Some more great links, thanks Brian. I'm glad you mentioned the Beck's whammy. I've never used one much. My main guitars don't have one and I took the one off my Strat and lost it. I have since bought a new one, but still don't really use it. I haven't been aware of other guitarists use it the way Beck did, it's almost like a pedal for him. He is part of the guitar school that uses his thumb pick a lot for riffs instead of fingers, or as well as, but I think his hand position with the focus on his thumb gives him more flexibility to use the whammy. What do you think?
I was actually watching his incredible performance at Ronnie Scott's again after I heard of his passing, and you're spot on. He's doing some really interesting things with being able to fingerpick and really hone in on making actual melodies with the whammy bar. It's so fun to watch, and he has such a unique and funky sound overall. I've never been one to use a whammy bar either, but I might consider breaking one out again.
Some more great links, thanks Brian. I'm glad you mentioned the Beck's whammy. I've never used one much. My main guitars don't have one and I took the one off my Strat and lost it. I have since bought a new one, but still don't really use it. I haven't been aware of other guitarists use it the way Beck did, it's almost like a pedal for him. He is part of the guitar school that uses his thumb pick a lot for riffs instead of fingers, or as well as, but I think his hand position with the focus on his thumb gives him more flexibility to use the whammy. What do you think?
I was actually watching his incredible performance at Ronnie Scott's again after I heard of his passing, and you're spot on. He's doing some really interesting things with being able to fingerpick and really hone in on making actual melodies with the whammy bar. It's so fun to watch, and he has such a unique and funky sound overall. I've never been one to use a whammy bar either, but I might consider breaking one out again.