ARGH Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ok Ive seen Manring and I think Steve Lawson using one... Anyone else on here??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I'd also like to know how well they work with 'the low strings'? and why hasn't a bass pickup version of the 'sustainer' pickups as used by the likes of Mr Vai, been created for the bass? - Probably the afore mention low frequency strings issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alun Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I've used one on and off for a few years. It will drive the low strings, but it takes a bit of practice to get the angle/distance right, and sometimes jumps to the octave harmonic. This is a one take improvisation recorded with my Cort Curbow and Ebow in 2005... [url="http://www.alunvaughan.com/hopesandfears.mp3"]Hopes And Fears[/url] I'm hopping between the low E and the C strings throughout (the occasional slap noises are the Ebow hitting the strings). Most of it is the normal setting, then it switches to the harmonic setting at around 1:06 . It was recorded direct with some delay added afterwards. Cheers Alun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 [quote name='dood' post='44570' date='Aug 12 2007, 08:12 PM']I'd also like to know how well they work with 'the low strings'? and why hasn't a bass pickup version of the 'sustainer' pickups as used by the likes of Mr Vai, been created for the bass? - Probably the afore mention low frequency strings issue?[/quote] It has Pete steele has one in his Fernandes Bass,but is HUGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse_Cubed Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Ebows sound nice on bass, especially with delay (I actually found a great sound by putting it through my Discombobulator too on a slow attack setting, sounds awesome ). But they take a lot of getting used to. I have to tilt it at about thirty degrees to the side to get the strings to vibrate (I often use hammer-ons as well to get it going a little quicker). Also it gets seriously loud near the pups (but that's to be expected). Great tool if you get the hang of it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayste_2000 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Vibrator works much better check the guess the effect thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I borrowed one from a guitarist in our tribute band had I really struggled with it on bass. On guitar it's fab but it doesn't seem to have the ooomph to get the heavy strings going at a reasonable distance. I had lots of fun on the D & G strings though and slurs are definitely the way forward here. Can't say I have much "real" use for one as a full time Duck Dunn impersonator!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Junkie Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 [quote name='tayste_2000' post='44708' date='Aug 13 2007, 09:23 AM']Vibrator works much better check the guess the effect thread[/quote] i was just about to suggest he PM'ed you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtystatic Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Justing Chancellor from Tool uses one on the 10,000 Days album, on Lost Keys... Quality of this is clip is awful, but just to give you an idea.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDeZR2Imek"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMDeZR2Imek[/url] Noisey monkey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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