth17 1 year ago
@NPC919 uh....lemme get back to you on this....
sumoblues 1 year ago
@NPC919 i recommend
coootzz 11 months ago
@NPC919
i am actually and its beautiful! =D
JomcDanceStyles 6 months ago
@NPC919 Want me to tell you?...lol
merryhobgoblin 4 months ago
Have to scrape my blown mind off the wall... simply awesome!
HenrySpock 2 years ago
wtf is dat....its wierd but hot
Sh3llz425 2 years ago
It's a Rogue STR1 Electric sitar.
MrGameposter 2 years ago 7
I want this instrument **
Vaninouw 2 years ago
Coral Electric Sitar Designed by Vincent Bell IIRC and manufactured by Danelectro. These things are really neat!
Nice arrangement and playing too {:-)
headstack 2 years ago
pat metheny style
betttola 2 years ago
It's got a lot of Western chordal elements in it by the way :-) ... That the sound is very Indian like doesn't instantly mean the music itself is completely un-Western
SGCmyASS 2 years ago
Steve Miller used this type of guitar on the song "Wild Mountain Honey" I think.
dlln101 2 years ago
Andy Mckee's House?
Flaurosband 2 years ago
lol wow it looks like it.
happyhoesmacka 2 years ago
Candyrat studio?
stoicj 2 years ago
This is really good.
cosmogang 2 years ago
Sounds like a soundtrack from Diablo 2.
Only relaxing and awesome.
LegenderyMan 2 years ago 4
lol yes it does, i play d2 alot so i know what you mean
thepianoman132 2 years ago
thumbs up for playing d2 : )
happyhoesmacka 2 years ago
you need to play fast so it can sound awsome :D
stitch1b1 2 years ago
Mmmm........Yeah. What was that.
dogtownskates 2 years ago
love!!!!! shiva!
hebreus2008 2 years ago
yeah i'll take ist to my favs
very nice
fredx93 2 years ago
thats a fancy lil gizmo used in the beginnin
thisispiecake 2 years ago
is that an india sitar?
toolrock100 2 years ago
Not being disrespectful, but I don't like this ..... It's original, but.... I don't know why I can't like it...maybe because it lacks musicality or a sense of rhythm.. there's no "hook" or melody...
kaputmonkey 2 years ago 3
That's cool I understand what you're sayin, this music ain't for everyone at least you have a reason for why you don't like it...unlike other assholes on youtube...
redhanded618 2 years ago
that's why we have youtube ;) ......
Zento1000 2 years ago
Superb ORIGINAL PIECE !!!!!!!
papalazerus22 2 years ago
It's not an original, it's by John Coltrane. Still pretty awesome though!
allanyoung828 2 years ago 2
thats the same kinda guitar thing metallica used to record the intro to wherever i may roam,
nice playing man
Horslad 2 years ago
YEA IT IS!!!! nice job man, someone who listens to metal and this peaceful stuff
bigdawgandrewm 2 years ago
viejo sos un capo loco ...alta chaquetaaaaaa
tuetonan 2 years ago
it's not a guitar it's a sitar :)
rockmyguitar234 2 years ago
beautiful
doctorsound16 2 years ago
that is one interesting guitar there
dmxps225 2 years ago
love that starting "rain"
itsamonster 2 years ago
Simply Stunning
Ichizarou 2 years ago
Very soothing
MusicForTheSoul221 2 years ago
has flavor of Hindustani music
siddeshone 2 years ago
very nice piece i love it
love the guitar as well
jth041290 2 years ago
bravissimo.
francoizzz 2 years ago
This guy is great in my heart.
CarlosvsGodzilla 2 years ago
sonds like a jazz guitarist just smoked opium
JFandBBproductions 2 years ago 2
lmfao
kanoses 2 years ago
Looks like Pat Metheny got some competition! :) Keep up the good work!
erlendmoland 2 years ago
Dean ..I gotta say that when I first heard you on Candyrat! Nonetheless! I was like ..What the hell??But I swear for some reason you're starting to grow on me! lol ...uhhhh By the way..I didn't catch what planet you are from??
ruckerd2324 2 years ago
I smashed my guitar against my tv and it sounds just like that now (if you want one just try this)
danimal6669 2 years ago
This song should be about his shirt!! lol
Awesome song though..kinda made me think wayyy back about a game called "Yoshi's Story" on N64~~~ (>^.^)>
J05HBR0WN 3 years ago
damn ppl are all your memmories related to games :(... Go out more!
