The Ebow is like a whole new instrument, I've been using it in both my music and as a side man in numerous bands for decades now. It's worth learning all of the principle techniques it entails to get the most out of it. Its absolutely one of the most versatile guitar devices made to date. I'd say on a basic level it sustains the string infinitely, but when you start to play around with the hotness of it in relation to the pickup, varying tone, adding dual delays etc it really opens up more possibilities and textures. In my last band Matthew Edwards and the unfortunates I used it like a viola or cello, lightly palm muting the strings to get a deeper tone. Live no one could tell the difference
Sounds like you have quite some control using yours..I've been playing for decades too..Just picked up a Ebow a couple weeks ago.What a Trip...Why didn't I get 1 of these years ago? I had the Sustainiac,Ferdandes Sustainer,and Digitech Feedback sustainer..Hands down..this has the most control..I'm going to spend some time working with it..Going to start using that Spider Capo again too..
Tony uses fake finger tips not silly rubber finger tip condoms , he made them himself from molten plastic , as this crap would be as useless to him as to the rest of us who have all of our fret hand fingertips
I think the finger guards are a good *idea* for those who already have cuts on their fingers, and they want to continue playing, while letting the cuts heal. Maybe. I mean, for seven bucks...
@@nedkelly2035 nah, just play it like a big boy, even if you grind your fingers to the bone. No real guitar guy would wear them. Cut your finger open and took 20 stitches? Keep playing, pussy.
its 2 in the morning and I dont even own a guitar what am i doing with my life Edit: For anyone to whom this might concern, I now own an acoustic guitar, as I have been given one as an early christmas present. Merry Christmas everyone!
Personally, the finger condoms would be helpful because I got really sick and my fingers went necrotic, so they’re ridiculously sensitive now and I can’t play bass at all. That may be the only situation that they’d be worth buying
I partially amputated the tips of my left index and middle finger (my fretting hand) in june and I agree. I can play bass relatively okay, but I am extremely limited in what I can play on guitar. I think something like that that doesn't take up much room would be perfect for working down the hypersensitivity.
@@cameronjirowetz This is pretty much the genesis of Tony Iommi's Black Sabbath sound. He cut off the end of his fingers and found playing harder. He downtuned and make fake finger tips....and metal was born.
Cameron Jirowetz sorry about your fingers man ! I only lost one on my non fretting hand so I can’t imagine how hard that is for you. I hope you find a way to play that works for you
@@SpywareVA you forgot a few “5th drone” “Airways of belieze “ “Kragen” “Tillpunet” “Saturday “ “MonCleat “ And the best one is the hidden track on opiate called “Hildalgos castle”
Spooky Skeleton except there are 18 buttons and 6 strings, when on a GH guitar there's 5 buttons and 1 “string” and no, ghl doesn't count edit: imagine trying to rake tap on that
Back in 1997 I visited Ireland and an old busker in Dublin was playing what he called "The piano guitar" amd said it was his own invention and it certainly looked like it was homemade. It was the same exact thing as that "hammer jammer" thing and he knew how to play it very, very well. It sounded so cool, I've always wondered if anyone ever made one commercially, now I know! Thanks!
Those little finger cover were great, for me.... I took the tip of my middle finger off with a vegetable peeler and had a gig less than a week later.... It got me through the gig with little or no pain.... Other than that I don't see a use for them
I wish I had one. I almost cut the tip of my index finger off with scissors. It was a month before I even attempted to play again. 2years later sometimes it can still be hyper sensitive
cut the tip of my little finger off with a table saw. made all kinds of tip things to get by for the better part of a year. relearned how to play a lot of chords without my little finger. still play some things different then i used to. wish i had known about those things then
Yes sort of Iommi cut the ends of his two middle fingers off on what was already going to be his last day on the job, and made some tips out of leather I think. when I cut the end of my little finger off, the first thing I thought was " Iommi lost two finger tips and could still play, and Django Reinhardt only had the use of two fingers after a fire, and he could still play [an understatement]. so I'll figure something out.
Yes Yes I like those finger covers. I have them but haven't tried them yet. If you get a cut, bad blister or whatever this could be thing that gets you through the show. This is sort of like the modern version of using duct tape or super glue on your finger. I have a bad nail biting habit and occasionally will bite or peel a callus right down to the red layer or even further. When I get a "bad peel", sometimes it takes 2 days before I can play with that finger. When you're peeling calluses, you're rolling the dice, you never know how deep a layer is gonna peel. 😃
That Hammer Jammer is a pretty damn good idea, I think I'd like to get one. The other stuff? Eeeh... Except of course the E-Bow. That's always been around, and for a reason!
When i saw the thumbnail i thought it was a sweet capo to change tunings instantly (like the spider capo) and thought it was sick. Then i saw the fucking mistake i made
@ezcondition In my neck of the woods, we once had a period with some hash that had been inadequately sealed before being hidden in a gas tank for the various borders it had to cross. Unfortunately, EVERY dealer only had access to the same batch!
Oilid if I went to a gig that smelt of perfume - I’m either at the wrong gig or I’ve inhaled something strong from someone else and it’s inducing hallucinations...
