As someone who has never had an ebow, what's the difference? This one seems a little easier to keep over just one string, but again I have no relevant first hand knowledge
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:16 pm
by BetterOffShred
Not to pollute this thread with philosophical bullshit.. but to this point I've avoided Ebows because I've always felt like "when would I ever use that in a song" or some similar sentiment. Now that I realize the extent of my music playing is sitting on the couch with a guitar and a beer playing for my girlfriend or the cat and occasionally my son... why the fuck not. These things make bananas noises emanate from most instruments. I played a couple guitars with the sustainiac and that was cool too.
Ebows for days.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 1:56 pm
by dubkitty
hmmmmmm. i'm curious. Tore says in the demo that you don't have to hold it as directly over the string as an eBow. this could be helpful...i could never get much out of an eBow because it'd bump into the string and make a loud click.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:41 pm
by Errant Tiger
An ebow is tops on my list of "things I always mean to buy but never do." The price point on the Aeon makes it significantly more likely that I will pick one up.
I had never heard of the Vo Wond until this thread. Looks interesting, but pricey, and who knows when it'll actually happen...
Is the Aeon out yet?
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:49 pm
by UglyCasanova
You can make ebows sound like a broken (octave) fuzz with a simple starve knob. I have a video of it on my channel, but I'm on my phone and Idk how to post embedded yt videos like this.
edit: there we go
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p--aW9_MKTM[/youtube]
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:15 pm
by Heraclitus Akimbo
Cool... I've long wondered why there wasn't competition for the e-bow.
Works with guitar, bass and other stringed instruments
Very curious on how this'd go on bass...the ebow was pretty awkward whenever I tried.
I actually got some cool results from ebowing a spring reverb tank, but it was tough to get the positioning just right, so maybe this one'll do the trick better.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:55 pm
by Faldoe
For $70 I’ll try it. I’ve been trying to get better and Cello like arpeggios and while it can be done with an ebow the description that the Aeon has more nuance - doesn’t have to be over the strings - I’m wondering if I can get more of the results I’m after.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:12 pm
by Inconuucl
ebow+slide+a shit ton of reverb/delay =
As Steven Wilson Played on this Opeth track:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=let2d76FxYI[/youtube]
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 8:28 pm
by codetocontra
Love my Ebow. Been meaning to mod it UC-style. There is are some skills to using one properly. Biggest issue I had was switching between pic and Ebow. The Aeon's body is different enough that it might be easier to hold and use a pick. Always wanted to try to make some sort of strap adapter to keep it ... handy.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:43 pm
by Bartimaeus
So it's a slightly cheaper ebow that you can hold over two strings max? It looks like it doesn't have the overtone mode like the newer ebows though?
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:20 am
by Seance
BetterOffShred wrote:Not to pollute this thread with philosophical bullshit.. but to this point I've avoided Ebows because I've always felt like "when would I ever use that in a song" or some similar sentiment.
I used to E-bow a lot for creating that wavering wall of solid sound. Haven't in a while.
I might have to bust out my E-bow and see whether or not I can get it to work.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:05 am
by Confuzzled
I still want a gizmotron.
Re: t.c. Aeon string sustainer/marital aid
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:39 am
by harpies
Bartimaeus wrote:So it's a slightly cheaper ebow that you can hold over two strings max? It looks like it doesn't have the overtone mode like the newer ebows though?
Sounded like it was getting the harmonics in part of that demo