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a_r_schulz Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: Aug. 22 2005, 07:04 Anyone knows what this might be? It's nothing I've seen Mike using (yet), but on a live show with David Bowie that I recorded recently from TV. Especially noticable during 'Heroes', the guitar player wasn't picking or strumming, but holding some small device (size of a cigarette box apporox.) against the strings to get these endlessly sustained notes so prominent in this song out of his instrument.  Some kind of feedback-generator, or a small, motor-driven wheel inside, kind of bowing the strings? Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Aug. 22 2005, 08:46 Oh yes, I've noticed that a couple of times during the Reality Tour DVD (which I love, by the way). The guitarist Gerry Leonard (I assume it's the same one) gets some very interesting sounds in a few places, particularly New Killer Star and Hallo Spaceboy for anyone who has the DVD. (He also uses some very nice echo and effects in the intros to Sunday and Heathen, nothing to do with the box thingy but I love them anyway). My guess is something to do with magnets. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

verhfrank Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: July 2005 Posted: Aug. 22 2005, 10:08 The device that is being used is an EBow, which uses a magnetic field to vibrate the strings infinitely. It's the same device used by The Edge on 'With Or Without You' and is heard on many other recordings. Back to top

a_r_schulz Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: Aug. 23 2005, 05:51 Thanks a lot - thought of something like that - it's just much easier to google for something if you know what it's called: http://www.ebow.com - for the manufaturer's site. Looks cute - maybe I'll get one for my kids (two guitar- and one bass-player...). Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: Aug. 23 2005, 06:28 Thanks for the info verhfrank. The more I read and hear about it, the more I want to get one. And I don't even play the guitar! -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

a_r_schulz Group: Members Posts: 425 Joined: Sep. 2001 Posted: Aug. 29 2005, 03:17 Now having spotted it once, I've just seen it again used by Steve Hacket in a German TV gig from 1979 I 'disked' last night, and one of our local music stores sells one for 139 Euros.. Back to top

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