Carl Verheyen knows a thing or two about guitar playing. He's been an A-list LA session guitarist for the likes of the Bee Gees and Dolly Parton, played on Hollywood soundtracks such as Dusk 'til Dawn ...

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 ...

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 ...

Altering the tension of tuned strings through the influence of the tremolo or whammy bar on an electric guitar is an important part of any modern guitarist's trick bag. Early mechanical vibrato ...

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 ...

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, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NAMM 2016: Bigsbys, two-point trems, Floyd Roses… every vibrato system has its own quirks, but a ...

My love of the new Guitar Hero X-plorer controller for the Xbox 360 was short-lived, and it's only getting worse. While I originally thought that my whammy bar was unresponsive because it just needed ...

Making your fake guitar automatically whammy may be a step too far, but if you want to make Guitar Hero slightly easier for yourself, check out these guitar pedals. They allow you to either activate ...