KVR Audio

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 3:58 pm

Im curious; anyone used one in conjunction with a Variax?

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:51 pm

Another 'bower here. i've used it on an acoustic live many times. i have to 'bows plus and e-bow plus with cool blue LED.

As to Variax, although it does work, because there are no pickups you can't 'dig' into the pick-ups or vary the volume/timbre by moving over the 'sweet spot', which is where you get the most expression.

There's a guy called Micheal Manring (i think) who did an album with e-bow on bass. Me? i started because of Bill Nelson - the e-bow overlord.

Mr A

JeffSanders · Post by **JeffSanders** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 8:59 pm

I just bought an E-bow and use it constantly on acoustic guitar!

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Wed May 04, 2005 11:51 am

Why is it so expensive?

Trojan Badger · Post by **Trojan Badger** » Wed May 04, 2005 12:25 pm

I can't find my ebow. And now I feel sad

I loved it.

seamoss · Post by **seamoss** » Wed May 04, 2005 12:25 pm

cptgone wrote:Why is it so expensive?

the question of life

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:15 pm

cptgone wrote:Why is it so expensive?

Because the copyright and the patent.

Anyway you can try other stuff as experiment: a electric engine (I use one of LEGOs bricks game!) that relase electrical noises close to strings, a rotant wheel made of cotton, a drum stick picked over the strings, a computer monitor CRT, the new Gillette Mach 3 Power razor with "vibra" (yes, the David Beckeam ones

), an electric razor, an atomic explosion with electron chain reaction that "disturb" the pickups

, etc.

It's funny to experiment

ross g · Post by **ross g** » Wed May 04, 2005 7:06 pm

erminardi wrote:
cptgone wrote:Why is it so expensive?
Because the copyright and the patent.

Anyway you can try other stuff as experiment: a electric engine (I use one of LEGOs bricks game!) that relase electrical noises close to strings, a rotant wheel made of cotton, a drum stick picked over the strings, a computer monitor CRT, the new Gillette Mach 3 Power razor with "vibra" (yes, the David Beckeam ones ), an electric razor, an atomic explosion with electron chain reaction that "disturb" the pickups , etc.

It's funny to experiment

and don't forget your tv (or other) remote! try different functions ( i smell live theatrics)
anyone remember "the gizmo" invented by two guys from 10cc, i think the non-godley/creme guys, could be wrong, they put out an album to demo the unit(never heard it), it mounted near the bridge, used nylon wheels you pressed onto the strings with buttons.

i bought an ebow for about 60-70 bucks awhile back, about the same price as a good pedal, the chrome one was more- the most famous song for ebow is i believe "since your gone" by the cars, elliot easton tried to claim in an interview he just cranked a les paul thru a marshall but later admitted it, everyone knew anyway...

rg

Trojan Badger · Post by **Trojan Badger** » Thu May 05, 2005 7:48 am

Spookily, right after posting my "I've lost my ebow" comment above, my old flatmate emailed to say he'd had a clearout and found some of my stuff...including...my ebow!

Joy again...

scuzzphut · Post by **scuzzphut** » Thu May 05, 2005 8:30 am

AndrewSimon wrote:e-bow can be a nice "trick" on stage.
But I don't see any use for it in a studio set up.
If I want synth or horn sounds I have plenty of it , I don't need the guitar for this.

bollocks

anyways............

My e-bow works great with my Acoustic. Go for it

Trojan Badger - congratulations

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PS - if you wish to hear an E-Bow in action doing something that a synth or horn vsti couldn't, go into the Music Cafe thread and listen to my track "Discussion" from May 2004.

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20271

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » Thu May 05, 2005 9:14 am

ross g wrote: anyone remember "the gizmo" invented by two guys from 10cc, i think the non-godley/creme guys, could be wrong, they put out an album to demo the unit(never heard it), it mounted near the bridge, used nylon wheels you pressed onto the strings with buttons.

Aah, the Gizmo – that takes me back...

It was definitely Godley/Creme who invented it, it’s all over the “Consequences” triple album (man, what a piece of work that was

).

www.othermachines.org/blint/gizmo.shtml

/Yoss

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Fri May 06, 2005 1:47 am

great tips erminardi, i'll try the atomic explosion.

ross g · Post by **ross g** » Fri May 06, 2005 2:39 am

Yossarian wrote:
ross g wrote: anyone remember "the gizmo" invented by two guys from 10cc, i think the non-godley/creme guys, could be wrong,
Aah, the Gizmo – that takes me back...

It was definitely Godley/Creme who invented it, www.othermachines.org/blint/gizmo.shtml

/Yoss

wrong again

, not the first time, won't be the last, i have one of their albums arond here somewhere...

rg

e-bow on acoustic guitar?