E bow

[Baddass]

So last night the band was having a practice and we were playing originals .I was playing a honeyburst Lesa Paul thru a Marshall class 5 . My drummer say's to me just kidding around to whip out my violin bow. I said hey check this out and pulled out an old E bow that I have'nt played in 3 years or more. The battery was still good surprisingly and I did my lead on it for that song and everyone stood there with their mouths dropped to the floor:eek:. I forgot how cool an E bow is.Just amazing. Anyone else here use one? Thoughts?

[JTEES4]

They are cool. I always put mine away for years and then remember it and try it again....and love it for a short while. Then the cycle begins again. I recently used it as a background thing on the first song on my soundclick page. I was going to use keyboard strings, but tried the ebow instead. Song is still a work in progress.

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[Chill Mike D]

They can definitely be fun from time to time.

[ashasha]

One of those things that I've often thought about buying but know that it'd end up right next to my slide sitting for a few years until I get the itch to mess with it. Then I'll mess with it for a day or two and remember that I suck at it and put it back away.

[Kerouac]

I mainly use mine on my laptseel, so it doesn't get used too often.

[BATCAT]

I forgot how cool an E bow is.Just amazing. Anyone else here use one? Thoughts?

 

They're super fun.

 

Try Ebow plus slide sometime... sounds like a theremin!

[panther_king]

I have sustainiac on a guitar with a ZR trem.

 

What do I win for being better than an e-bow?

[Alecto]

 

I have sustainiac on a guitar with a ZR trem. What do I win for being better than an e-bow?

 

 

A soggy Cheez Doodle?

 

Ebows are great. I use mine in the studio for faux-synth lines: four tracks of different notes to make one giant pad.

[Fuelish]

I have one, mess around with it on occasion ..... fun to experiment with using a looper. My biggest gripe is that it's overpriced for what it actually is..... and there is indeed a learning curve before one sounds even half decent....heh... not a must have, but a fun adjunct.

[UstadKhanAli]

They're super fun. Try Ebow plus slide sometime... sounds like a theremin!

 

I do that as well to get really great theremin and otherworldly sounds. Fantastic!!!! I use an e-Bow fairly regularly and love it....definitely a useful tool for exploring different textures on the guitar.

[Karma1]

I've been using them since they came out in the 70's and have owned all three models. I'm using mine even more these days than I use to since I've gotten into ambient electronic music. I have a song on one of my CD's where I recorded four tracks of Ebow on two different guitars with different effects and layered them over synth pads. Although I also have a guitar with a Sustainiac, I still use the Ebow for certain sounds.