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.
Re: Ebow shmeebow
Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:32 am
by 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...
Re: Ebow shmeebow
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:35 pm
by longhouse
Top Aussie band from a time before good music all but vanished.
Ebow guitar solos.
Re: Ebow shmeebow
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:42 pm
by 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"?
Re: Ebow shmeebow
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:17 pm
by 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.
Re: Ebow shmeebow
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:51 am
by whojamfan
JakeK wrote: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.