Rouge STR - 1 Electric Sitar Red Crackle

Offered for sale:

Used Rouge STR-1 Electric Sitar finished in Red Crackle.

This electric sitar is in excellent condition, hardly showing any playing time.

Our understanding is that one of the big box music stores brought this Korean made Rogue interpretation of an early Dano electric sitar to market years ago. Another big box music store has now brought the same instrument to market under the old “Dano” name.

Rogue is generally considered a low-end student brand name. The Rogue sitar is the exception. It is as playable and gig-able as the 1960s original.

“Fitted with 6 guitar strings, 13 sympathetic drone strings, and a buzzing Gotoh bridge, its guitar-like scale and neck couple familiar feel with the exotic tone of the traditional Indian instrument. All 3 pickups (including the sympathetic-string pickup) have independent tone and volume controls. A great axe for re-creating those psychedelic chestnuts of the '60s and for getting into modern world fusion styles.”

The drone strings are all .010 gauge and tuned E up to and octave E in ½ steps. We have found that the nature of the drone pegs can cause a bit of “drifting”. However, the drones are mainly for atmosphere and not meant to be played like a harp.

Case not included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship.”

SITAR SPECS:

Finish: Red Crackle

Body: Chambered hardwood

Neck: Maple

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24 ¾”

Number of Frets: 21

Pickguard: 2 Separate clear/silver plexi pickguards

Bridge: Stop tailpieces & special Gotoh bridge for sitar tones

Tuners: Vintage-style

Pickups: 2 single coil lipstick for the six string, 1 single coil lipstick on the drone strings

Controls: 3 Volume, 3 tone, 1 set for each pickup

Width at Nut: 1 11/16”

Radius: 12”

Weight: 7 lbs.

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