Masters of the whammy bar

[Jacksons Shred]

Probably going to have to say Dimebag and EVH on this one.

[Cygnus X1]

Did he have it done across the middle of his arse, with the letter G on one cheek, and the letter D on the other, so that when he bends over it says GOD?

I can't pass this up.
The guy that had two M's done there.
But when he bent over, it said....WOW:ROTF:

[cdwillis]

Hands down the master is Mattias IA Eklundh. I love EVH, Dimebag, Vai, and a bunch of the other dudes here but they can't touch his crazy skills with the floyd rose tremolo. Check out his instrumental version of Smoke on the Water:

http://www.favorednations.com/artists/me/Smoke.mp3

[Rsmacker]

Fucking hell, he wants to lay off the old "Disco Biscuits", it sounds like he's E'd off his tits.
Interesting though, I expect that'll be on some SuperMario video game really soon.

[LastInLine]

Check out his instrumental version of Smoke on the Water:

http://www.favorednations.com/artists/me/Smoke.mp3

I'm sure the guy is supremely talented and I don't mean to offend anyone who may be a fan, but that just sounds stupid IMO.

[Holy Diver]

I always think of Eddie Ojeda's solo in We're Not Gonna Take it when I think of distinctive whammy usage from way way back, not that it was technically superior, just memorable.

Floyd Rose said he gave one to Randy Hansen before Eddie Van Halen got one.

When I started playing back in 1983 that was the first thing I wanted to play on the guitar. I bought a guitar with a wammy on it just for that reason. I never did really learn it, though. I found better things to play.

[SouthernXer]

EVH, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, SRV, Beck, Brian Setzer, Dimebag.

Mike

Good call on Setzer....

[åron]

Beck, Beck and Beck. It's a matter of taste - as in, do you have any...


Exhibit A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYqN-3JEe1Y

[mike-o]

EVH, Vai, Jeff Beck, Mattias Ia Elkundh (sp?), Reb Beach

[jtr]

Jeff Beck the best !!!!!

[åron]

Exhibit B!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x_IVpr1oso