Sitarla
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The sitarla is an instrument invented by Hideki Ishima
and Kenichi Hagiwara
which combines aspects of the sitar
with the solid body
electric guitar
.. It is a hollow-bodied instrument, and currently only two exist in the world. Ishima now plays the instrument exclusively, and it has replaced his guitar playing in Flower Travellin' Band
. It is featured on their album We Are Here.
Hideki Ishima
Hideki Ishima is a Japanese guitarist, known primarily for his work with Flower Travellin' Band. He also plays an instrument he invented, the sitarla, which is a combination of a sitar and an electric guitar....
and Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara
Kenichi Hagiwara , also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s...
which combines aspects of the sitar
Sitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
with the solid body
Solid body
A solid-body instrument is a string instrument such as a guitar, bass or violin built without its normal sound box and relying on an electric pickup system to directly receive the vibrations of the strings....
electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
.. It is a hollow-bodied instrument, and currently only two exist in the world. Ishima now plays the instrument exclusively, and it has replaced his guitar playing in Flower Travellin' Band
Flower Travellin' Band
is a Japanese heavy psych outfit that was first active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They reunited in 2007. Vocalist Joe Yamanaka died on August 7, 2011 after a battle with lung cancer.-History:...
. It is featured on their album We Are Here.