Hi there,
I've recently started using an Ebow with my electric guitar (Fender Strat) while also using effects pedals to get distortion and delay, etc. In the manual for Ebow and from what I've read online it seems that the Ebow is supposed to be used while the pickup selector switch on the neck pickup (the position highest up and closest to the fretboard; what the Ebow manual calls the "bass pickup"). However, when using it at this position it's not only harder to get a quality sound but also hard to get enough volume to the sound. When I put the pickup selector switch to the middle position however, then everything sounds great and more than enough volume. So several questions:
1) Is it safe for the guitar to have the pickup selector switch set to the middle position instead of the bridge pickup while playing the Ebow?
2) Why might I not be getting as good a sound when using the bridge pickup?
Thanks much,
G
I've recently started using an Ebow with my electric guitar (Fender Strat) while also using effects pedals to get distortion and delay, etc. In the manual for Ebow and from what I've read online it seems that the Ebow is supposed to be used while the pickup selector switch on the neck pickup (the position highest up and closest to the fretboard; what the Ebow manual calls the "bass pickup"). However, when using it at this position it's not only harder to get a quality sound but also hard to get enough volume to the sound. When I put the pickup selector switch to the middle position however, then everything sounds great and more than enough volume. So several questions:
1) Is it safe for the guitar to have the pickup selector switch set to the middle position instead of the bridge pickup while playing the Ebow?
2) Why might I not be getting as good a sound when using the bridge pickup?
Thanks much,
G
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