Using a Violin Bow on a Guitar Sounds Incredible

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[@MusicisWin]

Edit: should have tightened the bow.

[@ayoutubeaccount864]

With el pepe

[@alejandrogomez1698]

Using a capo as pick

[@sinisterfame622]

Try using some rising on the bow.....it is needed to create a note

[@mikelarry9044]

A plastic bottle

[@Pedro-vh3jy]

Using a pencil as pick

[@edwardprice140]

Dude, I'm pretty sure you have to hold the guitar under your chin.

[@jamescooper2618]

ROTFLMFAO

[@ABHyt]

Nah, this is a held cello, get it right.

[@anthnylder8136]

@@jamescooper2618 too much

[@USCG.Brennan]

Page didn't....I was there in Seattle (Led Zeppelin concert 1972) and watched him do it. ;-)

[@laurametheny1008]

😈😜🤘

[@mushnoodle]

I very much appreciate that guy not hiding his mistakes even though it felt like sitting through hemorrhoids at the beginning.

[@allegraperdicaro2038]

The best way to produce music is by expanding your curiosity to the far reaches of the universe, follow your instincts and don't follow the crowd.

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

You too? Whew, I’m glad I’m not the only one that gets KZbin rrhoids, from time to time. 😉

[@thilsiktonix]

Sitting through 😂🤣

[@Cooky_McGee]

Is THAT what hemorrhoids sound like? God damn

[@sompret]

We all sat through those hemorrhoids at some point in our lives, it's relatable

[@garykuovideos]

As a professional violinist, I’m glad other strings players have pointed out the importance of using good rosin and tightening the bow. Keeping the hair AND strings free of oils will also provide the most “grab”. If you’re even remotely serious about going “arco,” it may be worth investing in a fiberglass bow from a reputable manufacturer. Having one that can withstand a little rough treatment will make experimentation a lot more enjoyable. Have fun, everyone!

[@Akaicchii]

5:20 on is such an amazing sound. I'd love to hear more modern artists get creative with stuff like this.

[@googleitdepartment1371]

*THX opening sound*

[@hmpz36911]

Finger tip attachments, with mini bows for hybrid finger picking and bowing.

[@relaxed8365]

Reminds me of the drones that Godspeed you Black Emperor uses in their songs

[@vamp1remp1re]

I suggest you listen to a band called malice mizer they use sounds kinda like this in some of their songs

[@titiocampo5829]

Sounds like Sigur Ros

[@mikerphone.]

20+ year violinist here. This was hilarious 😂. When he said he bought a new bow i knew right away where it was going. Edit: he should probably rosin that thing even more. You basically want the bow to be crop dusting the hell out of your pickup. Make sure you get the WHOLE bow as well, not just the mid section, get in there near the bottom and the top. Rosin is what drives the friction to make vibrationon on the strings. As you know, an acoustic reverberates that sound in a cavity amplifying it. An electric takes that vibration and converts it into an electrical signal using magnetic fields and air pressure changes caused by vibration. Either way the more solid the reverberation the stronger the sound. So rosin well to get solid sound. There's no such thing as over rosining but there sure as hell is such thing as weak sounding notes from under rosined bows. Good luck and have fun everybody!

[@felicitymiller5049]

Mikerphone Why am I the only one who has liked this, this comment is helpful and informative, thanks mate.

[@mikerphone.]

@@felicitymiller5049 Np, if that helped i also saw someone else mentioning tightness of the bow, and this was the advice i offered them: You'll snap the hairs if the bow is too tight. The bow should still have a bit of a curve to it. My rule of thumb or pinky rather, is that you take the tip of your pinky and it should slot into the bottom 1/3 section of the bow just fine. Too little not tight enough, too much space and its over tight. Tightness is not what creates sound rosin is. The bow should be taut so that there is no slack in the hairs, but not tightened to the point where the hairs are being stretched. That creates weak fibers over time. When over tightened the friction from the strings will act like a knife cutting a stretched rope vs a slacked one. Always losen your bow to lightly slacked to protect your hairs and its shape after playing. And rosin rosin rosin, it helps with sound and protects the hair from snapping on strings. Which is natural. It will happen from time to time, but protective measures will lessen those occurrences. So remeber, taut but not stretched. Have a good one and stay safe!

[@ianwinslett5013]

Thanks for the info. I'm gonna try that

[@mikerphone.]

@Timothy McCaskey Yes and yes. Synthetic bows are 💩

[@ProLeopardx1]

Is it like chalk on a pool cue? No such thing as too much :)

[@redsixx669]

I would seriously love to see what happens if someone fully dove in on the bow+guitar style, it sounds rad af and i want more

[@kjiu3bma]

Sigur Ros?

