RAV Vast C Golden Gate


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Description
The C Golden Gate is one of the brightest scales in the RAV Vast line. It is also the only drum among RAV Vasts and RAV Pans tuned in C. It’s the scale with a high voice tuned in the major mode that provides a positive mood to anyone who is listening to it.
The C Golden Gate works perfectly for the slow type of playing. The sound of this scale is engrossing, so melodically it’s perfect for yoga or mental practice when the sound helps to delve into a special state of mind. If you are sophisticated in handpan music, you’ll appreciate the meditative yet positive voice of this scale.
The C Golden Gate works well both for beginners and advanced musicians, but the voice of this scale is very peculiar. But once you feel the connection with the scale, it will become your favourite RAV Vast.
The C Golden Gate scale provides a peaceful and bright mood. The voice of this scale can sound a little bit nostalgic, pretty similar to the one that the A Marmara RAV Vast has. However, the A Marmara has a lower sound and is a little more melancholic (as it’s a minor scale), while the Golden Gate has a cheerful major sound. So if you are thinking to buy one of these scales, you are pretty sure to love (and dreaming about buying) another one as well.
The C Golden Gate notes are tuned in the 3rd and 4th octave. This scale is relative to the Lydian scale (very popular in guitar music) as it contains similar notes (C D E F# G A B). It starts with the C Major and then goes into a Lydian mode. The two B’s in the C Golden Gate scale provide the major sound to it.
The C Golden Gate has a lot of unique diads and triads available on it (that are not present on many other RAV scales), therefore this scale has a lot of potential for songwriting on it.
In the handpan world the C Golden Gate is the big brother of the Equinox handpan scale (which has the notes (E) G B C D E F# G B, similar to the C Golden Gate (C) E G B C D F#4 G B), but the Ding tuned in C is a total game-changer.
What RAV Vast scales work well with the C Golden Gate? There are two good pairs for the C Golden Gate in the RAV store. The Golden Gate has some similar meditative vibes just like A Integral. These two Vasts will sound in harmony. The E Low Pygmy will also create a nice duet with the C Golden Gate.
This scale pairs the cello perfectly as its first string is tuned in C as well.
For whom this scale will work
The C Golden Gate will actually work well both for beginners and advanced players. It’s a great scale to learn and practice. It provides the musician with a great toolkit for that without being too tricky. The C Golden Gate has only 1 halftone (between F# and G4) so it’s quite easy to handle. This scale can be played both with your fingers and the mallets if you use a light touch. If you are dreaming to start playing the RAV Pan, the C Golden Gate can become a perfect stepping stone on your way to acquiring the handpan. It is also one of the affordable scales (check out the frequent sales and special promos on the website).
This scale is perfect for improvisation as each note sounds pretty well suited to the previous one creating a harmonic melody, so you don’t even need to know any particular pattern.
Do you like a “yogic” slow-mo playing technique? This scale was born to be played slow and meditative melodies, but also works well to play allegro.
With this scale you’ll be able to create some certain energy and emotional feel. If you are a meditation tutor or a yoga teacher, you can make a session unforgettable, accompanying it with playing the C Golden Gate RAV Vast. This scale has a really bright sound that will work perfectly for yoga. It’s also great as a personal meditation tool.
But the C Golden Gate scale can not only be used by musicians but also by the specialists in the field of different mind & body therapies, like the floatation therapy. This therapy was designed to provide profound relaxation, pain relief, mental healing and better sleep. You are placed into a special tank with warm and salted water where you float for an hour speechless and relaxing. The floating can be accompanied by playing the relaxing and soothing C Golden Gate RAV Vast to enhance the effect of the therapy and provide you with an unforgettable experience.
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Christopher Weber
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My C golden Gate RAV is awesome! It's really well made and solid as a rock! I play my RAV as part of a music demonstration that I present in local elementary schools. I play the Didgeridoo and give a short talk about its history and use in the Aboriginal Culture. The students love it! Recently, I've added playing my RAV Drum for them as well. It's a perfect way to mellow out the students at the end of my presentation. The RAV is so beautiful sounding and so hypnotic the way it relaxes the students before they head back to their classrooms. It is such a sturdy solid instrument that there is no problem letting the young students touch it and try playing it a little. They love it so much!
Thank you so much for your fine quality workmanship, service and shipping. For those people who are thinking about purchasing a RAV, don't hesitate, you'll love it and you'll have a wonderful experience making beautiful music. |
Charl from Serenity Float Clinic
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Hello from New Zealand,
This drum is mesmerising! Our clients love it. We've had people laugh, smile, sleep and cry during therapy sessions. Wish I could just own them all though! Highly recommend this scale. Shipped really fast and was packed amazingly securely. Here are some photos of it in our reception for our float clinic. |
Mary Taylor
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My yoga teacher tends to play the Golden Gate while we all do savasana to relax at the end of a session. It seems to be the easiest yoga exercise (as you just nap) but actually it’s one of the most challenging asanas. You need to quiet your body AND mind and it’s easier to say than to do. But the sound of RAV Vast makes it really easy to do. You are slowing down with each note and can actually see all your disturbing thoughts vanishing away. So I decided to take the C Golden Gate for myself to practice meditation at home. It’s an amazing instrument! |
Dillon Macy
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Truly One of the sounds of my soul... Most magical, expansive gorgeous vibrations. Reminds me of a Higher Dimensional or Angelic advanced realm/Humanity of the future, with beautifully geometric kindly loving crafted architecture building,, consciousness and spiritually self-mastery advanced beings, all intelligently, consciously considerately in tune with natural living organic Nature/all in and of multiversal being hahaha. Yet also: if fluffy rich snow flakes and ice had a sound... this expresses them, and I love snow. Yet also perhaps of cool emerging spring with flowers and green abundant<3. Thank you guys! Infinite love and High Blessings to all. ^_^.
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