I've been fortunate to have the chance to use an Ebow extensively without having to purchase one.  The first time I tried one out a few years ago I fell in love . . . and then I saw the $100 price tag.  Yikes.  To me, $50-60 seems reasonable . . . but then again, it's been at $100 steadily for at least 5 years now.  So you evaluate for yourself if you want to spend that kind of money--I'll catch one used or on super sale someday, hopefully--but make no mistake that it's a guitar accessory worth having if you get one.  My usage has been mainly providing a violin- or cello-like drone underneath slower songs, but I've played around with other stuff when I've had the chance, and a quick swing over to Youtube and looking up "Ebow" will pull up a bunch of neat videos of what people are able to do with one of these.

So, in short--very cool, very fun, really expensive.
I've been fortunate to have the chance to use an Ebow extensively without having to purchase one. The first time I tried one out a few years ago I fell in love. . . and then I saw the $100 price tag. Yikes. To me, $50-60 seems reasonable. . . but then again, it's been at $100 steadily for at least 5 years now. So you evaluate for yourself if you want to spend that kind of money--I'll catch one used or on super sale someday, hopefully--but make no mistake that it's a guitar accessory worth having if you get one. My usage has been mainly providing a violin- or cello-like drone underneath slower songs, but I've played around with other stuff when I've had the chance, and a quick swing over to Youtube and looking up "Ebow" will pull up a bunch of neat videos of what people are able to do with one of these. So, in short--very cool, very fun, really expensive.