The EBow is an incredible addition to have to an electric. He didn't go over it enough but it does have a 3-way switch: Normal, off, 1 Octave Up. The normal mode will keep the note at the standard note it's played on but the Octave up, as you can guess, will vibrate that string in a way that i'll jump that note up an octave. I've used it many times and playing it in a way that you can quickly jump a note up an octave, is very cool. Also, sounds best on the neck pickup, with the volume knob down (even clean, with volume up it will sound distorted), and tone knob down about 1/2 way. Many musicians use this. It was made popular by the amazing Phil Keaggy. Another fun thing to do with it is play something like an open Am or Em, move the Ebow across the strings back'n forth lightly w/o touching the strings. Cool effect.
I too purchased a Jellifish. I figured pretty quick that it was junk. My problem is, I can’t seem to throw this sucker away. I’ve tossed in the trash twice, but it seems to find it’s way out of the can and into the detritus around my home. Recently I was cleaning up my coffee table/ regular table and found it lurking in the shadow of one of the legs of the coffee table. I also have an ebow. One of the best things I’ve ever bought to make my guitar sound like my violin.
Is it just me or was finally getting Calais on my fingers incredibly rewarding and told me I really was getting better. Edit: I guess what I meant to say is that the Calaises showed me that all that practice was going to something. I started playing slap bass so you gotta get them quick. Infact on my first bass for some reason it hurt bad to pop the strings, more so than any other bass I have played. I used to pop them over and over again to grind down my fingers.
Funny thing. Once I learned to set up my guitar properly, my callouses went away. Took a little experimenting over time but shimmed the neck to change the angle slightly, neck is pretty much dead flat so the action doesn't change in the middle of the neck and I can get it super low. I'd give you numbers but I don't use them. I just get as low as possible without buzz. Had to do a little fret work to get it just right. Don't be scared to mess with them. It's not magic, it's mechanics.
IcantSignin that is terrible advice. Most guitarists will tell you to take it to a proper guitar tech if you are in any way messing with the neck, and to not adjust the nut yourself because you can seriously damage your guitar.
@@aldomarten3222 Well It caused me to sit down and really reflect on how much I had learned and I started to play things without the almost fear that beginners have. That was years ago though so I cant really remember lol.
I build my calluses up real quick playing bass. They always felt unnatural so I'd chew away at them with my teeth, but they kept coming back. Eventually, I got used to them and stopped chewing them. Despite all that I still suck. LOL. I really need to learn music theory and practice my timing.
I freaking love Ebow ! It's like butter, I put it everywhere in my videos ... They key for a beautiful sound is to add some wide reverb and a tiny bit of slow delay ! There, welcome into Ambient guitar heaven !
works on anything with steel strings! A friend of mine has a big collection of werid instruments and we tried it on all of them that had steel strings :D
I have been going crazy trying to figure out what Earl Slick was using to get the sustain on Bowie's song Heroes, finally the EBOW. Sounds great on that song. JMHO. GREAT VIDEO! Everything is better with a little humor thrown in.
I feel like you were WAY too hard on the finger guards. Basically, they're what Tony Iommi uses to play guitar, but store-bought. What often happens with products designed for people with disabilities is they get marketed to the able community because they fill such a niche that it's hard to make the money back. That's almost certainly what's happening with the EZ Fret, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for the finger guards.
@@andrijamitic3434 sliced tip off the last day at the first of his jobs working with metal.. before making the heavier sort... Tried thimble and leather but settled on an iron glove..No! But it is not a prosthetic! Thin polymer cover and two fingers actually... his biography is funny and informative.
Aside from this guy being a super incredibly talented guitarist, that acoustic that he is playing, (I can't seem to read the name on the headstock), has an absolutely gorgeous, and huge, and mellow sound. The tone quality from what I heard here is just simply awesome !!!
BertyFromDK Is there no due diligence process for advertising in magazines? My initial thought is that it would affect the mag's brand reputation if they let con artists advertise their wares (provided they had cash). I have no knowledge of how that stuff works though
Mac, I guess there IS something like a due diligence process, a least in some countries; e.g. Britain has the Advertising Standards Authority, but long as it is a bona fide product being advertised and it's not an obvious ripoff, I think that should be okay. Like you, however, i'm no expert in these matters either so don't quote me in a court ;) Your thoughts about a magazine suffering damage to their reputation IF they run ads for fraudulent merchandise seems well founded, though, in my opinion. But then again, you can hardly blame the publication if the advertiser goes out of business for any reason, before the ads themselves can be canceled. As you may or may not know, big magazines have production times of 2 to 3 months, so a lot of things can happen during that time.
With an e-bow, a first generation Boomerang and a delay pedal, I can do dreamy etherial looping for hours. The e-bow is an essential tool for ambient music and anytime I use it in any genre of music I get positive feedback from my listeners. Like any musical tool, it takes a little practice to get it perfect but its easy to get cool sounds from it right out of the box.
Every now and again I'll get the sudden urge to come and watch him calmly bash the jellyfish pick and then everything seems right in the world again. I love the subtle aggression and wish he'd let it out more often.
