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daftsupernova · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:46 pm Post subject: Using a bow on guitar

I've been a bit uninspired recently, so I tuned my Jag to GGDFA (low E down 9 semitones; A, G, and B tuned down 2 semitones, no first string) and decided to experiment a bit and found my sister's old violin and bow, so I decided to have a go at some bowing a la Sigur Ros. I got some pretty rad sounds, a bit screechy, but I'm still trying to get the hang of it.

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aen · Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:03 pm Post subject:

I enjoy bowing very much!
I've had much better luck with a bass bow, though. I want to customize a guitar some day so I can still fret nicely while I bow.
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George · . Joined: 03 Jul 2009 Posts: 20778 Location: UK

very cool tones

Brandon W · Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 3:30 pm Post subject:

I'm constantly experimenting to keep myself interested.
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Progrockabuse · . Joined: 14 Jan 2008 Posts: 4643 Location: Derbyshire

i've tried it a couple of times. using the rosin on the bow helps it work better, tends to be less screechy. sounds good.
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Rox · . Joined: 13 Apr 2010 Posts: 1283

Didn't Lee Ranaldo and Thurston Moore make that popular ?

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daftsupernova · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:58 pm Post subject:

And Sigur Ros does too, etc blah blah blah, I know. It's still fun to try out when you're stuck and have no idea what to do.
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