Which instrument features a whammy bar?
"Robert Dick (flutist) Robert Dick (born January 4, 1950) is a flutist, composer, teacher and author. His musical style is a mix of classical, world music, electronic and jazz, and he is the inventor of the ""glissando headjoint"" a custom flute head joint that allows the player to achieve electric guitar-like whammy bar effects with their instrument. In 2014, the National Flute Association awarded Dick its Lifetime Achievement Award. The ""New York Times"" said his “technical resources and imagination seem limitless"" while ""JazzTimes"" called him “revolutionary.” Robert Dick was born and raised in New York City. He began playing the"
"he plays a harmonic near the bridge on the G-string and raises the bar. It can be heard on many songs, including ""Surfing With The Alien"", ""The Extremist"", and ""Flying in a Blue Dream"". This technique is also used by many similar guitarists of the genre including Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Jonathan ""Head"" Welch and James ""Munky"" Schaffer of Korn and John Petrucci of Dream Theater. Jeff Beck is an acknowledged master of the whammy bar. Arguably the best known example of his work, and something of a signature tune, is the track ""Where Were You"" from the 1989 album"
"Whamola The Whamola is a bass instrument used in funk-jazz styles of music. The name is a portmanteau of whammy bar and viola. The Whamola is a direct descendant of the washtub bass, an American folk instrument popular with skiffle and jug bands, and features a single string which is manipulated via a pulley-and-lever system. The pulley mechanism is mounted in place of the tuning pegs at the top of a double-bass-style neck, which is attached to a wooden or metal body featuring a bridge, pickup and stand. The Whamola is played by hitting the string with a drum stick"
"""South Park"". Primus also regularly play a ""Drum and Whamola Jam"" in concert, as documented by their 2004 live DVD ""Hallucino-Genetics"". Whamola The Whamola is a bass instrument used in funk-jazz styles of music. The name is a portmanteau of whammy bar and viola. The Whamola is a direct descendant of the washtub bass, an American folk instrument popular with skiffle and jug bands, and features a single string which is manipulated via a pulley-and-lever system. The pulley mechanism is mounted in place of the tuning pegs at the top of a double-bass-style neck, which is attached to a wooden"
"""whammy bar"" or ""trem"". It uses a lever (""vibrato arm"") attached to the bridge that can temporarily slacken or tighten the strings to alter the pitch. A player can use this to create a vibrato or a portamento effect. Early vibrato systems were often unreliable and made the guitar go out of tune easily. They also had a limited pitch range. Later Fender designs were better, but Fender held the patent on these, so other companies used older designs for many years. With expiration of the Fender patent on the Stratocaster-style vibrato, various improvements on this type of internal, multi-spring"
"his Bigsby, he got a flesh-colored replacement from someone who worked on artificial limbs. Pioneering blues-rock guitarist Lonnie Mack was known for using a Bigsby on his famous 1958 Gibson Flying V. Some believe the term ""whammy bar"" comes from Mack's 1963 instrumental hit, “Wham!”, in which Mack liberally used the Bigsby. The Bigsby remains popular, especially on hollow-body guitars. It's available as a factory-fitted option on top-line models both hollow and solid-bodied from many makers, and as an aftermarket addition (requiring some skill to fit however). It remains the only widely used design whose mechanism is entirely above the"
"The XP-100 Whammy/Wah was more complex, incorporating both whammy and wah-wah possibilities. It is controlled by a rocker, and a button which selects the 29 different presets; """"Volume"""" effect, five """"Wah-Wah"""" effects, six """"Auto Wah"""" effects, eight """"Whammy"""" effects, and nine """"Harmony"""" effects. The Bass Whammy is a Whammy pedal built for bass guitar. Originally released alongside the Whammy II, it was built in the same chassis but in a deep blue color. It also featured a different set of shift and harmony options, more appropriate for use with a bass instrument. Since the original Bass Whammy has been discontinued,"
"including Ed O'Brien of Radiohead. In 2015, Molten Voltage released G-Quencer, which works with all 4 modern Whammy pedals and provides 8 unique ways to control the Whammy and expand its sonic potential. DigiTech Whammy The Whammy pedal is a digital effects pedal designed for guitar and manufactured by DigiTech. The Whammy was the first widely known effects pedal that could do foot controlled pitch shifting effects. The pedal emulates sounds that a guitarist normally makes using the vibrato (""whammy"") bar on the guitar, but with a greatly enhanced pitch range and without tuning hassles associated with traditional vibrato bars."