For some reason the spider capo wasn't included in the chapters so someone who wasn't interested in seeing everything could have missed it. That was the one that had me watch the video tbh
it's a feedback loop, with a tiny pickup and another second tiny pickup in reverse, shaking the string with the same frequency it hears in it's pickup, slightly amplified. btw for anyone hunting for how the ebow works
annabelleshaus really?, I bought one, and it worked quite well, but it wouldn’t tighten properly around the neck of my guitar, so would always bounce off and cause the strings to be muted, also looks really dodgily made, and I got rid of it within hours of receiving it
@@reevesyboy5581 oh yeah it definitely should be wood or aluminum but it's just plastic which is fine for the price. I would pay more for a better engineered version for sure
there seems to be a ton of creative possibilities using it... i've got to get one! it's just a shame they only made it in plastic as opposed to aluminium, and also i'd imagine it'll be better if you could adjust the torque for the fretter thingamajig to make it more stable especially when you're banging on your strings.
The hammer jammer reminded me of a dulcimer. Kinda cool. I also like the capo idea. The ebow type gadget has been around quite a while hasn’t it? I can see using one. Fun stuff!
@@markpro4813 the sounds in "Heroes" are actually Robert Fripp playing with the feedback from his amp. There's a video of Tony Visconti explaining the recording process for that song on youtube
The EZ Fret is very similar to a device that was sold on TV when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. The spokesman in the commercials was a country music star, unfortunately I don't recall who right off hand. Terrific video, Samurai!
Another cool use for the Spider Capo is to use it as a normal capo on a guitar with scalloped frets, since a normal capo will bend the strings way out of tune
The EZ Fret does have a potential use aside from beginners. Even advanced players who happen to have arthritis can suddenly struggle playing guitar. My friend who has played guitar for many years has severe arthritis and has had to get several knuckles fused to deal with the pain, meaning he can barely play guitar anymore as it is too painful. I wonder if this "EZ Fret" would allow him to play again in some form.
He did mention in the video that the only situation where it would be of benefit would be for someone with a disability preventing them from playing guitar. Maybe get it as a gift for him
"Morally opposed to it and wish it had never been made." Don't sugar coat it, mate. Tell us how you REALLY feel! Beautiful reviews of 'em, and I might look into that Hammer Jammer thing, big fan of spider capos (I've also been known to use regular capos upside down to get some cool voicings), and gods above, the Ebow is nothing short of magic, black sorcery, epic win! I was introduced to it via Camel's album Harbour of Tears, what Andy Latimer did with it on that album... Yeah, you can probably guess I'm more into the experimental/proggish type stuff. #PerfumeNotPot needs to be a thing.
There was a period where my dermatitis was so bad that my fingertips would bleed when sliding across thin gauge strings. I wore bandaids to protect them but those wittle finger guards would have helped a ton!
3:09 "I've been pushing down these emotions since 2003, it feels good to finally get this off my chest" spoken in a completely deadpan Bill Murray fashion. That was some funny shit right there :-)
Lego my ebow !!! ... indeed one of the most atmospheric things you can do on a guitar. The newer ones have a harmonic kinda theramin sound as well as the standard sound. I love em". And you can sweep slowly too !!!. Just for fun try "star spangled banner" and sustain the word "free" (for those who know the words)...you'll feel the whole guitar shake as you visualize a crescendo of illumination as the fire rockets soar above to the heavens !!!.
If someone ever challenged Samurai Guitarist to a fight, I have a feeling he might say "I'm going to dispose of you in an environmentally friendly fashion."
I actually had a good chuckle reading your comment. Then I started coughing, as I am still recouperating from the flu. So while your comment brought me great discomfort, I felt it was well worth it in the end
The qualified piano technician part of me sees the hammer jammer and simply sighs with disgust. Nothing wrong with the idea, just make it of some actual quality
I had a 'guitar pick holder' in the 80's that attached ( stuck with a sticky side ) to your guitar and was spring loaded like a dispenser. Could hold up to about 5 guitar picks. Kind of cool but not necessary.
Steve Hackett, Phil Keaggy, John McLaughlin and many other people having using the E-bow since the early 70s. I personally have owned one for well over 10 years. I've been playing for a little bit over 30. I absolutely love them( until they came out with the sustainer pickups LOL)
The Traditional Guitar Playing Samurai Merch! www.shopsamuraiguitarist.com
5:33 is downright beautiful..is that original?..you are an amazing musician
Great job. I have multiple Spider Capos for that very reason.
Thanks for the test, super-chief.
I use piano tuner app to tune my guitar...
Dude you missed a golden shot. The crappy eazy fret stuff with the hammer stuff. Use them together for some weird ass stuff
So aggressive, yet so calm
Comes from wearing a man bun.
Ruby Carapia so true!!!!!!
Its those damn eyebrows
That pretty much sums up Canadians.
I can’t like it is at 666
"I passionately dislike it" my god, that is so canadian
Ivan Cisneros can confirm
What about the Maple Leafs comment?
How the hell does this have 200 likes?
How's it have 333 dislikes? Half evil and Canada go together now
i cant even see dislikes wtf?
Seven year old: (shows up with something they believe will help them)
Samuraiguitarist: LiStEn BUb
What?
@@noasurv 6:58
The fact that you’re usually so calm and zen makes your obvious fury at some of the stupid items on this list absolutely hilarious
Exactly!
This
Chris Cooper, random man of music is it chief
yup!
That ain’t no guitar pick. That’s a really small lice comb.
When I first saw it that's exactly what I thought
Johnny Calliber same
There's an easier and cheaper way to achieve the sounds it purports to be able to make: the sharkfin pick
Upgrade your living conditions young Pimpinz
Yep. Also, nice icon.
