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SixShooter · April 9th, 2012, 12:29 PM

Right now I use a volume pedal to do swells that sound like a cello but I am considering buying an Ebow. I searched all the YouTube videos and couldn't find any good examples of simulating a cello.

Teleworshipkid · April 9th, 2012, 12:55 PM

The work great for that, but you can also enhance the cello effect more with some vibrato also! (manual or electronic)

mrboson · April 9th, 2012, 01:05 PM

Ebows are fun. Kind of one of things that is nice to have in the gear bag. I don't use it much, but every now and then it makes for a nice change up.

Example, I use it on How He Loves.

Teleworshipkid · April 9th, 2012, 01:12 PM

Great for slide work too!

GeetarPlayer · April 9th, 2012, 04:26 PM

Whoa, I've never tried slide with ebow. Interesting... I'm gonna give it a shot. BOTH hands will be confused!

I use ebow when the song has it. I love it. At first it was difficult to get it to behave. But now it's easy. To get the best, use the neck pup, maybe even dial the tone back - you want a dark tone - it sustains better. Lots of delay and reverb. Start out just staying on a single string - B is a very nice sound. After a while you'll get good enough to jump around on strings without missing a note. But you can cover a lot of ground staying on one string. It's really hard to make an ebow sound bad.

74 Deluxe · April 10th, 2012, 12:24 AM

http://youtu.be/JoC1ec-lYps

Jesus Culture covering How He loves Us... nice eBow work, shows some of it up close. You can definitely hear how its being used too.

BuckyB · April 10th, 2012, 12:37 AM

Cello or violin? no, but I use it on a few songs. In Christ Alone/Solid Rock and Revelation Song come to mind.

Thighbanez · April 11th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Hmmm....Great info. I may have to pick one of these up today for funsies.
I wonder if any of the local stores have one for sale. If not, I'll be making the journey to GC 50 miles away....*bleh*

EDIT: I guess I WONT be getting one of these as they are currently $100.00!
When I last tried one 2 years ago in Killeen, TX they were selling them on blowout for $20.00

Now I feel like an idiot for not grabbing one.

DuncanAngus · April 11th, 2012, 10:33 AM

I have one and do use it, but it's something that takes a lot of practice. People that are good with them blow me away.

They also work on acoustic which can sound cool. Seems to work better on a smaller body than say, a dread. Maybe less mass? Dunno, still fun.

blowtorch · April 11th, 2012, 10:42 AM

I got one awhile back and am still trying to get the hang of it.

GeetarPlayer · April 12th, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by blowtorch

I got one awhile back and am still trying to get the hang of it.

If you're having trouble getting the string to start vibrating, help it along by hammering on a note - that'll get it started. Then the ebow should be able to maintain that vibration easily. As said above - start by just staying on the B string the whole time. It seems to work really well.

BB · April 12th, 2012, 11:26 AM

I still have an use my original ebow I got back in the 70's. The main thing (other than learing tos use it!) is to be aware of the huge volume jump while using it. You can scare the beejeebers out of people if you're not careful!

I still find uses for the ebow, but for swells, violin/cello, etc type sounds, I find my volume pedal works best. I do dig that ol ebow though!

TheToneRanger · April 12th, 2012, 02:44 PM

I used to use it quite a bit, but we've been without a rhythm guitarist for a couple years, so I haven't had the freedom to have fun with "sound effects" like I used to.
Phil Keaggy is one of the absolute masters of it though...

SixShooter · April 22nd, 2012, 09:49 PM

Sorry a little getting back to everyone...

Based on the comments I think I will stickwith my volume pedal for now and I will try adding some vibrato as someone suggested.

stephenyi · April 23rd, 2012, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 74 Deluxe

http://youtu.be/JoC1ec-lYps

Jesus Culture covering How He loves Us... nice eBow work, shows some of it up close. You can definitely hear how its being used too.

Thanks for that link. Big fan of Kim Walker and Jesus Culture.

Wildwind · May 8th, 2012, 03:48 PM

I use my EBow a good bit, love it. I had an early one (which I foolishly sold - they're valuable now) and bought a current model 3-4 years ago. It doesn't get used every week, but it's a way cool effect.

christhee68 · May 8th, 2012, 04:12 PM

We used to have a girl in our band that used a cello for a cello effect. It sounded very realistic.

GeetarPlayer · May 8th, 2012, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by christhee68

We used to have a girl in our band that used a cello for a cello effect. It sounded very realistic.

I would love that! None to be found, at the moment, though.

April 9th, 2012, 12:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
SixShooter Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cincinnati Age: 46 Posts: 1,901 2 Photos	Anyone using an Ebow for violin/cello effect? Right now I use a volume pedal to do swells that sound like a cello but I am considering buying an Ebow. I searched all the YouTube videos and couldn't find any good examples of simulating a cello. __________________ . "Something entirely new in the electric Spanish guitar field..."

