guitarSQUIRELL
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Has anyone used the E-Bow and how did you like it....My church just ordered one for me and was curious how you liked it and how easy it was to use.
E-Bow anyone?
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treyhaislip
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I have one–was fun to derp around with but never really used it (only once live.) Be careful when you first try it–can really get loud and cause headaches and verbal outrage from those around you
Cool device that can get some really interesting cool tones! Great for sustaining notes as well as getting really cool sounds. Phil Keaggy is a master of it
I have one–was fun to derp around with but never really used it (only once live.) Be careful when you first try it–can really get loud and cause headaches and verbal outrage from those around you
Cool device that can get some really interesting cool tones! Great for sustaining notes as well as getting really cool sounds. Phil Keaggy is a master of it
treyhaislip
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guitarSQUIRELL
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Yes! I watched that video numerous times before I had them order one....I really like the sounds I heard from it....Im anxious to get it and try it.
I have one–was fun to derp around with but never really used it (only once live.) Be careful when you first try it–can really get loud and cause headaches and verbal outrage from those around you
Cool device that can get some really interesting cool tones! Great for sustaining notes as well as getting really cool sounds. Phil Keaggy is a master of it
Yes! I watched that video numerous times before I had them order one....I really like the sounds I heard from it....Im anxious to get it and try it.
PFDarkside
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Yeah, I love using mine with looping, delays and reverb.
Also, try it on your acoustic, pretty interesting!
Yeah, I love using mine with looping, delays and reverb.
Also, try it on your acoustic, pretty interesting!
treyhaislip
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Partly Phil, so don't expect to get bagpipes from the first try BUT definitely experiment with and don't get discouraged if you don't find it very usable at first. It can be very fun.
I haven't tried that in forever! Didn't work so well on the old Fender with an old Fishman built in pickup...want to try it now with my Bill Lawrence A300 to see how it does!
I think it really kills it with a solid delay and reverb.
Partly Phil, so don't expect to get bagpipes from the first try
BUT definitely experiment with and don't get discouraged if you don't find it very usable at first. It can be very fun. Yeah, I love using mine with looping, delays and reverb.
Also, try it on your acoustic, pretty interesting!
I haven't tried that in forever! Didn't work so well on the old Fender with an old Fishman built in pickup...want to try it now with my Bill Lawrence A300 to see how it does!
I think it really kills it with a solid delay and reverb.
guitarSQUIRELL
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Oh I know for a fact that I wont be able to get bag pipes lol.....Probably NEVER lol.....This things looks like its a finesse effect as well.
wonder if it works on a non electric acoustic guitar?
Partly Phil, so don't expect to get bagpipes from the first try
I haven't tried that in forever! Didn't work so well on the old Fender with an old Fishman built in pickup...want to try it now with my Bill Lawrence A300 to see how it does!
I think it really kills it with a solid delay and reverb.
Oh I know for a fact that I wont be able to get bag pipes lol.....Probably NEVER lol.....This things looks like its a finesse effect as well.
wonder if it works on a non electric acoustic guitar?
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treyhaislip
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Ha! Well, you can get the drone sound and with a looper "loop" the drone. But to get the bagpipe sounds he is getting would require bit more sophistication than just plug 'n play lol
I think it would produce a result because it is vibrating the string...how loud I don't know but probably not enough to play live/group setting without a mic or pickup (I HIGHLY recommend the Bill Lawrence A300)
Ha! Well, you can get the drone sound and with a looper "loop" the drone. But to get the bagpipe sounds he is getting would require bit more sophistication than just plug 'n play
lolI think it would produce a result because it is vibrating the string...how loud I don't know but probably not enough to play live/group setting without a mic or pickup (I HIGHLY recommend the Bill Lawrence A300)
Chickenwings
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I used one on this track. Starts around the second chorus. It sounds like feedback and hangs on until the final note of the tune.
http://avatorch.bandcamp.com/track/veronique
ahem...you might not want to play this track in church tho....ava tends to use colourful language in her songs
I used one on this track. Starts around the second chorus. It sounds like feedback and hangs on until the final note of the tune.
http://avatorch.bandcamp.com/track/veronique
ahem...you might not want to play this track in church tho....ava tends to use colourful language in her songs
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PFDarkside
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I can get mine howling on the high setting.
I can get mine howling on the high setting.
Johnny the Kid
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I have one that I use sparingly, but I got it for free so no complaints.
I think I read that James Hetfield used one when they were preparing for S&M to write the orchestra melodies for the songs.
I have one that I use sparingly, but I got it for free so no complaints.
I think I read that James Hetfield used one when they were preparing for S&M to write the orchestra melodies for the songs.
Johnny the Kid
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I just re-researched that and it Nothing Else Matters that he wrote the stringed sections for. He used an Ebow and then hired a composer to write the actual music based on the information that James provided him. Hetfield apparently said "What am I going to do? Sit in a room with these guys and tell them 'Go here... okay now go up here.'?" I still remember seeing S&M at one point, but whether that's true or not, he did use one for the purpose of writing stringed parts for Metallica music, which is pretty badass.
I was learing the bass part to "Be All, End All" by Anthrax, and used the Ebow on the bass at the beginning to simulate the cello at the beginning of the song.
I just re-researched that and it Nothing Else Matters that he wrote the stringed sections for. He used an Ebow and then hired a composer to write the actual music based on the information that James provided him. Hetfield apparently said "What am I going to do? Sit in a room with these guys and tell them 'Go here... okay now go up here.'?" I still remember seeing S&M at one point, but whether that's true or not, he did use one for the purpose of writing stringed parts for Metallica music, which is pretty badass.
I was learing the bass part to "Be All, End All" by Anthrax, and used the Ebow on the bass at the beginning to simulate the cello at the beginning of the song.
TwilightOdyssey
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I have one; it's fun, but rarely used.
I have one; it's fun, but rarely used.
treyhaislip
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Ha! I recently read an article about how Churches in America are basically still living in the 1960's and are the least diverse organizations when it comes to people of different skin colors...some change in color should be good for cultural diversity here
I used my eBow once in Church–the hardest part was trying to deal with the volume level since the sound guys didn't know what they were doing–I couldn't control it with my foot via volume pedal.
I used one on this track. Starts around the second chorus. It sounds like feedback and hangs on until the final note of the tune.
http://avatorch.bandcamp.com/track/veronique
ahem...you might not want to play this track in church tho....ava tends to use colourful language in her songs
Ha! I recently read an article about how Churches in America are basically still living in the 1960's and are the least diverse organizations when it comes to people of different skin colors...some change in color should be good for cultural diversity here
I used my eBow once in Church–the hardest part was trying to deal with the volume level since the sound guys didn't know what they were doing–I couldn't control it with my foot via volume pedal.
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dystrust
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An E-Bow works on acoustic, but you need to be much more precise making it pretty difficult to pull off. In terms of volume, once you get it going it's about the same or slightly more than you can achieve by picking individual strings.
+1
An E-Bow works on acoustic, but you need to be much more precise making it pretty difficult to pull off. In terms of volume, once you get it going it's about the same or slightly more than you can achieve by picking individual strings.
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