The Ebow is like a whole new instrument, I've been using it in both my music and as a side man in numerous bands for decades now. It's worth learning all of the principle techniques it entails to get the most out of it. Its absolutely one of the most versatile guitar devices made to date. I'd say on a basic level it sustains the string infinitely, but when you start to play around with the hotness of it in relation to the pickup, varying tone, adding dual delays etc it really opens up more possibilities and textures. In my last band Matthew Edwards and the unfortunates I used it like a viola or cello, lightly palm muting the strings to get a deeper tone. Live no one could tell the difference
Sounds like you have quite some control using yours..I've been playing for decades too..Just picked up a Ebow a couple weeks ago.What a Trip...Why didn't I get 1 of these years ago? I had the Sustainiac,Ferdandes Sustainer,and Digitech Feedback sustainer..Hands down..this has the most control..I'm going to spend some time working with it..Going to start using that Spider Capo again too..
Me when the essay needs 250 more words:
I love my Ebow and use it a lot. I also have pretty poor TC Electroniocs equivilant....
Finger guards: *exist*
Tony Iommi: *heavy breathing*
Ryan Rieger this is the best thing I’ve read omg
I was hoping someone would reference Tony Iommi in the comments. Thank you
Tony uses fake finger tips not silly rubber finger tip condoms , he made them himself from molten plastic , as this crap would be as useless to him as to the rest of us who have all of our fret hand fingertips
Perhaps
I GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS
I think the finger guards are a good *idea* for those who already have cuts on their fingers, and they want to continue playing, while letting the cuts heal. Maybe. I mean, for seven bucks...
I've injured my fingers before. I just played through the pain lol
@@nedkelly2035 nah, just play it like a big boy, even if you grind your fingers to the bone. No real guitar guy would wear them. Cut your finger open and took 20 stitches? Keep playing, pussy.
Abbie The Music Obsessed Toni lommi lost his fingers in a metal factory and he used metal prosthetics maybe you could modify a thimble or somthing
The wounds would probably splay inside the guards.
I used to work in a restaurant and use knives all day and this was an occasional problem, I mostly just played anyways
_"I have been pushing down these emotions since 2003. It feels good to finally get this off my chest."_
Said in complete deadpan...
its 2 in the morning and I dont even own a guitar what am i doing with my life
Edit: For anyone to whom this might concern, I now own an acoustic guitar, as I have been given one as an early christmas present. Merry Christmas everyone!
well you should subscribe anyways
bc y not
Going to buy a guitar?
Taking that important first step.
Doing the same thing
Thinking you should get a guitar lol. Do it - it's fun and the ladies love it ;-)
You look like yoga teacher from GTA 5
Did Somebody say yoga?
@Qwree Om...🕉
Fabien HAHAHHAA
Josef Swann XD true
lol
Finally with the hammer-jammer I can SLAP my guitar
you should just slap like NOW
@@sosagave S L A P
S L A P P
E P I C C
*Davie 504 liked that*
The finger guards are like Crocs for your fingers.
Crocs aren't as bad those finger guards though
Finger condoms.
Laughs in Tony Iommi
Oh yea lol
yeah but crocs are cool
Personally, the finger condoms would be helpful because I got really sick and my fingers went necrotic, so they’re ridiculously sensitive now and I can’t play bass at all. That may be the only situation that they’d be worth buying
Willow Gritzmaker is the time of the year old to
I partially amputated the tips of my left index and middle finger (my fretting hand) in june and I agree. I can play bass relatively okay, but I am extremely limited in what I can play on guitar. I think something like that that doesn't take up much room would be perfect for working down the hypersensitivity.
Put super glue on the fingertips. Many pro players use it.
@@cameronjirowetz This is pretty much the genesis of Tony Iommi's Black Sabbath sound. He cut off the end of his fingers and found playing harder. He downtuned and make fake finger tips....and metal was born.
Cameron Jirowetz sorry about your fingers man ! I only lost one on my non fretting hand so I can’t imagine how hard that is for you. I hope you find a way to play that works for you
I feel like Schism by Tool would sound great on the hammer jammer.
Give me $70 and i'll record it for you lul
@Memorem ahem
Jambi
The pot
7empest
Sober
Pneuma
Fear inoculum
Opiate
right in two
@@SpywareVA you forgot a few
“5th drone”
“Airways of belieze “
“Kragen”
“Tillpunet”
“Saturday “
“MonCleat “
And the best one is the hidden track on opiate called “Hildalgos castle”
@@giornogiovanna2588 46 and two
The spider capo actually seems pretty cool. Open tunings are fine, but they take ages. This seems like an alright replacement.
You mean kapoo
@@rpy6933 what the hell lmao it's called a C A P O
You should watch jared dine video
@@rpy6933 idk who that is nor do I have the time to care
Roy Steven lol I get the reference 😂
I feel like you made this video just to release your years-long rage against the Jellifish :)
Lol right
“In the world of emails, e-transfers and emus”
What the heck is a mu
Doomboy105 he means Emu the giant fucking bird
@@bigmac9009 no shit, that's the joke
A mu is half of a mumu.
notahotshot my teacher says mumu all day
emu, a mu, iMu
Imagine needing 6 strings to sound good
This post was made by the bass gang
Imagine having more than one string
This post was made by djent gang
Imagine only being able to play low notes
This post was made by the ukulele gang
Or the violin gang!
