Ebow shmeebow

[whojamfan]

Mike, here is my Ebow and my Ric 1997 (click on 'All The Stars') playing the intro, 1st solo, and outro:

http://www.myspace.com/pyramidbuildersunion

I almost never use it in a live setting these days, but they can be pretty expressive tools.

Wow, very cool! That solo was awesome, I think I started seeing the paneling on the wall breathing. Thanks for the link, and the band sounds good.

[longhouse]

Thanks Mike!

I have considered letting the Ebow hang by a string from my mic stand for live use. Saw one of Over The Rhine's lead players do that a few years ago.
'course he whacked it with his 60s Jaguar several times too...

[longhouse]

Top Aussie band from a time before good music all but vanished.
Ebow guitar solos.

[JakeK]

Mike, you said that an Ebow can nail the backwards guitar stuff of The Beatles, Hendrix and The Who (to name a few backwards recording artists) Would an ebow and a Strat be able to nail the tone of George Harrison's backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping"?

[robbo63]

I always liked Bill Nelson and that's how I know about ebows, but I never did get one or try one.

Really like him on "By the Dawn's Early Light" by Harold Budd.

[whojamfan]

Mike, you said that an Ebow can nail the backwards guitar stuff of The Beatles, Hendrix and The Who (to name a few backwards recording artists) Would an ebow and a Strat be able to nail the tone of George Harrison's backwards guitar in "I'm Only Sleeping"?

Well, I really said emulate, not nail. The only way to nail that stuff is to play it backwards after it's recorded forwards. But, by being able to greatly vary attack, decay, and volume, you can simulate many of those same "backward" properties, as well as other unique sounds. It's well worth the investment if you put in the time to learn how to properly use it, as it opens up a whole new world of sounds you couldn't otherwise get without it.