I'm trying to write music for an EP that is all guitar music. All percussion, etc, will just be from beating on the guitar, raking strings, making loops etc. But I also want drone-y sounds so I'm using a second guitar with heavy gauge strings for bowing with a psaltrey bow. Has anyone had good experience with this?
Basically if I crank the amp and use a bit of gain I can bow the low E string with the guitar sitting on my lap and get the sound I want. Sort of. There is still a lot of friction on the strings. Should I be using flat wound strings? Would the hairs on the bow slide across them more evenly? Right now there is a lot of squeaking and a lot of rosin coming off the bow.
Anyone tried different sizes of bows? Any other tips to optimize the sound?
Basically if I crank the amp and use a bit of gain I can bow the low E string with the guitar sitting on my lap and get the sound I want. Sort of. There is still a lot of friction on the strings. Should I be using flat wound strings? Would the hairs on the bow slide across them more evenly? Right now there is a lot of squeaking and a lot of rosin coming off the bow.
Anyone tried different sizes of bows? Any other tips to optimize the sound?