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Violin/Cello tone: Ebow + volume pedal + ???

Started by Micpoc, January 24, 2016, 06:55:26 PM

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Micpoc

Any thoughts? I've used BMPs in the past, but I'd be interested in hearing of any other pedals some of you may have used to similar ends.

m-Kresol

I build pedals to hide my lousy playing.

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jimilee

Slow gear clone is what I use. Someone here made some boards at one time, and tagboard has it.
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Boba7

Jimilee > Can't seem to find it on tagboard, do you have a link by any chance?

brucer


samhay

I would vote for a volume pedal over a Slow Gear.
For a violin effect, an Ebow and volume pedal with maybe some treble boost and mild distortion is probably as good as you will get.
Cello will require a bit more of a bass boost, but much the same otherwise.

jimilee

Quote from: Boba7 on January 24, 2016, 10:02:16 PM
Jimilee > Can't seem to find it on tagboard, do you have a link by any chance?
My bad, it was sabrotone

http://www.sabrotone.com/?p=4245
Pedal building is like the opposite of sex.  All the fun stuff happens before you get in the box.

Micpoc

Quote from: m-Kresol on January 24, 2016, 09:24:09 PM
maybe an Attack Decay / Rustbucket?
Hmm... I played an Attack/Decay years ago and enjoyed it, but I found it a bit difficult to control/unpredictable. I am definitely looking more towards something that takes the place of the scraping sound of bow on string - fuzz, distortion, whatnot - which the Ebow does not really accomplish. Worth considering, though.   :)

Micpoc

Quote from: samhay on January 24, 2016, 11:06:02 PM
I would vote for a volume pedal over a Slow Gear.
For a violin effect, an Ebow and volume pedal with maybe some treble boost and mild distortion is probably as good as you will get.
Cello will require a bit more of a bass boost, but much the same otherwise.
Yeah, I am fine with the volume (swell) + ebow (sustain) part of the equation; I was just curious about something to stand in for the scraping "rosined bow on string" part (I probably could have phrased it better). As I said, BMPs are what I've used in the past... just curious if something else would be better. Perhaps I am reaching a bit.  ;)

gordo

Takes a lot of practice but most of the folks I've seen do this convincingly were using a combination of palm muting and working the ebow to vary the attack.  An overdrive and delay might help but if you use the ebow you can vary the position (proximity to the pickup) and overdrive the snot out of the string.
Gordy Power
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Matt

#10
https://oshpark.com/shared_projects/FtdaX54h
Should link to slow gear on oshpark
Matt

pryde

I had some "cello like" stuff happening with an ebow, pharaoh fuzz, and delay on this old demo at about 1:30 in:

http://soundcloud.com/jpparlier/osiris-fuzz





nzCdog


Boba7

Thanks for the links guys!

Still unsure if I'll make one or not... It doesn't seem to be a very practical effect...

raulduke

Do a Jonsi (Sigur Ros) and get a bow perhaps?