[@millezenith]

Yeah check out Jónsi in Sigur Rós

[@desolationdiamond1736]

Vancouver Sleep Clinic. Discovered them when they opened for Aurora and the guitarist used the bow+guitar. First time I'd ever seen it.

[@alobosk]

A guitar plus a bow.. Hmm, I guess you can call them cellos. Add a mike and pedals and you have the same thing.

[@matthewreese7710]

Alejandro Lobos Kunstmann Even with a mic* it wouldn’t be the same, an acoustic within a mic isn’t the same as an electric

[@anaygupta3512]

Violinists: No! Guitarists: Yeah! Me (guitarist and violinist): Yesn't

[@ezrathing]

You need to scratch up the rosin a bit with a key or coin, then start applying a bunch since it's a brand new bow. I play cello though, so there could be a difference in the amount of rosin needed to get good friction. What I do know though is that you need to tighten up that bow a bit. The horse hairs shouldn't be able to touch the wood when you just lay the middle of the bow on the strings. For reference, the middle of the bow's distance between the horse hairs and the wood should be about half the distance of the end of the bow's horse hairs and wood. Loosen the bow when you're done with it because it will slowly tighten over time, and you kinda need the bow to keeps its curvature and horse hairs.

[@kylesteele9403]

You're dang right, then you can wear down that rosin until it's bare nothing 🤣

[@professored7169]

In 4th grade I played violin because our school made us play band, but I forgot to loosen the bow after I was done practicing one night, and it was completely broken when I opened it up the next day, like the horse hair got cut or pulled out the end or something, Moral of the story: dont play violin

[@ezrathing]

@@professored7169 Did they just have a mixed music class? A young violinist would be either privately trained or in an orchestra class, and the Violin isn't too bad if you have a thing for music and a challenge. I personally didn't like having all the noises right in my ear, and preferred the larger variety of notes on the Cello. Plus, how tight did you have that poor bow?! A bow at the tightness it should be when played shouldn't be able to tighten to the point of breaking over night. I'm pretty sure though that the band teacher didn't explain that to you. Have you ever heard a group of new violinist trying to play a new sheet of music? I swear to God that it sounds like a swarm of bees! 😂

[@professored7169]

@@ezrathing ya we had one teacher teaching a class of kids and told us to practice at home so ya the bow was probably to tight, I didnt like it either so in 5th grade I chose cello and it was cool, no broken bows, but chose trumpet for 6th and hated it, I play guitar now tho but rob scallon makes the cello look fun he plays it so unconventional

[@ryanschubert5480]

Hahaha I've also noticed that you don't have to scratch your rosin to get it to stick, if you have to scratch it you should get a different cake

[@myless.5493]

This sounds like something at the end of a horror movie when the protagonist survives the night

[@borisnachev1358]

Pink floyd, wish you were here, the picture of your yt account

[@myless.5493]

@@borisnachev1358 yup

[@jbojoify]

Myles S. check out dazed and confused live at Madison square garden where jimmy page does this and it is a horror movie

[@myless.5493]

@@jbojoify Yeah I saw that, that was great

[@cardenw]

I was thinking the same :P some sections sound like Bagpipes too

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

How to trigger violinists 101

[@bromommalama9636]

I know the way he was holding it made me wanna die

[@bravozulu0380]

tbh I'm not as triggered as I thought I was gonna be. Edit: nvm this triggered me a lot. Especially the part when he started putting the rosin on hi bow smhhh. Lol video's still cool tho.

[@tooney012345678910]

@@bromommalama9636 and the fact he didn't tighten the bow's wick rrrrr (not sure how to say it in english)

[@mogmason6920]

@Sagittarius A Frog

[@August140]

Frog and tighten the bow

[@rihannagirl556]

4:34 the way you built that up was so beautiful

[@markusaurelius777]

lol

[@fixnbricks4390]

Watching this as a violist was funny as hell, especially the first half, but then I realized that I play a dumb instrument and had an existential crisis.

[@Phoenix8492]

When your strings are totally caked with rosin, scrape it off with a penny. The copper on the penny is soft enough that it will not damage the strings. Source: 17+ year Cello player.

[@toxicstarbot6701]

i'm a cello player and i didn't know that thanks for the tip!!!

[@anaceweirdo1579]

Thanks for the tip good sir :D

[@phillipanselmo8540]

thanks for clarifying that it must be a copper coin as it differs from currency to currency

[@callerunknown]

Thank you for the tip!! I've had a problem with that so this will really help!

[@iisneakylaser8832]

Phoenix8492 I'm a 1 month cello player

[@werewolf4358]

"Johnny rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard" This makes so much more sense now that I know what rosin is...

[@daemian2k]

I though the same thing when he pulled the bow out of the box lol

[@Scoutmann1975]

Somebody should play that on the guitar with a bow lol

[@josefaction6982]

Yesss my thoughts exactly! The more you know!!

