Electro Harmonix Ravish Sitar

I like this pedal and wish I could use it more. It is definitely not a one trick pony. You can dial down the lead and dial up the wet signal to get some good sounds. You also need to tone down the sympathetic strings... they can be a bit annoying dialed up. I love Indian classical music and this pedal does a wonderful job at emulating the droney sympathetic hum and lead sitar strings.. It is hard to put it on a pedal board though.. just keep that in mind if you are a serious guitar player. The learning curve is sharp. you need to know your stuff to start messing with the key progressions and to know the ins and outs of this pedal. It has its place and is awesome sounding just be prepared to do some homework.

I've been wanting to play some more psych sound with my band, and what's more psych than a Sitar? But good Sitars are expensive, so I decided to try out a simulator of sorts: this pedal. I will admit it, I bought a little bit blindfolded, never even heard the sound of the pedal before buying it.
I now use it at the end of the chain, going through my secondary amp.

When I first plug it in, I was amazed by the great amount of sound possibilities you can have with this pedal and by how easy it is to work with it. I will not go into detail about the knobs but it's not like driving a spaceship.
It works very well with delay and fuzz, I use a Boss DD7 and a Fuzz War into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (main) and a Fender Frontman and it's a perfect marriage, I get all those psych exotic sounds I've been listening in bands from the 60's and 70's as also some more "synthy" psych vibes.

All and all, if you're looking for the eastern side of psych rock to jam with your friends, record a record or just play it for fun in the house, you will love this pedal.