Yeah, I was gonna chime in with that as well, but since I agreed with Matt's original point it was just a technicality. But yes, Fripp himself has stated that although he does own an eBow that was given to him when he lived in NYC by Chris Stein (of Blondie) he's only ever used it a few times and has never used it on a recording or in live performance. He attributes that specific sound that everyone equates with the eBow (the "Heroes" tone) to "simply a Les Paul, Marshall cabinet and a way of working."
-t-
--- On Sat, 6/26/10, Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com> wrote:
From: Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com>
Subject: Re: Was Walker Bros Elegies now Ebow and technique
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Date:
Saturday, June 26, 2010, 5:53 PM
I had read that somewhere, but as Per said it was really
the interaction between the "air from the
speaker transmitting the vibration
back into the guitar". He also in that interview talked about a good tube amp
needed for that, but that he was using a Roland JC 120 by then so go figure,
lol
Think we should go off topic with this thread if it goes
much longer? :)
loopingly,
j
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 5:18
PM
Subject: RE: Was Walker Bros Elegies now
Ebow and technique
I'm wiht you pon this Jeff. I can't pretend I don't love the
sound of drones, loops and Ebows as well as filter sweeps, sequencers and hand
drums.
It's me dharma nature
man!
Peace
Gareth
ps I think you're
right about Frip too - 2 fuzz boxes and you're away.. I personally don't like
the lack of dynamics in the 2 fuzz effect. Ebows are much more
interesting...
> From: jeff_d@embarqmail.com
> To:
Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Was Walker Bros
Elegies now Ebow and technique
> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:35:45
-0400
>
> I didn't know Fripp ever used an Ebow actually, is this
true? I always
> thought he got that sustain with a Les paul, a pair of
fuzzes and amp in the
> early days and then moved to a Fernandes
sustainor. I would imagine that he
> has tried one.
> I am one of
"those" and don't mind a bit if I am derivitive of Fripp
> (although
nowhere in the realm of imagination as good). I (over?) use a
>
sustainor now and still use my ebow on acoustic. I just love to drone what
> can I say. Delays, drones and loops, yes!
>
> peace
out,
>
> j
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>
> To:
<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26,
2010 3:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Was Walker Bros Elegies now Ebow and
technique
>
>
> > "Problem is that I was using looping
and an ebow before I'd ever heard of
> > fripp. I remember listening
to "no Pussyfooting" and being astonished by
> > how
> >
similar to my music it was. Frankly I was pretty gutted. You have to be
> > true
> > to your inner muse though so I won't change
for the sake of it. I'm
> > digging
> > my shoeless heels
in..
> >
> > G"
>
> On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at
8:51 PM, William Walker <billwalker@baymoon.com>
> wrote:
>
> I here you and I understand that feeling,
>
> I've never
been a fan of ebow or Fripp but I did experience that
> feeling ten
years ago when I first heard one of Terry Reilly's early
> tape loop
concerts where he played saxophone. "My gosh, it sounds
> exactly as me
when looping on the sax"... or rather the other way
> around, it now
appeared. A weird feeling to suddenly realize that
> something you have
discovered and developed actually has been done
> already by someone
else before you.
>
> My mechanical vibrator Sustaniac has stopped
working, due to a bad
> magnet, so I may be using ebow more with my
fretless guitar in the
> days to come.
>
> Greetings from
Sweden
>
> Per Boysen
> www.boysen.se
>
www.perboysen.com
> www.looproom.com internet music hub
>
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