Ok -- again, he was able to get a decent line out of it, but why can't we just say "hey he has elementary abilities on that instrument"? George learned to play very basic things on the sitar, but was 100% right when he said he'd never be able to truly play it. That would be true of anyone who didn't put in the time to really learn to play these instruments. I am a little befuddled about why we can't just be honest with ourselves and say "when it comes to his non-primary instruments, Paul can get basic lines out, but not much more"?
I just found that the JPC green cover CD edition is no longer available. It seems this time I was right to jump at the order button without thinking.
Paul: "See, I can just pluck these strings like a harp you know....hmmmm...gives me an idea....[sings] Wednesday morning at five 'o clock....no, no....[sings] Sleeping on a pillow, leaping armadillo-" George: "You've already got all the other instruments, Paul. You'd better leave this one to me!"
Because the meaning of my comment, is that a coral sitar-guitar is simply a guitar brand developed in the 60s, that mimic's the sound 'somewhat' of an actual sitar, but is in fact just a guitar period.
Pretty much. The main set of strings is tuned like a normal guitar, and they use guitar pickups. What is special about them is the "buzz bridge" that creates that buzzy sitar-like sound, and the sympathetic strings.
George: Forget the bass, Paul. That's not how you should play it. Paul: Ok, I quit. This thing is too big. I would need a capo to do most chords.
Funnily enough, when I answered the question about what a Coral sitar is, I almost added "but the sitar on Tragedy sounds to me like a real one, not a Coral." I held back because I got muddled up yesterday in the telecaster/esquire discussion and said some things that turned out to be factually wrong, and so I didn't want to make a fool of myself again!
You didn't have to be there, and I don't have expertise. The photo I included is from the recording session for "Tragedy".
Pretty sure it’s the instrument, but played by session guitarist, ace, Reggie Young, Who also played it on the hit by BJ Thomas, Hooked On A Feeling.
Or maybe the photo is one thing & what ended up on the record are two different things. There are real vibes on the record, maybe the real sitar was so out of tune they grabbed a coral.
So if this should be McCartney's last album, then I would like a back to the roots album, nothing electronic or experimental, I don't need that anymore. A bit of the Beatles, Wings and McCartney I.
Bri created that buzzy sound on his own Red Special with a string put over the 6 other strings to increase the vibration which also creates a buzzy sound. He did it for Jealousy, great Queen song!
You are correct. Here's a quote from Wikipedia.... "Because (Star's Electric Sitar) tone quality and playing technique differ significantly from that of the sitar, it is typically used in rock, jazz, and fusion styles. Notable early hit singles featuring electric sitar include Eric Burdon and the Animals' "Monterey", Joe South's "Games People Play", Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made to Love Her" (played by Eddie Willis) and "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", B.J. Thomas' "Hooked on a Feeling" (played by Reggie Young), The Spinners' "It's a Shame", The Box Tops "Cry Like a Baby" as well as some sides by The Stylistics and The Delfonics."
@Paperback Writer Brian May is a really great guitarist! Just take a listen at his new guest appearance for Woman, I’m A Woman, which isn’t very suitable but really great sound!
When he’s not playing music Macca flips Pizza and that’s the headgear. LOL Plus he gets a good sound out of the pizza wheel slicer, when cutting the pizza, word is - he uses his right hand when doing this!
Yes, because a picture of someone sitting with a sitar, plucking the strings, totally means he can play it!
