Using a Violin Bow on a Guitar Sounds Incredible

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  • @MusicisWin
    @MusicisWin  Před 4 lety +7867

    Edit: should have tightened the bow.

  • @mistertwister2000
    @mistertwister2000 Před 4 lety +3622

    Guitarists: Hmm, interesting
    Violinists: *Confused screaming*

    • @keihlnikko
      @keihlnikko Před 3 lety +36

      As a guitarist I can agree AHAHHAHA

    • @caferizasyon
      @caferizasyon Před 3 lety +51

      @@keihlnikko as a both i say "ehuehuehu"

    • @ejomon_27
      @ejomon_27 Před 3 lety +68

      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
      @anaceweirdo1579 Před 3 lety +56

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

    • @SerenityMusic3
      @SerenityMusic3 Před 3 lety +9

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

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache Před 4 lety +14937

    How to trigger violinists 101

    • @bromommalama9636
      @bromommalama9636 Před 4 lety +617

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

    • @bravozulu0380
      @bravozulu0380 Před 4 lety +374

      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
      @tooney012345678910 Před 4 lety +189

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

    • @mogmason6920
      @mogmason6920 Před 4 lety +39

      @Sagittarius A
      Frog

    • @August140
      @August140 Před 4 lety +56

      Frog and tighten the bow

  • @garykuovideos
    @garykuovideos Před 2 lety +124

    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
    @Akaicchii Před 3 lety +502

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

    • @googleitdepartment1371
      @googleitdepartment1371 Před 2 lety +28

      *THX opening sound*

    • @hmpz36911
      @hmpz36911 Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @relaxed8365
      @relaxed8365 Před 2 lety +23

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

    • @vamp1remp1re
      @vamp1remp1re Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @titiocampo5829
      @titiocampo5829 Před 2 lety +18

      Sounds like Sigur Ros

  • @edwardprice140
    @edwardprice140 Před 3 lety +2816

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

  • @countercuIture
    @countercuIture Před 4 lety +3047

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

    • @andyk3246
      @andyk3246 Před 4 lety +10

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    • @Chemoffett_
      @Chemoffett_ Před 4 lety +36

      I am both the violinist and the guitarist 😔💀💀

    • @jakeedwards6773
      @jakeedwards6773 Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @ShiroNekoDen
      @ShiroNekoDen Před 4 lety +9

      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
      @ThatTURK1 Před 4 lety +3

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

  • @anaygupta3512
    @anaygupta3512 Před 2 lety +96

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

  • @rihannagirl556
    @rihannagirl556 Před 3 lety +46

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

  • @mushnoodle
    @mushnoodle Před 3 lety +2266

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

    • @allegraperdicaro2038
      @allegraperdicaro2038 Před 3 lety +39

      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
      @FredtheDorfDorfman1985 Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @thilsiktonix
      @thilsiktonix Před 2 lety +2

      Sitting through 😂🤣

    • @Cooky_McGee
      @Cooky_McGee Před 2 lety +4

      Is THAT what hemorrhoids sound like?
      God damn

    • @sompret
      @sompret Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @yayes
    @yayes Před 4 lety +3576

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

    • @lucpereira1521
      @lucpereira1521 Před 4 lety +19

      Kevin791 ikr

    • @FabulousKilljoy
      @FabulousKilljoy Před 4 lety +44

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

    • @jimjam1556
      @jimjam1556 Před 4 lety +74

      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
      @poiiiiiiiiiii3049 Před 4 lety +22

      Fabulous Killjoy twoset fan boi I see

    • @FabulousKilljoy
      @FabulousKilljoy Před 4 lety +3

      @@poiiiiiiiiiii3049 yep

  • @ezrathing
    @ezrathing Před 2 lety +239

    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
      @kylesteele9403 Před 2 lety +12

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

    • @professored7169
      @professored7169 Před 2 lety +11

      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
      @ezrathing Před 2 lety +5

      @@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
      @professored7169 Před 2 lety +2

      @@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
      @ryanschubert5480 Před 2 lety

      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

  • @fixnbricks4390
    @fixnbricks4390 Před 2 lety +17

    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.

