Whammy Bar Techniques

[shgshg]

The album "Surfing With the Alien" contains everything a locking-trem user could ever want to know.

 

[TDePaul1313]

I do a pinch harmonic on the 3rd string 2nd fret dive and a natural harmonic on the 3rd fret leting the bar come back up! It's just something I like doing. I think I picked it up from Derek Frigo's playing mostly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIRJG2gsxiQ

 

[ThrowBackMan]

Very cool. I saw night ranger way back when and he did a lot of stuff with the bar for sure. Very good with it.. Very cool clip man! Killer tone
Tim

+1 on Brad Gillis on his Night Ranger stuff. Yeah, some of his stuff is over the top but very useful to learn if you want to use the bar more.

Also, for health reasons, when I'm playing enough to be stage ready, I have to ration licks that tire my left hand muscles. Because of that, I learned to use the bar for effective vibrato, especially on >12 fret stuff. I worked up a cool vibrato by using my right hand little finger looped under the bar with a very loose grip. Meaning my hand moves much more than the little finger. I've gotten compliments from some of my friends that hate whammy bars so it must be ok.

BTW, in this clip I'm using a Mesa Mark III that I built in a 1967 Fender Bassman chassis in '86.

When You Close Your Eyes - Night Ranger.

..Joe