With which country do you associate the sitar?
Electric sitar strings are tensioned over two rosewood bridges with fret material as saddles so the sound is more like an autoharp than a sitar. Versions of the electric sitar were also developed mainly in India. These are smaller sized sitars that look like a sitar. These sitars are tuned the same way as the original classical sitar would be tuned. Because the tone quality and playing technique differ significantly from that of the sitar, it is typically used in rock, jazz, and fusion styles. Notable early hit singles featuring electric sitar include Eric Burdon and the Animals' "Monterey", Maná's "Siembra el
Electric sitar by Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass prominently featured an electric sitar, a first for the country music industry. The instrument provided accompaniment on such songs as "Snowbird", "Rose Garden", "Are You from Dixie?" and others. On ABBA’s 1979 recording of "I Have A Dream" the refrain is played on an electric sitar. However the recording for the movie version of ‘Mamma Mia’ (2008) featured a real bouzouki. Glass Hammer guitarist Kamran Alan Shikoh performed electric suitar in the band's song from 2009 to his departure in 2018. In 2010, MGMT released their album "Congratulations", where the electric sitar was