@@naywaters1456 true
Chicken in the corn.
ez fret for all the guitar hero players out there
Plus Hammer Jammer!!
Spooky Skeleton except there are 18 buttons and 6 strings, when on a GH guitar there's 5 buttons and 1 “string”
and no, ghl doesn't count
edit: imagine trying to rake tap on that
Anna Nimmous r/woooosh
@@billrobertjoe r/woosh to you. You clearly misunderstood.
@Fura Faolox how is it a woosh to me the joke clearly flew over her head
**plays great with finger guards**
Him: TRASH
Ebow + Japanese girl voice pedal needs to happen
ExaltedDuck korg miku
up
Nooooooo
ExaltedDuck genius lets try it
Yes.
the jellyfish pick sounds like billie joe armstrong’s guitar when he only has 1 minute
LMAO
i passionately dislike your pfp
THIS COMMENT 🤣🤣🤣
The 'Hammer Jammer' you demonstrated is actually quite interesting! I could see that being pretty helpful for some types of playing for sure!
I think you can get a similar sound with a mix of slap and tap technique. No installation required.
autobotsNdecepticons You “can” but it’s still a cool product imo.
Yeah it doesnt sound like a bad idea
I like me an environment-friendly disposer guy.
He's Canadian so don't act so surprised
5 years later and I am still coming back just to hear those beautiful notes at 5:33. Please, release a full song.
Why am I watching this at 2am
I PLAY THE DRUMS !
Liam Farrel
Don’t we all secretly want to play guitar?
@@daneshoemaker545 I secretly want to learn the violin
I secretly want to learn the bass.
2am now for me as well LOL
Honestly wish I would have learned to play drums but hey, never to late to learn
Combine the Hammer Jammer 1:20 and the Ez Fret 4:10. Welcome to the year 2057
Holy heckeroonie you're right 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Dude. Just play the piano, in that case.
@@neko_aple I do, so i dont even know why im here
Throw a couple spider capos in there too while you're at it
dude with the ebow!
1st Product: That’s kind of cool i guess.
The Price: WTF 70 DOLLARS
That cost more than I paid for my guitar
the jellyfish pick didn't work for you cuz you weren't jellyfish jammin
StrikeOnDrifter or using it right at all lol
Back in 1997 I visited Ireland and an old busker in Dublin was playing what he called "The piano guitar" amd said it was his own invention and it certainly looked like it was homemade. It was the same exact thing as that "hammer jammer" thing and he knew how to play it very, very well. It sounded so cool, I've always wondered if anyone ever made one commercially, now I know! Thanks!
this guy looks like every guy who trains the samurai dude in movies
the finger guards look like they might be useful for someone that recently had surgery on their finger
duct tape
Tommy black sabbath uses that...
Nirmala Gurung he misses part of his fingers because of an accident
@@yourhandlehere1 How are you gonna get that off
Umm, get it drunk first?
I love how passive aggressive and brutally honest you were in this video. Keep up the good work 👍
You stole my freaking waffles
". . . and dispose of it in an environmentally friendly way.". My new favorite phrase.
5:32 love this sound...
EBow or something similar is used for solo in live performances of Walking in My Shoes by DM. One of my all-time favorite songs and distinct sound.
Those little finger cover were great, for me.... I took the tip of my middle finger off with a vegetable peeler and had a gig less than a week later.... It got me through the gig with little or no pain.... Other than that I don't see a use for them
I wish I had one. I almost cut the tip of my index finger off with scissors. It was a month before I even attempted to play again. 2years later sometimes it can still be hyper sensitive
cut the tip of my little finger off with a table saw. made all kinds of tip things to get by for the better part of a year. relearned how to play a lot of chords without my little finger. still play some things different then i used to. wish i had known about those things then
Tony Iommi used thimbles, right?
Yes sort of Iommi cut the ends of his two middle fingers off on what was already going to be his last day on the job, and made some tips out of leather I think. when I cut the end of my little finger off, the first thing I thought was " Iommi lost two finger tips and could still play, and Django Reinhardt only had the use of two fingers after a fire, and he could still play [an understatement]. so I'll figure something out.
Yes Yes I like those finger covers. I have them but haven't tried them yet. If you get a cut, bad blister or whatever this could be thing that gets you through the show. This is sort of like the modern version of using duct tape or super glue on your finger. I have a bad nail biting habit and occasionally will bite or peel a callus right down to the red layer or even further. When I get a "bad peel", sometimes it takes 2 days before I can play with that finger. When you're peeling calluses, you're rolling the dice, you never know how deep a layer is gonna peel. 😃
That Hammer Jammer is a pretty damn good idea, I think I'd like to get one.
The other stuff? Eeeh... Except of course the E-Bow. That's always been around, and for a reason!
We used e-bows on everything when they came out in the late 80s, lol
MrRikk68 ummm Ebow came out in the mid 70’s?
the band Big Country were using them in the early 80's on most of their songs.
