what the hell is a tremolo bar?
RJAggroSk8
howdy, i was playing the Star Spangled Banner ala Hendrix...and it says to use
a tremolo at certain parts in the song and it sounds pretty cool, but i'm not
really sure what this is. Any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
Ryan
Mark Deayton
In layman's terms? - that bar thingy that hangs off the bridge (the
place where the strings meet the body of the guitar) of most Strats and
some other guitars. When you grab it the bridge moves and bends the
strings slightly in and out of pitch. Check out some guitarists next
time you are watching MTV and you will see zillions of tremelo bars.
Also known as a "whammy bar".
Apologies to all you out there who think this was a dumb question. Just
trying to help the guy.
RJAggroSk8
well I'm not a freakin dumbass...I actually DO know what a damn whammy bar is.
I just didn't know that a tremolo bar and and whammy bar was the same thing.
"that bar thingy that hangs off the bridge"... give me a break.
Amame25
>howdy, i was playing the Star Spangled Banner ala Hendrix...and it says to
>use
>a tremolo at certain parts in the song and it sounds pretty cool, but i'm not
>really sure what this is. Any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
>
>Ryan
>
>
Does a whammy bar make more sense to you?
Shoa
Hey Ryan it is just the proper term for "whammy bar" you know that thing
that screws into the bridge and you push in towards the guitar to shorten
the strings thereby changing the sound. It sounds too country for me. I
never use the thing.
RJAggroSk8 <rjagg...@aol.com> wrote in article
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Peter
RJAggroSk8 wrote:
What I find interesting is that the damn thing was misnamed in the
first place. The tremolo (or whammy ) bar actually causes a vibrato
effect, not a tremolo.
Jason
Shoa wrote in message <01bd311a$4447aa60$40daf4cc@slouie>...
Christ, whatever you do, NEVER EVER buy a guitar with a Floyd Rose (Piece of
sh*t...) locking tremelo.. It's a worthless piece of crap that causes me
intense grievance every time I try to change the freaking strings... I've
had to replace quite a few parts of it... BTW, does anyone have a clue as to
why it is that when I use a different gauge string of my guitar (Fender
Pro-Tone Fat Strat), the bridge gets all screwed up? And also, why it seems
that the action adjusts itself (The SOB has the strings floating about a
centimeter of the neck...)? Anyways, thanks.
-Jason
Reed Error
A tremolo bar is a device for putting unnecessary stress on your
guitar's longitudinal axis, causing it to go horribly out of tune and
sound like crap.
(Websters Abridged "Uh huh" Dictionary)
Gattman
Jason wrote:
> Christ, whatever you do, NEVER EVER buy a guitar with a Floyd Rose
> (Piece of
> sh*t...) locking tremelo.. It's a worthless piece of crap that causes
> me
> intense grievance every time I try to change the freaking strings...
> I've
> had to replace quite a few parts of it... BTW, does anyone have a clue
> as to
> why it is that when I use a different gauge string of my guitar
> (Fender
> Pro-Tone Fat Strat), the bridge gets all screwed up? And also, why it
> seems
> that the action adjusts itself (The SOB has the strings floating about
> a
> centimeter of the neck...)? Anyways, thanks.
>
> -Jason
Floyd Rose style tremolos work great once you installed the strings and
tuned them. They never go out of tune and don't break as fast as with
normal tremolos. I use an Ibanez Lo-Pro edge and its really great!When
you change the strings, do it like this: First remove the 1st string and
put on the new one. Tune it to pitch and stretch a little with the
whammy bar.
Then go to the second string and repeat the process.
When you're finished, the strings are all in or nearly in tune, and more
importantly they are pre-streched. Tune your guitar one last time if
necessary, and then tighten the nut-lock.
You have to use an (auto)chromatic tuner, though. Otherwise it's very
difficult to get each string exactly to pitch.
As for the bridge screwing up:
Thats because the bridge is kept in balance with springs at the back of
the guitar. If you use a heavier guage strings, the tension on the
strings is higher. This causes the brigde to be pulled up and thus the
saddles to be raised, resulting in higher action. It can be compensated
by placing an extra spring under the bridge at the back of the guitar
and/or adjusting the plate which holds the springs at the neck-end by
tightening/loosening the screws.
Once you get the hang of it, you'll see that a Floyd rose is really
great. That's why nearly all great rock guitarist have one.
- Dan of Diamond
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BIBZA
> Christ, whatever you do, NEVER EVER buy a guitar with a Floyd Rose (Piece of
> sh*t...) locking tremelo.. It's a worthless piece of crap that causes me
> intense grievance every time I try to change the freaking strings... I've
> had to replace quite a few parts of it... BTW, does anyone have a clue as to
> why it is that when I use a different gauge string of my guitar (Fender
> Pro-Tone Fat Strat), the bridge gets all screwed up? And also, why it seems
> that the action adjusts itself (The SOB has the strings floating about a
> centimeter of the neck...)? Anyways, thanks.
>
> -Jason
dude, get a guitar thats setup properly, that sounds like one SHITHOUSE
guitar.
I swear by my Floyd Rose'd guitars, I mean, the actions great, and the
only hassle of changin strings is the reverse head in me Jackson.
Changin strings suck yes, but the I have played my guitar for 4 hours
non-stop without needing to tune ONCE. thats good shit. BTW, I use the
tremolo intesively aswell, hence makin the Floyd Rose, an excellent
choice. I hate standard bridges, cant stay in tune, and when they go out,
the tuning isn't very fine at all, Floyd Rose uses a nice fine tuning
method, MMM, MMMMMMMM, lovely :P
Dale Jones
Jeez am I dumb, all along I thought a whammy bar was an automatic device to
knock your guitar out of tuning.
Dale
Peter wrote in message <34DB44A4...@istar.ca>...
Ozzy063
the guy that's got the problems with his floyd rose, i hear you. My suck,
and it doesn't even work that well. I've never picked up in tune because of
that stupid bridge. The only advantage of it is the prescicison tuning on the
bridge. But, i have seen some floyd rose that work incredible. My guitar
teacher can take his Ibanez, push down on the whammy bar so hard you can see
the strings raised, and then plays again without tuning. I think there are
really good, but the one that came with my fender sucks. I think maybe just
Fender has a problem with these things because i've heard both Jacksons,Ibanez,
and even my friends crappy 80's Kramer with way better tremolo systems.
klark...@gmail.com
> howdy, i was playing the Star Spangled Banner ala Hendrix...and it says to use
> a tremolo at certain parts in the song and it sounds pretty cool, but i'm not
> really sure what this is. Any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.
>
> Ryan