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What are some other guitar-like instruments out there worth pursuing? The Bolivian Ronroco sounds great:

[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IypC-ow50uc[/youtube]

And the Turkish Buzuq:

[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FR63CIr5E6c[/youtube]

I think adding new stringed instruments changes the way one thinks of the guitar and adds new motivation for the humble six string ...

there are scads of odd guitar-esque instruments in Cuban, Portugese, and i think Brazilian and Borinqueno music as well as Mexican music.

dubkitty wrote:there are scads of odd guitar-esque instruments in Cuban, Portugese, and i think Brazilian and Borinqueno music as well as Mexican music.

I am eye-balling the Puerto Rican Cuatro and the Mexican Bajo Sexto. But that Ronroco just looks/sounds cool ...

Oud

adamajah wrote:Oud

Eye-balling this too ...

Bajo sexto / quinto is badass. Also its not super guitar-ish but I was listening to this lady get down on a monochord and now I want one:
https://trineopsahl.bandcamp.com/track/ ... ke-a-river

a/k/a Requinto Jarocho

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqBBLv9OCQ[/youtube]

I totally recommend getting a sanshin if you ever have the opportunity.
It's like a banjo except you sound like an old samurai movie.

gnomethrone wrote:Bajo sexto / quinto is badass. Also its not super guitar-ish but I was listening to this lady get down on a monochord and now I want one:
https://trineopsahl.bandcamp.com/track/ ... ke-a-river

I fell in love with the harp with this song:

[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-fboNlM5hL4[/youtube]

Even though I don’t think it’s a harp

gnomethrone wrote:Bajo sexto / quinto is badass. Also its not super guitar-ish but I was listening to this lady get down on a monochord and now I want one:
https://trineopsahl.bandcamp.com/track/ ... ke-a-river

When I hear the Bajo Sexto I think intro to fight fire with fire ...

Achtane wrote:I totally recommend getting a sanshin if you ever have the opportunity.
It's like a banjo except you sound like an old samurai movie.

On my list ...

[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-RUwinCxqPA[/youtube]

I have a banjo, its really fun and I find it never disappointing to mess around on like guitar is sometimes.

Dandolin wrote:a/k/a Requinto Jarocho

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tqBBLv9OCQ[/youtube]

Wow, great stuff

Yeah, I love that he seems to be just taking a break at the workshop and he picks up this requinto and burns through this Bach/Jarochero fire dance fantasia on the cazh.... Love the subtly boxy but deep sonority of the instrument too....

repoman wrote:I have a banjo, its really fun and I find it never disappointing to mess around on like guitar is sometimes.

I have one too, and you're right .. it's always entertaining. I learned some rolls and shit, but mostly I still just fuck around with it.