Anderton Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I've been using one of these little buggers for...hmmm...could it be over 20 years?!? Anyway, when I go to gigs I still double-check to make sure it's in the guitar case, right next to the replacement strings. I use it to make rude sounds as well as do the sustained note thang. Anybody else a fan of this mysterious little string driver? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 YES!! I have one too and like to have it handy to pull out at odd moments. Between that and my Echoplex I can pull out some real weird noises if necessary. And probably sometimes when it's really not necessary. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif But actually it can be quite beautiful when applied tastefully. Glad to know I'm not the only one who's got one stashed in the front of my gig bag! --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trick fall Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I love my e-bow, but I can't remember for the life of me what the hell I did whith it. I know it's around the apartment somewhere, but then so are a lot of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrbreez Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I use one too. Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondottcomm Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I love the thing too!I've got some cool sounds out of that Don What? you mean I can take this block of fine swiss and make a song??...COOL! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzz Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 uh yeah... i love the ebow as well as a pick...hell i love guitar!!!!!! "fuzz" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rold Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I've had a blast using it with volume 11 feedback.. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif This message has been edited by rold on 07-14-2001 at 08:34 AM meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gae_layahoo.it Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 does it work on bass guitar too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Room Warrior Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I just started using one about 6 months ago... grabbed a used one laying in a guitar store display case on a whim... (gee, maybe I should have paid for it). I'm really digging it... mostly learning to create Brian May/Godley & Creme-style harmonized lines with it. Now if I could just figure out how to run the vibrato bar at the same time and not drop the E-bow, I'd be cooking. - Jim Bordner Jim Bordner Gravity Music "Tunes so heavy, there oughta be a law." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3nc3r Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 E-bows are great! They have a sound all of their own. Very creative tool. I'd like to say that I play Guitar, but can't http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/frown.gif Spencer "I prefer to beat my opponents the old-fashioned way....BRUTALLY!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 Originally posted by Spencer Crewe: I'd like to say that I play Guitar, but can't http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/frown.gif I think I fit in to that statement too, somewhere... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif And Craig, anyone who makes rude noises with their guitar can't be all bad http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif I haven't used one for years, but would like to. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 Yeah, been using one ever since I saw Black Oak Arkansas use them years ago. Of course I've went through a few. Cool toy, though I've yet to use one live. I heard someone using one on record, the song was God Shuffled His Feet, by the mmm mmmm mmmm band......cool stuff. This message has been edited by strat0124 on 07-14-2001 at 10:10 AM Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAZZ Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 I've also used the E-BOW for some 20 odd years! Love the little guy! Used it on a recording just the other day! Recently got a Fernandes Sustainer guitar, very cool, but a different animal! The Fernandes(for me anyway),enhances the guitar/amp qualities(sustain,feedback,etc.)where as the E-BOW transforms the guitar into a MAD BEAST!!!!!!! BRAINFLASH, why didn't I think of this sooner? gonna try the E-BOW with the FERNANDES!!!!!!! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/cool.gif Back soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JingleJungle Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 Yeeeaaahhhh....Ebow, noize, loopz and all that stuff... Really liked it with the VG8 synth patches as well.... My bass player grabs mine to screw up his sound as well(it takes some time to get the strings vibrating). Nice to know there's (still) a lot of experimental players around. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Paul JingleJungle ...Hoobiefreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3nc3r Posted July 14, 2001 Share Posted July 14, 2001 Originally posted by strat0124: I heard someone using one on record, the song was God Shuffled His Feet, by the mmm mmmm mmmm band......cool stuff. Crash Test Dummies - cool Canadian Band "I prefer to beat my opponents the old-fashioned way....BRUTALLY!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throatsinger Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 But, of course! Our new song "Far Away" features an E-bow solo Steve Sklar/Big Sky Steve Sklar http://khoomei.com http://www.bigskyrocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpasomancs.com Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 I love the E-bow, been using it for quite a few years. I've got a chrome one, and a black one. They're making them in white now with a new harmonic option on 'em, I'll have to pick one of those up. Bill Nelson is the reigning king of E-bow in my opinion. www.meriphew.