[@Zombiewithabowtie]

"Cos Hells' broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals it hard. And if you win, you get this shiny fiddle made of gold, *BUT IF YOU LOSE, THE DEVIL GETS YOUR SOUL!* "

[@khoshekh7419]

Right?

[@SpectralOoze]

If you listened closely to Devil Went Down To Georgia ever, you'd know that one of Johnny's first steps to defeating the Devil at his own game was to rosin up his bow 😏

[@Thecheeseman420]

I am amazed at how this turned out. Honestly didn’t expect that to sound that good. Genius idea.

[@mistertwister2000]

Guitarists: Hmm, interesting Violinists: *Confused screaming*

[@keihlnikko]

As a guitarist I can agree AHAHHAHA

[@caferizasyon]

@@keihlnikko as a both i say "ehuehuehu"

[@ejomon_27]

What causes me the most physical pain is the way he's the holding the bow, becuase you're supposed to do a bunch of specific finger posture stuff, but what does it matter?

[@anaceweirdo1579]

Not just violinists, as a cello player I'm scared of what he's doing with that bow hold- HELP-

[@SerenityMusic3]

@@anaceweirdo1579 sooo me too! I'm like what's happening right now....

[@yayes]

My first thought was: “Use rosin!” My second thought was: “Tighten the bow!”

[@lucpereira1521]

Kevin791 ikr

[@FabulousKilljoy]

same, and I've never even played anything with a bow

[@jimjam1556]

My 3rd thought was "Scratch up the Rosin with a key before trying to use it on your bow". I'm not even a string player and this video hurt to watch.

[@poiiiiiiiiiii3049]

Fabulous Killjoy twoset fan boi I see

[@FabulousKilljoy]

@@poiiiiiiiiiii3049 yep

[@kungfujew6947]

That was badass. Sounded like something out of a fever dream.

[@kelseyswanepoel7056]

Everyone else is saying how this was triggering or wrong, but I just sit here enjoying the unique sounds and how you made two different things come together.

[@boomerNRG]

I love how you did zero research before doing this. Some might find it to seem like you're unprepared but I really find it endearing... or maybe it just seems like something that I would do.

[@RCHobbyist463]

I'm impressed with the work he did as a guitarist but the fact that he didn't even bother to get rosin makes me really want to see a second video.

[@usuallyclueless4477]

@@RCHobbyist463 He did use it later on in this video.

[@dunghuynh1275]

When you’re metal af, but you still like classical music

[@lil_weasel219]

then you listen to neoclassical metal, symphonic metal and prog hah

[@TheZacharyMartinShow]

@@lil_weasel219 gross

[@lil_weasel219]

@@TheZacharyMartinShow you are indeed

[@metalbill]

Classical is Metal before electricity

[@mazterford]

Blu Blu i agree man...

[@basslightyeah]

I strongly advise everyone to check out Sigur Ros. Using a bow for guitar is probably their most standout sound, check out songs like Svefn-g-englar, Saeglopur or Brennistein for a start. One of the best and most creative bands out there

[@Arcticgod3535]

Being someone who plays the Violin. When you weren't getting any sound i was like... "He needs rosin" and as soon as you figured that out i was chuckling a bit! I just might blow some dust off my old violin and play a bit causally.

[@Mega-P71]

Violinist: THERES NO ROSIN Me a guitarist: Who's this Rosin girl?

[@andyk3246]

kzbin.info

[@Chemoffett_]

I am both the violinist and the guitarist 😔💀💀

[@jakeedwards6773]

I was gonna say this cos I used to play violin but I saw this and I'm happy someone agrees

[@ShiroNekoDen]

I was at first I was like oh hey he's doing violin bow. Then I was like hey where's the rosin? XD

[@ThatTURK1]

Gaming Princess Luna i dont play any instrument at all lmao so what is Rosin? Edit: nvm figured it out

[@bluewinterstorm]

To every current and former violinist: he starts using rosin at 3:00

[@sorenfarley]

You deserve a medal. I don't know what kind of medal, but you deserve it. Now that I think about, what kind of medal would you deserve? It would have to be a specific type of medal, not just a 1st place. What kind of medal do you want? Are you allergic to the metal that the medal is made of? In other words, the metal medal made of metal. Are you able to receive said medal? Do we have to deliver it to you? Do you have legs? Will your neck fit around the medal? There's just so many variables. Do you even want a medal? What if you don't want a medal? Oh no. Oh God. You won't want the medal. Oh God. What is my purpose in life if I can't give this stranger on the internet a medal? Oh God. Nooooooo!

