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So I bought this Ektara about six months ago and it creates a nice sound but I can only play like one or two rythems on it as like a backing drone. I know its only got one string but I can't help think I should be doing more.
Any ideas/advice?
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Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:02 PM
Dude, it's a drone instrument.
It's kind of like a bass.
It's kind of like a bass.
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Posted 01 April 2008 - 06:41 AM
Use a slide maybe? (Not having a clue what an ektara is...) Lots of old-school blues guys first learned slide on a single wire nailed onto a board called a "diddley board."
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Posted 01 April 2008 - 08:19 AM
To be fair HeteroBoy said it in one, it is a drone instrument. After a while though I was maybe just expecting a bit more from it.
Dadfad my dad suggested the same thing although I dont know how it would work as you use one hand to pluck/strum the string and the othe to flex the wooden sides if that makes sense? Heres a picture if that helps..
Dadfad my dad suggested the same thing although I dont know how it would work as you use one hand to pluck/strum the string and the othe to flex the wooden sides if that makes sense? Heres a picture if that helps..
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Posted 01 April 2008 - 07:58 PM
QUOTE (chasyd69 @ Apr 1 2008, 06:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
To be fair HeteroBoy said it in one, it is a drone instrument. After a while though I was maybe just expecting a bit more from it.
Dadfad my dad suggested the same thing although I dont know how it would work as you use one hand to pluck/strum the string and the othe to flex the wooden sides if that makes sense? Heres a picture if that helps..
Dadfad my dad suggested the same thing although I dont know how it would work as you use one hand to pluck/strum the string and the othe to flex the wooden sides if that makes sense? Heres a picture if that helps..
No. I know what you're thinking. First of all, with the slide thing, I thought of that too. haha But it wouldn't work.
The only point of a drone instrument is to make simple drones. (Okay, I'm sure there are many now that can do more.. but yeah)
I made a drone instrument with 4 strings and was very disappointed when i found out I could ONLY play 4 notes.
It's not an instrument that you just play alone to jam. lol
But it sounds very nice with other instruments.
http://moresquar.es
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QUOTE (johnnynapalm @ Dec 30 2007, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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