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted July 15, 2001 Author Share Posted July 15, 2001 I also like the sound you get when you turn the tone control for minimum highs. The thing that's appealed to me most about the E-Bow is how nuanced it can be. You can really develop some very refined techniques with it, like pushing very gently down on the string to get some "mechanical distortion." Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp3nc3r Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 Originally posted by Anderton: I also like the sound you get when you turn the tone control for minimum highs. The thing that's appealed to me most about the E-Bow is how nuanced it can be. You can really develop some very refined techniques with it, like pushing very gently down on the string to get some "mechanical distortion." I'll have to try that next time I'm recording a gtr with E-bow. Sounds like some cool textures! "I prefer to beat my opponents the old-fashioned way....BRUTALLY!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokker Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 I've been using the Ebow for about 8 years or so. In all the recording I've done in that time, I've been playing all of the instruments myself. Not being a keyboardist in the traditional sense, I have to learn how to play every time I use them in a song. I can't remember the last time I didn't double the keyboard parts with that crazy little thing. I also recently started working on a cover of Wichita Lineman. I'm using the Ebow on four different guitars, to simulate a string arrangement throughout the song. I'm getting phenominal cello sounds off the acoustic. An invaluable tool, no doubt. Steve (wearing out 9-volts in a hurry...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted July 15, 2001 Share Posted July 15, 2001 Great little device. I can't believe it's taken me so long to bother to get one.... Thanks again, musicplayer.com and kudbya... I wish they would put the switch on the side where your fingertips go, to the left so you can switch harmonic modes while using it - or make the switch larger and slightly easier to throw. ------------------ New and Improved Music Soon: http://www.mp3.com/chipmcdonald Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted July 16, 2001 Share Posted July 16, 2001 I've had my ebow for over a decade, and love to fiddle with it. However, I've never been able to gain real competency with it. The demonstration tape that came with it was amazing! So far I feel like the kid that buys his idol's guitar, because his idol sounds incredible. I can hold it, but someone please HELP! I have continuing frustration and put it down for a year at a time! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Neil It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted July 16, 2001 Author Share Posted July 16, 2001 <> You GOTTA use good batteries running at close to full juice for the best results. Alkalines are a minimum requirement. This is important, so that as you learn techniques, they are repeatable. Pushing down, or backing off, on the E-Bow (i.e., perpendicular motion compared to the face of the guitar) makes a huge different in how the string responds. I'd concentrate on getting good at that move, and finding optimum pickup "hot spots." Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 HOLY CRAP! I JUST TRIED AN EBOW FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!! There´s no end to the creative posibilities with this thing. I will never record another keyboard pad again!!! Layering notes, filtering (moogerfooger style), automating reverb and delay..... HOLY CRAP!!!!! Ralf Rock and Roll Aint Noise Pollution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 Who remembers a big hit from...uh...1982, I want to say...called "In A Big Country" by a band named Big Country? Their whole sound was all about the E-Bow. In fact, they were a Scottish band, and the E-Bow had a definite bagpipe feel in their recordings. Strangely, I've never used one and always wanted to. Maybe I'll schlep on over to the local Big Music Gear Dealer and pick one up after I get back from hell...I mean, Summer NAMM. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Posted July 17, 2001 Share Posted July 17, 2001 OK, this thread has convinced me... An E-Bow is on my Gear Slut wish list... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boBGudgel Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 The idea had crossed my mind (thinking of the E-bow) a while back of building a feedback system into the guitar itself, and then I stumbled onto someone making one... http://www.fernandesguitars.com/sustainer/ BTW, here's few patents describing related items... I like the first one best... boB http://www.delphion.com/cgi-bin/viewpat.cmd/US05449858__?MODE=fstv http://www.delphion.com/cgi-bin/viewpat.cmd/US05378850__?MODE=fstv http://www.delphion.com/cgi-bin/viewpat.cmd/US04697491__?MODE=fstv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonewoodsrockisland.com Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Originally posted by carne_de_res: does it work on bass guitar too? Yeah...just did a moody track with 2 ebow Precisions panned hard L/R, and the sound is HUGE...Great for a Lanois-ish kind of feel, and on bass, you really can't tell it's an ebowed bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpasomancs.com Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 Try using a slide with the E-bow to "countryfi" your song. You can get some cool pedal steel effects with that and a volume pedal. www.meriphew.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted July 18, 2001 Share Posted July 18, 2001 The E-Bow is definately a cool tool. I got one about a year ago and I'm just beginning to see it's potential uses. We used it on one of our songs if anyone cares to listen. It's called "Pleasure" and it's on our Javamusic site listed below. (Thinly disguised shameless self promotion?) ------------------ Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan My Music: www.javamusic.com/freedomland Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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