Re: E-bow question

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

I haven't had it for a while, but I remember getting
decent results with an ebow and a gk equipped
steinberger.  However, I found I got even better
results if I used a sustain pedal since I wasn't
really getting anything but sustain with the
ebow/guitar synth combo.  Then, I found I could even
get better control when I took my gk2 off my guitar,
sold it on ebay and used a keyboard to get synth
sounds.  Amazing.  The note keeps going as long as you
hold down the key!

--- Timothy Mungenast <mungenast@earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 


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