[@Orthanderis]

The real MVP right here boys

[@briansauers9207]

Ty

[@sorenfarley]

@YMC-DAB420 bruh. What an interesting word. Its meaning is so....convuluted. blahh blah blah balh haha long comment me funny

[@renison873]

Soren Farley THANK YOU

[@PootaurStuff]

I'm a violin maker, and also do concert harps, steel guitars, and electric contra double bass. My recommendation is to put a curved bridge on the guitar, then you can play individual notes! I am about to build a guitar that has no frets, curved finger board, and curved bridge!!!

[@skogib4846]

Got a video playing that? Been pondering the idea myself

[@jb9652]

👍 Brilliant! 😃 I think that success though depends not on your creation, but on whether a suitable bow hold and stroke is possible with it! - as a violin maker I guess you already know that. Maybe get two people to play it? 😁

[@belowaveragegorganda5115]

The closet thing to a violin. Violas and fiddles: sad music noises

[@longschlongsilver7628]

violinists be like: *points and laughs* this guy forgot his rosin

[@joerenner1649]

I was thinking the same thing LOL

[@MRJ52]

What's a Rosin

[@GamerMarknoodles]

Johnny Wiebe if you actually watched the video, you would know

[@longschlongsilver7628]

@@MRJ52 it's a block of resin that musicians with bowed instruments use to rub against the hair of their bow so their instrument can produce sound.

[@MRJ52]

@@longschlongsilver7628 Thank you!

[@raidedsalt7110]

Imagine Twoset just looking at this and then getting instant viodepression

[@fartcake]

send it to their reddit

[@applebeezez5142]

It so scratchy;-;

[@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF]

Sacrilegious

[@GamerGrill420]

Ling Ling would criticize this man but he's too busy practicing 40 hours a day

[@vcagande7998]

@@fartcake Just sent the link to reddit and now we wait

[@X-Man64]

1:30 Can anyone tell me the name of this royalty free violin tune. I've searched everywhere but I can't find it at all...

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

Nice vid! Just an idea, a bow that might work well for this use might be a design similar to a double bass bow, (just not as big,) that uses a tensioner strap, connected to the grip end of the stick, and hair, and is held in the hand with the thumb and index holding the stick, the strap in hand, and the pinky end of the hand controls the amount of tension on the hair. That way, you can vary the tension for additional effects. Try looking on YT about the use of Iranian Kamancheh bows, and how they vary tension for effects.

[@rebekahbryans8827]

I was thinking a base bow would work better with the way he's holding it too

[@olivelane9520]

The violinists: DiSgUsTaNg! The guitarists: ooooooh- Me, who is both: _something's wrong here. I can feel it._

[@tylersaurusakro]

Me who has never played an instrument: That's pretty neat!

[@fssjkatana]

Something very very wrong

[@WicusIsntOkay]

I just got my very own violin but am not really "new" to violin?? And I've had my guitar for quite a few years, so I feel you.

[@MrMartinSchou]

I think he's starting to feel like a guitar god.

[@camilat.7999]

My heart is being ripped apart I-

[@nateds7326]

Guitarists: that's cool Violenists: this is *disgraceful* Me: I don't even know wtf to make of this

[@boenwang6133]

Violinists would probably go Sacriligious

[@codascheuer8426]

@@boenwang6133 Ayyyy we got a twoset fan

[@catcraftawesome5646]

The bow was only seventy dollars?!? CRAP! Mine is 750 dollars 😐

[@TranceMasterJack]

Well...whatever you do dont touch the hair! 🤣

[@monotyc6085]

@@catcraftawesome5646 PogO WHO ... ?

[@craigroberts5806]

So you figured out how to make a guitar sound like a bagpipe! Genius :)

[@betodealmeida4040]

I did the exact same thing today: bought a violin bow and tried to play my guitar, getting no sound at all and making the exact same face you did at 1:13! I then googled "violin bow electric guitar" and found your video. Thanks!

[@Dragonblaster1]

The Devil opened up his case and said "I'll start this show" And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow. And he pulled the bow across the strings and it made a evil hiss, And a band of demons joined in and it sounded somethin' like this...

[@michaelrooney3774]

Okay you got to like from me not many people actually know that reference

[@stormtracker189]

Devil went down to Georgia reference?

[@andrewp8284]

Alastair Archibald solid reference. Especially for rosin on the bow. Kind of like “Rosin the Bow”/“Old Rosin the Beau” (an old folk song)

[@heathers2581]

This is the perfect response lol

[@ferociousfeind8538]

Yaaaaaaaaas

[@MoreFSL]

Well, 5 min ago I didn’t know what Rosin was and had never heard of it. After reading these triggered violinist comments, I’ll now never forget

[@crystalkirlia4553]

Two set violin will teach you all you need to know

[@grimmsworth1677]

Lol same

[@miguelnewmexico8641]

haha triggered!

[@vivianeb90]

This is how you learn something new. Experimenting, making mistakes, doing everything wrong ... until you somehow miraculously get the hang of it by sticking to it and then you blossom like a flower.

