Israeli guitarist, producer, composer, arranger and co-founder of ORPHANED LAND, YOSSI SASSI has posted on his Official Youtube Channel an introducing video for his version of Harmonic Minor with “minor additions”, Yossi adds “I made it Oriental and spooky a bit. Enjoy the funny video editing & cool bass playing by Or Lubianiker!” Check out the video below. Get the playback track & tabs HERE.

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Recently the State Of Israel, in co-operation with Israeli Vibe posted online a special video footage about YOSSI SASSI and his way of inventing music, creating a sound that wasn’t there before. In the video YOSSI tells about how he got involved with music and how he came up to create his “bouzoukitara”. Check out the video below:

In  2011,  YOSSI SASSI decided  to  plan  an  instrument  that  would  later  become  an “embodiment of his musical journey”.  What  first  began  as  a  seeking  for  an  efficient  way  to  switch  between  the  acoustic  Greek Bouzouki  to  his  electric  guitar,  gave  birth  to  the  “Bouzoukitara”  –  a  unique  instrument that combines a traditional Greek mandolin (Bouzouki) with an electric solid-body guitar.

Together with Luthier Bejamin Millar, he was able to transform his design into reality. The double-neck instrument has a shared surface, so when one guitar is played it resonates to the  open  strings  of  the  other  guitar,  thus  allows  him  to  produce  some  unique  sound layers,  for  example  when  playing  the  Electric  guitar  while  recording  the  Bouzouki  going through  a  Pre-amp  or  overdrive,  capturing  the  sympathetic  harmonies  &  overtones.

Photo by Cobe Thamshes

In the summer of 2013 Sassi began working on a new design, code-named “Mark II”. Aided again by Luthier Bejamin Millar, they were able to transform the design into reality – a double-neck instrument, combining an acoustic guitar, electric guitar and an acoustic/electric bouzouki!

Yossi Sassi comments:

“Featuring various modifications from the first model in ergonomics, wood choice, pick-ups, functionality, less weight, new neck angles and much more – this one of a kind instrument is all I can ask for!”

Watch the video introduction here:

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