Jerry Jones Master Electric Sitar – USA

‘Jerry Jones built several versions of the electric sitar that was originally an invention of studio guitarist, Vincent Bell who worked closely with Nathan Daniel at Danelectro. The first electric Sitar was meant to imitate a real acoustic sitar that is extremely hard to learn to play. Vinny Bell wanted an instrument that could sound like a sitar that could be used in pop music and played by any guitar player. It utilizes a “buzz” bridge that was innovated to give its signature sound on the regular 6-strings that are tuned standard (or drop-D). 

Jerry Jones Master Electric Sitar is a refined reissue of the Coral Sitar and allows you to feel like you have returned to early psychedelic ’60s. Jerry Jones precision made sitar Buzz bridge produces that now familiar whirring sound and provides for accurate string intonation. The 13 sympathetic strings can be tuned in a variety of ways and can be played as accompaniment. The sympathetic strings have their own pickup with volume and tone control, so they can also be turned off if desired.’ 

Features: 

Body: Laminated Poplar/Masonite 

Scale Length: 25″  

Neck: Maple  

Fretboard: Indian Rosewood  

Tuners: Six-on-a-Side Gotoh Tuners 

Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets 

Bridge: Intonated “Buzz Bridge”  

Harp: 13-string Sympathetic Harp 

Pickups: Lipstick Tube Pickups 

This Jerry Jones Master Electric Sitar is a very cool and interesting instrument. These guitars are quite rare and don’t pop up all that often, so we are excited to list this at Premier Guitars. 

The Master Sitar sounds extremely ‘sitar like;’ it is surprisingly easy to play and makes wonderful sounds, carrying you away to the Indian subcontinent. Replicating famous sitar riffs as heard in ‘Norwegian Wood’ or ‘Paint it Black’ is certainly achievable on this little beauty. The Jerry Jones Master Electric Sitar would certainly be an incredible writing tool or perfect to add a specific flavour to your latest recordings. 

This one is missing its arm rest cover, but other than that, is in original condition. 

Comes in its non-original hardshell case.

Demonstration of similar model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcb_jKx-qVk