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Jowin
03-28-2003, 12:17 PM
Im having trouble holding the wammy bar on my rose and playing at the same time, i tried holding it with my little finger while picking n stuff but its a bit awquared. So is there any way of holding it which just feels better and easier to use?

Jowin

u10ajf
03-28-2003, 02:47 PM
I know this isn't exactly a solution but you might just save the whammy bar for hammer on/pull off stuff or for once you've struck the note. It's also possible (if you use your fore arm to dive the bar) to do some taps while whammying.
If I'm picking I too use my little finger.

Tele Master
03-28-2003, 05:24 PM
I usually put it in between my ring and baby finger.

SLY
03-28-2003, 08:28 PM
I usualy use three fingers to hold the bar (middle,ring & pinky) .

It would never be cool to hold the bar while doing fast or difficult picking techniques , but for easy picking while holding the bar without accidently changing the pitch , I use finger picking motion (only move the thumb and index to move the pick) and hold the bar very loosely.

Check out Steve Vai's G3 solo before "For the Love of God" ... He use the same way I've explained at the end of it (or let's say , I use the same way he does ) .