John Hurtt
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Pulled out my Ebow tonight for a few minutes. I haven't spent any time with it so I don't really have any chops with it. Anyone using one of these?
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Yeah, for a game called "Stump the TSA agent".Anyone using one of these?
Yeah, for a game called "Stump the TSA agent".
Seriously, If you search there are many threads on EBow. I founded a E-Bow (preferred spelling by the maker) quartet here in NYC.
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Can you guys do the arpeggios like Phil Keaggy does with your E-Bows? Mine can't do that even over the hot spot.
Exactly what I said in another thread with a link to Keagy's performance.i can't do any of that stuff with mine. i wonder if the old chrome ones have better response?
I remember practicing some arpeggios with mine after I saw that video for the first time...Can you guys do the arpeggios like Phil Keaggy does with your E-Bows? Mine can't do that even over the hot spot.
Exactly what I said in another thread with a link to Keagy's performance.
I've got a black one - had it for years, so I've probably gotten about as good with it as I'm ever gonna get - and there's no way to do that string skipping stuff. It's just not powerful enough. Takes at least a full second to generate enough energy to produce an audible string vibration.
Are you guys using the current grey version?
Looks like those old chrome ones are the bomb - I'd buy a 'reissue', for sure!
There are four major iterations of the Ebow.I've got a black one - had it for years, so I've probably gotten about as good with it as I'm ever gonna get - and there's no way to do that string skipping stuff. It's just not powerful enough. Takes at least a full second to generate enough energy to produce an audible string vibration.
This is the one I have. It's certainly fast enough to do that arpeggio stuff, and the harmonic mode is really cool.The newest version has a new 'harmonic' mode with a purple LED.
You can, but it takes some practice. As you bend, move the Ebow so that the string you're bending remains in the center of the Ebow's resonance channel. Of course this requires that you move the Ebow away from the "groove" where it normally sits. You have to lift it up slightly so that it can slide freely across the strings. If you do it wrong, it will catch on adjacent strings and make a godawful noise, so practice is important.i use mine, but pretty much only for ambient moments in a worship band...very rarely i do a super sustained solo with it. i wish i could bend with that sucker tho
There are four major iterations of the Ebow.
The first was the chromed model which has no on/off switch (senses string automatically). It is the weakest and slowest of all the versions but is also probably the 'sweetest' sounding as well.
The second version is black with red script. It is MUCH louder and more powerful than the first version but is still fairly 'slow' compared to version three (black with white script).
The newest version has a new 'harmonic' mode with a purple LED. Versions 3 and 4 are the 'fastest.'