Using the tremolo after 17 years...

[Marinblues]

I stopped using the tremolo on my strat in 1987 because the guitar was going out of tune. I quit playing around 1989 and started playing again in 2001. I rebiased my amp this week and put back those cheapo 12ax7wb I am apparently used to (I had "upgraded" the amp with EH tubes which I found a bit harsh) and the thing played miles better. I wanted to give it a test run and I decided the Strat would be right. I looked for the a cloth to clean the strings and I found - my tremolo bar! Wow, it's been a while since I haven't used it. I screwed the thing on and it could on go down because the bridge is set against the body. I took one spring out (left 2), pressed the bar and the guitar tone went NEEEENAAAAAA....... NEEEEENAAAAAAA .........

I worked out a few rules like: - in order to pull strings up I had to loosen the strings first and then play the string and let it go up; - us it sparingly; - etc....

To cut a long story short, here's the clip of me using the whammy after 17 years whilst testing that cute little baby rebiased amp:

http://www.marinblues.it/music/lpjazzbazz.mp3


strat>banzai od>engl screamer>sm57>pc.

Thanks for taking your time to listen to my clip and above all read the gibberish that I write.


Marin

P.S. I'll get better with that whammy....

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Now that was a great clip Marin, strat sound suits you too
Hehe trems are addictive

 

[xerxes]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

nice tune as normal. that strat suits your playing well it sounds! also, with some practise with that bar, you could be a fenom!

 

[\m/(00)\m/]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Hehe trems are addictive

i know

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Hehe I got hooked badly after listening to much to Jeff Beck's Guitarshop....wow
So after have been attacked by Edwards screaming dives and odd bends....then Jeff comes along and does melodylines from outer space....man I love it.

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Yeah, Beck was one the main inspirations for me in my youth ("earlier" youth, to be precise). Another good guy with the tremolo bar is Adrian Belew.


Rid, have you read the VH interview which was posted in the Sound Room?

Marin

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

nice tune as normal. that strat suits your playing well it sounds! also, with some practise with that bar, you could be a fenom!

Thanks, the Strat was my first real guitar. I just left a bit on the side lately. I'll give a try with the tremolo. These locking tuners nowdays really help.


Marin

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Rid, have you read the VH interview which was posted in the Sound Room?

Marin...
Yes I have, I lost that link some time ago, so now I saved it on my computer.
Interesting read, and it is fun to collect Edwards interviews, just to compare them...he is a sneak :burnout:

 

[xerxes]

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rid, can u pm me the link for the interview? thanks

 

[Lee]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

It beats me , Marin, why you aren't a member of one of Italy's top bands. You'd have to be a strong candidate for 'best player' in this forum.


Lee

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

It beats me , Marin, why you aren't a member of one of Italy's top bands.

Maybe because I always refused to play "Volare" and "O Sole Mio".....

You'd have to be a strong candidate for 'best player' in this forum.

Thanks Lee.

The purpose of these clips is not show off or anything, since I do post some crap sometimes.... It's just an innate desire to share what one plays, makes or hears on his own. I believe it's a part of doing music.

Marin

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Gee Marin that clip sounded, like always, fantastic! That strat gets some sweet rich tones, what pickups are in it?

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Gee Marin that clip sounded, like always, fantastic! That strat gets some sweet rich tones, what pickups are in it?

Pssst.......

Don't tell anyone, they are.....emgs.:naughty:



Marin

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

lol, what kind exactly? Are they what gives it that rich sweet sound.

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

lol, what kind exactly? Are they what gives it that rich sweet sound.

Oh sorry....I forgot. I use their first models, the SA's. Everything else is just a derivative of that.

Yes, they help to get a thicker sound on a strat. Think Steve Lukather and D.Gilmour, they've been using them for a while.

Other thing are the amp and the equalizer setting. Your amp could sound similar once you fix it.

 

[Young Angus]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

I hope so

 

[nuntius]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

damn u marin, im stealing your fingers, your amp, and your guitar... and your brain.....

that is some sick playing man, you really are one hell of a player

 

[Ocifer]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Hey marin, how old are you and how long have you been playing. I love your recordings...

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

damn u marin, im stealing

your fingers,

they're quite long...

your amp,

it's quite small....

and your guitar...

it's quite nice....

and your brain.....

beware, it's as big as the amp....

that is some sick playing man, you really are one hell of a player.

Thanks.

 

[Marinblues]

Re: Using the tremolo after 17 years...

Hey marin, how old are you and how long have you been playing. I love your recordings...

Thanks.

I've played for 9 years, then I didn't play for 12 years and now I have been playing for 3 years.