  • @olivelane9520
    @olivelane9520 Před 3 lety +2660

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

    • @tylersaurusakro
      @tylersaurusakro Před 3 lety +114

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

    • @fssjkatana
      @fssjkatana Před 3 lety +17

      Something very very wrong

    • @WicusIsntOkay
      @WicusIsntOkay Před 3 lety +9

      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
      @MrMartinSchou Před 3 lety +10

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

    • @camilat.7999
      @camilat.7999 Před 3 lety +2

      My heart is being ripped apart I-

  • @myless.5493
    @myless.5493 Před 4 lety +3044

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

    • @borisnachev1358
      @borisnachev1358 Před 4 lety +46

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

    • @myless.5493
      @myless.5493 Před 4 lety +12

      @@borisnachev1358 yup

    • @jbojoify
      @jbojoify Před 4 lety +15

      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
      @myless.5493 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jbojoify Yeah I saw that, that was great

    • @cardenw
      @cardenw Před 4 lety +1

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

  • @Thecheeseman420
    @Thecheeseman420 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @SpectralOoze
    @SpectralOoze Před 3 lety +11

    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 😏

  • @dunghuynh1275
    @dunghuynh1275 Před 4 lety +3826

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

  • @Phoenix8492
    @Phoenix8492 Před 4 lety +668

    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
      @toxicstarbot6701 Před 3 lety +21

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

    • @anaceweirdo1579
      @anaceweirdo1579 Před 3 lety +3

      Thanks for the tip good sir :D

    • @phillipanselmo8540
      @phillipanselmo8540 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @callerunknown
      @callerunknown Před 3 lety

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

    • @iisneakylaser8832
      @iisneakylaser8832 Před 3 lety

      Phoenix8492 I'm a 1 month cello player

  • @Arcticgod3535
    @Arcticgod3535 Před rokem +15

    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.

  • @PootaurStuff
    @PootaurStuff Před 2 lety +26

    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
      @skogib4846 Před 2 lety

      Got a video playing that? Been pondering the idea myself

    • @jb9652
      @jb9652 Před rokem

      👍 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? 😁

  • @redsixx669
    @redsixx669 Před 4 lety +2307

    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
      @kjiu3bma Před 4 lety +91

      Sigur Ros?

    • @millezenith
      @millezenith Před 4 lety +39

      Yeah check out Jónsi in Sigur Rós

    • @desolationdiamond1736
      @desolationdiamond1736 Před 4 lety +15

      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
      @alobosk Před 4 lety +18

      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
      @matthewreese7710 Před 4 lety +14

      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

  • @bluewinterstorm
    @bluewinterstorm Před 4 lety +1554

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

    • @sorenfarley
      @sorenfarley Před 4 lety +119

      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
      @Orthanderis Před 4 lety +14

      The real MVP right here boys

    • @briansauers9207
      @briansauers9207 Před 4 lety +6

      Ty

    • @sorenfarley
      @sorenfarley Před 4 lety +15

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

    • @renison873
      @renison873 Před 4 lety +4

      Soren Farley THANK YOU

  • @kungfujew6947
    @kungfujew6947 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @betodealmeida4040
    @betodealmeida4040 Před 2 lety +2

    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!

  • @werewolf4358
    @werewolf4358 Před 4 lety +908

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

    • @daemian2k
      @daemian2k Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @Scoutmann1975
      @Scoutmann1975 Před 4 lety +11

      Somebody should play that on the guitar with a bow lol

    • @josefaction6982
      @josefaction6982 Před 3 lety +2

      Yesss my thoughts exactly! The more you know!!

    • @Zombiewithabowtie
      @Zombiewithabowtie Před 3 lety +12

      "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
      @khoshekh7419 Před 3 lety

      Right?

  • @IssacRoman
    @IssacRoman Před 4 lety +1883

    So this is how minecraft cave sounds are made

    • @bijoythewimp2854
      @bijoythewimp2854 Před 4 lety +15

      Jeez, I was going to comment that and immediately I saw your comment. That's an eerie coincidence

    • @spaghetti7180
      @spaghetti7180 Před 4 lety

      Puppy dog 1909 Fainting goat
      since you don't know, it's called rosin--

    • @aceangel5891
      @aceangel5891 Před 4 lety +1

      I would totally listen to that in Minecraft 😂

    • @dakota7309
      @dakota7309 Před 4 lety

      dude i would like your comment but its at 420 rn

    • @willanthoniozeppeli7913
      @willanthoniozeppeli7913 Před 4 lety

      That's actually how it's made

  • @cardinalhamneggs5253
    @cardinalhamneggs5253 Před 2 lety +1

    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!

