Lars68 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) I’m looking to add some atmosphere and variety to my singer-songwriter type acoustic recordings using an electric guitar and an E-bow. I’m thinking that I could play single string root notes to follow the chords of the song. I want to use this as a background sound to songs with acoustic guitar and vocals. No solos or fancy stuff. How difficult would this be to learn? I’ve never tried an E-bow… Here is what it can sound like with someone who knows what they are doing. I like the sound. Lars Edited April 24, 2022 by Lars68 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovadelic Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Not difficult at all - if you can pluck a note then you can "ebow". I will say the high and low E string (if that's your primary root note) is the most difficult to align. My go to setting was neck pickup with the tone all the way down and use the G and B strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 Thanks a bunch! Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 (edited) E-Bow in the early portion of this song. Edited April 26, 2022 by SteveFord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 On 4/26/2022 at 9:26 AM, SteveFord said: E-Bow in the early portion of this song. I lived in Japan for two years, Godzilla never showed his face in Yokosuka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 I ended up buying an e-bow, or to be more specific the Joyo Sustainer (same type of device but about half price). Turns out it was very, very easy to use and it can turn out all types of tones and sounds. It is going to be very useful for me in adding backgrounds to my acoustic songs, without having to learn new instruments. I like it a LOT! Here is an example where I added it in the background to one of my older songs. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Pretty cool, Lars. Kind of a mix between a synth and an organ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Murph said: Pretty cool, Lars. Kind of a mix between a synth and an organ. Yep, and it can sound many different ways depending on what I’m looking for. This was played on the bridge pickup of a Tele with quite a bit of gain and a hint of delay from two pedals, into a clean small 5w Fender amp. I then stuck the ETL Myrtle mic in front. It literally took me longer to figure out where on the fingerboard the notes I wanted to play are, than playing and recording the passages. This is a tool I will definitely use on more songs. Thanks for listening! Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 This being the acoustic section, and I have never used one, does an E-bow work on an acoustic guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: This being the acoustic section, and I have never used one, does an E-bow work on an acoustic guitar? Yes, it can be done on an acoustic, but it takes a little longer to get the vibrations going (using electric guitar strings should help). By the way, I ran across this surprisingly great cover of a famous e-bow song. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovadelic Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Great job Lars! Sounds fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 8 hours ago, groovadelic said: Great job Lars! Sounds fantastic! Thank you so much! Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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