No offence.
u2ber87 2 years ago
None taken. Memories are about everything though. That is just one of millions >.>
If anyone has played Yoshi's Story on N64 they would agree with me. =D
J05HBR0WN 2 years ago
I agree, thats one of the best games ever
Gagrant90 2 years ago
yes i agree great game too btw
jimmypagek26 2 years ago
what is that type of guitar?
et4156669123 3 years ago
tis a rogue, i think.
tman916x 3 years ago
bro!
its a vintage Danelectro Coral Electric Sitar!
rouge makes copies (not to bad ones)
CarlosvsGodzilla 3 years ago 2
ahhh i see, i'm not too good at identifying electrics, especially vintage ones. I'm more of an acoustic man.
tman916x 3 years ago
what is that thing he scratched in the beginning..??
gwkesel 3 years ago
I guess by definition it is just considered a harp. Best thing I can come up with considering the string arrangement and the lack of frets.
themusicman428 3 years ago
awesome instrument. awesome sound, awesome playing amd awesome look (sitar and player)... XD
navigar666 3 years ago
pat metheny?
blanchx4 3 years ago
This song gives me the feel of your shirt...psychedelically awesome...:D
billieprincesa 3 years ago
holy shit a coral sitar
bajondy 3 years ago
whats that noise in the beginning, is it the piup switch
bigZjujuman 3 years ago
drone strings
vintagetele 3 years ago
Nah, its a harp. The guitar is called a coral electric sitar, and it is basically a guitar tuned like a sitar so you don't have to do the strenuous tune ups to make it sound like one. It also has a small harp, which is what you heard in the beginning. It's a great instrument.
Hanz780 2 years ago
Wow.... So nice o.O
KingValorian 3 years ago
So relaxing and well composed, sounds like something you would hear in a dream.
Jaymullis13 3 years ago 3
Where can I buy his shirt ?
Johaneeeek 3 years ago 29
ur such a funky man. well done
cragnog 3 years ago
its so soothing. :]
hogerabbs 3 years ago
omg thats amazing.
monkeyahh 3 years ago
OMG HAH:D
Emptyacemountain 3 years ago
Is that... an electric sitar?! (now I want one...)
Corybantica 3 years ago
hahahaha mee too!!!
sozinonl 3 years ago
anyway..a tom anderson guitar works i think..
sozinonl 3 years ago
Check out Line 6's Variax. It has an electric sitar mode along with over a dozen other classic electric guitar sounds. I love mine!
retlaws 3 years ago
The sitar sound on the variax isn't all that good, but on the semi acoustic variax it rocks, well sort off.
nightingale013 3 years ago
Beautiful chords and composition. However, i feel he plays too slow for my liking. That and i dont like the twangy tone.
TheLoner1987 3 years ago
if u don't like the twangy tone y r u listening to a sitar solo ?? :\
spankymcjim 3 years ago
its a guitar solo with fx makin it sound like a sitar
palmer880 3 years ago
Because i have an epic penis. /b/
TheLoner1987 3 years ago
haha...............yeh
spankymcjim 3 years ago
hAHAH
juanpi56 3 years ago
old penisjoke is old.
raizumichin 3 years ago
Nice rendition. The guitar is very similar to that used by Phil Degruy
ptose 3 years ago
wonderful and i love the deep base.
timhewison 3 years ago
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Bcsstyle 3 years ago
hahaha amazing!!
what instrument is that??
is it a sitar?
anyway, great sound, wish i could play that some day..
lalolalicua 3 years ago
Vai did a piece called "State of Grace" on his album "Sex and Religion". He uses the sympathic strings in between playing the melody - it's beautiful.
youchooooooob 3 years ago
I played on one of these a few years ago, and also saw Vai play it live on his "Sex and Religion" tour (with Devin Townsend singing - awesome). The extra strings at the top are called "Sympathetic" they can be plucked or strummed but you can't change their pitch (other than tuning them). They are tuned to an open chord that sets the key centre of the piece. The 6 main strings pass over a metal block (hardly touching it) which sounds like a Sitar as they vibrate against it.
youchooooooob 3 years ago
this is the most unique cover of this song I have ever heard. John Coltrane would be proud.
trill5thefif 3 years ago 3
Wow... Acid trip?
XD
illCrackYoFace 3 years ago 3
tru dat tru dat
jonbobizal 3 years ago
BEAUTIFUL!
n2motocross 3 years ago 2
what kind of a guitar is that
FR3TKI113R 3 years ago 4
I'm not a hundred percent, but I'm pretty sure that's a Jerry Jones Coral Sitar. I'm sure Steve Vai used one extensively on a lot of his older records so it's gotta be good! Lol. Hope that helps ;)
VirtuosoJunkie73 3 years ago 3
thanks
FR3TKI113R 3 years ago
Pass that joint my friend ;')
IverMix13 3 years ago 9
peace man, lets all just flow away in the ocean. hand over that joint. Anyway... Sounds cool.
