How To Play Guitar With A Violin Bow - Easy Tips To Get That Sigur Ros & Jimmy Page Bowed Sound

[@TM-bn8pv]

Jonsi from sigur ros is the master at this from his more melancholic through the violence textures in heavier/harder sounds.

[@jw5870]

I believe I read that he uses a cello bow, specifically. He also instructs his guitar tech to not remove the rosin residue from his guitar body- so basically it just gets more and more gunked up.

[@johnjusko4789]

@@jw5870 Lets never forget the real master of this act that was perfected many years ago by Jimmy Page who knows what is what in this.

[@marissapartida5191]

Just some advice from a violinist: theres no need to scratch your rosin to apply to the bow. Your first rosin application for the bow may take longer if it's a cheaper rosin, but better/good rosin will rosin perfectly well if you do not scratch it! 😁

[@465marko]

I'll scratch you!!!!!

[@Communissimo]

​​@@465markoThis is a funny fucking comment, like they were offering advice and you just went "NO FUCK U"

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Scratch that

[@windinea]

I swear it’s so emotional

[@sasha42196]

Don't forget to clean the strings and top of the guitar after using a bow. Otherwise, the rosin will cake on and be hard to remove.

[@waltervapour]

So cool. When I tried this, I got no sound at all. The only thing I achieved was to make the guitar unpleasantly sticky from all the rosin. It's such a cool sound though I am going to have to give this another go. Thanks for the lesson :o)

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey Walter, I'll be honest, I had the same problem. I'd never actually tried it myself until I got asked to make the lesson. I found that I had to try a few times to get the rosin to take to the bow correctly, once I'd gotten that part right, the rest of it sorta fell into place. The rosin was the hardest part to work out!! I found setting the bow hairs fairly tight helped a little too. Thanks for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed!

[@alfrescodimieary6580]

Very cool thanks!

[@effdpaul1815]

I bought a violin bow a few months ago for playing on my 6 string guitars and 4 string bass. I don't remember you mentioning adjusting the tension of the violin bow properly ... possibly as important as the rosin. I think the bow will work well with a good volume pedal too.

[@Yeah_Whocares]

Never once thought to do this but now I can't wait to try this so Well done?

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Thanks for checking it out! Let me know how you get on! It's a lot of fun! Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@merkin771]

CoooolNeSS!! also loved that sonic wave antenna thing J.P. would use via Whole lot of Love

[@zx7gp]

Daniel Ash using bow on the Love and Rockets song Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven is nothing short of a haunting masterpiece. Would have loved to seen that played while recording.

[@Josh-ee4lj]

I can't tell what color that guitar originally was. Is it the transparent blue or the blueberry burst?

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey Josh, It used to be Transparent Blue when I first got it back in 2003! It's been on tour quite a bit so over the years the colour has faded a lot! You can kinda see the original colour when the pickguard used to be. It used to be a very bright transparent blue haha

[@gabiocampos]

Absolutely mesmerizing

[@theleastsignificantbit4794]

Thanks for making this!

[@chadhillman2653]

I loved it try just like jimmy page

[@AAAa-bq7bc]

Great job brother 👏 👍

[@FerneyManrique]

Brilliant!!!!

[@Grimflastk]

Dope. Very thoughtful i learned something today!

[@Steven-u5w]

Very interesting indeed. Have you tried using one or even two shrub capo's cuz I know you can generate some interesting sounds with two capos or even one couple. It's worth giving it a try. I've never tried a wiling bow, but I'd like to give it a try sometime and I certainly take care on board your tips I can't wait to check out more of your videos. Keep up the nice work. It's wonderful! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration

[@mothersgauri4137]

Excellent video ! Thanks so much.

[@seandrake7534]

That’s awesome

[@jeffrose1854]

That's gotta be the nicest Epiphone LP I've ever seen! Was this a special release or something?

[@traetormenta]

Totally thanks

[@mikeconlonnz]

Cool advice I'm definitely gonna experiment 🤙🤙

[@brightorangeblackvoid6445]

I cannot get the bow to amplify the sound of the guitar enough to be picked up/ recorded. The bow is seasoned and tightened, please help!

[@darkman237]

I wonder if you could play violin music this way?

[@fredymendez855]

When you recently been on a zeppelin marathon in recent weeks and get this video who we all know page was known for

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey Fredy! Haha that's exactly it! I shot a video for this channel a few weeks ago about the Page guitar style and this was a natural follow up! haha

[@fredymendez855]

@@LeighFugeGuitar awesome 👏

[@maplesyrup4881]

As good as Page was doing this, Jonsí from Sigur Ros perfected it. Very worthwhile band to check, one of the bests ever.

[@mightymcloven3321]

If you use it on a bass, does it react like a cello?

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Good question and I'd like to hope the answer is yes.... try it and let me know haha!

