Jimmy page with violin bow on guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG-aoRWjLdE


This has got to be one of the most coolest sounds I have heard on a guitar.

sigur rós are probably the most prominent users of that. at least one of them do it in pretty much all of their songs [linkz]. they make really epic music. jonny greenwood does it for pyramid song too. but he basically plays every instrument ever invented, so its no surprise.

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

sigur rós are probably the most prominent users of that. at least one of them do it in pretty much all of their songs [linkz]. they make really epic music. jonny greenwood does it for pyramid song too. but he basically plays every instrument ever invented, so its no surprise.

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Yeah, I think Jimmy Page himself invented it, not the bow but the idea of using the bow on guitar. It sounds really cool.

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Originally Posted by Thetan

Yeah, I think Jimmy Page himself invented it, not the bow but the idea of using the bow on guitar. It sounds really cool.

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actually, he didn't. he actually even admits to stealing it from eddie phillips, page is the one who's most well known for it though.

Have it on DVD along with the concert, it's unreal

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Originally Posted by RedStratocas

actually, he didn't. he actually even admits to stealing it from eddie phillips, page is the one who's most well known for it though.

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Oh. I guess I was misinformed, I have heard he invented it from most people.

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Originally Posted by Thetan

Oh. I guess I was misinformed, I have heard he invented it from most people.

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yarr, it's a very common misconception. it's hard to say where any guitar playing method came from really.

oh, and speaking of jonny greenwood, his guitar methods are ridiculous. in a good way.