[@unavela]

One thing is sure, electric guitars being played like violins would make for a amazing soundtrack in a game

[@Jamsville]

Next video: 3 Legendary Violin Bow guitar licks you NEED to know!

[@derfisch6700]

Jamsville jimmy page licks

[@IMKuroMC]

just a sigurros video

[@xavilion8454]

"Licks you think are hard (beacouse they are played with a bow)"

[@Jamsville]

Xavi Lion 😂 licks that are actually hard because they’re played with a violin bow

[@Jamsville]

Smurk who’s that?

[@The_Cloudy_Sky]

Around a medium range, of 70 dollars. If he thinks that $70 for a violin bow is mid-range, he is in for a huge shock.

[@tootallmaninflorida]

My neighbor has a violin, made in Italy around 1880. She got it as a gift from her father years ago. She said he paid $12,000

[@manjolaserifi5694]

Are you a violinist?

[@korhad]

Exactly my thought. My former cello teacher's bow was worth as much as my cello AND bow together. :D And that is not even the most expensive one.

[@yaquimike]

@@korhad I have a middle-range, utility, but nice cello bow and it's $2000. To get a really nice... I'd call mine mid-range... but a $70 bow to bow a guitar is probably a good idea...

[@TheGremReaper]

Lol, everything in the string family is very expensive

[@matt0198922]

4:04 gives me heavy "Half-Life [Music] - Electric Guitar Ambiance" vibes...

[@eddymtz6983]

Normally I’d say “for fuck sake what did I just watch” but it turned out pretty good

[@diegoserrato4016]

Me, violinist: "bruh what are you doing you're gonna ruin the bow" Me, also guitarist: *"rad"*

[@Sid37612]

Did you already try it though?

[@plsnoidc1552]

@@Sid37612 that is the question!

[@joshuafelton1440]

Had the very same reaction

[@joker7331]

I understand violinists being mad about this, but the sound of this improvise at 4:39 is awesome

[@livi4967]

Such conflicting emotions

[@PremiumBlank]

"No this isn't a roll from a giant toilet paper." *Disapointment*

[@picoxpico1718]

I swear every time I listen to this hauntingly beautiful track, I can only hear the opening song to a batman film, or tv show, and I fanboy each time.

[@mrfox6662]

That last riff you played sounded like the opening to some kind of supernatural adventure show.

[@camenmythyr]

No rosin, didn't tighten bow. As a violinist I'm crying.

[@GamerGrill420]

Not to mention he touched the hair...

[@ronniecrane6367]

Rosin is used at 3:00

[@kitzen1795]

Hell as someone who dropped out of orchestra I’m crying

[@ethanthomas9852]

Not a violinist. Why is it bad to touch the hair on the bow?

[@shekelboob]

@@ethanthomas9852 Former violin student turned guitarist here, the oil from your skin can build up on the hair along with dirt and other stuff.

[@narta11]

Even Charlie Daniels told his boy Johnny to rosin up his bow when “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”

[@LowenBHold]

John Denver also mentioned it in "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

[@johnvfx143]

I never knew what it meant either before this video. Now I know.

[@Lucas.Blevins]

This is the best comment on this video (Rocky)

[@MrZeroTerrorRide]

Shit, you're right!

[@kenberger859]

Johnny Rosen up your bow and play that fiddle hard, cause the devil broke loose in Georgia..

[@dr.slimewise7650]

That paired with some heavy riffs would pair perfectly

[@MrMd5555]

Violinists: you're holding the bow like a beginner Fiddle players: you gotta use a telecaster

[@colemorgan3356]

Heck, tip: take a piece of sandpaper and scratch up the surface of the rosin so it gets all powdery and gets in the bow hair better. Also, as some other people have said, rosin the entire bow so you can use the whole thing on the guitar. Also also, yes, tighten, and do remember to loosen when you're done. Also, info: Rosin's basically just tree sap. It's why it looks like amber, and it's why it's sticky and creates that friction with the strings. The bow on the guitar sounded hella cool though. I should look into messing around with that myself lmao

[@NcMuggets]

I always used a key to scratch up my rosin. Anything works really.

[@Jimjolnir]

100% And I can confirm it's a lot of fun to jam guitar with a bow. It just changes things up, it's like playing on a different instrument, it puts you in a slightly different head-space.

[@ShiroCh_ID]

when in elementary school we always get some education that guitar played with pick while violin or viola use bow and now this is a thing

[@ALiteralCrow_]

or use the pin on the end of the frog.

[@AnatomicallyIncorrectCat]

HOW COME MY ORCHESTRA TEACHERS DIDN'T TEACH ME THIS?! 👁👄👁

[@BlancheDuBoisIntrovert]

Alternative title for video should be “Bored Guitarist in Quarantine: Week 2 of ???”

