Whammy

Drew · 07-01-2005, 11:49 PM

whoah, holy mother of information overload, batman.

George Lynch is also a master with the bar, although you'd never guess listening to him - SOMETHING's going on, but it's tough to tell just what. Thing is, he's almost constantly riding the bar, doing slight predives and releasing into notes (or slight prebends and releasing, fretted, just for contrast), but it's so subtle I thought it was all fretting hand until I got to watch him close-up on a clinic. I could never do subtle bar accents, but what he does is chokes up on the bar, holding it about where it bends. Instant subtle accents and smooth, even bar vibrato.

-D

Shawn · 07-02-2005, 01:11 AM

Vernon Reid......now that's whammy bar...

Hawksmoor · 07-02-2005, 03:55 AM

Extreme Whammy bar abuse: Dragonforce

Lifting the guitar to shoulder heightwith whammy bar cannot be good for them stringz.

moojimoo3 · 07-02-2005, 12:03 PM

u can pull the wammy upwards right?

WayneCustom7 · 07-02-2005, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moojimoo3

u can pull the wammy upwards right?

Only if the guitar has a floating trem or has been set up to float (although more limted than a natural floating trem)

moojimoo3 · 07-02-2005, 01:08 PM

well dude i have a ibanez Sa220Fm thats Edge pro II so i should be ok?

WayneCustom7 · 07-02-2005, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moojimoo3

well dude i have a ibanez Sa220Fm thats Edge pro II so i should be ok?

I'm not familiar with that trem, however I believe it also has to do with the way the guitar was built...in other words the cavity of the guitar has to allow for not only the trem plate but also the trem block to move in that 'other' direction.

OK I just did a search on that guitar and my guess is, that it's designed (by the looks of the body, no recess for the bridge) for 'DIVE' only...however like I said before, there are ways to set up that bridge so you can pull as well as push.

Does it look something like this?

Shawn · 07-02-2005, 02:18 PM

Nice pic, Wayne. It looks so much better than the small catalog shot. Nice Saber. :p

WayneCustom7 · 07-02-2005, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

Nice pic, Wayne. It looks so much better than the small catalog shot. Nice Saber. :p

It's missing a string though

Shawn · 07-02-2005, 02:29 PM

It is? Not in that picture. For a 6-string and since it's an S, I'd play it.

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Drew Fear the Polo! • Super Moderator • Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 29,805 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 147	whoah, holy mother of information overload, batman. George Lynch is also a master with the bar, although you'd never guess listening to him - SOMETHING's going on, but it's tough to tell just what. Thing is, he's almost constantly riding the bar, doing slight predives and releasing into notes (or slight prebends and releasing, fretted, just for contrast), but it's so subtle I thought it was all fretting hand until I got to watch him close-up on a clinic. I could never do subtle bar accents, but what he does is chokes up on the bar, holding it about where it bends. Instant subtle accents and smooth, even bar vibrato. -D "...and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon."

07-02-2005, 01:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 18,987 Main Seven: '91 UV7PWH, '91 UV7BK Rig: Fender Stage Thanked: 139	Vernon Reid......now that's whammy bar... www.myspace.com/flothru www.myspace.com/shawncastonguay

07-02-2005, 03:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
Hawksmoor Wannabe Shredder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Zaventem/Belgium Posts: 1,007 Real Name: Wouter Main Seven: Ibanez S7420, RG7420 Main ERG: none Rig: POD XT Pro,ADA MP1 Thanked: 14 / 1	Extreme Whammy bar abuse: Dragonforce Lifting the guitar to shoulder heightwith whammy bar cannot be good for them stringz. Trust your ears. In life and music, what is is but that doesn't always mean it's what it should. Change, is in our hands.

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moojimoo3 moo7 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England Posts: 102 Main Seven: (no 7 yet) B.C Rich warlock & Ibanez Sa220fm Thanked: 0	u can pull the wammy upwards right? Loving to get a RG1527

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07-02-2005, 01:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
moojimoo3 moo7 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England Posts: 102 Main Seven: (no 7 yet) B.C Rich warlock & Ibanez Sa220fm Thanked: 0	well dude i have a ibanez Sa220Fm thats Edge pro II so i should be ok?

07-02-2005, 02:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 18,987 Main Seven: '91 UV7PWH, '91 UV7BK Rig: Fender Stage Thanked: 139	Nice pic, Wayne. It looks so much better than the small catalog shot. Nice Saber. :p

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Shawn Ibanez 7s Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 18,987 Main Seven: '91 UV7PWH, '91 UV7BK Rig: Fender Stage Thanked: 139	It is? Not in that picture. For a 6-string and since it's an S, I'd play it.

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