  • @kelseyswanepoel7056
    @kelseyswanepoel7056 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

  • @mikerphone.
    @mikerphone. Před 4 lety +589

    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
      @felicitymiller5049 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @mikerphone.
      @mikerphone. Před 4 lety +18

      @@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
      @ianwinslett5013 Před 4 lety +3

      Thanks for the info. I'm gonna try that

    • @mikerphone.
      @mikerphone. Před 4 lety +7

      @Timothy McCaskey Yes and yes. Synthetic bows are 💩

    • @ProLeopardx1
      @ProLeopardx1 Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @nateds7326
    @nateds7326 Před 3 lety +742

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

    • @boenwang6133
      @boenwang6133 Před 3 lety +15

      Violinists would probably go Sacriligious

    • @codascheuer8426
      @codascheuer8426 Před 3 lety +6

      @@boenwang6133 Ayyyy we got a twoset fan

    • @catcraftawesome5646
      @catcraftawesome5646 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @TranceMasterJack
      @TranceMasterJack Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @monotyc6085
      @monotyc6085 Před 3 lety +1

      @@catcraftawesome5646 PogO WHO ... ?

  • @ambrose3560
    @ambrose3560 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @KoiChris
    @KoiChris Před 2 lety

    I appreciate the build-up and editing to the big rosin reveal, because that first, successful bow-guitar sound WAS HEAVENLY TO MY EARS 💞🎶

  • @diegoserrato4016
    @diegoserrato4016 Před 4 lety +774

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

    • @Sid37612
      @Sid37612 Před 3 lety +11

      Did you already try it though?

    • @plsnoidc1552
      @plsnoidc1552 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Sid37612 that is the question!

    • @joshuafelton1440
      @joshuafelton1440 Před 3 lety

      Had the very same reaction

    • @joker7331
      @joker7331 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @livi4967
      @livi4967 Před 3 lety

      Such conflicting emotions

  • @longschlongsilver7628
    @longschlongsilver7628 Před 4 lety +934

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

    • @joerenner1649
      @joerenner1649 Před 4 lety +6

      I was thinking the same thing LOL

    • @MRJ52
      @MRJ52 Před 4 lety

      What's a Rosin

    • @GamerMarknoodles
      @GamerMarknoodles Před 4 lety

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

    • @longschlongsilver7628
      @longschlongsilver7628 Před 4 lety +1

      @@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
      @MRJ52 Před 4 lety +1

      @@longschlongsilver7628 Thank you!

  • @Aftermost3590
    @Aftermost3590 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @craigroberts5806
    @craigroberts5806 Před 3 lety +2

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

  • @boomerNRG
    @boomerNRG Před 3 lety +680

    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
      @RCHobbyist463 Před 3 lety +16

      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
      @usuallyclueless4477 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @Dragonblaster1
    @Dragonblaster1 Před 4 lety +658

    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
      @michaelrooney3774 Před 4 lety +26

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

    • @stormtracker189
      @stormtracker189 Před 4 lety +23

      Devil went down to Georgia reference?

    • @andrewp8284
      @andrewp8284 Před 4 lety +11

      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
      @heathers2581 Před 4 lety +3

      This is the perfect response lol

    • @ferociousfeind8538
      @ferociousfeind8538 Před 4 lety +3

      Yaaaaaaaaas

  • @FredtheDorfDorfman1985
    @FredtheDorfDorfman1985 Před 2 lety +10

    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
      @rebekahbryans8827 Před 2 lety

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

  • @ShwappaJ
    @ShwappaJ Před 5 měsíci

    Even before the rosin was added, every sound was awesome and beautiful. It was amazing...

  • @nicolefj
    @nicolefj Před 3 lety +364

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

  • @Bluescobra
    @Bluescobra Před 3 lety +1338

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

    • @jimtrouten7529
      @jimtrouten7529 Před 3 lety +145

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

    • @KnoxGaming1892
      @KnoxGaming1892 Před 3 lety +17

      Right

    • @shotgunsam23
      @shotgunsam23 Před 3 lety +40

      @@jimtrouten7529 don’t remind me

    • @gradyamick4126
      @gradyamick4126 Před 3 lety +25

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

    • @giusepperesponte8077
      @giusepperesponte8077 Před 3 lety +162

      @@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.

