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I remember clearly Kim's diatribes against the ebow on this list-even mentioned it @ one or two of the Y2Ks that he 'abhorred that contraption' -----Original Message----- >From: Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net> >Sent: Nov 5, 2013 7:34 PM >To: stanitarium@earthlink.net, Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >Subject: Re: EBow - active/passive humbuckers > > >Why would you say that? Kim seemed to have a good grasp of >technology (for a musician!!), and a great intuitive sense for things >he didn't understand intellectually. He'd love to learn how things >work... > >On the other hand: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMpTqa8iICs > > > > > >At 6:26 PM -0800 11/5/13, <stanitarium@earthlink.net> wrote: >>I'm glad KimFlint isn't around for this discourse >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net> >>>Sent: Nov 5, 2013 6:00 PM >>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >>>Subject: Re: EBow - active/passive humbuckers >>> >>>Per, >>> >>>I'm trying to dispel some of the voodoo and misapprehensions about >>>the ebow. The ebow will create a "noisy buzz" whenever it's output >>>coil is near a pickup, any pickup. EMG pickups have very few >>>windings and are more sensitive to high frequencies so you might hear >>>more of the harmonics produced by the ebow's feeble amplifier >>>clipping. >>> >>>-Chuck Zwicky >>> >>>At 12:28 AM +0100 11/6/13, Per Boysen wrote: >>>>Thanks for the link, Jeff - seems to be a good e-bow resource page. >>>>Both guitars I use with e-bow are fretless and this means very close >>>>action, so probably the low-strings-inefficiency of the e-bow you have >>>>noticed is an issue here. >>>> >>>>Good points about magnets, Charles! But even though the guitar pickups >>>>do not affect the e-bow they just happen to be placed at the point >>>>where the e-bow best drives the strings. And with the EMG a noisy buzz >>>>is created by the e-bow's magnetic field when placed right over the >>>>pickup. This guitar is not only fretless but also set up for tapping, >>>>which means not only ultra low action but also as close distance >>>>between pickup and strings as possible. Given the e-bow hum this is an >>>>unlucky combination. On some rainy day I may try one of my Alumitone >>>>pickups on that guitar, since they do not produce noise when the e-bow >>>>goes close. >>>> >>>>Greetings from Sweden >>>> >>>>Per Boysen >>>>www.perboysen.com >>>>http://www.youtube.com/perboysen >>>> >>>> >>>>On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Jeff Duke <jeffloops@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> I have used an E-Bow on many guitars but not EMG active >>>>>specifically. I have >>>>> found that if the pickup you are using is very close to the string >>>>> it can >>>>> take more energy to get it moving. Also if you move the EBow >>>>>over the pup it >>>>> will get much louder. Sometimes for some strings I will press down >>>>> on the >>>>> ebow to get a faster reaction. Also this may help: >>>>> http://www.ebow.com/faq_page.php?id=13 >>>>> >>>>> peace out, Jeff >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I like to sometimes use an E-Bow with guitars and I don't think it >>>>>> brings strings into vibration as well on a guitar with an active >>>>>> EMG >>>>>> pickup, compared to a guitar with a normal passive humbucker. Is >>>>>> this >>>>>> a known phenomenon, e-bow less efficient with active pups? >>>>>> >>>>>> It's not an issue for five strings, only for the thinnest. The >>>>>> thinnest string I have to tap or pull a pull-off on (ha, ha!) to >>>>>> kick >>>>>> it off and then have the e-bow take over. >>>>>> >>>>>> Greetings from Sweden >>>>>> >>>>>> Per Boysen >>>>>> www.perboysen.com >>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/perboysen >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>> >>>... >>>http://www.zmix.net >>> >>>http://albumcredits.com/zmix >>> > > >-- > >... >http://www.zmix.net > >http://albumcredits.com/zmix >