heymisterk Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 ...from the music room in the school I teach at. (I told the orchestra teacher I had borrowed a cello and wanted to mess around with it, but didn't have a bow...) I then plugged in and tried my best to play Page's "Dazed and Confused." Within five minutes of sickening noise that made me think of the last time I was seasick, I put the bow down and picked up my pick. Perhaps there's a reason Page used a bow for that particular song... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I've tried my daughter's viola bow...it's hard to get a decent sound with it as the strings are flat on the quitar and arched a bit on the viola and cello. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 The only part I could do was when he turns his delay on and slaps his strings, then points his bow at the audience. Doing this alone, I felt mentally deficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 ROFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I guess maybe that's why he is a star and we are not. Sure you didn't just feel Dazed and Confused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I always thought it was pretty dumb when Page did it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I used to have a bow and the secret to make it sound good or as good as it can is to play one string at a time and preferably the higher strings higher up the fret board. It also sounds better to have delay vs. reverb. Like the Theremin they are both pretty limited in what to do with them and add them in a cool way to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heymisterk Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 I guess maybe that's why he is a star and we are not. Sure you didn't just feel Dazed and Confused? Yes, but that had nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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