  • @bohdibrass4022
    @bohdibrass4022 Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @WavePotter
    @WavePotter Před 2 lety

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

  • @Raincloudprism
    @Raincloudprism Před 4 lety +519

    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
      @ameersbeih6777 Před 4 lety +21

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

    • @adamteltech2300
      @adamteltech2300 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @peas1171
      @peas1171 Před 4 lety +17

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

    • @kofintea1736
      @kofintea1736 Před 4 lety +29

      @@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
      @EliteFreeman Před 4 lety +9

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

  • @MoreFSL
    @MoreFSL Před 4 lety +275

    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

  • @badluck1204
    @badluck1204 Před 2 lety

    THAT- sounds absolutely beautiful

  • @HaziD
    @HaziD Před 2 lety

    That sounds absolutely amazing

  • @The_Cloudy_Sky
    @The_Cloudy_Sky Před 3 lety +1336

    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
      @tootallmaninflorida Před 3 lety +160

      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
      @manjolaserifi5694 Před 3 lety +13

      Are you a violinist?

    • @korhad
      @korhad Před 3 lety +63

      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
      @yaquimike Před 3 lety +77

      @@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
      @TheGremReaper Před 3 lety +57

      Lol, everything in the string family is very expensive

  • @PremiumBlank
    @PremiumBlank Před 3 lety +409

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

  • @adriandelgado3885
    @adriandelgado3885 Před 2 lety

    Good lord man. That was AWESOME!

  • @yongcipres
    @yongcipres Před 2 lety

    Trying this bow. Cool sounds. Expecting a learning curve and enjoying the process.

  • @Jamsville
    @Jamsville Před 4 lety +505

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

    • @derfisch6700
      @derfisch6700 Před 4 lety +9

      Jamsville jimmy page licks

    • @IMKuroMC
      @IMKuroMC Před 4 lety +2

      just a sigurros video

    • @xavilion8454
      @xavilion8454 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @Jamsville
      @Jamsville Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @Jamsville
      @Jamsville Před 4 lety

      Smurk who’s that?

  • @camenmythyr
    @camenmythyr Před 3 lety +1201

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

    • @gamergrill3756
      @gamergrill3756 Před 3 lety +58

      Not to mention he touched the hair...

    • @ronniecrane6367
      @ronniecrane6367 Před 3 lety +14

      Rosin is used at 3:00

    • @kitzen1795
      @kitzen1795 Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @ethanthomas9852
      @ethanthomas9852 Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @shekelboob
      @shekelboob Před 3 lety +15

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

  • @unavela
    @unavela Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @jrgonx
    @jrgonx Před 3 lety

    This randomly popped up in my recommendation today and I love it here

  • @user-mindmeld
    @user-mindmeld Před 4 lety +1000

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

    • @hecktorraymond100
      @hecktorraymond100 Před 4 lety +23

      Did you die ?
      Sadly yes, but i lived

    • @ivanj46
      @ivanj46 Před 4 lety +23

      I cringed when he touched the hair at 3:04

    • @N0odI3
      @N0odI3 Před 4 lety +6

      Bass violin

    • @LeviTheDegu
      @LeviTheDegu Před 3 lety +15

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

    • @alinasophie02
      @alinasophie02 Před 3 lety +8

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

  • @korodile488
    @korodile488 Před 4 lety +951

    No one:
    Two set fans: Sacrilegious.

  • @rafaelglobalsupport
    @rafaelglobalsupport Před 4 měsíci

    Yeah man this is perfect, wow I'm discovering this and I love the sound a lot, I will share this video.

  • @basslightyeah
    @basslightyeah Před 2 lety +2

    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

  • @raidedsalt7110
    @raidedsalt7110 Před 4 lety +542

    Imagine Twoset just looking at this and then getting instant viodepression

  • @colemorgan3356
    @colemorgan3356 Před 4 lety +467

    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
      @NcMuggets Před 4 lety +3

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

    • @Jimjolnir
      @Jimjolnir Před 3 lety +1

      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
      @ShiroCh_ID Před 3 lety +1

      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_
      @ALiteralCrow_ Před 3 lety +1

      or use the pin on the end of the frog.

    • @goobyahh7142
      @goobyahh7142 Před 3 lety

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

  • @marialenaho5249
    @marialenaho5249 Před 3 lety

    Wow! The guitar sounds amazing with the violin bow

  • @Risviltsov
    @Risviltsov Před rokem +1

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

  • @narta11
    @narta11 Před 4 lety +674

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

    • @LowenBHold
      @LowenBHold Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @johnvfx143
      @johnvfx143 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @Lucas.Blevins
      @Lucas.Blevins Před 4 lety +1

      This is the best comment on this video (Rocky)

    • @MrZeroTerrorRide
      @MrZeroTerrorRide Před 4 lety +1

      Shit, you're right!

