Members Spike Li Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Well aside from obvious things like a divebomb, for all those trem users out there, what do you use it for? Im curious as I usually avoid trems (none of guitars has one) as I like to change tunings on my guitars a lot and also Ive never really seen the need to have one... Also, does the trem make playing styles like shredding easier to do? ie.- does it make quick bends easier to do, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cats-o-caster Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 No it doesn'tYou need trem only for dive-bombs and other Barnum-style stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members randombastage Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I like to do Jeff Beck impersonations, little drops and rises in pitch but really the only thing it does consistantly is detune my guitar. I'm seriously thinking of buying an Ibanez RG550 to satisfy my need to wiggle stick and stay in tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Toshiro Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Scoops: pushing the bar down before hitting a note and letting it come up to the note. This is by far my fav technique with the bar. Flutters: Flicking the bar so that it warbles the note. Dive into pull up. Pretty common. Bar vibrato with a floyd is a bit of a trial and error thing for me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mesa/Kramer Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Vibrato, bending into notes, expression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lp_junkie Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 all kinds of crazy stuff when I used to use it, I have a song that has the wackiest solo I ever recorded and it has plenty of trem bar in it. This was recorded with a 1980 Les Paul Deluxe that had a Floyd Rose on it, I definitely don't write solos like this anymore.Too Bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PanaDP Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Nothing, I don't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Vibrato, bending into notes, expression ... all of the above. plus 'fake slide' -- the solo in this clip was an attempt to reproduce, using the whammy bar, one of my favourite Muddy Waters slide solos. [YOUTUBE]f6wbSVrI_lE[/YOUTUBE] If you're in a hurry, the solo in question starts around the four-minute mark. (Incidentally, that's Marc on bass -- before he shaved his head and grew a beard.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I use it for stuff like SRV's Riviera Paradise. Mostly just for a slight shimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Awesome tunes posted in this thread so far:thu: I use the whammy to divebomb the open low E and A strings when I hit them, to add vibrato to chords, and it's the only way I can add vibrato to a high bent note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I have mine setup so that you can pull up and get a minor 3rd. I use it mainly for steel type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I need to get a Bigsby for my hollowbody, but I'm afraid to drill holes in it, and I don't feel like taking it to a tech:freak: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 My favorite use of a wang bar is to make noise. Mash it down,pull up hard,wiggle,yank,crank and other general abuse. The funny thing is my only guitar I have with a tremolo is a Squier(remember the overstock.com about 3 years ago on the mahogany body strats?) with the 2 point unit and it stays in tune no matter how much I abuse it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeanJovi Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I use it for stuff like SRV's Riviera Paradise. Mostly just for a slight shimmer. Yep, just adding vibrato mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturn Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I don't have a guitar with a trem at the moment. Will probably be getting one though. I usually use the trem pretty sparingly. Just for a little vibrato and the occasional 80's hair metal tunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 My trem arm stays in the case. The mechanism, springs and such, are crucial to a strats unique tone. So mines just a part of the guitar that contributes to the overall tone, but I dont use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ashasha Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 Anytime that I am too in tune I just dive the {censored} out of it so that it's all {censored}ed up sounding. Seriously though I use mine for a shimmering type vibrato sound. I dig the way that Brian May uses his and I have to admit that I do get kind of overboard at times with it. I also like doing a little Beck style stuff (though I am not even in the same hemisphere as him at it). But one thing I picked up from him was the tremolo flutter where you pull up or push down and then just let it fly out of your hand for that nice rude crazy sound. I've been doing that a lot lately.One other thing that I noticed is that since I last set up my strat the tremolo is almost perfectly set for 1 step when you pull up on it. I've worked hard on getting that thing to stay in tune over the last few years and it's nice to actually be able to use it for more than just a bit of shimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I can't live without mine. It just makes playing a whole lot more interesting and fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roycew93 Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 My trem arm stays in the case. The mechanism, springs and such, are crucial to a strats unique tone. So mines just a part of the guitar that contributes to the overall tone, but I dont use it. Yeah I use mine to help hold my case down too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ferdinandstrat Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 They are very important to me, it's hard for me to play a guitar without a Floyd Rose. I use them for everything, from vibrato, to expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MOOMOO Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 I like the bar, for me it's all about feel and tude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Superrust Posted March 7, 2010 Members Share Posted March 7, 2010 slight vibrato just to add a touch of flavor here and there. It's not something I would say is part of my playing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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