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Kizaze44 View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 10:54 PM
Dec 29 2008, 10:54 PM	GMC:er Posts: 279 Joined: 7-July 07 From: New York City	One of my guitars is the Ibanez RG 2550. One problem (if it is a problem) is that the whammy bar doesn't "swing freely" when I let it go. In other words, I have to move it down to the "six o'clock" position after I use it in a lick. Shouldn't it just swing down by itself when I let it go? -Kizaze You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

UncleSkillet View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:20 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:20 PM	Learning Tone Seeker Posts: 1.525 Joined: 21-January 08 From: Cincinnati, Ohio	I think tremolo systems are just different. Mine does the same as yours (a little stiff) and I prefer it that way. When I do use it I know where it is at and then just give it a bump when I am finish and it goes to about 2 or 3 o'clock position. On one of my old Kramer guitars the bar just goes where ever it wants and while jamming in a live situation it would drive me crazy. It was always running away from where I wanted to grab it. Very unpredictable. I think its really person preference. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- "Think of a guitar solo as a paragraph. You need a clear beginning, a middle, and an end. Look at musical phrases like sentences, and make sure you break them up using punctuation—or space. You pause naturally when conversing, right? If you don't, you'll bore the listener. The same thing will happen with your audience if your solo is one dimensional. You'll wear them out and lose their attention." —Tom Principato

kjutte View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:22 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:22 PM	GMC:er Posts: 1.710 Joined: 17-July 07 From: Norway	QUOTE (Kizaze44 @ Dec 29 2008, 10:54 PM) One of my guitars is the Ibanez RG 2550. One problem (if it is a problem) is that the whammy bar doesn't "swing freely" when I let it go. In other words, I have to move it down to the "six o'clock" position after I use it in a lick. Shouldn't it just swing down by itself when I let it go? -Kizaze Depends on the plastic fills around the arm. The friction decides. You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Kizaze44 View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:26 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:26 PM	GMC:er Posts: 279 Joined: 7-July 07 From: New York City	Thanks Uncle, I don't mind it so much - like you said, you always know where it is. I just didn't know if it was broken or damaged. Thanks, Kizaze You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Vaialation1232 View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:29 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:29 PM	Learning Rock Star Posts: 138 Joined: 23-December 08 From: Bay Area, CA	QUOTE (UncleSkillet @ Dec 29 2008, 02:20 PM) I think tremolo systems are just different. Mine does the same as yours (a little stiff) and I prefer it that way. When I do use it I know where it is at and then just give it a bump when I am finish and it goes to about 2 or 3 o'clock position. On one of my old Kramer guitars the bar just goes where ever it wants and while jamming in a live situation it would drive me crazy. It was always running away from where I wanted to grab it. Very unpredictable. I think its really person preference. Yeah, my guitar's whammy bar is always where ever it feels like...i stuck some plastic around it and now it sticks better...but for being too stiff i dunno maybe get new bushings or even take one off and see if that helps? if anything though being stiff is a good thing cause if its too loose you can't do half the tricks you may want to You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Kizaze44 View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:32 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:32 PM	GMC:er Posts: 279 Joined: 7-July 07 From: New York City	I wouldn't call it "stiff", it just stays wherever I put it. There's no tension when I rotate it, so I'll assume it's not broken. (First whammy bar for me - still learning) -Kiz You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Dexxter View Member Profile	Dec 29 2008, 11:42 PM
Dec 29 2008, 11:42 PM	Learning Tone Guru Posts: 646 Joined: 27-June 07 From: Sweden	You should be able to adjust the tension of your whammy bar. Read the manual or google it to find out how to adjust your You are at GuitarMasterClass.net Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content! -------------------- http://www.seednaofficial.com/

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