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Topic: Does an E-Bow Plus activate 2 strings at once?
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Travis Bernhardt
Member From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 05 March 2004 07:15 PM
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Pedal steels do have pretty narrow string spacing, after all...-Travis |
basilh
Member From: United Kingdom
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posted 06 March 2004 03:02 AM
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NO!!!Baz ------------------
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Steel players do it without fretting
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John Lacey
Member From: Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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posted 06 March 2004 05:33 AM
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Certain ones do. The old horseshoe-shape e-bows did. |
CrowBear Schmitt
Member From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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posted 06 March 2004 06:22 AM
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the most popular EBow model only works on 1 string at a time
there was an older model made that got 2 strings goin' - these models are hard to find and sought after |
Travis Bernhardt
Member From: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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posted 06 March 2004 01:00 PM
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Drat.-Travis |
Jay Fagerlie
Member From: Lotus, California, USA
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posted 06 March 2004 01:47 PM
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I noticed you asked about the 'plus' model...one string at a time....J[This message was edited by Jay Fagerlie on 06 March 2004 at 01:48 PM.] |
C Dixon
Member From: Duluth, GA USA
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posted 06 March 2004 03:47 PM
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It is my understanding the double string model was made expressly for the PSG. However NOT 100% sure of this. In any case, it does indeed excite to strings simultaneously. What I can't remember is whether the strings can be adjacent or they must be separated by a non excited string. They also look much different. Albert Svendall used one at both Atlanta shows in 97 and 98. I would LOVE to have one. But as has been posted, they are no longer available. carl[This message was edited by C Dixon on 06 March 2004 at 03:48 PM.] |
John Floyd
Member From: Somewhere between Camden County , NC and Saluda S.C.
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posted 07 March 2004 02:33 AM
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Right There Carl, $79.95
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040307023157208007213054201 529/g=guitar/search/detail/base_id/36707 [This message was edited by John Floyd on 07 March 2004 at 02:34 AM.] |
Mike Fereday
Member From: Newbury, Berkshire, England
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posted 07 March 2004 03:36 AM
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CarlI was looking at one of the old PSG E-Bows that Gerry Hogan had only a couple of weeks ago. I am pretty sure they excite say 3 and 5 and not adjacent strings, I have one of the "ordinary" ones as currently available. Mike |
Mark van Allen
Member From: loganville, Ga. USA
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posted 07 March 2004 11:45 AM
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I bought one of the original two-string or horseshoe shaped e-bows when they first came out. They were designed just for steel, before the first single-string guitar models were built. Very cool, and they (horseshoe only) excite any two strings separated by another string, ie: 3 and 5, 4 and 6. It actually got me looking for harmonies where I hadn't before on lower strings. You could tilt the "bow" slightly to forward or back to emphasize or eliminate one of the harmonies, bringing harmony in and out along with a melody note on the other string. Apparently to stifle competition, the electronics part was completely potted in hard plastic, and as they developed problems inside they were unrepairable. I still have my original unit and it makes a nice paperweight... The newer e-bow plus is a nice single string version with a variation switch to change the harmonc content. Great effect I use almost every gig somewhere.------------------
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Alan Kirk
Member From: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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posted 07 March 2004 01:16 PM
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What do the old PSG eBows look like?------------------
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Mark van Allen
Member From: loganville, Ga. USA
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posted 08 March 2004 10:53 AM
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Kind of like a giant chrome-plated rubber stamp... |
Donny Hinson
Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.
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posted 10 March 2004 04:22 PM
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Word to the wise...If you use one, keep it away from the pickup! |
Gerald Menke
Member From: Brooklyn, NY, USA
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posted 15 March 2004 02:09 PM
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I recall reading somewheres that fewer than 100 of the dual string e Bows were produced. I've never seen one in the flesh but use one of the e Bow pluses on steel also. Maybe some kind soul could post a picture of one for us. I heard about one winner who taped or glued two ebows together to simulate what the dual string one does. Gerald |
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