Rickenbacker Piccolo Sitar Bass modified and played by Jason Everett aka Mister E

This video highlights my modified Rickenbacker 4001 which I turned into a piccolo sitar type instrument about 25 years ago. The specific modifications include: scalloping the fretboard, adding a wenge top, changing the string spacing to allow for downward bending on the top string, adding sympathetic strings, building a buzzbridge out of bone and ebony, and adding custom Bartolini pickups. I was inspired to make these modifications after hearing John McLaughlin s guitar with Shakti. Hear more of my mus