bass guitar with violin bow

[Oblivionator]

I bought a bow just yesterday to try something like this out, cool to see someone else trying it out.

[nkhilv]

@spectre This is awesome, I've been thinking of doing this. Is the violin bow a normal one that you bought from a music shop?

[TheBobohj]

one time i was at long and mquade i brought my bass i saw a double bass with a bow while no one was looking i quickly used it on my hofner bass quietly so i didnt hear it

[MorkaGraven]

Sigur Ros? I swear I was listening to this just now and paused it for this video. the first track from Rimur (EP)

[shadowdevil76]

peter murphy did this in the 80s in a song called "cuts you up", it sounded pretty cool how they did it.

[thrashtastical]

this sounds really cool and eerie, i think i might try it in one of my songs, thanks dude

[SNL3Funny]

for this to sound good, you'll need to get some flatwound strings. that's what's on violin, upright bass, etc.

[stoltobot]

sounds cool

[MorkaGraven]

I think i'll go get myself a bow... Reminds me of the guitarist/vocalist for Sigur Ros.

[syndrome666]

Try bowing over the pickups and use flats or halfround/grounds, they'll resonate better and give you a deeper tone.

[tokorev747777]

Jimmy Page and Steve Harris would be proud!

[asleepordead17]

is that a squier p bass?

[gtrevor77]

You should try it with a bass bow. might get better grip. Cool experiment, though.

[BLCEK]

Seems to me that with practise and well... messing around some great sounds could be composed

[Anonymous1885]

Were you using ordinary roundwound strings?

[megadeth22885]

wouldnt matter which bow you try it with.. its not going to work for shit because you cant selectively choose a string to play without the curvature of a bowed instruments fingerboard

[zampanomusic]

@megadeth22885 If you play the bass upright and bow across the neck you can avoid that problem if you're playing on the E or G strings.

[StopTheMoti0n]

that actually sounds pretty cool, i might try this with my BASS bow :)

[1devo6587]

this sounds beautiful!

[MadBassist1432]

Neat! I imagine I'd have to mute and fret simultaneously, like those rare times I "pull a Hendrix" and use a distortion pedal for some star-spangled fun.

It seems it would be easier holding the neck higher and the bow underhanded, emulating a double bass. I'd try to bow it around the 24th fret, but that's because I like to hammer the strings there with my fingers. Artificial harmonics with a bow would be interesting too--Paganini was doing it in the early 1800's.

[Crobberman]

Interesting. =)

[wrybeat]

sit down on a chair. put the buttom of your bass down the ground like an upright cello. Play on the lowest sring with the bow around the 7th fret or so.

[bhenzz]

first band that made this popular as led zeppelin. the lead guitarist used a bow to play the guitar

[darinfl1]

Is that a violin bow, or a viola bow? It looks kind of long to be a regular fiddle bow.

[xxjdubb93xx]

fiddle=violin

[evilspeak2292]

I use a zoom II pedal - custom effect, just throw in echo, flange, and some envelop follower.

Favorite tunes include Gayane Ballet Suite, Star spangled banner, or Hall of the Mountain King.

[FFBahamut211]

holy shit. I'm going to have to try this. I wonder what distortion would do to this. . .

[Miglaspoon]

arruma o quarto, porco

[jimprocter83]

play over the pickup ya tool!

[spectre260]

thanks for all the comments. I rated them all +1.

[PUMPKINSZERO]

Some advice:

Try to keep away from the lowest notes

the higher ones sound mesmerizing in a way.

[goreabortion]

a word of advice, use effects, itll make it kick ass

[eiphonebassplayer]

did u use any effects

[spectre260]

no. but thats a good idea

[cheek]

man...you need some effects pedal to make that shit work...

[saintdisgustus1]

you might want to use a cello or stand up bass bow... or at least put some cello rosin on the violin bow, it will give the bow more friction and make a nicer tone.

[ned2one]

my advice, practice more before posting the vids

[sammykay2721]

thats cool!!!!

[eboyinc]

so cool:D