What is a guitar whammy bar?

Answer 1

a bar thats on certain gutiars that you pull up or down to affect the sound of the strings making the strings speed up or slow down creating higher or lower sounding notes.

pulled up loosens the springs causing them to speed up

pushed down causes them to slow down

two examples floyd rose and bigsby

Answer 2

theres springs inside the guitar, they stretch and compress , so when you pull up or push down they add or take away tension from the springs.

so in laymen terms you push down it makes the strings flappy and sound low

when you pull up it makes them tighter and sound higher

Answer 3

same way a normal guitar but the fine tuners (things to tune on the whammy) you will if you don't want to unlock the neck.. easy right?

that's if you have a Floyd rose or kahler whammy bar of course

Answer 4

YouTube a lesson, its all pushing down .. pulling up and the Floyd rose or whatever whammy bar you have enhancing what you did on the guitar .... like dimebag darrell will do a pinch harmonic than pull up and down, same with Herman li and synister gates of a7x

Answer 5

this bar that sticks out from the bridge of a guitar where the strings start, adding or removing force with our hands like pulling up or down make the strings sound more higher or lower depending on how you use it.

pushing down causes the strings to slow down creating a lower note

pulling up causes the strings to speed up causing the guitar to create higher notes

the strings on a whammy bar are more likely to break because of the extra wear and tear from the whammy bars, there's many varieties, the most popular being Floyd Rose and 2 point tremolos like fender made popular.

Answer 6

in a real guitar as long as it stays there, its preference. I like it a bit loose , that way when I solo I can still "find" the whammy in the darkest club when I need it.

but if you mean adjusting the springs in a Floyd rose (Dont do this unless you know what you're doing, this can cost 80$ to fix) as long as its flat you're fine.

Answer 7

makes the string(s) sound higher or lower than they do depending on how you use it:

pulling up causes the springs to tighten causing the strings to sound higher because they speed up

pushing down causes the notes to slow down making a lower sound.

some whammy bars just push down , some go up and down

pros

you may find it cool sounding, adding something extra to a song you're writing a good example being Van Halen and the song Atomic Punk

cons

strings are more prone to breaking

the guitar may go out of tune depending on how much you use it

with floyd roses switching tunings or string size can be a hassle so if you play in a lot of tunings dont go with one

Answer 8

It depends on the type of guitar and the type of bridge, but there's probably be a hole in the bridge of your guitar which you can screw the whammy bar into.

Answer 9

You jump on it as if there is no tommorrow. :D