April 10th, 2012, 12:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
74 Deluxe Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 383	http://youtu.be/JoC1ec-lYps Jesus Culture covering How He loves Us... nice eBow work, shows some of it up close. You can definitely hear how its being used too. __________________ Peace. Back by popular demand...

April 10th, 2012, 12:37 AM	#7 (permalink)
BuckyB TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chatsworth, Ca Age: 61 Posts: 76	Cello or violin? no, but I use it on a few songs. In Christ Alone/Solid Rock and Revelation Song come to mind. __________________ Agile AL-2000 with added Graphtech Ghost system Peavey Generation EXP Custom ACM

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Thighbanez Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: delMARva Posts: 1,979	Hmmm....Great info. I may have to pick one of these up today for funsies. I wonder if any of the local stores have one for sale. If not, I'll be making the journey to GC 50 miles away....bleh EDIT: I guess I WONT be getting one of these as they are currently $100.00! When I last tried one 2 years ago in Killeen, TX they were selling them on blowout for $20.00 Now I feel like an idiot for not grabbing one. __________________ Charlie Christian Squier '51 -> H.A. Tiki Drive -> MHP-BD2 Boost/OD -> Rogue Vintage Comp -> Behringer RV600 -> Rogue Analog Delay -> Dano Tuna Melt Tremolo -> TC Electronic Flashback Delay-> Fender Princeton 650

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DuncanAngus Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Massachusetts Age: 54 Posts: 962	I have one and do use it, but it's something that takes a lot of practice. People that are good with them blow me away. They also work on acoustic which can sound cool. Seems to work better on a smaller body than say, a dread. Maybe less mass? Dunno, still fun. __________________ "I've suffered years for my art. Now it's your turn.. One, two, three and..."

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April 9th, 2012, 12:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Teleworshipkid Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newport Beach, CA Age: 17 Posts: 2,438	The work great for that, but you can also enhance the cello effect more with some vibrato also! (manual or electronic)

April 9th, 2012, 01:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrboson Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Brookings, OR Age: 45 Posts: 600 1 Photos	Ebows are fun. Kind of one of things that is nice to have in the gear bag. I don't use it much, but every now and then it makes for a nice change up. Example, I use it on How He Loves.

April 9th, 2012, 01:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Teleworshipkid Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Newport Beach, CA Age: 17 Posts: 2,438	Great for slide work too!

April 9th, 2012, 04:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
GeetarPlayer Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2011 Location: SE PA Posts: 170	Whoa, I've never tried slide with ebow. Interesting... I'm gonna give it a shot. BOTH hands will be confused! I use ebow when the song has it. I love it. At first it was difficult to get it to behave. But now it's easy. To get the best, use the neck pup, maybe even dial the tone back - you want a dark tone - it sustains better. Lots of delay and reverb. Start out just staying on a single string - B is a very nice sound. After a while you'll get good enough to jump around on strings without missing a note. But you can cover a lot of ground staying on one string. It's really hard to make an ebow sound bad.

April 11th, 2012, 10:42 AM	#10 (permalink)
blowtorch Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wisco Posts: 4,430	I got one awhile back and am still trying to get the hang of it.

April 12th, 2012, 11:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
BB Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Great Pacific NW Age: 58 Posts: 4,092	I still have an use my original ebow I got back in the 70's. The main thing (other than learing tos use it!) is to be aware of the huge volume jump while using it. You can scare the beejeebers out of people if you're not careful! I still find uses for the ebow, but for swells, violin/cello, etc type sounds, I find my volume pedal works best. I do dig that ol ebow though!

April 12th, 2012, 02:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
TheToneRanger Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bradenton,FL Posts: 138	I used to use it quite a bit, but we've been without a rhythm guitarist for a couple years, so I haven't had the freedom to have fun with "sound effects" like I used to. Phil Keaggy is one of the absolute masters of it though... __________________ *dē gustibus et colōribus nōn est disputandum*

April 22nd, 2012, 09:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
SixShooter Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cincinnati Age: 46 Posts: 1,901 2 Photos	Sorry a little getting back to everyone... Based on the comments I think I will stickwith my volume pedal for now and I will try adding some vibrato as someone suggested. __________________ . "Something entirely new in the electric Spanish guitar field..."

May 8th, 2012, 03:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
Wildwind TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Lansing, Michigan Age: 60 Posts: 26	I use my EBow a good bit, love it. I had an early one (which I foolishly sold - they're valuable now) and bought a current model 3-4 years ago. It doesn't get used every week, but it's a way cool effect.

May 8th, 2012, 04:12 PM	#17 (permalink)
christhee68 Tele-Holic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: south carolina Posts: 558	We used to have a girl in our band that used a cello for a cello effect. It sounded very realistic.

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