Product Description

The EBow is a hand-held electronic bow for guitar. The small battery-powered unit replaces the pick in the right hand letting the guitarist mimic strings, horns, and woodwinds with unbelievable sensitivity. The EBow produces a powerful infinite sustain, rich in harmonics for incredible guitar sounds.The Story...The Energy Bow is a totally unique guitar accessory. It's not just an effect like the many plug-in devices on the market. The EBow does its work on the string itself by producing an energy field that vibrates and sustains your guitar string... Direct String Synthesis. Infinite Sustain is just the beginning. Powered by a 9-volt battery, the EBow is held in place of your pick, giving you instant access to violin, cello, flute and horn sounds as well as unique sounds of its own. The EBow lets you play as fast as your left hand can scurry through a lick. Fade a string in from a motionless state for a reverse-tape effect. Run the EBow across the strings for gorgeous arpeggios. Add distortion for a screaming guitar sound. Playing the EBow directly over the pickup will increase your volume many fold and give you the crisp sound of super hot pickups. Moving away from the pickup gives you the mellow sound of a hollow body electric. The sounds you discover by experimenting with the EBow will amaze you. And like the best tools of the trade, the EBow will sound different for each musician. To hear the EBow right now, check out the MP3 files in our resoures category further down on the page.How it WorksWelcome to the world of Direct String Synthesis. The principal is simple: a focused feedback loop directed at a single string. This produces a powerful, infinite sustain, rich in harmonics for incredible guitar sounds. It's like amplifier feedback with greater control and predictability, at any volume, even through headphones. This hand-held synthesizer provides an amazing variety of textures and tonal slurs virtually a

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #291 in Musical Instruments
• Color: gray
• Brand: EBow
• Model: PLUSEBOW
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, .50 pounds

Features

• Includes: Instruction Tape
• Printed Instructions
• Carry Pouch

Customer Reviews

ebow is a symphony
First, I've been playing guitar for 41 years now. I've been around. In fact, I had the very first ebow.It usually required you to pluck the string slightly and the ebow would continue IF you had it positioned just right. THIS version is effortless, has harmonics and can emulate everything from strings to brass depending how you position it. If you remember Queen's very first albums saying they did not use synthesizers, this is how they made some of their sweet sustains. The list of who uses this item is a virtual Who's Who of rock/ Easy to learn, easy to use.

Beautiful
I have had the eBow for two years. IT IS AWESOME! Using some delay and reverb with an eBow creates tones that sound absolutely beautiful, you can't really describe it. It's very atmospheric and ambient when used creatively with FX. If you've heard U2's "With or Without You", this is what the Edge used to create those sustains for the first minute of the song. This is the underground secret for a lot of artists, including Angels & Airwaves (Star of Bethlehem), Pink Floyd (Take it Back), Linkin Park (No More Sorrow), and even Weird Al Yankovic (Callin' in Sick).

User needs upgrade
I've been intrigued by the theramin-like sound of the Ebow for years, and when I finally saw one used live, decided I needed it. It seems to be fine, but more touchy about positioning than I was expecting. Octave jumps are a little annoying, but I'm sure it's just my technique. Will probably use for occasional instrumental fills in home recordings, but unlikely to use live any time soon.