Re: E-bow question

["Timothy Mungenast" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

I recorded with an E-Bow while using a clean sound. ("He Is Radio" from my
"Un-Stableboy" disc.)
It worked great! 
(Granted, what starts out as a clean sound can saturate a bit due to the
phenomenal signal an E-bow can kick out.)
E-bows also work on acoustic instruments and some avant cat in Signal to
Noise mag even used on a snare drum's springs.

~Tim Mungenast
www.myspace.com/timmungenast
www.mungenast.com


> [Original Message]
> From: nico spahni <nicosp@gmx.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 5/7/2006 10:17:04 AM
> Subject: Re: E-bow question
>
> Speaking of which, I've been thinking about getting one, too. I mostly 
> play clean, though, and I've only seen and heard people use it with 
> distorted sounds. Does it work equally well with non-distorted, that is 
> clean sounds?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nico
>
>
>
>
> Am 07.05.2006 um 14:50 schrieb Christophe:
>
> > I've used one for ages.  Overall, I've found that they don't work well 
> > with any kind of triggered device.  The fact that there's not much of 
> > an attack for the trigger to detect is the factor, I assume.  The 
> > techniques you mentioned are the way to go.  Also, pressing the E-bow 
> > down and letting it lightly hit the string will do it and give some 
> > weird harmonics at the same time.  Not appropriate in all 
> > circumstances, though!
> >
> > Have fun with your new toy! :-)
> >
> >  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Tony K" <bigtony@softhome.net>
> >> I just got an E-Bow after lusting after one for a few decades.  I 
> >> tried
> >> using it with my Brian Moore iGuitar through a Roland GR50 and it's 
> >> not
> >> doing quite what I expect.  It'll sustain forever, but if I just 
> >> slide down
> >> to another note, the GR doesn't seem to pick up the change and the 
> >> synth
> >> keeps playing the same note.  If I pick behind the E-Bow, or hammer on
> >> really hard, then I get the new note.  Does anybody have any wisdom to
> >> impart?  Do I need to set the sensitivity on the GR lower?  Do I just 
> >> have
> >> to learn to pick behind the E-Bow with my right hand?
> >
> >
> > Von: "Tony K" <bigtony@softhome.net>
> > Datum: 7. Mai 2006 06:06:35 GMT+02:00
> > An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Betreff: E-bow question
> >
> >
> > I just got an E-Bow after lusting after one for a few decades.  I 
> > tried using it with my Brian Moore iGuitar through a Roland GR50 and 
> > it’s not doing quite what I expect.  It’ll sustain forever, but if I 
> > just slide down to another note, the GR doesn’t seem to pick up the 
> > change and the synth keeps playing the same note.  If I pick behind 
> > the E-Bow, or hammer on really hard, then I get the new note.  Does 
> > anybody have any wisdom to impart?  Do I need to set the sensitivity 
> > on the GR lower?  Do I just have to learn to pick behind the E-Bow 
> > with my right hand?
> >  
> > I played with the E-Bow and my DL4 and DD20 and boy does that make 
> > some cool noise!  Drone-y loops and great sustain.  Nice.
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Tony