| Another name for the whammy bar is a tremolo | | | | If a string breaks while using your tremolo bar, you |
| arm.Saga Guitar Kit Forum By pushing down on the | | | | will need to change your string as fast as possible. |
| whammy bar you can change the pitch of your | | | | 4. Maintain whammy maintenance: The more you |
| strings adding some very unique and colourful sounds | | | | learn about how your whammy bar system works, |
| to your electric. | | | | the easier it will be to maintain your guitar. Part of |
| Let's take a look at 5 whammy bar techniques that | | | | healthy whammy maintenance is to make sure all the |
| you must remember to implement when using a | | | | parts of your trem system is in working order. Some |
| tremolo bar in your playing. | | | | things to keep an eye on are, the height of your |
| 1. Have a guitar tuner: Using a whammy bar on your | | | | bride to the base of your guitar. You can also keep |
| instrument will often times put your guitar out of | | | | an eye out for worn down springs located on the |
| tune. The more aggressive whammy bar techniques | | | | back of the guitar under the back plate of your |
| used the more likely your guitar will go out of tune. If | | | | electric. If you have a tremolo arm that connects to |
| you are able to get a tuner that is either built into | | | | the bridge of your guitar, you'll want to make sure |
| your effects unit, or can be connected to your | | | | that the threads on the metal arm are not stripped. |
| effects the better. By having a tuner nearby, you will | | | | 5. Lightly tap the bar: Your tremolo arm may not |
| be able to stay in tune even after heavy use of your | | | | always go back to the original position it started |
| whammy bar. | | | | from. This is especially true for floating bridge |
| 2. Have a fresh set of strings: The more you use | | | | systems. If you use your whammy bar during a song |
| your tremolo arm, the more your guitar strings are | | | | and your guitar sounds out of tune, lightly tap your |
| stretched. This can cause wear and tear to your | | | | whammy bar up or down. Lightly hitting your bar will |
| strings and can eventually break. Make sure you have | | | | sometimes reposition the bridge of your guitar back |
| a second set of strings around in case your strings | | | | into it's original position. Try this technique before you |
| break when using your tremolo bar system. | | | | rush to your guitar tuner to re-tune your guitar, |
| Play EXISTING riffs and patterns with speed and | | | | otherwise you'll be tuning your guitar in the new |
| accuracy click here | | | | bridge position, and when you use your tremolo bar |
| 3. Quick change: Make sure you know how to change | | | | again you're bridge might reposition itself into the |
| your guitar strings s fast as possible in a live setting. | | | | original position before you re-tuned your guitar. |