Bowed guitar is a method of playing a guitar, acoustic or electric, in which the guitarist uses a bow, rather than the more common plectrum, to vibrate the instruments' strings, similar to playing a viola da gamba. Unlike traditionally bowed instruments such as violins, the guitar generally has a relatively flat bridge radius and closely positioned strings, making it difficult to bow individual notes on the middle strings. The technique is often associated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and the Yardbirds, as well as Jónsi of Sigur Rós. Eddie Phillips of the British group the Creation was one of the first rock guitarists to use a bow in their 1966 song "Making Time".
Jónsi of Sigur Rós playing bowed guitar at the DCode Fest in Madrid in 2012Pickaso Guitar Bow, a dedicated bow for acoustic guitars, using the sound hole for playing
The Besnard Lakes also make use of bowed guitar. Avant-garde composer Scott Fields often uses bows, including modified bows, in performance and on recordings, including "Mamet", "From the Diary of Dog Drexel", "We Were the Phliks", and "Beckett".
Lee Jackson of The Nice used a bowed bass guitar on the songs "Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite," "Hang on to a Dream," and "My Back Pages."
Tim McTague of Underoath uses a bow in the songs "Writing on the Walls," "To Whom It May Concern," and "Casting Such a Thin Shadow."
English instrumentalist and composer Mike Oldfield played bowed guitar on his album Amarok.
Andrew McKellar of the South African band Civil Twilight also uses a bow, on their songs "Perfect Stranger" and "Letters from the Sky" when performing live (source: video YouTube).
Skyler Skjelset of Fleet Foxes uses a bow on live performances of "Drops in the River" and "I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar".
Italian guitarist Sergio Altamura[it] frequently uses a bow and in some pieces applies a violin bridge to his guitar for that[1] or uses a self-created electronic bow.[2]
Aidy James Stevens, guitarist of English post-punk bands You The Living and The Murder Act uses a cello bow extensively, on You The Living's "Reprobates" and "Precipice" and The Murder Act's "Red Cow" to name a few.
Kristoffer Lo of Highasakite was seen using a bow on his guitar during a live performance of the song "Lover, where do you live?"
Eddie Branch, working with Peter Murphy, used bowed electric bass on the track "Cuts You Up" as part of its signature refrain.
Sameer Bhattacharya, guitarist of Flyleaf, used a bow on the songs "Sorrow" and on the intro of "Red Sam" during live performance.
Marlon Harder of indie rock band Autopilot uses a bow regularly for his songs.
Þorbjörn Steingrímsson of the Icelandic black/death metal act Zhrine uses a bow on multiple songs both in-studio and live.
Rob Lyberg of the American rock band Eva Under Fire used a bow in the song "Drift".
Kris Angylus (Kristopher Fairchild) of the drone doom band The Angelic Process used a bow on the guitar for much of the band's music.
Low Roar in live sessions with the song "I'll keep coming"
Masahiro Tobita of Japanese post-hardcore outfit Envy uses a bow on live performances of the song "Crystallize".
Muhammad Naqi Abu Bakar of Sforzando!
Jason Gormley of the Canadian indie post-rock Lifestory: Monologue.
^"Sergio Altamura - Down Roma Traffic - Solo Guitar" – via www.youtube.com.
