A bowed guitar is a method of playing an electric guitar, in which the guitarist uses a bow to play the guitar, as if it were a violin or cello, or other member of the violin family. Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... A cello bow In music, a bow is a device pulled across the strings of a string instrument in order to make them vibrate and emit sound. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A cello The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... The Violin family of instruments was developed in Italy in the 17th Century. ...

The bowed guitar is most famously used by Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. Examples of Page playing a bowed guitar can be found on "Dazed and Confused" and "How Many More Times" (both of which are from the album Led Zeppelin I.) It is also used extensively by Jón Þór Birgisson the Vocalist/Guitarist for the Post-Rock band Sigur Ros James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born January 9, 1944) is an English musician and considered to be one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock music history. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful and influential groups in popular music history. ... Dazed and Confused is a song by folk singer Jake Holmes from his debut solo album The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes, released in June, 1967. ... How Many More Times is the last song from Led Zeppelin I. It is the longest song from the album and also uses a bolero rhythm that pushes the piece along. ... Led Zeppelin, released on January 12, 1969 (see 1969 in music), was the first album by the British blues/rock band Led Zeppelin. ... Jón Þór Birgisson Jón Þór Birgisson or Jónsi (April 23, 1975) is a guitar player and lead singer of the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. ... The term post-rock was coined by Simon Reynolds in issue 123 of The Wire (May 1994) to describe a sort of music using rock instrumentation for non-rock purposes, using guitars as facilitators of timbres and textures rather than riffs and powerchords. ... Sigur Rós (which translates from the Icelandic as victory rose) is an Icelandic post-rock band. ...