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Was hoping to see Tim Nelson chime in on this part of the thread: he did an entire CD called "mesh" with Ebow and acoustic guitar a couple years ago…very cool stuff … http://youtu.be/taTBcD-KV04 Main point is that the strings have to have sufficient amount of iron/steel in them to work and you'd be surprised how loud it can get… Best, Dennis http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin http://audiozoloft.com http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/ On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Ted Killian <tedkillian@charter.net> wrote: > Well, the metal has to have some iron/steel content to it too . . . so > not just any metal. > > For instance, the bronze wrapped lower strings of an otherwise nylon > stringed guitar are not suitable for Ebow. > > And the instrument ought to be amplified somehow (the Ebow is too quiet > for general acoustic use). > > The first guitar I ever used on on was an acoustic 12-string (Yamaha > FG360) with a Bill Lawrence soundhole pickup played through a tiny > PigNose amp. > > I remember putting that amp and a mic in a closed cardboard box with a > mic -- it sounded waaaaay huge. > > The ebow will work quite successfull yon a lot of steel-stringed, > amplified instruments. > > It'll even work pretty well on bass, but begins to have trouble moving > the massive lower strings. > > > On Jan 23, 2012, at 6:16 PM, william middlemiss wrote: > >> anything with metal strings. Ive used one on a piano before. >> >> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 8:25 PM, chaz worm <chaz@earthwormandfire.com> >> wrote: >> I do not play guitar (well, some 12 string acoustic). Just banjo and >> bass. Can an eBow be used on either of those? What about a dulcimer? >> >> Chaz >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 23, 2012, at 8:19 PM, RP Collier <skeptikalist@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2012, at 5:02 PM, <mike@michaelplishka.com> >>> <mike@michaelplishka.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone else have this happen? Off gassing from the battery? >>> >>> >>> No, had mine for years thru longs periods of non-use with battery >>> loaded. >>> What brand of battery were you using? >>> Could it have been heat from being on continuously for so long rather >>> than battery vapors? >>> >>> BobC >>> >>> >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/yt8f8j >>> http://cdbaby.com/cd/rpcollier6 >>> http://www.youtube.com/user/tynego >> >> >> >> -- >> If you do not understand the content of this message; you have a >> responsibility to ask questions to allow for a process of mutual >> understanding to occur. Be assured any response will receive my >> attention to the highest degree which is available; I ask you not to >> take advantage of my attention as my time may be better spent >> elsewhere. I will respect your privacy on the condition that you >> respect mine. >> >> Best wishes, Billy >> >> (I respectfully ask that you do not copy this signature; for every copy >> diminishes the appearance of authenticity and compromises the honorable >> intentions from which this signature was created.) >> >