Re: EBow with a Guitar Synth?

["John Stevens" <john@edinburgh.almac.co.uk>]

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> From: John Stevens <john@edinburgh.almac.co.uk>
> To: Stephen P. Goodman <sgoodman@earthlight.net>
> Subject: Re: EBow with a Guitar Synth?
> Date: 19 November 1997 20:52
> 
> 
> 
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> > From: Stephen P. Goodman <sgoodman@earthlight.net>
> > To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
> > Subject: EBow with a Guitar Synth?
> > Date: 19 November 1997 19:35
> > 
> > John Stevens <john@edinburgh.almac.co.uk> intoned:
> > >
> > >I started looping using guitar/Ebow through a Roland RE301 in mid 80s
> and
> > >created reasonable Frippian sounds that way.
> > >Now I use a Pentium 166 running the Microsoft Midisoft Studio 4 for
all
> my
> > >musical writing/recording.
> > 
> > What has been anyone's experiences with EBow via a guitar synth unit? 
Do
> > the tones get picked up the same way?  I've thought about upgrading the
> ol'
> > Strat with one of those GR units at some point, just to utilize some
> method
> > of scoring my work...
> > 
> > Hm, at work at the moment... What's playing right now?
> > 
> > KKGO's got Beethoven's 6th on.
> > 
> > Stephen Goodman           * http://www.earthlight.net/Studios
> > EarthLight Productions     * Get the Loop Of The Week Free!
> > 
> > 
> Yes. I have a Roland 300/303 which I used with an E-bow to very good
> effect. Especially if its set to 5ths/octaves. There can be glitching
> problems, but careful use of the E-bow minimises these. Of course, the
> glitches could be incorporated into the music;-)
> 
> Cheers         John