In praise of the EBow, one of the most under-appreciated yet influential guitar tools of all time
An enduring niche product that still feels like a hidden secret after all these years, the EBow has been used on countless iconic recordings
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An enduring niche product that still feels like a hidden secret after all these years, the EBow has been used on countless iconic recordings
Three years ago PG launched our “No-Brainer Mods" concept—an annual endeavor where we take a few of the most compelling affordable instruments on the market and see what we can do to make them competitive with much pricier guitars in terms of tone and performance. Our first outing refined four inexpensive versions of classic designs—a Jaguar, a Les Paul, a P bass, and a Gretsch Jet—and the second took a similar approach with semi-hollow, extended-scale, and shred-optimized 6-strings. This year, however, we thought it would be a trip to take advantage of all the well-built, low-cost g...