[@mightymrmousempls]

It should be "Things Guitarists Have Known for Decades"

[@gabrielko2147]

Week 2 of a lot

[@Woodsboro_mongrel92]

The best way that this technique was used was in Halloween 2018 (The Shape hunts Allyson). 1st time I heard that sound, it gave me the chills! And still feel them every time i hear that music. John Carpenter is the man!

[@alyssakafka9269]

YESSS

[@kagenotatsumaki]

Fire flew from his finger tips as he ROSIN'D UP HIS BOW. C'mon Tyler! I ain't no Fiddle player but Charlie Daniels taught us all that Rosin is a thing! Lol

[@ezragrey5959]

Is just me, or are the sounds it makes are hauntingly beautiful

[@avvalyn9]

100% agree. I could definitely see this fitting with shoegaze. with super heavy distortion & effects lol

[@andymandy8862]

Listen to svefn-g-englar for possibly the greatest use ever in a song.

[@misterblank7795]

Goosebumps!

[@hy7968]

Is that how Radiohead does it?

[@mrsweetkandy7673]

I agree, especially at 2:33

[@thejoshbtv]

Just listen to Devil Went Down To Georgia. The instructions are right there in the verse.

[@lastcaress9903]

Lol

[@nixternal]

Just hopped down here to say the exact same thing :D

[@brentkirkland3597]

This is a quality comment

[@chrismurphy5927]

Nice reference

[@clos5700]

That was the first thing I thought as well.

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

My sister plays violin and also has an electric guitar. I play the cello. I think this is a cool video and I also think my sister would like it. On the other hand, watching and listening to you attempt to play the guitar with an un-rosined bow is EXTREMELY INFURIATING!

[@Aftermost3590]

watching you improvise with a whole new element being added to your skill is so fuckin cool

[@Raincloudprism]

First year violinist here, I have some problems... 1.)You didn't scratch the rosin 2.)You didn't tighten the bow 3.)YOU TOUCHED THE SACRED BOW HAIRS

[@ameersbeih6777]

First year Cellist. AND I KNOW! IT MADE ME CRINGEEE LMAO

[@adamteltech2300]

I know, I was like NOOO when he touched it.

[@peas1171]

Literally never picked up a violin here, Please elaborate why the bow hairs must not be touched

[@kofintea1736]

@@peas1171 the oil on your skin gets the bow hairs dirty and greasy, which makes the strings start to screech whenever the bow is played across the violin

[@EliteFreeman]

I'm not a violinist nor a musician but for some reason I know how you feel

[@nicolefj]

me, a violinist: wtf man you’re gonna ruin the bow! me, a guitarist: lmao

[@aesthetic_vibes378]

New instrument unlocked✅🔓🔑

[@ambrose3560]

I’ve always thought of doing this. Nice to see that it even works

[@alexlangford7518]

As someone who plays violin and guitar I want you to know that this video both hurt my soul in ways I can't describe but also made me laugh harder than I have ever laughed before at a musical fail, keep up the great work I love your channel and your videos

[@Jimjolnir]

xD As a guitarist who pretends to play the violin sometimes, and who has bowed his guitar, I do concur, good sir!

[@korodile488]

No one: Two set fans: Sacrilegious.

[@Antyla]

Exactly what I thought XD.

[@androiduser603]

I watch 2 set 2!

[@christiandyrvig5789]

Amaziiing!

[@BURGRKNG]

This guy definitely not ling ling

[@sheevpalpatine9487]

YOU SHOULDNT BE MAKING THIS COMMENT YOU SHOULD BE *PRACTICING*

[@ihatezoophiles2980]

They did this for a song from Halloween

[@Risviltsov]

dude needs to make a long season-length track using various violin and guitar stuff. i would love that.

[@Bluescobra]

Medium price range, 70$ * *Laughs in Violonist* *

[@jimtrouten7529]

No kidding. Medium price range for a bow is $400-1000.

[@KnoxGaming1892]

Right

[@shotgunsam23]

@@jimtrouten7529 don’t remind me

[@gradyamick4126]

@jim trouten You could buy a PRS for that much!

[@giusepperesponte8077]

@@jimtrouten7529 you jackasses pay that much for wood and horse hair? Imagine how many people would get into violin and other classical instruments if they weren’t needlessly expensive. Btw if you’re going to try to justify that price point, don’t bother, nothing could justify it. Even with the most exotic wood and hair from the finest purebred stallions that is still ridiculous. Frankly they just mark up the price because people who get into classical instruments more often than not come from money.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

I used to use a violin bow on my electric guitar and it sounded awesome! I still have some of my violin bow guitar videos up on KZbin. Great if you use a ton of reverb and delay, and you tune your guitar to open tuning like C tuning, that really helps as well. Only problem is the resin builds up on the strings after a while.

