Denny Dias' solo on Do it Again...

[Gris]

is badass - agree or disagree...?

[elicross]

Agreed. I'd like to know how he got that sound. Was it a Coral Sitar?

[ch willie]

It sounds like an electric sitar, and yes, it's as bad ass as bad ass can be. There's so much going on in that solo and yet, it's memorable. As I sit here, I can remember every note of it, though I've never played it. That says a lot about the solo's melodic value.

[boobtube21]

How could you disagree??

Sounds almost like a talk box to me, but like he's using it differently than Frampton--instead of talking, he's just moving his mouth to get different sounds. It does sound kind of sitar-like in places.

Maybe out of phase pickups?

[Gris]

It was just an 'ordinary' electric sitar.

[bignote]

Definitely Bad Ass!!!!!!!

[NeoFauve]

Agree.
Even without Coral sitar, it's way more badass than the Beach Boys' "Do It Again."

[Gravity Jim]

Completely baddass, and it is an "electric sitar" as Becker points out in the original liner notes: probably a Coral.

The reason I loved the Dan so much was their radical approach to everything, and that solo - all stuttering and choppy, with those exotic sounding modal lines - is a perfect example. Some big-time music critic reviewed their first album and pointed out that Stevie Dan sounded so different from everything else because of their widely-cast rhythmic net... he said something to the effect that, "while virtually all other rock bands boogie, Steely Dan is the first rock band to swing."

[clayville]

The double-tracked lead vocal is a headphone trip too.

[Frat Rettle]

Love that Stevie Dan, Jim.

Possibly my favrit band...all things considered.

[Kap'n]

Completely baddass, and it is an "electric sitar" as Becker points out in the original liner notes: probably a Coral.

Probably. The only other real electric sitar out there was the Danelecto, which was the Coral, without the sympathetic strings. I don't hear the sympathetic string on there, but the drones had their own pickup so you can turn them off.

That groove is just killer. The only other tune I can think of offhand that gets a similar thing going is Magic Man.

[Rickenjangle]

There are incredible, ear-candy performances all over Steely Dan's work. I'm a big fan of the Dan...

Silent j, that guitar looks very familiar. Do I know you???

[Gravity Jim]

Rickenjangle, I used to be Gravity Jim.

[refin]

The first three SD albums were my favorite,especially CBAT (first one).

[Rickenjangle]

Jim, I thought so! Damn glad you're back! I hope things are looking up for you!

[refin]

We did miss you ,Jim........you are a valued member.