EZ fret must be the most pointless thing ever
When i saw the thumbnail i thought it was a sweet capo to change tunings instantly (like the spider capo) and thought it was sick. Then i saw the fucking mistake i made
3:55 that sounds like how i play the guitar
rottingemptiness Well, at least it's better than playing like 4:06 lol
yeah , but i mean the whole thing , and indeed , especially 4:06 , that's 100% me
Anyway , i like samuraiguitarist's videos
The jab at the Toronto Maple Leafs was ruthless, and I'm all for it
Oh my crap, my cologne smells like pot
I would rather use cologne that smells like pot, than smoke pot that smells like cologne ;) heheheh
BertyFromDK Nice=)
Whats the name of it
@@BertGrink maan, we got pot one summer that stunk of perfume and nobody wanted it.
@ezcondition In my neck of the woods, we once had a period with some hash that had been inadequately sealed before being hidden in a gas tank for the various borders it had to cross. Unfortunately, EVERY dealer only had access to the same batch!
Sounds like somebody enjoys Letterkenny as well
The finger guards actually weren’t designed for guitar, in some 3D pen kits they come with a few of them
The perfume is used to mask the pot.
I'm sure both stink equally in crowds.
A venue which smells like perfume and not pot.
Sentence of the year! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oilid if I went to a gig that smelt of perfume - I’m either at the wrong gig or I’ve inhaled something strong from someone else and it’s inducing hallucinations...
Mike Lynn loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
@I'm unsubscribing. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and time.
Opium smells like perfume 😊
That one made me think of participation trophies!
I wouldn’t call the EBow gimmicky. It’s a classic that’s been used on more legendary records than I can count.
Like Bowie's Heros.
@@tomz9338 Uh, no, Robert Fripp just played long notes
@@KazBodnar I think he actually recorded three notes of amp feedback and Brian Eno strung them together
Why would you not use the hammers AND the fret thing at the same time??!!?!
I’ve been experimenting with the hammer jammer and an ebow at the same time
That's like actually playing piano
EZ Fret plus the Hammer Jammer unlocks the key to the ultimate shred sesh
i've been using the eBow for 20+ years, glad it made the list. cheers.
The EBow is an incredible addition to have to an electric. He didn't go over it enough but it does have a 3-way switch: Normal, off, 1 Octave Up. The normal mode will keep the note at the standard note it's played on but the Octave up, as you can guess, will vibrate that string in a way that i'll jump that note up an octave.
I've used it many times and playing it in a way that you can quickly jump a note up an octave, is very cool.
Also, sounds best on the neck pickup, with the volume knob down (even clean, with volume up it will sound distorted), and tone knob down about 1/2 way.
Many musicians use this. It was made popular by the amazing Phil Keaggy.
Another fun thing to do with it is play something like an open Am or Em, move the Ebow across the strings back'n forth lightly w/o touching the strings. Cool effect.
"kind of useless kind of cool basically sums up my existence" I feel this on a deep level
I too purchased a Jellifish. I figured pretty quick that it was junk. My problem is, I can’t seem to throw this sucker away. I’ve tossed in the trash twice, but it seems to find it’s way out of the can and into the detritus around my home. Recently I was cleaning up my coffee table/ regular table and found it lurking in the shadow of one of the legs of the coffee table. I also have an ebow. One of the best things I’ve ever bought to make my guitar sound like my violin.
“One of the only concerts I’ve ever been to where it smelled like perfume, not pot.” 😂😂😂
REM has a song dedicated to the ebow called ebow the letter. I remember it being one of my favorite songs of theirs.
It is an amazing song
Look up, what do you see?
Now combo the ez fret with the hammer jammer and spider capo
Is it just me or was finally getting Calais on my fingers incredibly rewarding and told me I really was getting better.
Edit: I guess what I meant to say is that the Calaises showed me that all that practice was going to something. I started playing slap bass so you gotta get them quick. Infact on my first bass for some reason it hurt bad to pop the strings, more so than any other bass I have played. I used to pop them over and over again to grind down my fingers.
Richard Roberson Callouses means you’re practicing, but not necessarily improving.
Make sure your technique is on point and you will get better :)
Funny thing. Once I learned to set up my guitar properly, my callouses went away. Took a little experimenting over time but shimmed the neck to change the angle slightly, neck is pretty much dead flat so the action doesn't change in the middle of the neck and I can get it super low. I'd give you numbers but I don't use them. I just get as low as possible without buzz. Had to do a little fret work to get it just right.
Don't be scared to mess with them. It's not magic, it's mechanics.
IcantSignin that is terrible advice. Most guitarists will tell you to take it to a proper guitar tech if you are in any way messing with the neck, and to not adjust the nut yourself because you can seriously damage your guitar.
@@aldomarten3222 Well It caused me to sit down and really reflect on how much I had learned and I started to play things without the almost fear that beginners have. That was years ago though so I cant really remember lol.
I build my calluses up real quick playing bass. They always felt unnatural so I'd chew away at them with my teeth, but they kept coming back. Eventually, I got used to them and stopped chewing them. Despite all that I still suck. LOL. I really need to learn music theory and practice my timing.
I freaking love Ebow ! It's like butter, I put it everywhere in my videos ...
They key for a beautiful sound is to add some wide reverb and a tiny bit of slow delay !
There, welcome into Ambient guitar heaven !
It's possible to use with an acoustic guitar? And nylon cords?
Not sure about nylon strings (as the EBow creates a magnetic field ...) but it works perfectly on an acoustic guitar with steel strings !