"DigiTech Whammy The Whammy pedal is a digital effects pedal designed for guitar and manufactured by DigiTech. The Whammy was the first widely known effects pedal that could do foot controlled pitch shifting effects. The pedal emulates sounds that a guitarist normally makes using the vibrato (""whammy"") bar on the guitar, but with a greatly enhanced pitch range and without tuning hassles associated with traditional vibrato bars. Pitch shifters typically combine the workings of an octaver (which adds a synthesized sound one or two octaves higher or lower than the original) sound with pitch bends and harmony shifts. The Whammy"
"Bigsby vibrato tailpiece The Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (or Bigsby for short) is a type of mechanical vibrato device for electric guitar designed by Paul A. Bigsby. The device allows musicians to bend the pitch of notes or entire chords with their pick hand for various effects. The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar, vibrato bar, or tremolo arm, the latter a misnomer since vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces (tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while ""vibrato"" is a fluctuation in"
"hand and a mallet in the other. They are used from professional music to classrooms. Chime bar A chime bar or resonator bell is a percussion instrument consisting of a tuned metal bar similar to a glockenspiel bar, with each bar mounted on its own wooden resonator. Chime bars are played with mallets again similar to a glockenspiel. The sound is similar to a glockenspiel, but with much more sustain, similar in this respect to a vibraphone but without the vibrato. Chime bars can be arranged on a table to be played by a single player, or played by a"
"... It felt playful, but on a much stronger level."" The technique was later referenced in the title of the group's EP ""Glider"" (1990). Glide guitar Glide guitar is a technique for playing guitar in which the player strums while holding the whammy bar, resulting in a pitch that wavers. It was developed by Irish musician Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine on the band's albums ""You Made Me Realise"" (1987) and ""Isn't Anything"" (1988). Shields often combined this technique with a reverse reverb effect from a Yamaha SPX90 unit, and would also tune two neighboring strings of his guitar"
"style around the use of the ""floating tremolo"", more specifically the first generation Floyd Rose unit. He is widely considered a true innovator in ""whammy bar"" tricks and techniques. Some prime examples of this are present on the tracks ""Don't Tell Me You Love Me"" and ""(You Can Still) Rock in America"". Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell is often said to have been one of the most influential users of the vibrato bar. His use contributed to the signature sounds and high pitched squeals that defined his playing. He used the bar extensively in all of his studio albums including ""Cowboys"
"Chime bar A chime bar or resonator bell is a percussion instrument consisting of a tuned metal bar similar to a glockenspiel bar, with each bar mounted on its own wooden resonator. Chime bars are played with mallets again similar to a glockenspiel. The sound is similar to a glockenspiel, but with much more sustain, similar in this respect to a vibraphone but without the vibrato. Chime bars can be arranged on a table to be played by a single player, or played by a group in a similar fashion to handbells, with each member holding a chime in one"
"real bass guitars do not have whammy bars, there is no whammy bar, but as in the real guitar, a knob dial can be used to manipulate in-game whammy notes. It is compatible with the 'Electro-Harmonix Overdrive Pedal' for controlling whammy effects with the player's foot. The controller is available in various colors to choose from such as seafoam green, candy apple red, and white. The ""Rock Band 3"" Wireless Fender Telecaster ""Player's Edition"" replica guitar controller features quieter more responsive buttons to replicate the feel of frets plus allow easier sliding chords, an upgraded strum bar, and touch activated"
"Lachy Doley Lachlan R ""Lachy"" Doley (born ca. 1977) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter best known for playing the Hammond Organ and Whammy Clavinet. Doley has recorded and/or toured with Jimmy Barnes, Glenn Hughes, Billy Thorpe, Joe Bonamassa and Powderfinger. Doley has issued two albums as a solo artist, ""Typically Individual Conforming Anti-Social"" (2011) and ""S.O.S (Singer Organ Soul)"" (2013); and two albums fronting Lachy Doley Group, ""Conviction"" (2015) and ""Lovelight"" (2017). The latter album peaked at No. 40 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Lachy Doley grew up in Adelaide, where he started a course at university. In"
