Any Ebow Fanatics?

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I just recently got a new ebow. I have owned one in the past but left the battery in it too long.

Anyways.....Anyone know any good techniques with the ebow like other effects in your signal chain and so on?

I have experimented with using delay with excellant results.
 
lol i dont have one, and i know nothing about them...
but i remember at the airport, i bought a guitarworld magazine with a cd in it that had a couple of tracks sampling the ebow, and i listened to the same 1 minute track the whole ride in the airplane (it was like a 3 hour flight) and it never got old...
:D:D:D:D:D
 
I don't have any secret techniques to share or anything, but I also use an ebow from time to time. Lots of fun.
I like to roll the tone and volume back and play with just a touch of gain on the neck pickup. The closer you get to the pickup, the brighter and more complex the tone gets. Moving the ebow back and forth is almost like blowing a horn. On the higher frets and the unwound strings you can get an awesome flute like sound, on the wound strings more like an oboe. That's probably my favorite sort of thing to do with the ebow, going for that horn sound.

Did you get the model that has the "harmonic mode" or did you get the standard ebow? Those screaming harmonics make for great backdrops or ambient sounds in recordings, or for accents in solos and things.
 
metalhead28 said:
I don't have any secret techniques to share or anything, but I also use an ebow from time to time. Lots of fun.
I like to roll the tone and volume back and play with just a touch of gain on the neck pickup. The closer you get to the pickup, the brighter and more complex the tone gets. Moving the ebow back and forth is almost like blowing a horn. On the higher frets and the unwound strings you can get an awesome flute like sound, on the wound strings more like an oboe. That's probably my favorite sort of thing to do with the ebow, going for that horn sound.

Did you get the model that has the "harmonic mode" or did you get the standard ebow? Those screaming harmonics make for great backdrops or ambient sounds in recordings, or for accents in solos and things.
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Just ordered one. I had forgotten about those things, but I have always been intrigued by the concept. Now I'm gonna find out for myself...
 
I like it for just ambient background stuff. No tips from me. The booklet and tape that came with mine are supposed to have some of that info, but I've never really taken the time to explore them.
 
Here's a track me and a friend did about 4 years ago and it's laced with eBow all the way through it and has an eBow solo at the end :)

http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=2662218&q=hi

This is the first complete recording I made and was back before I knew much of anything about drum programming...hence the simplicity of the loop. With the right pickups, settings, effects, etc. you can actually play octaves with both the root and the octave harmonic resonating. Pretty nifty stuff.
 
I've got one. It's absolutely perfect for noodling. Laying around with a guitar and a little practice amp and noodling. You get so lost in it.
 
i really want one now.

REALLY.

'ambient backdrops' ? if i get to a gig my band are doing, i spend like half my evening doing 'ambient backdrops', and i'm sick of all the horrible impact you get from smelly plectrums. eurgh. plectrums. eurgh. they just ruin everything. i might try and convince one to get me one from any money we make from the next CD sales. they won't though. the stingey gits.


:D

Andy
 
andydeedpoll said:
i really want one now.

REALLY.

'ambient backdrops' ? if i get to a gig my band are doing, i spend like half my evening doing 'ambient backdrops', and i'm sick of all the horrible impact you get from smelly plectrums. eurgh. plectrums. eurgh. they just ruin everything. i might try and convince one to get me one from any money we make from the next CD sales. they won't though. the stingey gits.


:D

Andy
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Check out "Mellow Rumble" and listen to the guitar in the left speaker -- just some silly ebow noodling, but I like the texture of it.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=286004
 
metalhead28 said:
I don't have any secret techniques to share or anything, but I also use an ebow from time to time. Lots of fun.
I like to roll the tone and volume back and play with just a touch of gain on the neck pickup. The closer you get to the pickup, the brighter and more complex the tone gets. Moving the ebow back and forth is almost like blowing a horn. On the higher frets and the unwound strings you can get an awesome flute like sound, on the wound strings more like an oboe. That's probably my favorite sort of thing to do with the ebow, going for that horn sound.

Did you get the model that has the "harmonic mode" or did you get the standard ebow? Those screaming harmonics make for great backdrops or ambient sounds in recordings, or for accents in solos and things.
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I got the one that has a three pos. selector switch. Middle off , one side seems more shrill and the other more clear or bold.

Thanks for the tips.
 
Using echo I was able to simulate a backwards solo with my ebow, you more or less have to stick to one string though for the melody
 
gcapel said:
I got the one that has a three pos. selector switch. Middle off , one side seems more shrill and the other more clear or bold.

Thanks for the tips.
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The harsh setting is one that doesn't resonate the fundamental note, but it resonates a higher harmonic.
 
I've used the Ebow on a few songs on which I felt it was appropriate to use.

It's fun to experiment with and it goes without saying that many a pro has utilized the Ebow.

Use it!
 
Ebows are pretty sweet in the right situation.
Try layering 8-10 tracks of just guitar and form harmonies with the notes. It's an amazing thing, because it's pure energy from input to output. Massive octaves are pretty cool too, and make sure to pan all the tracks.
 
've loved ebows for sometime now - I have the ebow plus like most people who have posted here and it gives the guitar a whole different feel. I admit you would not want to use it overly much songwriting it would be gimmicky, but as a background and ambience it is superb. Also for that rare song where you want it up front it can be striking...... witness Fripp's playing on Heroes for example..
 
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