[@mightymcloven3321]

@@LeighFugeGuitar sort of, but I'm garbage at using the bow

[@dishwasherdetergent3366]

probably reacts more like a bass as in a double bass

[@ernestochang1744]

@@dishwasherdetergent3366 the electric bass A D and G strings are in the range of the cello, while the cello is in the range of the viola

[@dishwasherdetergent3366]

@@ernestochang1744 the electric bass is tuned exactly the same as the double bass though the cello doesn't go as low as the electric bass, but the double bass does

[@giulioguarino951]

I have the same guitar (even the same color and with the removed pickguard, what a coincidence!) but I’m wondering, how is it possibile to remove all the gloss on the top? I’m digging that. Did you get it repainted?

[@iainfreeman5112]

I’ve got the same guitar & colour too. I also took the gloss off. Using fine sandpaper 800 grit at its coarsest.

[@giulioguarino951]

@@iainfreeman5112 thank you sir!

[@iainfreeman5112]

@@giulioguarino951 oh and once you’ve done the fine sanding, I used a bit of car polish to remove any scratches. I stopped before it got too shiny.

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey Giulio, I've owned this guitar since 2003 and it's been on tour a hell of a lot so over the years it's just gotten beaten, battered and scratched and overtime the gloss just wore off. The gloss on this isn't actually as thick as some of the poly coats on modern Epiphones. I've heard of a lot of people getting good results taking the shine off with steel wool, but I haven't tried it on a finish myself so I can't comment!

[@giulioguarino951]

@@LeighFugeGuitar thank you for the kind answer

[@liamtilliam5866]

I cant wait to recreate the famous halloween 2018 bowed guitar scene

[@darkman237]

How much cleanup to the strings is there after?

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey! I didn't really have to do any clean up, it didn't seem to make my strings sticky or anything, but I guess if you were doing it a lot it might leave residue.

[@lunchpin403]

I have a guitar just for noise stuff and I give the strings a wipe with a damp cloth every time

[@vivianeb90]

this is so cool, I want to hear a whole song based on this.

[@matthewk121]

Svfen G Englar by Sigur Ros

[@tybeatty5410]

Dazed and Confused Live at Royal Albert Hall 1970 is a fantastic example of what you can do with a violin bow. 10/10 would recommend

[@mihalop20]

Any Zeppelin live Dazed and Confused. 9/29/71 is great. Also "The Song Remains The Same" version is incredible

[@ninobrassinga97]

Hafsól is also a ideal song to play 🤘🎻🎸

[@normalhumanbeing6066]

cool

[@federicofavaro5549]

How much does the bow cost?

[@crushing3614]

i have a violin bow but its producing no sound, i dont have any access to rosin either

[@BeRad883]

You can get a block of rosin for about $5. The bow is useless without it.

[@crushing3614]

@@BeRad883 i have rosin now, it still barely makes sound

[@dogpupe]

This is the joker theme from dark knight

[@roohakaghost91]

u see, use a violin bow on an electric guitar and ... nobody bats an eye.... use a violin bow on a classic guitar and EVERYBODY LOSE THEYRE MIND !!!

[@drzing]

BTW, Is there someone who makes bridges, or perhaps just custom saddles for a Tune'o Matic bridge so we can get a profile that makes playing with the bow easier for other strings just as well other than the high and low Es? I am a seasoned player, and TBH, it doesn't takes much experience to notice that with a standard ToM bridge one cannot reach all the strings, so perhaps there is a market for people who make custom saddles, custom bridges, tbh, the ToM bridges are great, they're simple, but, it has its limitations.

[@filipce3201]

Last of us vibes

[@wwgapoo9897]

Isn't this what an arpeggione is?

[@trevelyanjoelpakkari1720]

I can't figure out where your accent is from

[@jamlemon]

Wales

[@trevelyanjoelpakkari1720]

@@jamlemon thanks

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

Hey! I'm from a place called Swansea in South Wales! So I guess my accent is a Swansea accent! haha

[@spridle]

Jonsi uses a cello bow. More durable and lasts longer.

[@mimidoggo7167]

Sounds like the titanic sinking °_°

[@ellenorbjornsdottir1166]

Get a chinrest?

[@mixail201211]

no ur name is danny worsnop

[@guilhermeviegas6139]

whitch sizze of bowwwwwwwwwwwww

[@evetdelarue8003]

No u didn’t hit mid strings

[@gabrielmcwethy3441]

as a violinist this gave me anxiety

[@eugenemichael9833]

😂😂😂

[@darrensurff8554]

The shape of gitar means this is waste of time as can only play fkg e strings

[@tehjargonz0r]

you can play every note on the E string, or any string for that matter

[@johnielsantiago3396]

Ummm the bow way to tight

[@frown]

There was zero musicality here...

[@tehjargonz0r]

it's a tutorial...

[@joelalexander4513]

How about this...how about NO reverb or delay, and then you, with a DRY signal, get that bow to play a FULL chord by positioning the bow ever so slightly...and how does one do that? Well, maybe someone knows on youtube, because honestly, there's a lot more purists that'd love to know, than some ham and eggers who don't give a shit.

[@davebain1982]

Why anyone would wanna do this I have no idea, sounds absolutely shit

[@chickenlickin3820]

its not a carved top.

[@LeighFugeGuitar]

According to Google, Les Paul's are considered carved tops. What do you refer to them as?

[@ariariariari2394]

It is