@@thewomanwithnohead, wow, should sound awesome! Tks for replying. 👍
works on anything with steel strings! A friend of mine has a big collection of werid instruments and we tried it on all of them that had steel strings :D
I saw interpol use an ebow for the intro to Take You On A Cruise and that was when i realized i needed to get one lol
I have been going crazy trying to figure out what Earl Slick was using to get the sustain on Bowie's song Heroes, finally the EBOW. Sounds great on that song. JMHO. GREAT VIDEO! Everything is better with a little humor thrown in.
How many of these can you use at the same time?
I feel like you were WAY too hard on the finger guards. Basically, they're what Tony Iommi uses to play guitar, but store-bought. What often happens with products designed for people with disabilities is they get marketed to the able community because they fill such a niche that it's hard to make the money back. That's almost certainly what's happening with the EZ Fret, and I'm pretty sure it's the same for the finger guards.
Tony Lommi doesn't use finger guards, he uses a prosthetic finger because he lost a quarter of his ring finger due to a sawing accident
@@andrijamitic3434 sliced tip off the last day at the first of his jobs working with metal.. before making the heavier sort... Tried thimble and leather but settled on an iron glove..No! But it is not a prosthetic! Thin polymer cover and two fingers actually... his biography is funny and informative.
Helios5868 thanks for the sensible comment!
Aside from this guy being a super incredibly talented guitarist, that acoustic that he is playing, (I can't seem to read the name on the headstock), has an absolutely gorgeous, and huge, and mellow sound. The tone quality from what I heard here is just simply awesome !!!
Jellyfish is the biggest waste of money for guitar I've ever made. Completely useless unless it's supposed to sound like scratchy ear death
dcthegreatest24 You'd think the guitar mag would verify its legitimacy as a product
Mac
Unless the mag is offered one for review, why would they care? Ads are an entirely different kettle of fish from editorial content.
BertyFromDK Is there no due diligence process for advertising in magazines? My initial thought is that it would affect the mag's brand reputation if they let con artists advertise their wares (provided they had cash). I have no knowledge of how that stuff works though
Mac, I guess there IS something like a due diligence process, a least in some countries; e.g. Britain has the Advertising Standards Authority, but long as it is a bona fide product being advertised and it's not an obvious ripoff, I think that should be okay.
Like you, however, i'm no expert in these matters either so don't quote me in a court ;)
Your thoughts about a magazine suffering damage to their reputation IF they run ads for fraudulent merchandise seems well founded, though, in my opinion.
But then again, you can hardly blame the publication if the advertiser goes out of business for any reason, before the ads themselves can be canceled. As you may or may not know, big magazines have production times of 2 to 3 months, so a lot of things can happen during that time.
Yeah you could just use your pick if you want a scratchy sound.
The hammer device makes the guitar sound more like a dulcimer than a piano.
With an e-bow, a first generation Boomerang and a delay pedal, I can do dreamy etherial looping for hours. The e-bow is an essential tool for ambient music and anytime I use it in any genre of music I get positive feedback from my listeners. Like any musical tool, it takes a little practice to get it perfect but its easy to get cool sounds from it right out of the box.
0:24 to 0:40 you sound like a Bojack Horseman character
The last part of that was a Letterkenny reference.
Ranbummerz *M S. - A - C A R R E Y*
Uh not even slightly
I've been binging that show the past two days
Erica!
Every now and again I'll get the sudden urge to come and watch him calmly bash the jellyfish pick and then everything seems right in the world again. I love the subtle aggression and wish he'd let it out more often.
Maybe if the Jellifish pick was made with nylon strings, it would be better. Just an idea.
I watched some demos of it and it’s actually pretty good but you need a certain technique that they explain
They really missed out on calling the "Hammer Jammer" the "SLAPPer TAPPer"
OMG epico
I need BASS
5:34 Does somebody know how to play this? Or is this a real song?
Think of playing it as a Ebadd11 - Dadd9- Open A. Just take out the base notes in the E and D
For some reason the spider capo wasn't included in the chapters so someone who wasn't interested in seeing everything could have missed it. That was the one that had me watch the video tbh
The eBow is a TON of fun!
Yes. I've got my for 50€ on ebay, haha
i've been through two of them, i love them, super useful. on Pearl Jam Wishlist and anything by Ratatat
it's a feedback loop, with a tiny pickup and another second tiny pickup in reverse, shaking the string with the same frequency it hears in it's pickup, slightly amplified. btw for anyone hunting for how the ebow works
It takes some finesse to get good with it, things string-skipping like Phil Keaggy does, but so worth exploring!
Add a delay+reverb to that and it's pure ambient fun.
The spidercapo is by far my favorite. I love it for slide
annabelleshaus really?, I bought one, and it worked quite well, but it wouldn’t tighten properly around the neck of my guitar, so would always bounce off and cause the strings to be muted, also looks really dodgily made, and I got rid of it within hours of receiving it
@@reevesyboy5581 oh yeah it definitely should be wood or aluminum but it's just plastic which is fine for the price. I would pay more for a better engineered version for sure
I have one i love it ive got no problems with mine besides the glue on the felt for the clamp gave out so ive only have one side thats padded
there seems to be a ton of creative possibilities using it... i've got to get one!
it's just a shame they only made it in plastic as opposed to aluminium, and also i'd imagine it'll be better if you could adjust the torque for the fretter thingamajig to make it more stable especially when you're banging on your strings.
