Oh, I remember reading about some guitar semi-god talking about discovering and using the Ebow on his latest album in the eighties. As a big fan of making sustain grow, this concept engraved itself on my mind. I am somewhat astonished I do not own an Ebow, yet.
You can also get a stomp box for sustain. Some amps have it too. I'm not sure if my Line 6 has it, amongst it's many effects. I haven't tinkered with it in awhile. I was thinking about putting my bass through it, to see how things sound, I just need to keep the deep lows to a minimum and the volume reasonable, so I don't pop the speaker.
You can buy one on Musicians Friend. They sell them for about $800.00. They have a few colors, and he just added a new shape to his line up. If I'm not mistaken, he and his father made his first guitar out of an old mahogany door.
