Nicknames for vibrato arms...

[Chris Pile]

I've heard a bunch of names for the humble vibrato arm since the late 70's..... wobble sticks, wiggle sticks, bomber bar, screaming bar, whammy bar, flip stick (Phil X), trem bar, wangulator (my nickname for it since the late 80's). Let's hear more, guys!

 

[PFDarkside]

Gear shifter, wang bar,

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

I call it my Spring Yanker. Or sometimes Spring Puller

dive bar
Flinkle dink
Pull up bar
Pitch correction tool
Down tuner

 

[beaubrummels]

Adrian Belew - Twang Bar King

 

[LLL]

Talent bar.

(I'll take the trophy now, thank you)

 

[hamerfan]

Wang dangle

 

[alex1fly]

Wankin' stick

 

[Liam1963]

Pitch bar

 

[eclecticsynergy]

My former wife once called it the wowie bar.

 

[Mr. 80's]

Trem or Floyd Rose. I never called them by anything else.

 

[solspirit]

Whammy bar is all I ever use. . . Thanks Zappa

 

[80's_Thrash_Metal]

My former wife once called it the wowie bar.

That really made me laugh!

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

Phallic tractor.

 

[dave74]

"the bar" is what I call it, but if I was describing it to a non-player it would be whammy bar, and if I was talking to another player and discussing the various types it would be trem-arm.

 

[Dudeman7]

I call mine "Drew Mungus".

 

[JB_From_Hell]

I used to say bar or trem, but I'm appropriating Greg Koch's term, Mr Wiggles.

 

[Chris Pile]

Mr. Koch has a way with words, to tell the truth.