Mysniper 3 years ago 5
anyone has a joint?
UsturaNiyazi 3 years ago 9
Is is a sitar tuned just like a guitar?
sapkoxanthrax 3 years ago
Coral Sitar!!! I want one for Christmas.
Bass5el 3 years ago
Its guitar with sitar effect but the other stuff I have never seen on the guitar. cool and sounds great
denito79 3 years ago
...s-uitar...
maganpuri 3 years ago
Whatever it is I want to play shred metal on it. hahaha
Jimimarshallhendrix2 3 years ago
Steve Vai kinda sorta does... he's the only other guitarist I've heard use this instrument extensively.
Bass5el 3 years ago
its not a guitar, nor a sitar... its an ELECTRIC SITAR.. dont believe me, go to google images and search electric sitar and you will see one that looks exactly like the one he is playing
ilovemyletter 3 years ago
Maybe it a guitar, maybe a sitar, with 6 stringfs, like theres bass with 6 string, and guitars with 12 strings? :P
mollemusic 3 years ago
Thats a fucking electric sitar?
LOVE YOURE SHIRT
IamSondre 3 years ago
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no
your retarted
i suggest u die in a hole
its a guitar
you
retarted
monkey
turtle3330333 3 years ago
excuse me? that sound pretty much like a sitar.
watch your language, your not actually gaining respect with me;)
IamSondre 3 years ago
i love your shirt!!!
JimmyGianlu 3 years ago
Actually... it's a guitar. Sitar's don't have six strings.
AnApatheticJester 3 years ago
if u look on the top of the instroment u can the extra tuning pegs for the other strings, fool
Plazma360 3 years ago
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weak as hell. and hey everyone its an electric sitar.. to bad it sucks though
efasha12 3 years ago
Everyone is just saying all this horrible stuff cause they can't play the guitar!
daniellesno1 3 years ago
It's a guitar.
EastCoast515 3 years ago
I WANT THAT INSTRUMENT.
AnApatheticJester 3 years ago
You want it, I NEED IT!!
SapatoBibo 3 years ago
I don't care what the guy wearing, he's playing with his hearth and he's good.
whitepower900 3 years ago
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I think that candyrat has waisted their time and money on this guy... its... its... its... just weird. I can see Osama (or Obama) listening to this.
tangernie 3 years ago
Actually I retract that statement. I saw some of his other vids and they were actually ok. I guess he's just a hippy.
tangernie 3 years ago
I think he is good
LconJ 3 years ago
Yeah he is, This is just the first video that I saw and this just isnt my taste. His others are O.K.
tangernie 3 years ago
I so have to agree.... its horrid.
tangernie 3 years ago
what the hell is that instrument... first time seeing something like that...
tonstagnant 3 years ago
an electric sitar
MelleB90 3 years ago
when i first heard the beginning i thought it was the intro for a capcom game haha
regrubekim 3 years ago
i have never seen one of those. but it was good.
ThatSillyMosher 3 years ago
nice sounds...
gatsbyKLoGGitz 3 years ago
i have not time to learn to english grammar ...i speak perfectly my natal language..and i think my english is expressive
gregsonali 3 years ago
natal? wtf?
ownag3r 3 years ago
he means native idiot.
Bballdude997 3 years ago
Well it's not my fault he doesn't know his vocab...
ownag3r 3 years ago
you have to be an idiot to not realize what the word was implying. Ugh
Bballdude997 3 years ago
mr dean wants to touch the soul of boudha^^
gregsonali 3 years ago
learn 2 grammar
ZakeD3 3 years ago
yeahhhhhh more magraw!
o00o0o0o0o0o 3 years ago
man, his shirt is crazy!
Elderberry1390 3 years ago 2
gaw damn.
if i had one of those things i would play all day.
Maharoba 3 years ago 2
For those of you that are wondering what instrument this is, I'm pretty certain it's a Rogue STR-1 Electric Sitar. Google that to see what it is (MusiciansFriend sells them). The little tiny strings at the top of the body that he plays individually at the beginning/end are sympathetic droning strings essential to a sitar (electric or otherwise) and help to give the sitar its unusual and exotic twangy sound. Thumbs up, Dean and Rob!
hanesj75 3 years ago 3
believe me, this guy is not using a rogue guitar. This is a Jerry Jones which is a reissue of the old 60's Coral Sitars. A rogue is just a cheap remake. All of those Rogue guitars on musiciansfriend are awful.
thejohnofsteel 3 years ago