was browsing through youtube and came upon this video http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwkrgms3KM and saw this guy using some vibrator called the e-bow...cool stuff actually...for u guys who's unfamiliar with it,can actually check out http://www.ebow.com/ebow/flash/home/home.htm
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edder
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i remember sweelee is the dealer. but the prices went up up up up....
I got mine for 120 used many many moons back.
ebow is one of those cool things to own but is fricken hard to use and control. The cassette demo, now CD i think, shows what mere mortals can't do with an ebow. :mrgreen:
I got mine for 120 used many many moons back.
ebow is one of those cool things to own but is fricken hard to use and control. The cassette demo, now CD i think, shows what mere mortals can't do with an ebow. :mrgreen:
PatheinRaindropMoe
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heh, for the price brand new, it might be the most untilised gear in most arsenal
and the best thing in the box, is that cassette tape..
and the best thing in the box, is that cassette tape..
PatheinRaindropMoe
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find some ways to listen man, that content of the tape will make ya feel hopeful being a ebow powerhouse...
thats if can figure out how did he do that when all i gotten was" oooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooo eeeeeeeeeeeee sound
edder
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edder
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not much. to play an ebow properly you'd need to use the neck pickup and then roll down the volume and tone to taste.
Very cool...
Just went to a classical concerto, was thinking how I could emulate the sounds of some of the wind instruments... realised a lot of the reasons why I don't play like a wind instrument is because of the attack when picking.
Was actually thinking of ways to emulate that... and there you have it, a thread on the ebow...
Just went to a classical concerto, was thinking how I could emulate the sounds of some of the wind instruments... realised a lot of the reasons why I don't play like a wind instrument is because of the attack when picking.
Was actually thinking of ways to emulate that... and there you have it, a thread on the ebow...
Godspeed64
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wow.. sounds like a lot to keep in mind..
i've heard about the "volume swell technique" though..
so you gotta use that technique with the e-bow at the same time or something?
i've heard about the "volume swell technique" though..
so you gotta use that technique with the e-bow at the same time or something?
FREEKILL9566
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I don't think so. If I'm not wrong, it's stated that it produces feedback to vibrate the strings, so I guess you wont be picking at all.
Cheers,
WWH
PatheinRaindropMoe
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ebow can be used just like a guitar pick, there can be dynamic and position of placement which can vary the sound you get, as like a guitar pick
as the ebow is closer to the pickup, the speed at which the strings vibrate will be faster(as in the start up time, from still string to vibration) and sound will be heard more abruptly(if no using fretting fingers sort of like a damper. As you bring the ebow away from the pick up area, the sound will kinda fade off softer but remain in the back ground.
And if you reverse the order, by putting the ebow away from the pickup area and slide it up closer to the pickup area, you might be able to do a volume swell thing.
Another thing on the dynamic, sometime the time for the ebow to react and make the string vibrate might take a tiny little while, and if you wanna speed up a bit and yet smoothly sounding, you can try to put the ebow to the string harder a bit and at the same time, do some vibrato with fretting hand, on the string that we want it to vibrate.
when the string is vibrating, try pressing down the ebow on the string and slide it up or down, can get a high pitch shreeking/ghostly sound at times. Add in delay to spice up the texture.
If wanna try, can use the ebow for strumming also. The groove at the bottom actually can give some interesting sound at times as you fretting finger running up and down on fretboard while strumming with the ebow..
as the ebow is closer to the pickup, the speed at which the strings vibrate will be faster(as in the start up time, from still string to vibration) and sound will be heard more abruptly(if no using fretting fingers sort of like a damper. As you bring the ebow away from the pick up area, the sound will kinda fade off softer but remain in the back ground.
And if you reverse the order, by putting the ebow away from the pickup area and slide it up closer to the pickup area, you might be able to do a volume swell thing.
Another thing on the dynamic, sometime the time for the ebow to react and make the string vibrate might take a tiny little while, and if you wanna speed up a bit and yet smoothly sounding, you can try to put the ebow to the string harder a bit and at the same time, do some vibrato with fretting hand, on the string that we want it to vibrate.
when the string is vibrating, try pressing down the ebow on the string and slide it up or down, can get a high pitch shreeking/ghostly sound at times. Add in delay to spice up the texture.
If wanna try, can use the ebow for strumming also. The groove at the bottom actually can give some interesting sound at times as you fretting finger running up and down on fretboard while strumming with the ebow..
