Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar

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Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar

Electro Harmonix

Ravish Sitar

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Product Info

Article Number: 270859
Model: Ravish Sitar
Price: $273.90

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The Ravish Sitar is a surprisingly effective tool for adding a sitar-like quality to your guitar. While it won't replace the real thing, it's a fantastic and affordable way to explore Indian-inspired sounds, especially for those seeking unique textures and expressive possibilities. It's ideal for experimental guitarists, world music enthusiasts, or anyone looking to add a distinctive flavor to their sonic palette.

Product Description

Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar, Effects pedal

Electro Harmonix has been well known for decades for their innovative and affordable guitar effects. With the Ravish Sitar Effects Pedal you can craft a sitar from your electric guitar. Such attempts have already been made, but on the whole the sound has often been limited to a sort of chirping ... somehow similar but far away from the real thing.

The Ravish comes pretty close to the sitar sound. Lead strings and sympathetic strings can be controlled separately, and two expression pedal inputs allow you to bend the pitch of the lead voice and control the volume of the sympathetic strings simultaneously. It really has to be heard to be believed!

  • Sitar emulator
  • Polyphonic lead sitar voice
  • 9 Presets
  • Knobs for Dry
  • Lead
  • Sympathetic
  • Lead
  • Sympathic Mode/Preset
  • Preset switch
  • Bypass switch
  • Main out and Sympathetic Out
  • Dimensions (WxDxH): 120 x 145 x 64 mm
  • Incl. power supply (9.6 DC-200)
PROS
  • • Excellent sympathetic string simulation captures sitar's characteristic resonance
  • • Dual expression pedal inputs enable nuanced, expressive control
  • • Nine presets offer a surprising range of sitar tones and textures
  • • EHX’s robust construction ensures pedal can withstand gigging demands
CONS
  • • Lead voice timbre can sound slightly artificial compared to a genuine sitar
  • • Limited control over individual sympathetic string tuning – a key sitar characteristic
  • • Polyphonic nature can occasionally introduce unwanted digital artifacts at extreme settings

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Key Features

Effect Type Sitar Emulation
Controls Dry, Lead, Sympathetic, Lead Resonance, Sympathetic Resonance, Lead Pitch Bend Sensitivity, Sympathetic Volume Bend Sensitivity, Preset Select, Global Volume
Bypass Type True Bypass
Power Supply 9V DC Power Adapter (Negative Center Polarity), 220mA Minimum
Connections 1/4 in Input, 1/4 in Output, 2 x Expression Pedal Inputs, DC Power Jack
Dimensions 4.75 in x 2.75 in x 1.75 in

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Frequently Asked Questions

It captures the essence of sympathetic resonance, but lacks the subtle nuances of a hand-tuned sitar’s complex harmonic interactions.
It accepts standard 1/4 in expression pedals; however, experimentation with different pedal ranges will optimize the pitch bending and volume swells.
While generally clean, extreme settings and complex chord voicings can occasionally produce slight digital artifacts, a common trait of polyphonic effects.

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