sylvainbd - 6-1-2015 at 01:12 AM
Hi friends
Does somebody try to play electric oud with an ebow using special nylon string with heart steel ? I don t know if it is work ...
Thank for your answer
journeyman - 6-2-2015 at 04:45 AM
I don't see how it would be possible as the oud strings are in a level plane with no radius.
Brian Prunka - 6-2-2015 at 05:48 AM
Ebow uses a magnet, it's not an actual bow like a violin.
But you need iron content in the strings., I don't see how you'd do this on oud.
Maybe Aquila's red strings would work . . . or some other kind of 'loaded' plastic, using iron filings. I doubt you'd get enough iron to work well
though.
abc123xyz - 6-2-2015 at 11:54 AM
Try it on an all-metal-strung sultaniyya ¦·)
David
sylvainbd - 6-3-2015 at 04:47 AM
Thank you for your replies
I already tested ebow on a basic folk guitar, without magnet. The sustain wasn't loud but it works. That is why i believe a little !
Trust me, i will try it with special string 
sylvainbd - 11-3-2015 at 04:31 PM
Hi friends
This video is a sweet improvisation with several parts.
I use an ebow and my Sylent-oud.
... It works !! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA1MN-FIdmY