^"Sergio Altamura: Aria Meccanica" – via www.youtube.com.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bowed guitar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia s quality standards The specific problem is characters and list Please help improve this article if you can November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Bowed guitar is a method of playing a guitar acoustic or electric in which the guitarist uses a bow rather than the more common plectrum to vibrate the instruments strings similar to playing a viola da gamba Unlike traditionally bowed instruments such as violins the guitar generally has a relatively flat bridge radius and closely positioned strings making it difficult to bow individual notes on the middle strings The technique is often associated with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and the Yardbirds as well as Jonsi of Sigur Ros Eddie Phillips of the British group the Creation was one of the first rock guitarists to use a bow in their 1966 song Making Time Jonsi of Sigur Ros playing bowed guitar at the DCode Fest in Madrid in 2012Pickaso Guitar Bow a dedicated bow for acoustic guitars using the sound hole for playing Contents 1 Bowed guitar players 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBowed guitar players editEddie Phillips was one of the first 20th century guitarists to use a bow His bowed guitar can be heard on The Creation s Making Time Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and The Yardbirds is perhaps one of the most famous bowed guitar players His bowed guitar can be heard on the songs Dazed and Confused and How Many More Times from the album Led Zeppelin and In the Evening from the album In Through the Out Door Jonsi Jon THor Birgisson the vocalist and guitarist for the Icelandic post rock band Sigur Ros uses a bowed guitar extensively Jonny Greenwood lead guitarist of Radiohead plays bowed guitar live on Burn the Witch and Pyramid Song to make sounds similar to whale cries his brother Colin Greenwood used to make them on double bass Jeff Martin of the Canadian rock band The Tea Party plays bowed guitar on some of his earlier songs such as Save Me from the album Splendor Solis Sonic Youth s Lee Ranaldo plays bowed guitar on occasion most notably in the intro to Hey Joni The Besnard Lakes also make use of bowed guitar Avant garde composer Scott Fields often uses bows including modified bows in performance and on recordings including Mamet From the Diary of Dog Drexel We Were the Phliks and Beckett Claudio Sanchez from the American rock band Coheed and Cambria often uses a bow during live performances Pink Floyd s Roger Waters used a bowed bass guitar on the songs Lucifer Sam and The Scarecrow Lee Jackson of The Nice used a bowed bass guitar on the songs Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite Hang on to a Dream and My Back Pages Tim McTague of Underoath uses a bow in the songs Writing on the Walls To Whom It May Concern and Casting Such a Thin Shadow English instrumentalist and composer Mike Oldfield played bowed guitar on his album Amarok Andrew McKellar of the South African band Civil Twilight also uses a bow on their songs Perfect Stranger and Letters from the Sky when performing live source video YouTube Skyler Skjelset of Fleet Foxes uses a bow on live performances of Drops in the River and I Am All That I Need Arroyo Seco Thumbprint Scar Russell Senior of Pulp used a bow on live performances of Little Girl With Blue Eyes Italian guitarist Sergio Altamura it frequently uses a bow and in some pieces applies a violin bridge to his guitar for that 1 or uses a self created electronic bow 2 Whitesnake s Adrian Vandenberg and Steve Vai used a bow in the song Still of the Night during live performance Igor Haefeli guitarist of Daughter uses a bow on the songs Love Still and Lifeforms Paul Gregory of Lanterns on the Lake plays bowed guitar during live performances of Ships in the Rain Cliff Williams of AC DC played a bowed bass with his previous band Home on the song Lady of the Birds Mike McCready of Pearl Jam played a bowed on the song Pendulum from the album Lightning Bolt Aidy James Stevens guitarist of English post punk bands You The Living and The Murder Act uses a cello bow extensively on You The Living s Reprobates and Precipice and The Murder Act s Red Cow to name a few Kristoffer Lo of Highasakite was seen using a bow on his guitar during a live performance of the song Lover where do you live Eddie Branch working with Peter Murphy used bowed electric bass on the track Cuts You Up as part of its signature refrain Sameer Bhattacharya guitarist of Flyleaf used a bow on the songs Sorrow and on the intro of Red Sam during live performance Marlon Harder of indie rock band Autopilot uses a bow regularly for his songs THorbjorn Steingrimsson of the Icelandic black death metal act Zhrine uses a bow on multiple songs both in studio and live Rob Lyberg of the American rock band Eva Under Fire used a bow in the song Drift Kris Angylus Kristopher Fairchild of the drone doom band The Angelic Process used a bow on the guitar for much of the band s music Low Roar in live sessions with the song I ll keep coming Masahiro Tobita of Japanese post hardcore outfit Envy uses a bow on live performances of the song Crystallize Muhammad Naqi Abu Bakar of Sforzando Jason Gormley of the Canadian indie post rock Lifestory Monologue Tyler Hyde of Black Country New RoadSee also editEBow ArpeggioneReferences edit Sergio Altamura Down Roma Traffic Solo Guitar via www youtube com Sergio Altamura Aria Meccanica via www youtube com External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bowed guitar Pickaso Guitar Bow Information and discussion for bowed guitar players Piranha Guitar Bow For acoustic and electric guitar Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bowed guitar amp oldid 1164969156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
