Got mine today and played with it a couple of hours. First impression: yes, it does what this EBow is supposed to do: getting the strings of a solid body guitar (PRS) to vibrate. It is solely up to the guitarist's ability to produce sounds and even more important: melodies. I was able to play cello-like and flute-like sounds but melodies get different because my right hand always tried to press and slide the EBow in directions it does not like, to put it that way. Watch the outstanding 24 minutes tutorial video on YouTube which shows kind of cartoon animated guitar player playing all kind of techniques on this tool. Then you get a very clear picture on what the EBow can produce. To me personally, the EBow adds nicely to my tools getting more sound stuff out of my PRS. It does not substitute any of my wonderful sound machine pedals at all and to my understanding it is not constructed for doing this. It works like a kind of synth sound module, its feedback producing options are unlimited, and to play simple melodies might be possible even for me at a later time. It further forces me to train on tap techniques with my left hand fingers. I even tried the staccato and pizzicato techniques as shown on the tutorial video, just for having some fun. However the point is to bring the string(s) to vibrate without getting the EBow middle channel to close to the string, that is learnable. Though plastic the construction is made of very solid material. Adding the two 9V batteries is a very nice gesture from this seller. Guitarists who like at least to produce some sound scapes like Jimmy Page does on "Dazed and Confused" definitely will love the Ebow. Carefully adjust the volume and treble an your amp and on your guitar, before you get started, less is much more here! I will keep on learning how to play with it. For now, I switch back to my guitar picks because I love to hear my PRS' clean and crisp sounds and my pedal army very much too!
Added on January 7th: 2nd day of using the EBow, things work out much better. Got the right grip on it now, found the hot spot on the fret pick up and started to play first melodies. Used a Whammy pedal upfront with 1Octave down, 2Octave down, Dive bomb(!) and now things start to shine! From deepest cello sounds to horn/tuba sounds, this tool is able to do it right. Plus using an Analog PingPong delay which makes my guitar howl and growl from left to right cabs. Sigur Ros might have used this EBow on their earlier recordings. Slided and tapped with my fingers slowly slowly and the sustain is unbelievable. Involving the Whammy creates endless feedback sweepings by moving the pedal footswitch down and up. This is a steep learning curve worthwile to practise every day.
Added on January 9th: Practising every day and still with my first 9v battery. By using the EBow in conjuction with my Whammy, DD-500 and Organizer pedals creates the most spheric soundscapes ever produced by my pedal army alone. Gets me very close to Moog Synth Blofeld or Evolver Oscillating LFO sounds. Playing string by string on all frets and enjoying it a lot. Tried my first kind of single note playing chords on A, D,G strings from the 12th fret upwards, by tapping the EBow on the sweet spot of the fret pick up from string to string. It is a tone by tone melody, and as long as I do not press the EBow too close to the vibrating strings, results are fantastic. Sounds like a classical tune, beautiful! Harmonics mode on the EBow works on frets 1-5 as well. The learning process using this tool takes indeed a lot of time, no doubt on that. But my personal reward is creating outlandish sounds, pieces of smaller classical tunes and sometimes unpredictable feedbacks which is great for me as a musician who likes being curious in exploring soundscapes beyond the controllable. I do like the EBow's versatility and definitely I can recommend it to every musician.
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The included 2-Pack of 9V Alkaline Batteries provide full power to the Heet PlusEbow. These batteries deliver the same, if not exceeds, the power and duration capabilities of branded batteries.
Outlandish Strings Sounds on Your Guitar
The Heet PlusEbow replicates a variety of sounds you can't usually hear on a guitar such as horns or cello. It uses Direct String Synthesis to produce a powerful, infinite sustain. You can create rich harmonics straight from a guitar string without using plug-in effects.
Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls uses this electronic bow to produce organ-like sounds on his guitars. Famous guitarists Paul Stanley (Kiss) and Dave Navarro (Red Hot Chili Peppers) also use the PlusEBow on their recordings.
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Produce Lightning-fast ArpeggiosThe Heet PlusEBow is held like a pick and works on one string at a time. Instead of being a limitation, this electronic bow can be swept across your guitar strings to create quick arpeggios. |
Offers Infinites SustainUtilizing Direct Synthesis, the PlusEBow produces powerful sustain with rich harmonics. The electronic bow focuses a feedback loop directed at one of your guitar strings. The handheld PlusEBow offers a variety of textures and tonal slurs. |
Imitates the Sounds of Other InstrumentsYou can mimic the tone of a flute, cello, horn, or harmonica with the PlusEBow. The outlandish effect sounds are all produced within your guitar string. |
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| Type | Electric Bow Sustainer | Electric Bow Sustainer | Electric Bow Sustainer | Electric Bow Sustainer | Electric Bow Sustainer |
| Used For Electric and Acoustic Guitars | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bundle Inclusions | - | 2 × 9V Batteries | 2 × 9V Batteries | 2 × Pedal Patch Cables, 2 × 9V Batteries | 2 × Pedal Patch Cables, 2 × 9V Batteries, 4 × Celluloid Guitar Picks, 10-FT Instrument Cable with 1/4" Tips |
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| Price | $99.95 | -16% $69.00 List: $82.00 | $99.95 | $99.95 |
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| power source | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | — |
| amperage | 300 milliamps | 20 milliamps | 300 milliamps | 300 milliamps |
| signal format | Analog | Analog | Analog | Analog |
| controls type | Knob | Touch | Knob | — |
| voltage | 9 volts | 9 volts of direct current | 9 volts | 9 volts |
| style | Delay,Bass,Distortion | Compact | Acoustic,Mini | Compact |
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