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A vibrato system on a guitar is a mechanical device used to temporarily change the pitch of the strings. It adds vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings, typically at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar using a controlling lever, which is alternately referred to as a whammy bar, vibrato bar, or tremolo arm. [1]
Dive bomb is a guitar technique in which the tremolo bar, or whammy bar is used to rapidly lower the pitch of a note, creating a sound considered to be similar to a bomb dropping. One of the most recognized pioneers of this technique is Jimi Hendrix .
The DigiTech Whammy is a pitch shifter pedal manufactured by DigiTech. It raises or lowers the pitch of an audio signal by up to two octaves , controlled with a treadle . The first model, released in 1989, was the first mass-market digital pitch shifter.
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.
According to asset manager Vanguard’s “How America Saves 2024” report, around 3.6% of workers participating in employer-sponsored 401(k) plans made a “hardship” withdrawal in 2023, up ...
Whammy! - A 1983 album by The B-52's; A whammy bar, a colloquial term for a guitar's tremolo arm. Digitech Whammy, effect pedal; A curse put on the opposing team by Dancing Harry; The catchphrase of Champ Kind, a character in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy "Whammy", a song by Sharon Needles from the album Taxidermy
Burger fans have been encountering ballooning menu prices in America. The surging cost of the key ingredient has contributed to this. According to a recent CNN report, two all-beef patties are ...
There's rich and then there's making the Forbes-richest-people list rich. Forbes recently released its list of the 400 richest people in America in 2024 and 10 of those billionaires hail from Georgia.