Guitar Shimmers
An ambient guitar instrument created with a Dan Electro U2 using a cello bow, an eBow, and a volume pedal.
ByJoshua Meltzer
The story
I created a little ambient guitar library using my Dan Electro U2 through my old Fender, Memory Man and various other gadgets. I plucked strings, used a cello bow and E-Bow and a volume pedal. I reversed some of them, stretched others, and used a Line 6 Particle Verb for an octave overtone and wobble.
Reviews
Organic texture of warm pad
Another beautiful pad of Joshua. It does no longer sound of a guitar, it is like a very distant calling from somewhere or like an organ sound. I instantly thought of some music when I pressed the keys.
Shimmers for the Shivers!
I really, really like this instrument. Joshua has done an excellent sampling job on this one. Each of the patches offer something different, often offering a nostalgic vibe from the 80s - at least that's what I felt. While there are no controls at all, just the default patch seems very pleasant to play on. I would definitely appreciate settings such as ADSR for example.
Dramatic, cinematic and ambient (non) guitar
Even the more "straight up" guitar sounds in the "7 pack" don't quite sound like a guitar - in a good way. "Vibe and Dirt" has bags of character and sounds exceptional well bellow the natural guitar range into bass territory as well as arresting high up. The "Shimmer", "Deja Vu" and "Ebow" versions are all classic Joshua creating haunting, wide soundscapes.