Can you play guitar like a violin?

Bowed guitar is a method of playing a guitar, acoustic or electric, in which the guitarist uses a bow, rather than the more common plectrum, to vibrate the instruments’ strings, similar to playing a viola da gamba.

Can a guitarist play violin?

So to answer your question, yes if you can play the guitar you will be able to learn violin technique relatively quickly. it also works vice-versa (that’s what helped me learn to play the guitar, except i played the cello).

Can you use violin bow on guitar?

Yes you can, Eddie Philips, guitarist with 60s Mod favourites the Creation pioneered this technique first in Rock in 1966. Their 1966 single Making Time features a violin bow assisted guitar solo.

Does guitar translate to violin?

How can I make my violin sound better live?

However, what makes a violin sound actually live is expressiveness particularly in long notes. That means that you should find some pedals that give you subtle ways to make long notes live. Also you should play with a guitar type giving you long-sustained notes by default. So solid-body, light gauge, soft play.

Can I make my guitar sound like a real string instrument?

Whatever you do, it’ll never sound quitelike real string instruments. I recommend rather than trying to achieve string sounds with guitar, you get a feeling for how different things sound on guitar vs. strings, by e.g. playing parts of a string quartet on guitar.

How do you attack the string on a guitar?

Two more techniques to “attack” the string when necessary: 1) by using your left hand’s pinkie or ring finger to pluck the string — kind of like a pull off but with more power. 2) by gripping the E-Bow between your thumb and middle/ring finger, so that your index finger is free to pluck strings.

Where can I get someone to play the violin for me?

You could email a local college’s music department and see if they can put you in touch with some violinists, cellists, and horn players. They could point out any impossible bits and hopefully even play it for you. – dumbledad