Now, to our review of the best electric guitars with whammy bars – as ranked by our team.

The Fender Stratocaster The Fender Stratocaster is one of the most popular and iconic guitars ever built, and almost always ships with a whammy bar in a traditional floating tremolo bridge. Within the Stratocaster series, you have two types of bridges to choose from: Two-point synchronized tremolo bridge.

But whammy bars change the pitch of the guitar: when you push on them, the pitch goes down, when you lift on them (as with a floating tremolo), the pitch goes up. A “tremolo arm” (aka a whammy bar) is a vibrato effect. It does not change volume; it change pitch.

• Squier by Fender Affinity Stratocaster Beginner Electric Guitar.
• ESP LTD KH-602 Signature Series Kirk Hammett Electric Guitar.
• Yamaha Pacifica Series PAC12 Electric Guitar.
• Ibanez GRGM21BKN 3/4 Size Mikro Electric Guitar.

All tremolo systems have their quirks, whether you use a Bigsby, Floyd Rose, two-point synchronized, floating or what have you. But a new system says it can deliver perfect tuning and accurate pitch bends on any electric…or acoustic, for that matter.

A whammy bar (also called a tremolo arm) is a device attached to electric guitars that bends the strings. Classic guitarists like Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen used the whammy bar for their dramatic solos. The whammy bar creates an unique sound that can be used in rock, soul, country and more.

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Whammy bars, are often referred to as tremolo or vibrato bridges. The Bigsby Vibrato has a rocker bridge as the main component. Instead of the strings going through holes, they wrap around a metal bar that is attached to the tremolo arm. A guitarist can push the arm down and loosen the strings to get the drop in pitch.

Conclusion. As you can see, whammy bars are perfectly fine. There is no any harm whatsoever a whammy bar can do to your guitar. Of course, you can notice some tuning stability issues when you use it, but it’s probably not because of a whammy bar itself.

Short answer: Most of them do. Longer answer: Strats have had the tremolo since day one. At times, Fender has offered ‘hardtail’ Strats – no tremolo – where the bridge was just screwed directly to the body.

The whammy bar can only be used on sustains(long notes). When wiggled back and forth the player can change the pitch of the held note. Through experimentation and repeated use, one can come up with cool or even comical new sounds to use in a song.