Guest Salty Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 I'm having a bit of difficulty with my tremolo bar. I can't get it to make the WAH sound. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 The wah sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Salty Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Yeh you no, when you use the bar thats the sound it makes. I wasn't the way i described it, bass monkey said thats what it did! can you help tho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 maybe you've got too many springs holding it in place, round the back of the guitar!Is it a strat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Salty Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 Yeh it is, springs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Philip Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 take of the plastic cover of the back of the guitar there should be a row of springs which create the tension needed to kep the bridge in place etc... how many are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 "Wah" is not a good way to describe the effects of a tremolo as it makes you think of a wah pedal, or playing with the tone control...just experiment with different levels of pressure in both directions, wobbling it, dive boming (where you push it right down so the strings go floppy>, try pressing it down one way then pulling it back the other...anything...try it with clean and distorted sounds...sure you'll come up with something...or get an example of the sound you want in a song and tell us what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Is he meaning that kind of wailing dimvebomb......if so just hit the harmonics on the lower 3 string carefully and let rip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Salty Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Thanks guys for your help! I'll go see what i can get out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewpiD Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 bah i ripped my floyd rose off comming out of a dive bomb :s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckie Gilman Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 pinched harmonic divebombs sounds awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 4, 2004 Report Share Posted January 4, 2004 It can be hard to nail 'em perfectly but sounds awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Originally posted by Mouse:It can be hard to nail 'em perfectly but sounds awesome! True! Some fuckers nail them every time and then there are people like me who only gets it sometimes, damn I need guitar lessons lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckie Gilman Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Originally posted by hog dev fucker:True! Some fuckers nail them every time and then there are people like me who only gets it sometimes, damn I need guitar lessons lol use a sharper pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Ahhh! I noticed sometimes I can do it or not, forgetting pick size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 back to the original question, do you have a floyd rose on your strat? because if not i don't advice attempting divebombs!!p.s just got an Ibanez RG550, what a beast it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savant Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 For a 'wah' sound, get a Wah Pedal.Best thing to do with the tremelo arm: twist it round anticlockwise 'til it comes off, then leave it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 No trem arm? Don't be silly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I agree with Craig, trem arms are a pain. Two of my guitars have floyd rose's (the dimebag sig. Washburn and the Jackson) and they are more hassle than they are worth (unless you ALWAYS play in standard E tuning) In fact my Jackson is currently getting set-up so that the floyd rose bridge is blacked up so it acts as a fixed bridge.However it is fun every once in a wihle to whammy away, I find the best/easiest/most impressive sounding 'trick' is to hit natural harmonics on the 5th fret on both the high B and E strings, and then Dive bomb (similar to the solo at the end of "And Justice For All" and "Blackened" (although the blackened one actually goes up in pitch - not down) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 no no no, u wana hit a harmonic on G 3rd fret. I saw Dave Navarro do that at Janes addiction - changed my life forever. Takes a second to get but believe me it wails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Originally posted by bryn:no no no, u wana hit a harmonic on G 3rd fret. I saw Dave Navarro do that at Janes addiction - changed my life forever. Takes a second to get but believe me it wails. On 'cemetary Gates' by Pantera, a third fret harmonic is played after the intro build up, just before the main heavy riff that everyone is familiar with.Joe Satriani etc all hit those harmonics around the 1.8 fret which are nigh on impossible to nail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 satch is ok, all he does it fuck about the lydian or dorian. kinda rambly. vai is the shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Ascension Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 Originally posted by Mouse:It can be hard to nail 'em perfectly but sounds awesome! Yep... use a sharp heavy/hard pick.. i use those purple or green tortoise dunlop type ones u get in r&b etc! They definately do the job, its very difficult when u start playing artificial harmonics but once u get the idea it becomes easier with everytime u play one.Dan Man, whats this whammy bashing all about? can't be having that -0 not from a BA member! Tremolo = the shit, enough said... i like wanking down the tremolo from some natural harmonics on the 7th frets!Have to agree about floyd roses...pain in the ass to change strings/tune, etc! But when u are dive bombing all over the shop its pretty much essential! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 a few years ago i spent ages looking in to getting a tremolo fitted to one of my basses. apparently there was only one company in the world that ever did it and they went bust. they were supposed to be rubbishpossibly the worst idea i ever had!spoonie X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Ascension Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by Spoonie:a few years ago i spent ages looking in to getting a tremolo fitted to one of my basses. apparently there was only one company in the world that ever did it and they went bust. they were supposed to be rubbishpossibly the worst idea i ever had!spoonie X or possibly the best idea i've ever heard! Bass tremolo can only be a good thing! I suggest some sort of DIY job... best not do it on a good bass though!Keep the dream alive.. but in the meantime how about you add some of this to your bass ... http://www.simscustom.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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