"recording sessions include with Mahalia Barnes and Joe Bonamassa on ""Ooh Yeah! – The Betty Davis Songbook Album"" (2015). Doley is a regular member of Jimmy Barnes live shows including, Barnes' brief Australia Day set aboard a ship on Sydney Harbour in 2017. Lachy Doley Lachlan R ""Lachy"" Doley (born ca. 1977) is an Australian musician, singer and songwriter best known for playing the Hammond Organ and Whammy Clavinet. Doley has recorded and/or toured with Jimmy Barnes, Glenn Hughes, Billy Thorpe, Joe Bonamassa and Powderfinger. Doley has issued two albums as a solo artist, ""Typically Individual Conforming Anti-Social"" (2011) and"
"reference to guitarist Lonnie Mack's aggressive, rapid manipulation of the pitch-bending device in his 1963 song ""Wham!"". It has also been called a ""whang bar"". Most vibrato systems for guitar are based on one of four basic designs: Many other designs exist in smaller numbers, notably several original designs marketed by Gibson under the ""Vibrola"" name, which they also used for some licensed Bigsby units. A design patented in 2006 from Trem King uses a fixed bridge with a moving tone block. The world's first patented mechanical vibrato unit was created and designed by Doc Kauffman. The initial patent was"
"the sound. This emulates the sound of monkeys laughing (solo at 2:28). Adrian Belew has incorporated frequent use of the vibrato arm on his Stratocaster and Parker guitars as part of his unique style. The vibrato arm is often integral to his use of the guitar to produce ""sound effects"" such as animal voices, industrial noises, and the like. On the track ""Twang Bar King"", from the album of the same title, he uses the ""twang bar"" in a particularly over the top way, effectively resulting in a parody of his own style and vibrato arm use in general. Neil"
"pickups. Some guitars have a fixed bridge (3.4). Others have a spring-loaded hinged bridge called a ""vibrato bar"", ""tremolo bar"", or ""whammy bar"", which lets players bend notes or chords up or down in pitch or perform a vibrato embellishment. A plastic pickguard on some guitars protects the body from scratches or covers the control cavity, which holds most of the wiring. The degree to which the choice of woods and other materials in the solid-guitar body (3) affects the sonic character of the amplified signal is disputed. Many believe it is highly significant, while others think the difference between"
"""Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop"". Kirk Hammett from Metallica uses the whammy bar in some of his songs, such as the solos for the songs ""Master of Puppets"", ""Enter Sandman"", ""The Thing that Should Not Be"", and his live solo from Seattle, which can be heard on """". Les Claypool, the bassist and lead vocalist of Primus, installed a Kahler ""bass tremolo"" on his main bass, a Carl Thompson fretted four string bass guitar (this is highly unusual for bass). He uses the ""tremolo"" to create the wobbling bass tone heard on ""Frizzle Fry"", ""Nature Boy"", ""Too Many Puppies"" and ""John"
"neck (green, red, yellow, blue and orange) a ""strum bar"" (around where the pickups on an electric guitar would be) and whammy bar (corresponding to its real-life position) on the body. Additionally, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 controllers also feature a d-pad, start and select/back buttons and a Home/Guide button. For navigation within the system menus, the strum bar acts as ""up"" and ""down"" on the d-pad (the dedicated d-pad can also be used) while the fret buttons correspond to , , , and ""L1"" on PlayStation 3 or A, B, X, Y and left-bumper on Xbox 360. Guitar"
"the bridge position. Its neck is in the style of what's called a Wizard II neck. Ibanez RG 321 The Ibanez RG 321 is a guitar built and sold by the Ibanez guitar company. Created in the mid nineties, its body is based on the JEM series guitar, commonly used by Steve Vai. The guitar is built with a mahogany body and a bolt-on rosewood neck. It has 24 jumbo frets, 2 more frets than on a standard guitar, and features pearl inlays. The bridge is fixed, meaning it can't possess a whammy bar without special customization by store or"
"strings. Design of the key toggles was done by the late David Fowler, at the time trading under BJ Hopkins Injection and toolmaking, in Littleworth, Oxford. An electronic tremolo bar (the 'electronic wang arm') can be used for standard whammy bar effects, or can be redefined to produce different MIDI output such as filter cutoffs or volume. When originally produced, the SynthAxe was priced at £10,000 (approximately $13,000) and eventually sold for about £6,000.00. The instrument was built from aerospace and military grade hardware, and was such a sophisticated and expensive piece of machinery that few were sold, making it"
"setting from the DT altogether. A new feature on this version of the Whammy is a Classic/Chords switch. When the 'Classic' option is selected, the Whammy makes noises described as a ""glitch-fest"" by a Digitech Representative when playing chords, because it is not polyphonic. The 'Chords' option activates polyphony, making chords ring out much clearer. The 4 modern Whammy pedals (4, 5, DT, and Bass) can all be controlled via MIDI program changes and control changes. In 2009, Molten Voltage released a dedicated MIDI controller for the Whammy called Molten MIDI. Molten MIDI is used by a variety of artists"
