Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!]

4nd3h · 05-30-2012, 07:43 PM

So I've had my eBow for months and months, and I've been wondering when this damn battery would die, and what would happen then. I noticed the light dimming oddly today while playing, but it still worked normally for about two minutes of the light slowly pulsating before it started sounding REALLY funky. Check it out!

http://soundcloud.com/andy-tran-4/dying-ebow

Clean, ebow'd, clean again for comparison. The eBow'd section was caught on a looper because I didn't have my laptop handy, but no settings were changed - i.e., that's a CLEAN amp, humbucker Tele on the neck pickup, with no pedals except for the looper!

So I think I'm going to mod eBow for some kind of voltage starve knob. That sound is just too cool!

TeaForTwo · 05-30-2012, 08:01 PM

Sounds like the opening keyboard riff for Deep Purple's "Lazy".....

TeaForTwo · 05-30-2012, 08:02 PM

Ironically, I'm recording a demo song right now that uses an E-Bow.....

AngryHatter · 05-30-2012, 08:04 PM

It sounds like noise...id est awful.

4nd3h · 05-30-2012, 09:35 PM

It IS noise. I love it

Ebow is so much fun.

Lowdown · 05-30-2012, 11:47 PM

Johnson Tone!

Never tried an E-Bow…always wanted to,though.

tazzboy · 05-30-2012, 11:58 PM

Sounds more like noise to me.

TeaForTwo · 05-31-2012, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowdown

Johnson Tone!

Never tried an E-Bow…always wanted to,though.

I'll post a sound demo song Saturday using an E-Bow......

Lowdown · 05-31-2012, 01:34 AM

Is it much of a learning curve to get a useable sound from one?
For eg. the intro to With or W/Out You...?

TeaForTwo · 05-31-2012, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lowdown

Is it much of a learning curve to get a useable sound from one?
For eg. the intro to With or W/Out You...?

No, it's easy...It ships with a DVD and instructions that warn not to get discouraged; I didn't read anything, just started using it...The song "With or Without You" is actually done with one of those Fernandes feedbacking pickups; But they operate on the same principle; A magnetic field is created..
The solo in "Love Hurts" is an e-bow....I've read enough of your posts to know you'd understand the e-bow within a minute or two...I'll post the song Saturday; Needs a bass track still....

Kalz · 05-31-2012, 11:29 AM

is 8-bit mario 2 octaves lower lol

alligatorbling · 05-31-2012, 11:31 AM

i love noise!

4nd3h · 05-31-2012, 03:25 PM

I like you use my eBow like these two songs normally:

Moonlit Sailor - May Day - YouTube

The Calm Blue Sea - Literal - YouTube

Often with a slide. It's super easy, but I have gotten a bit better at it over time.

hudpucker · 06-05-2012, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4nd3h

So I think I'm going to mod eBow for some kind of voltage starve knob. That sound is just too cool!

My pal had a voltage sag pot installed in his v4 E-bow. Scritchiness and blattiness abound!

I like Ebows:

My favorite one-take Ebow clip:

http://soundcloud.com/hudpucker/hudpucker-drone

4nd3h · 06-07-2012, 05:47 PM

That sounds massive and awesome.

Can you tell me more about that mod?

hudpucker · 06-08-2012, 11:33 AM

Thanks.

About the mod...IIRC, he had it done by Dan at MOD’ifying Your Pedals « T1M EFFECTS

the back of the pot is epoxied to the side of the unit (externally, obviously), I think.

Dunno exactly what value pot he used but sounds like the toughest part would be cracking the case open.

Here's another one just for sh*ts and giggles...

http://soundcloud.com/hudpucker/hudpucker-mighty-fly

Mookakian · 06-09-2012, 05:29 AM

^thats creepy $htuff!! And agreed, noise is fun

05-30-2012, 07:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
4nd3h Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, North Ameri- Posts: 1,604 Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!] So I've had my eBow for months and months, and I've been wondering when this damn battery would die, and what would happen then. I noticed the light dimming oddly today while playing, but it still worked normally for about two minutes of the light slowly pulsating before it started sounding REALLY funky. Check it out! http://soundcloud.com/andy-tran-4/dying-ebow Clean, ebow'd, clean again for comparison. The eBow'd section was caught on a looper because I didn't have my laptop handy, but no settings were changed - i.e., that's a CLEAN amp, humbucker Tele on the neck pickup, with no pedals except for the looper! So I think I'm going to mod eBow for some kind of voltage starve knob. That sound is just too cool! alligatorbling, Lowdown, Mookakian and 2 others like this. __________________ -Andy

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TeaForTwo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,718 Thanks: 410 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!] Sounds like the opening keyboard riff for Deep Purple's "Lazy".....

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Lowdown Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 158 Thanked 44 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!] Is it much of a learning curve to get a useable sound from one? For eg. the intro to With or W/Out You...?

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hudpucker Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1,124 Thanks: 25 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!] Thanks. About the mod...IIRC, he had it done by Dan at MOD’ifying Your Pedals « T1M EFFECTS the back of the pot is epoxied to the side of the unit (externally, obviously), I think. Dunno exactly what value pot he used but sounds like the toughest part would be cracking the case open. Here's another one just for sh*ts and giggles... http://soundcloud.com/hudpucker/hudpucker-mighty-fly Mookakian likes this.

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Mookakian Tim Mason Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 4,007 Thanks: 209 Thanked 107 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Holy crap! Dying battery in my eBow = glitchy fuzzy awesomeness. [soundclip!] ^thats creepy $htuff!! And agreed, noise is fun hudpucker likes this. __________________ Quote: Roman Rist on "natural highs" whilst playing It's not just endorphins you feel... No, you are connecting with the spiritual world.............you're just not sure exactly what it is.... But you are in the spirit world, that's what Hendrix was trying to tell us.

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