e-bow + U2

[marik]

i'm thinking of buying an e-bow.
i mostly like to play u2 songs.

SO,

what U2 songs actually use an e-bow or an e-bow-like sound?

i know the beginning of WOWY. anything else?

is it even worth getting then?

 

[tommycharles]

I dunno...an ebow runs about $100... and for one song that's probably a bit of a waste. Do you like REM at all? You could definitely get your moneys worth from an Ebow playing their stuff.

 

[packcrush]

Live; Edge used an Ebow on The Unforgettable Fire; after the chorus.

 

[discothequeLP]

^ i thoguth he just used a slide with his right hand

 

[TheEdge U2JT]

He is right. Edge plays with the EBow on Unforgettable Fire. Bono often made a remark about the "Edge Orchestra" during that part of the song.

 

[Geordie Edge]

The Edge used E-bow mainly on The Unforgettable Fire album in the background to a number of songs on that album such as 4th of July but the most identifiable one is the The Unforgettable Fire itself. Will Sergeant has used an e-bow a lot as did Big Country and The Cocteau Twins - it is worth getting one to experiment yourself - use plenty of echo repeats and try with slide and wah-wah - it sounds great - I used one myself on an album in 1991 but dry with no delays or effects (apart from distortion) and it still sounded great - even though I say so myself!!!

 

[gareth brown]

^ i thoguth he just used a slide with his right hand

nah, eBow...but I'd be interested to know how to get the same kind of effect with a Slide!! I've tried but with no luck!

 

[Zooropa1310]

Johnny Buckland uses one on Amsterdam

 

[gareth brown]

thanks for letting us know...

 

[Muad'zin]

I think its also on some Radiohead songs like a National Anthem. Although I suspect they use a guitar with an ebow effect build in it, just like Edge nowadays uses on WOWY.

 

[Edge 1982]

What U2 songs actually use an e-bow or an e-bow-like sound?

"The Unforgettable Fire" in Studio and live
"Night and Day" in Studio and Live
"WOWY" Live. Now it uses Fernades decades Elite Sustainer
" Unreleased instrumental of the UF sessions"

 

[Edge 1982]

The Edge used E-bow mainly on The Unforgettable Fire album in the background to a number of songs on that album such as 4th of July but the most identifiable one is the The Unforgettable Fire itself. Will Sergeant has used an e-bow a lot as did Big Country and The Cocteau Twins - it is worth getting one to experiment yourself - use plenty of echo repeats and try with slide and wah-wah - it sounds great - I used one myself on an album in 1991 but dry with no delays or effects (apart from distortion) and it still sounded great - even though I say so myself!!!

In the song "4th of july" he uses the e-bow???????

In this song he uses : delay (a lot of), reverb and a slide

 

[gareth brown]

I thought Adam and Edge just swapped instruments around for a bit and mucked around while Eno recorded them without knowing...?

 

[johndavey]

Marty Wilson-Piper of The Church used one quite a bit.
Incidently, you can hear some ebow in Love Comes Tumbling as well.