Electric sitar

The twangy sitar-like tone comes from a carefully designed and contoured bridge surface adding the necessary buzz to the guitar strings.

A few models, such as the Jerry Jones "Baby" sitar, lack both sympathetic and drone strings, while still retaining the distinctive buzz bridge.

Because the tonal quality and playing technique differ significantly from that of the sitar, it is typically used in rock, jazz, and fusion styles.

The 1971 album Somethin' Else recorded by Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass prominently featured an electric sitar, a first for the country music industry.

[8] The 1992 album Bloody Kisses by Type O Negative used a J.K. Sengupta concert sitar in the song "Can't Lose You" played by Paul Bento from the band Carnivore.

In 2010, MGMT released their album Congratulations, where the electric sitar was played on many tracks by lead singer and guitarist Andrew VanWyngarden.

The 2014 album Black Messiah by American neo-soul singer D'Angelo and backing band The Vanguard, features use of the electric sitar on tracks such as "Another Life" and "The Charade".