EHX Ravish Sitar demo for Bass Guitar

**kenstee** · #1 12-14-2011, 03:35 PM

Don't think I'm running out to get one but here it is...

EHX.com | EHX Ravish Sitar demo for Bass Guitar | Electro-Harmonix

rob_thebassman · #2 12-14-2011, 04:00 PM

sounds quite good! wouldn't go rushing to buy one though

alec · #3 12-14-2011, 04:41 PM

Sounds cool! But too much $$$ atm

WhiteNinja · #4 12-14-2011, 04:59 PM

Interesting.

I'm not too sure if I'm sold on the Ravish Sitar, though. I do love Sitars and Tanpuras, but this still sounds too synthy. Don't get me wrong, it sounds great as it is, and you can do many interesting things with it, but as far as emulating a Sitar or Tanpura, it's still lacking too much, imo.

alainkills · #5 12-14-2011, 06:29 PM

wow that's damn good..

Hutzbordello · #6 12-14-2011, 10:51 PM

it sounds good for what it does, but it also sounds really plasticy

Kwesi · #7 12-14-2011, 11:00 PM

I LIKE! No board room but if I had the space this would be on the list for sure.

G3Mitch · #8 12-15-2011, 12:27 AM

i would DEFINITELY like to have a play on this for a couple of days... it looks fun as hell but it would quickly become un-used and be a waste of money better spent on other ****(really need new strings...ha)

loopmantra · #9 12-15-2011, 03:11 AM

**** this is so cool
with one o' these babies in my pedalboard- my guitar player can go home,and never come back hehe
WANNA WANNA WANNA
pricey though,ain't it?

AlvarHanso · #10 12-15-2011, 07:03 AM

That's actually a LOT better than I thought it would sound. Haven't had a chance to demo one in a store yet, and after watching a few more guitar demos, was thinking it wasn't as exciting as when the first image came out. But it sounded surprisingly good on bass. Now, I'm really gonna have to make the shop and try it out! Pairing it with the POG2 and Soul Vibe ought to create some very interesting tonal soundscapes.

jwr · #11 12-15-2011, 07:41 AM

That actually sounds really cool. Hmmm...

Swimming Bird · #12 12-15-2011, 08:05 AM

I got to try one out for a little while. Very interesting! It can get some pretty wicked synth sounds at even modest timbre settings., though I found very few different sitar sounds. On the other hand, it may do way better in a band context than solo.

Playing it seemed to pull the curtain back a touch -- I think you could emulate the main voice well by going short delay/long digital reverb >> envelope filter.

The sympathetic strings became a wash very quickly. I'd have to play with it more and really figure out the pitch settings. My bet: you could be a one man doom metal guitar section if you put a fuzz box after this puppy.

Definitely an interesting effect, and I'd have use for it... but I can't justify the board space on what would be a novelty item for me. I'll pass, but good work EHX.

insomniac2295 · #13 12-15-2011, 02:41 PM

I love all the posts in the thread that announced this pedal who were saying stuff like I would never buy that! Or it sounds really stupid!

bassbrad · #14 12-15-2011, 04:05 PM

IMHO this sounds interestingly neato, not for every bass players bag but I could certainly use it.

**kenstee** · #15 12-16-2011, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by insomniac2295

I love all the posts in the thread that announced this pedal who were saying stuff like I would never buy that! Or it sounds really stupid!

Not nearly as stupid as this post though! At least they contained an opinion or point-of-view.

champbassist · #16 12-16-2011, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteNinja

Don't get me wrong, it sounds great as it is, and you can do many interesting things with it, but as far as emulating a Sitar or Tanpura, it's still lacking too much, imo.

+1

A bit too synthy/filtery to be a bona fide sitar. From what I've heard in the demos, it's ok with a guitar, probably gets you somewhere in the vicinity of the stereotypical Beatles sitar sound. With a bass, though, it's not really going to do what it's labeled as doing (i.e., emulating a sitar). Nevertheless, it's a quirky effect that might be to the liking of some.

Dazonbass · #17 12-16-2011, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Swimming Bird

Playing it seemed to pull the curtain back a touch -- I think you could emulate the main voice well by going short delay/long digital reverb >> envelope filter.

... you could be a one man doom metal guitar section if you put a fuzz box after this puppy.

+1
I was thinking with the correct effects you could emulate it as well.

But

droning doom metal = Freaking awesome application idea

Dazonbass · #18 12-16-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by thenothing

a few minor adjustments

pretty sure this board would be able to emulate the sound

alec · #19 12-30-2011, 02:34 AM

I just ordered one of these for the hell of it.

AlvarHanso · #20 02-07-2012, 07:29 AM

Had the opportunity to test it out in a store this past weekend for about a half hour. Sure, not a very long period of time to play with a pedal, but I wasn't blown away. I didn't find that many usable sounds on bass. I was trying it with a 6 string, so I did see if the high C would help, but not really. It tracked okay, but didn't go down to the low B enough to determine for sure. If I ever had this pedal, I'd probably use it more for a drone effect, and in that capacity it may do well, but for $240, that would be a huge investment for a drone effect.