*Hears Letterkenny reference at beginning of video. Immediately subscribes*
Chris Dix can confirm
Somebody get this guy a fuckin puppers
@@felixlewis5581 well to be fair
Well now I can fulfill my dream of playing Dulcimer songs on my guitar with the Hammer Jammer
The hammer jammer reminded me of a dulcimer. Kinda cool. I also like the capo idea. The ebow type gadget has been around quite a while hasn’t it? I can see using one. Fun stuff!
I think the Ebow came out in the late 1960s.
"Heroes" by Bowie I believe the first major introduction of the E-Bow. Recorded in 77 I think. RIP David and Mick. Great review btw.
@@markpro4813 the sounds in "Heroes" are actually Robert Fripp playing with the feedback from his amp. There's a video of Tony Visconti explaining the recording process for that song on youtube
I know David Gilmour and Radiohead have used it in the past.
Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam have used the E-bow, definitely on the song wishlist
The delivery of that e-transfer, email, e-commerce and emus joke was so damn perfect.
The EZ Fret is very similar to a device that was sold on TV when I was a kid in the 70s and 80s. The spokesman in the commercials was a country music star, unfortunately I don't recall who right off hand. Terrific video, Samurai!
Another cool use for the Spider Capo is to use it as a normal capo on a guitar with scalloped frets, since a normal capo will bend the strings way out of tune
The EZ Fret does have a potential use aside from beginners. Even advanced players who happen to have arthritis can suddenly struggle playing guitar. My friend who has played guitar for many years has severe arthritis and has had to get several knuckles fused to deal with the pain, meaning he can barely play guitar anymore as it is too painful.
I wonder if this "EZ Fret" would allow him to play again in some form.
Has he tried it yet?
He did mention in the video that the only situation where it would be of benefit would be for someone with a disability preventing them from playing guitar. Maybe get it as a gift for him
I like how you’re brutally honest. Most reviews sugarcoat things, not saying what they actually mean.
The song he played using the spider capo was amazing
"Morally opposed to it and wish it had never been made." Don't sugar coat it, mate. Tell us how you REALLY feel!
Beautiful reviews of 'em, and I might look into that Hammer Jammer thing, big fan of spider capos (I've also been known to use regular capos upside down to get some cool voicings), and gods above, the Ebow is nothing short of magic, black sorcery, epic win! I was introduced to it via Camel's album Harbour of Tears, what Andy Latimer did with it on that album...
Yeah, you can probably guess I'm more into the experimental/proggish type stuff.
#PerfumeNotPot needs to be a thing.
Diego2112Gaming people beat around the bush too much don't they 😂
Just spit it out already!! Speak your mind!! 🤬
There was a period where my dermatitis was so bad that my fingertips would bleed when sliding across thin gauge strings. I wore bandaids to protect them but those wittle finger guards would have helped a ton!
Ebow and spider capo are boss - had them both in my setup for years and you can make some incredible unique music with either (or both)
5:07 Best thing in this vid.
David Nwokoye I see you everywhere
Nahh the ebow is the best thing
james anthony E-bow is the best by far lml!
Yeah, except the Ebow exists. :)
Haha I remember buying a jellifish and being confused, looked it up online and it had unanimously negative reviews
3:09 "I've been pushing down these emotions since 2003, it feels good to finally get this off my chest" spoken in a completely deadpan Bill Murray fashion. That was some funny shit right there :-)
The hammer jammer and the ez fret may be sum special together...
Lego my ebow !!! ... indeed one of the most atmospheric things you can do on a guitar. The newer ones have a harmonic kinda theramin sound as well as the standard sound. I love em". And you can sweep slowly too !!!. Just for fun try "star spangled banner" and sustain the word "free" (for those who know the words)...you'll feel the whole guitar shake as you visualize a crescendo of illumination as the fire rockets soar above to the heavens !!!.
If someone ever challenged Samurai Guitarist to a fight, I have a feeling he might say "I'm going to dispose of you in an environmentally friendly fashion."
I actually had a good chuckle reading your comment. Then I started coughing, as I am still recouperating from the flu. So while your comment brought me great discomfort, I felt it was well worth it in the end
Oasis used an E bow to stunning effect Champagne Supernova
The hammer jammer makes your guitar sound like a dulcimer
Kanakotka, that’s what I thought, too!
i love the self portrait yourself in yellow
Pixel ffs lmao
lol
I didn’t think I would recognize the e bow!! We used it to do the musical Be More Chill for our high school (the video came out great
The Ebow was neat as hell
The qualified piano technician part of me sees the hammer jammer and simply sighs with disgust. Nothing wrong with the idea, just make it of some actual quality
Old Goat ikr
Old Goat how the hell is your comment a day old. 😵😵😵😵
How is your comment a day old wtf?
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Pretty sure this is for lazy tappers. Erik Mongrain manages fine without one.
I had a 'guitar pick holder' in the 80's that attached ( stuck with a sticky side ) to your guitar and was spring loaded like a dispenser. Could hold up to about 5 guitar picks. Kind of cool but not necessary.
Steve Hackett, Phil Keaggy, John McLaughlin and many other people having using the E-bow since the early 70s. I personally have owned one for well over 10 years. I've been playing for a little bit over 30. I absolutely love them( until they came out with the sustainer pickups LOL)