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Topic: does an ebow work with a horseshoe pickup? |
Sam Weisenberg
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Philadelphia
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Posted 12 May 2008 6:39 pm |
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Could somebody please try this and let me know what results? I don't have a horseshoe to test it on, but I imagine that it might not work so well because of the limited access and the fact that the magnet already surrounds the strings.
Thanks much.
Sam |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 May 2008 3:25 am
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Yes, they work fine with any pickup. E-Bows generally work better when used away from the bridge and pickup, anyway. The further you are from the bridge, the more volume and sustain you get.
I think it's always a good idea to keep an E-Bow a few inches away from the pickup, as it works by generating an oscillating magnetic field. Oscillating magnetic fields can, under the right circumstances, damage (weaken) the magnets in a pickup. |
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Sam Weisenberg
From:
Philadelphia
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Posted 13 May 2008 8:30 am
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| Thanks, Donny. |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 14 May 2008 7:43 pm
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| You can even use an ebow on an acoustic!!!! |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 15 May 2008 3:19 am
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| mike nolan wrote: |
| You can even use an ebow on an acoustic!!!! |
Wow, a banjo with unlimited sustain!
"The mind boggles." |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 15 May 2008 10:27 am
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Technology in itself is usually neutral, the human mind chooses to use it for good or evil purposes  |
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