    • @kenberger859
      @kenberger859 Před 4 lety +4

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

  • @hearthrazer357
    @hearthrazer357 Před 3 lety +2062

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

    • @grigryphon
      @grigryphon Před 3 lety +75

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

    • @engineeringreality7878
      @engineeringreality7878 Před 3 lety +11

      @@grigryphon rip Charley Daniels 😓😓

    • @spuddart3540
      @spuddart3540 Před 3 lety +31

      And "tighten the bow"

    • @justinwinsbro7770
      @justinwinsbro7770 Před 3 lety +17

      Same and I’m not even a violinist

    • @stalwartnerd
      @stalwartnerd Před 3 lety +4

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

  • @effdpaul1815
    @effdpaul1815 Před 9 měsíci

    Yeah, I went through a lot of this when I first ordered my violin bow. I figured out that I needed the rosin right away. The other thing is getting the proper tension on the bow hairs.

  • @Batman-tn2kr
    @Batman-tn2kr Před 2 lety

    God, this sounded sooooo, beautiful

  • @BlancheDuBoisIntrovert
    @BlancheDuBoisIntrovert Před 4 lety +438

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

  • @liammcevoy3212
    @liammcevoy3212 Před 4 lety +401

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

    • @nicholascowan1731
      @nicholascowan1731 Před 4 lety +22

      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
      @evanr5871 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @NitroNinja324
      @NitroNinja324 Před 4 lety +1

      @@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
      @jackuvall8061 Před 4 lety +2

      It's almost like he doesnt play violin.

    • @bruh-uj2ry
      @bruh-uj2ry Před 4 lety

      @@jackuvall8061 faxs

  • @scottgardener
    @scottgardener Před měsícem

    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.

  • @matt0198922
    @matt0198922 Před 2 lety +3

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

  • @ezragrey5959
    @ezragrey5959 Před 3 lety +1050

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

    • @avvalyn9
      @avvalyn9 Před 2 lety +35

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

    • @andymandy8862
      @andymandy8862 Před 2 lety +20

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

    • @misterblank7795
      @misterblank7795 Před 2 lety +1

      Goosebumps!

    • @hy7968
      @hy7968 Před 2 lety +1

      Is that how Radiohead does it?

    • @mrsweetkandy7673
      @mrsweetkandy7673 Před 2 lety +1

      I agree, especially at 2:33

  • @alexlangford7518
    @alexlangford7518 Před 4 lety +146

    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
      @Jimjolnir Před 3 lety +1

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

  • @jeast9648
    @jeast9648 Před 3 lety

    That sounds really cool.

  • @upwindashley56
    @upwindashley56 Před 2 lety

    Watching you dink around with a violin bow on the electric guitar was really cool. Lots of sounds that really worked once you got the rosin (classical instrumentalist, noticed it right away as soon as you started with just the bow with no rosin, sorry ;) )Thanks for the vid, it was entertaining, amusing and awesome!

  • @thejoshbtv
    @thejoshbtv Před 4 lety +646

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

  • @mochaman7472
    @mochaman7472 Před 3 lety +475

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

  • @luls9000
    @luls9000 Před 10 měsíci

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

  • @DanaKot336
    @DanaKot336 Před 2 lety

    This is crazy good !!

  • @NexeL_NKC
    @NexeL_NKC Před 3 lety +961

    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.

  • @Grizzlox
    @Grizzlox Před 4 lety +248

    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
      @ffaubert1 Před 3 lety +3

      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
      @willywilly5673 Před 3 lety +9

      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
      @emiliop.3425 Před 3 lety

      "we" hahaha you mean you

    • @oldschoolfunkster1
      @oldschoolfunkster1 Před 3 lety

      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
      @Grizzlox Před 3 lety

      @Jesse Montgomery ya need Jayzus

  • @sallymjmj750
    @sallymjmj750 Před 2 lety

    The sound of the bow With ROSIN - is gorgeous, ethereal, and a bit spooky. Well done. Except don’t forget the rosin.

  • @vivianeb90
    @vivianeb90 Před 2 lety

    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.

