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Originally posted by Frostilicus:

Yeah, that wouldn't work at all..

The E-Bow relies on the interaction between the metal strings and the pickups on the guitar.

why do they work on acoustics then?

all the ebow does is vibrate the string i think.

i've seen people use them on acoustic guitars and mandolins etc. cant see why it wouldn't work on a piano.

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Originally posted by Ally Boss Koala:

why do they work on acoustics then?

all the ebow does is vibrate the string i think.

i've seen people use them on acoustic guitars and mandolins etc. cant see why it wouldn't work on a piano.

E-Bows work by changing the polarity in the magnit thus vibrating the steel string. They will work on any string instrument as long as the instrument has steel strings.

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Originally posted by soundian:

Mmm, balanced guitar cables. I assume you've got a guitar amp with a balanced input on it to put it through.

No, but in that case I use a normal cable. However, when I'm strapped for space, I don't take an amp. Instead I have a rack mounted box containing the pre amp stage of a Fender Club twin and the guts of an SM57. The outputs of this, that go straight into the mixer, are balanced, giving me a guitar that thinks it's plugged into a quality amp thats miked up with a SM57.

I also have Digitech pedal that can be plugged straight into the mixer using balanced jacks, but I don't like the sound of it that way.

What I do sometimes use is a POD 2, the outputs of which are balanced. Now it does sound great straight into a mixer and has a good compressor.

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The pick up can make a hell of a difference to feedback. New strings are great for a bit more sustain and you guitar build can also be a contributing factor i.e thru-neck etc. There a some good deals on compressors at Ebay.co.uk. Boss pedals are always good for compressing

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