[@randoseworld5557]

Get a cloth and wipe off the rosin. That usually works.

[@Hwoman1123]

link please

[@SoftwareExplorer]

Rubbing alcohol on something like a paper towel or cloth will take it right off. (That's how I get cello strings clean).

[@splash5150izy]

@@ChiefHerzensCoach .. Yo right, alcohol is a dumb idea to clean steel strings with -

[@splash5150izy]

@@ChiefHerzensCoach .. I wasn't being rude to you I simply agreed using a fine dry cloth does the trick of cleaning guitar strings, maybe how I worded my comment may have seemed like I was being a bit of an asshole but I assure you I wasn't, I'm a musician too and totally agree with you -

[@ronaldjames8615]

I deadass dreamed about this idea last night and had to know what it would really sound like

[@samanthadavis5683]

Tyler using a violin bow: I think I need a lot more gain... Me: I’m not sure thats how that works buddy

[@Grizzlox]

I'm glad he wasn't afraid to dive in and start learning something new, even if he didn't know at first what he was doing... study, growth, and experimentation are how we get new sounds in music.

[@ffaubert1]

Lol. This was done by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page years ago. Check out the song Dazed and Confused. See how it's done in the Song Remains the Same video. Whole Lotta Love will show how a theremin is used in rock and roll as well. Not new sounds, rehashes at best.

[@willywilly5673]

frank_f he didn’t say this was new he said doing this type of thing is how we get new sounds in music. Do you even read?

[@emiliop.3425]

"we" hahaha you mean you

[@oldschoolfunkster1]

It would've been wiser to spend that 70 bucks on violin lesson books than the bow itself. Now he just has a back scratcher.

[@Grizzlox]

@Jesse Montgomery ya need Jayzus

[@ticcitobycreepypasta6969]

3:05 Him: gotta put rosin (touches bow strings) Me, a violinist: *(weeps of pain)*

[@benghist1451]

When he wasn't getting sound my first thought was "did he rosin that bow?" Called it lmao

[@liammcevoy3212]

I love how prepared he was with the compressor and gain but didn’t think to put rosin on the bow.

[@nicholascowan1731]

Yeah because compression and gain have to do with guitar and he’s a guitar player. Rosin isn’t something he’d normally use for guitar so it’s not that interesting, funny, unique or surprising

[@evanr5871]

Literally never heard that bows needed something called “rosin” before you could play them

[@NitroNinja324]

@@evanr5871 They don't "need" rosin per se, but it makes the bow tacky enough to catch the string and vibrate it (as opposed to just gliding across it). You only need to rosin every once in a while, but then again I was the lazy cellist.

[@jackuvall8061]

It's almost like he doesnt play violin.

[@bruh-uj2ry]

@@jackuvall8061 faxs

[@NexeL_NKC]

Using a violin bow on a guitar sounds so freakin cool. I'm surprised more artists don't use this to make crazy sounds for concept albums or something.

[@landonsowers3810]

Laughs in Pink Floyd

[@Blitzkrieg.u812]

Led zeppelin..jimmy page

[@GP-2000]

Sigúr Rós, check them out.

[@mrweed6932]

Doesn't Tyler bates do it too

[@Zacharysharkhazard]

Listen to Sigur Rós, their singer and guitarist does it often in extremely atmospheric ways.

[@rynn9135]

Me, a violinist, waiting how long it takes him to figure out that he needs rosin

[@bohdibrass4022]

As a guitar player and someone who recently started playing fiddle this had me rolling. 🤣 great stuff man

[@hearthrazer357]

i was literally screaming "ROSIN" at the video for the first 3 minutes xD

[@grigryphon]

"...and fire flew from his fingertips, as he rosined-up his bow..." Name that tune!

[@engineeringreality7878]

@@grigryphon rip Charley Daniels 😓😓

[@spuddart3540]

And "tighten the bow"

[@justinwinsbro7770]

Same and I’m not even a violinist

[@stalwartnerd]

@@grigryphon The devil went down to georgia lookin for a soul to steal...

[@vittoprince]

As a drummer, all of this really didn’t affect me

[@mantaholy6845]

James Bond exactly the same

[@matthewmayo1004]

Lol😆

[@MrCrocsOg]

As a drummer and a guitarist I wanna die

[@tutituti4344]

"Yo, lube your sticks or I won't make dum dum"

[@DejayClayton]

Yes, that's because you haven't yet introduced a bow into your drumming, duh.

