whammy bars

[ohmeplateau]

heyyyy

i had a really, maybe dumb, question about whammy's. do all whammy bars just kinda dangle and swing around loose or can they be tightened, orrr

yeah. i know **** about whammy's.

[KeithBMI]

Dangle.

[ohmeplateau]

yeah but i see guitarists rocking out and their whammy isn't dangling around.

[MirageBass]

I dunno. Check some Primus performances. Les had a whammy bar on his CT. I think.

[lunarpollen]

There are usually ways to get it to not dangle loosely. Most allow for tightening so it can be moved to a position and left there without it swinging back down when you let go.

[Barkless Dog]

Kahlers do not dangle but are threaded so you can lock it tight or pivot it back and it stays put.

[ohmeplateau]

oh right on thanks guys.

i'm trying to get a jagmaster

[dancehallclasher]

My Bigsby doesn't dangle.

[EddieN]

I believe some guys wrap a bit of electrical tape around the end to keep it from floppin' 'round.

[Spector_Ray]

Originally Posted by ohmeplateau

heyyyy

i had a really, maybe dumb, question about whammy's. do all whammy bars just kinda dangle and swing around loose or can they be tightened, orrr

yeah. i know **** about whammy's.

It depends on the model and what you want. Kahlers can be tightened down, but if you want it to dangle so it won't be in the way, just loosen it a couple of turns.

[CrazyArcher]

There are Floyd-like models with the handle jumping between fixed positions (at 9, 12, and 3 o'clock)

[ohmeplateau]

thanks guys, makes a lot more sense now. a guitard told me they all dangle like that... which didn't seem right to me.

[funkalicious101]

Originally Posted by EddieN

I believe some guys wrap a bit of electrical tape around the end to keep it from floppin' 'round.

Originally Posted by lunarpollen

There are usually ways to get it to not dangle loosely. Most allow for tightening so it can be moved to a position and left there without it swinging back down when you let go.

Originally Posted by ohmeplateau

yeah but i see guitarists rocking out and their whammy isn't dangling around.

gah..... are you trying to do this?

[ohmeplateau]

um i don't know what i'm trying to do.

i am looking for a jagmaster, which has a whammy bar. or a tremolo whatever.

and thats basically why i was asking. just curious.

[lunarpollen]

Originally Posted by funkalicious101

gah..... are you trying to do this?

what's wrong with having a non-dangling but perfectly mobile vibrato arm? For example, I like to be able to swing it and leave it to hover over any string I please during one part of a song, then let it go and then come back to it later in the song and it's exactly where I left it. It's a normal thing to want a whammy bar to be able to do.

[ohmeplateau]

yeah cause you rock out dude