Dave Mustaine has said that most people do not really know how to use a whammy bar, citing only two exceptions to the rule – and you can probably guess who they are. The Megadeth man recently sat down ...

Guitar enthusiasts know that whammy bars are a lot of fun to use, but often a real pain to maintain. Unless your axe is equipped with some extra (read: pricey) bells and whistles, heavy usage of solo ...

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Back in 2016, Australian startup Fomofx launched a digital whammy bar called the Virtual Jeff that could be mounted to just about any guitar, without having to modify the host instrument. Now the ...

Following yesterday's release of Harmonix's Guitar Hero II on Xbox 360, various message board denizens claim to be experiencing problems with the included X-Plorer guitar controller. Specifically, ...

Vibrato systems like those from Floyd Rose and Bigsby are designed to temporarily change the tension of guitar strings, usually at the bridge, to create subtle pitch variations or monster dives and ...

The Internet has been all aflutter with news of defective whammy bars ever since the 360 Guitar Hero 2 release. This is the only time I've ever wanted to have a defective piece of hardware, just so I ...