[@chibikenma]

Before I even clicked on this video ik this man was gonna take a million years to put rosin on it

[@scottgardener]

In 1998, I had the treat of hearing this effect three times in close succession, including at a Page/Plant reunion concert at Dallas' appropriately named Reunion Arena, touring for their album "Walking into Clarksdale." Page played it doing Zepellin's "How Many More Times." David J's Bauhaus did it playing "Hollow Hills" at the Bronco Bowl less than a week earlier. And, my wife and I saw Cirque du Soleil's "Quidam," which featured the effect by a musician during one of their acts. As a kid in the 80s, I loved hearing it in Whitesnake's "Still of the Night." For more than a decade, that was my top favorite song, largely because of its extended guitar solo with this effect in the middle.

[@mochaman7472]

"wow this thing really is like a violin" *Harmonica sounds*

[@sponge0025]

Lol

[@Wistbacka]

I'm a bit worried to what quality harmonicas you listen to.... 🤭

[@intellectualchild6402]

Lol ya

[@eresvey7814]

What harmonica do u listen to?? Wut lol

[@tristinmorrissey4761]

I would like your comment but don’t wanna mess up the 420😂

[@user-mindmeld]

This guy: Wow this really sounds like a violin. Me, a cello player and a twoset fan: well yes, but actually no

[@hecktorraymond100]

Did you die ? Sadly yes, but i lived

[@ivanj46]

I cringed when he touched the hair at 3:04

[@N0odI3]

Bass violin

[@LeviTheDegu]

someone summon lingling to show us how this could actually be good

[@alinasophie02]

"Cello player and twoset fan" (Can absolutely identify with.) 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@ticmanyt8539]

The pain of that bow is felt through the screen

[@Okaybudde]

This embodies what happens when you give a friend your violin and they try to play it.

[@SonicDaniel255]

3:50 is the sound of when a metal head dies and goes to rock heaven

[@CD-77]

I can picture this exact scenario in my mind. A metal head ascends through some clouds as a guitar descends into his/her hands. The guitar pick gravitates towards them before being tightly gripped between the metal head’s fingers. Then, outta nowhere, they just start jammin’ like a god/goddess.

[@lvbboi9]

@@CD-77 reminds me of the opening to GH3

[@supersoniclayton7625]

Hell yh may the metal plate in the stars

[@noahpauley]

I haven't seen you struggle like this since the talk box video 😂

[@luls9000]

sounds cooler than i expected. would be cool as an intro to a song

[@aspen4786]

Me, a viola player: **chokes and dies slowly while laughing**

[@i-use-arch-btw3954]

when you want to learn guitar but cant stop practicing your daily 40 hours

[@gaindupoorna7750]

LING LING 40 HOURS GANG

[@nolanplummer7717]

The legends themselves 😂😂

[@scottd.1700]

Ling Ling opened for Led Zeppelin and Jimmy Page had to cancel the show because he was too embarrassed to play after Ling Ling.

[@hakushouevil2247]

Pratice more 0_0 ling ling is waiting

[@garretthalbach4830]

Ling ling 40 hour

[@aibandidos]

This video could also be named: "How to make Pink Floyd magic"

[@nightmares_moonlight_abyss_02]

Yesssss

[@soundseeker63]

Actually I thought more Cocteau Twins, but that too!

[@NeoHiPPy1980]

You mean *Led Zeppelin* magic... 😉

[@208Concepts]

I got a strong Floyd vibe from this too...

[@21centuryhippie61]

@@208Concepts it’s Bc David used Slide guitars a lot (especially in the later years). They can give a similar, enchanting effect.

[@tamnker8465]

Guitarists: That guitar is singing! Violinists: That bow is screaming in pain!

[@WavePotter]

I love that you still posted this even after the rosin incident. Respect man!

[@arbs-5164]

I don't know much about violins but you're posture is wrong You should hold your instrument between you chin And hold the bow at and angle with a right hold. And why is your so called violen so large?

[@6666shashank]

your

[@arbs-5164]

Question mark??

[@alexstretch6043]

@@6666shashank bruh you noticed the your but not the violen

[@caralho5237]

because its not a violin its a watermelon

[@milimuller3348]

I want to see that 😂😂

[@bodensayer979]

Haven’t you heard? “Billy Rosen up your bow and play your fiddle hard”

[@alandallas7912]

Johnny* Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard 'Cause Hell's broke loose in Georgia and the Devil deals the cards And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold But if you lose the devil gets your soul

[@BeinIan]

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[@supermike0822]

@@alandallas7912 Thanks... i was like... who the hell is Billy?

[@fssjkatana]

He plays electric guitar and is imitating a older rocker. I don't think the devil went down to Georgia is in his range of knowledge. Plus judging from the lack of variety in instruments in his background also is a clue he only knows guitar and will not be the next Dave Grohl any time soon.

[@hdrjunkie]

“All hells broke loose in Georgia, and the devil... umm, steals a car? Seals a yard? Dick is hard? Something like that!

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

Now that is great not only for country, but also for hard rock, and heavy metal.

[@Happylink75]

Imagine going to a deathcore concert and seeing the guitarist do violin stick djent