"""Breaking Bad"" and ""True Blood"" as well as the Danish Academy Award winning film ""In a Better World"". Array mbira The Array mbira is a hand-crafted modern musical instrument with a unique harp- or bell-like sound. It is made in the United States by its inventor Bill Wesley and manufactured by Wesley with Patrick Hadley in San Diego, California, United States. Its development began in the 1960s. It is a radical redesign of the African mbira and is part of the lamellaphone family. The metal tines are grouped into multiple octaves. Sounding each grouping of octaves in a left-to-right direction"
"of his three solos (the other two involving a valved trombone and a trumpet) in a live performance of his song ""Great Guns"". Japanese free-improvisation trumpeter Toshinori Kondo has played baritone horn on some dates and recordings (e.g., ""Jazz Bunker""), as has saxophonist Ralph Carney (e.g., ""Night on Earth"") Baritone horn The baritone horn, or sometimes just called baritone, is a low-pitched brass instrument in the saxhorn family. It is a piston-valve brass instrument with a bore that is mostly conical, like the flugelhorn and alto (tenor) horn, but is narrower than the conical bore of the euphonium. It uses"
"toggling it while continuing to pick. He often fanned it rapidly to the tempo of his simultaneous tremolo picking, to produce a machine-gunned, single-note, ""shuddering"" sound. Guitarists nicknamed the device “whammy bar” in honor of Mack's early demonstration of skill with it in ""Wham!"". Usually accompanied by horns, drums, keyboards and bass guitar, Mack's early instrumentals broadly resembled the contemporary Memphis Soul style of Booker T and the M.G.s, but with rapid guitar solos that ""blurred the lines between soul, rock, surf, and rockabilly."" British music critic Dave Stephens rated Mack's overall guitar sound as ""highly distinctive, dare I say,"
"Wheelharp The wheelharp is a musical instrument with bowed strings controlled by a keyboard and foot-controlled motor, similar to Leonardo da Vinci's Viola organista, a keyboard-operated string instrument for continuously sounding strings by rubbing the strings with spinning wheels, powered by a treadle controlled by one foot of the musician. Created by Jon Jones and Mitchell Manger, the wheelharp debuted at the 2013 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. According to the Wall Street Journal, it ""looks and works like a cross between a harpsichord and a hurdy-gurdy: a motor driven wheel spins, rubbing against strings when the player depresses a"
"the first production Iceman since the 1990s to have a whammy bar. In 2009, the Iceman was remodeled by Paul Gilbert using Photoshop, by flipping the body of the Iceman over. Since the cutout was on the other side, they added another cutout that was a bit smaller than the trademark Iceman stalk. There were two designs; both of a natural wood finish, one with mahogany with a cherry fret-board and another with korina wood. Paul Gilbert's model was released at a 2009 Guitar show as the ""Ibanez Fireman"", with a set 3-piece korina/bubinga neck, 22 frets, and a 24-3/4"""
"Array mbira The Array mbira is a hand-crafted modern musical instrument with a unique harp- or bell-like sound. It is made in the United States by its inventor Bill Wesley and manufactured by Wesley with Patrick Hadley in San Diego, California, United States. Its development began in the 1960s. It is a radical redesign of the African mbira and is part of the lamellaphone family. The metal tines are grouped into multiple octaves. Sounding each grouping of octaves in a left-to-right direction runs through the circle of fifths, and sounding each group in a right-to-left direction runs through the circle"
"Marimba The marimba () is a percussion instrument consisting of a set of wooden bars struck with yarn or rubber mallets to produce musical tones. Resonators or pipes suspended underneath the bars amplify their sound. The bars of a chromatic marimba are arranged like the keys of a piano, with the groups of two and three accidentals raised vertically, overlapping the natural bars to aid the performer both visually and physically. This instrument is a type of idiophone, but with a more resonant and lower-pitched tessitura than the xylophone. A person who plays the marimba is called a ""marimbist"" or"
"Saw bang The Saw bang (Thai: ซอบั้ง) is a bowed musical instrument. It differs from a related Saw by using only bamboo for its sound box and skull fiddle (กะโหลกซอ). The bamboo is called "" Mị̂ ku (ไม้กุ) "". It is sun-dried and then the bark is taken off. Holes are made and strings are stretched with the knob which are made from two pieces of wood wedge. The other side of the cylinder has a piece of small wood called "" H̄ỳxng (หย่อง)"" that raises two cord lines made from bicycle brake cables. The Saw bang has two strings."