  • @SonicDaniel255
    @SonicDaniel255 Před 3 lety +129

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

    • @CD-77
      @CD-77 Před 3 lety +15

      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
      @lvbboi9 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @supersoniclayton7625
      @supersoniclayton7625 Před 2 lety +1

      Hell yh may the metal plate in the stars

  • @nightshadekelly
    @nightshadekelly Před 3 lety +491

    When I was a little kid I thought you could rub anything on an instruments strings and it would sounds like a violin. 4 year old me destroyed someone's gutair strings with a stick from the yard 😂

    • @timczifrik7715
      @timczifrik7715 Před 3 lety +14

      Hahahahahaha :D

    • @nightshadekelly
      @nightshadekelly Před 3 lety +26

      @@timczifrik7715 looking back at it I cringe so hard but at the same time can't stop laughing lol

    • @timczifrik7715
      @timczifrik7715 Před 3 lety +11

      @@nightshadekelly i can't stop laughing as well..!! this made my day.!! Just thinking about it makes me giggle. :D

    • @laurentzduba1298
      @laurentzduba1298 Před 3 lety +26

      When I was 4, I saw a video of Pete Townsend smashing his guitar onstage - 20 minutes later I did the same on our neighbor's ukelele.😄

    • @Banchoking
      @Banchoking Před 3 lety +5

      I did the same to my guitar with a knife.

  • @technicalmaniac5932
    @technicalmaniac5932 Před 2 lety

    this is my favorite type of experimental music

  • @rogerbeaird3320
    @rogerbeaird3320 Před 2 lety

    Sounds really cool 😎

  • @noahpauley
    @noahpauley Před 4 lety +170

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

  • @kainenwright2907
    @kainenwright2907 Před 4 lety +185

    The whole time I was screaming in my head “ROSIN! ROSIN!”

  • @RyanSunagawa
    @RyanSunagawa Před 3 lety +1

    You should reach out to Togaman guitar viols. They make custom viols that are strung and tuned like guitars but bowed. Lots of TV and movie composers use them. Would be cool to see you do a video on them.

  • @theleastsignificantbit4794
    @theleastsignificantbit4794 Před 11 měsíci

    Well done!

  • @arbs-5164
    @arbs-5164 Před 4 lety +1135

    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?

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 Před 2 lety

    I played guitar for a long time, and when I bought a violin to try out... I found out how not unlike a guitar it was in its basic properties... right down to it using thin steel strings, tuning pegs on the violin... so it doesn't surprise me when you rosin'd up the bow, you applied to the steel strings of the guitar it would work... it would particularly sound better on the thinner strings like the B and high e string

  • @samuelzimmerman2062
    @samuelzimmerman2062 Před 2 lety +1

    That was very powerful when he started really playing it. I have never seen or herd anything like it before.

  • @ciri151
    @ciri151 Před 4 lety +650

    As a violinist and guitarist this was a tiny bit painful to watch.
    Ok maybe very painful haha :)

    • @leemaples1806
      @leemaples1806 Před 4 lety +19

      ...using the bow without first applying any rosin, ROSUM? WHATS THAT! lol

    • @Wynorrific
      @Wynorrific Před 4 lety +18

      @@leemaples1806 correct me if I'm wrong, but it looked like he never tightened it either

    • @nicholasrogers2046
      @nicholasrogers2046 Před 4 lety +4

      Violist here. I agree 👍

    • @wynndoesthings8662
      @wynndoesthings8662 Před 4 lety +2

      Vivaldi is a guitarist? Good to know. Lol

    • @TheGreasemonkey220
      @TheGreasemonkey220 Před 4 lety +2

      Glad im not the only one. First thought rosin the bow!!!

  • @vittoprince
    @vittoprince Před 4 lety +1498

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

    • @mantaholy6845
      @mantaholy6845 Před 4 lety +9

      James Bond exactly the same

    • @matthewmayo1004
      @matthewmayo1004 Před 4 lety +3

      Lol😆

    • @MrCrocsOg
      @MrCrocsOg Před 4 lety +16

      As a drummer and a guitarist I wanna die

    • @tutituti4344
      @tutituti4344 Před 4 lety +20

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

    • @DejayClayton
      @DejayClayton Před 4 lety +8

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

  • @deew_knird_reeb_ekomS
    @deew_knird_reeb_ekomS Před 10 měsíci

    I always knew Rosin as the powder baseball pitchers would use to absorb moisture, so it's pretty cool to see another use for it

  • @Wipper86
    @Wipper86 Před rokem

    That really sounds neat