EBow
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Sep 25, 2026
Randy AllainHOST
I l- I love that you said everything felt a little bit too elongated for you in the lyrics here.
Randy AllainHOST
I, I did not realize this until I was researching for this episode, but like one of the many tools they're using on this song is the, the Ebow electronic device to like...
Randy AllainHOST
And, and Justin, please feel free to correct me if I butcher this explanation of what it does.
Randy AllainHOST
Uh, but it's this electronic device that, that's like using like magnetism to like vibrate strings and kinda hold super lengthy notes without having to pluck the guitar string.
Randy AllainHOST
Uh, I- again, I was today years old when I learned that this is, uh, the second most famous tool, uh, in the song Don't Fear the Reaper from Blue Oyster Cult behind the infamous-
Chris IngersollHOST
Okay, yeah
Randy AllainHOST
... cowbell is the use of the, the Ebow, uh, on the guitar.
Randy AllainHOST
Justin, any thoughts on Unforgiven?
Jake ThistleGUEST
And it, it, that's a, that's another, the, one of the producers, Billy Leffler, that was his creation of, of sort of, of wanting to try that.
Jake ThistleGUEST
Another thing that's used a lot on this record is an Ebow, which I learned through Mike Campbell, uh, 'cause he played it a lot on like the, uh, you h- it's on Room at the Top and things-
Kevin BrownHOST
Yeah
Jake ThistleGUEST
... like that.
Simon HildrethGUEST
Um, the bit...
Simon HildrethGUEST
The highlight for this song for me is that Ebow solo that comes in, uh, at 2:40.
Simon HildrethGUEST
It's just beautiful.
Simon HildrethGUEST
Um, and if people aren't aware what an Ebow is, it's, uh...
Simon HildrethGUEST
it makes your strings vibrate without plucking them, so you get this kind of fade in, and you can slide the note up and down, so you get the kind of feedback sound.
Simon HildrethGUEST
Uh, and it just sounds absolutely beautiful.
Simon HildrethGUEST
It's just gorgeous.
Simon HildrethGUEST
And, uh, I, I was getting little vibes of Happiness in the Road in places with some of Rothery's solos.
Tim MinniciHOST
Yeah.
Tim MinniciHOST
If you don't want to be like Jimmy Page and break a bow out, you'd use an E-bow.
Jason ZiakHOST
Which kind of sounds awful.
Jason ZiakHOST
I mean, that's a bit, it's a pretty shrieky, awful sound.
Sean O'BrienHOST
I think just give me something with a do, you know, banging away at the, like a drum kit-ish thing.
Tim ConvyHOST
I'm gonna give you an Ebow.
Sean O'BrienHOST
Oh, yeah, an Ebow.
Randy CashUNKNOWN
[laughs]
Sean O'BrienHOST
That's another fun thing I asked him one day, "What is, what is an Ebow?"
Tim ConvyHOST
Sean is obsessed-
Sean O'BrienHOST
Forget reel
Tim ConvyHOST
... with the idea of an Ebow.