Electro-Harmonix Ravish Sitar Emulator Pedal

I've been dreaming about a pedal like this one for 15 years. I saw the Ravish Sitar online a few months ago, got it, and boy, I could not be happier. First things first. This is not just another stomp box. It is a full-blown effects processor - with its own memory, and user editable patches you can store and recall at any point. It is very flexible and you can create a ton of interesting - and usable - effects with it - not just the sitar it is primarily known for. There is a ton of inspirational videos on Youtube about it - watch them and see for yourself. The pedal has a learning curve - it's not something you play right out of the box, so be prepared for that. To fully understand what it can deliver, you need to invest quite some time with it. It is built very well, and the metal box looks reliable to me. A few things left to be desired: 1). I wish the two metal on/off switches were not as stiff. You have to really push hard to make them work. 2). The plastic pots look plain cheap to me - for that price I wish they were a little nicer. 3). The LCD "screen" is also in that department - cheap soft plastic. 3). Overall, I wish the navigation and the interface were a little better. The solution with a basic LCD, a white rotating pot and two metal on/off switches looks too cumbersome to me. This is not a simple effect. It needs to inspire you, not make you spend hours reading tutorials and fiddling with switches. I have a Strymon Timeline delay, which shares a similar concept, and those three issues do not exist there. The sound is very convincing, and the sonic options are limitless and very fun to explore. Currently I am using the Ravish with an EHX expression pedal - for the pitch effect, and I am planning on getting a second expression pedal to control the drone effect. The Ravish sounds great on clean channels, and is not quite usable on dirty ones. You may want to throw in some reverb and/or delay, but even by itself it sounds awesome. The pedal is very transparent and while disengaged it does not alter your tone at all. Overall, I am very happy with it, and I do recommend it to anyone willing to explore new territories in their playing. Have fun!

Great sounding sitar effect for regular guitars. Lots of control to dial in your sound.

Takes a bit to figure out how it works, but it works well. However, the output level is rather low on highest level. Love the automatic droning in whatever key you desire.

Works best with a Strat, single-coil pickips and a wammy-bar for bends. The effect seems to get lost with high-output humbucking pickups. I bet it would sound really good with a Jazzmaster.

Shimmering twangs of sympathetic virtual strings in a selection of tunings - it’s a lot easier than mastering Sitar. I can adjust just how wet the signal is and a host of other parameters - hours of fun! Can you plug it in and turn three chord rock ‘n roll into a raga? No. Works for drone chords or lead. OK, it is not really a sitar, but it evokes one pretty well.

I really really want to like this pedal, but I just can't. I can't find a useable sound in it, and it couldn't be more user unfriendly. Of course now that I've had it for a while, I can hope to love it someday or sell it for half of what I paid on craigslist.

The Ravish Sitar is exactly what it says it is and more. With presets a already set up out of box it allows you to start playing immediately. It is advisable to read the manual before hand though just to understand how things work especially if you are not familiar with real sitars. At first I was weary mostly because of the price and also if I would use it live other than just once or twice. Since using it I have found there are multiple possibilities with this pedal not just the basic sitar sound. I now plan on using it not only with recording but with live shows as well. The Ravish is a solid pedal with metal casing extremely durable for heavy use. Overall EHX made an amazing sounding pedal!!!

I was really excited to try this out—it’s a unique idea, and the features, like the sympathetic string simulation and selectable scales, are definitely creative. But in practice, the sound feels a bit too manufactured. The lead sitar voice doesn’t have the organic feel I was hoping for, and the tones tend to bleed together in a way that makes everything sound a bit muddy. There’s potential here, and it’s fun to experiment with, but if you're looking for clear, articulate sitar-like tones or nuanced performance, this might fall a little short. Still a neat tool for certain textures, just not as refined as I expected.

Fantastic addition to my pedal board, five stars, although in E dominant Phrygian there is a note short when editing but that's just me being picky, this deserves five stars, I've wanted a sitar pedal for years and now finally EHX did it. For those who complain it's not like the real thing then I'd say buy a real sitar, thank you EHX, you have to be the most interesting of all the guitar fx companies out there!!

Great service. Delivery was quick. The pedal is complicated, but fun to explore. It's a nice break from the norm. Having fun.

Pedale non paragonabile a niente. il suo sinth polifonico possiede di tutto di più Ingresso (accetta jack stereo ma non sto dicendo che abbia un ingresso stereo) Uscita 1 out uscita 2 se attivata, sottrae parte del suono all'out in pratica le armoniche che in un sitar sono le corde simpatiche Di fatto tutto dipende da quale configurazione siamo al sinth. Ma ci vorrebbe un vero manuale di configurazione per spiegare le oltre 9 configurazioni standard che si loro già sono tanta roba.

Nachdem ich durch Zufall herausgefunden hatte, dass EHX einen Sitar-Emulatoreffekt herstellt, wollte ich diesen unbedingt haben. Nachdem ersten Antesten muss ich sagen, dass es sich eher um einen Gitarrensynthesizereffekt, der sitarähnliche Klänge hervorbringt, handelt. Man kann nämlich auch Klänge erzeugen, die mit der Sitar kaum noch etwas gemein haben und trotzdem sehr interessant klingen. Was nun den Klang der Sitar ausmacht, ist an Regelmöglichkeiten alles vorhanden, Lautstärke und Timbre für Lead- und Sympatheticstrings und den Dry/Wet-Regler. Wer diesen auf 100%-Wet stellt, erhält im Sound keinen Hinweis mehr darauf, dass das eigentlich auf einer Gitarre gespielt wird. Man kann die Sympatheticstrings tunen, um in der Tonart mit dem Leadsound übereinzustimmen. Dieser Effekt ist etwas für Klangtüftler. Wer Fastfood erwartet, wird möglicherweise enttäuscht werden. Eine gewisse Einarbeitungszeit ist erforderlich.

Fantastic Sound. There's loads of options, so you need to waste some time checking the parameters. A very interesting pedal