Editing EBow (section)

==History==
The EBow was invented in 1969 by the American guitarist Greg Heet and introduced in 1976 at the [[NAMM]] trade show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Ed |date=2012-07-18 |title=In praise of: the EBow |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/in-praise-of-the-ebow-553486 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=[[MusicRadar]] |language=en}}</ref> It has remained in continuous production since.<ref name="Gill-2023" /> The first version was activated by plucking the [[guitar string]]. The second, introduced in 1983, added an on/off switch and a more powerful drive. The third, introduced in 1989, had improved sensitivity and faster [[Envelope (music)|attack]]. The EBow Plus, introduced in 1998, adds a blue [[LED]] and a switch to allow users to move between normal and [[harmonic]] modes (which sounds one [[octave]] higher).<ref name="Gill-2023">{{Cite web |last=Gill |first=Chris |date=2023-05-04 |title=In praise of the EBow, one of the most under-appreciated yet influential guitar tools of all time |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/in-praise-of-the-ebow |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=[[Guitar World]] |language=en}}</ref> The Ebow is powered by a [[nine-volt battery]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=White |first=Paul |date=November 2020 |title=Why I love... the Ebow |url=https://www.soundonsound.com/people/why-love-ebow |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=[[Sound on Sound]] |publisher=SOS Publications Group}}</ref>