How to play "Iron Man" with a floating floyd:

[horns666]

What the hells all this noise about double stops and compound bends on FRs lately? Seriously, have we all just cumulatively reached that part where were doing that and finding it tedious? Just one day, bang, no one can do compound bends on their FRs.

Were moving into a new age my friends. Man has discovered how to perform double stops on a FR. Wars will be fought and kingdoms shall fall over the possession of this great knowledge. The FR will be equipped on scores of stringed instruments and no one shall be allowed to use the FRs name in vain. The greatest of axe wielders will make sacrifices to the gods in the form of compound bends and touch harmonics wiggled vigorously in the name of the FR. A new age my friends, a new glorious age. Many prayers of thanksgiving to those pioneers who stumbled upon this great new technique.

Yes..we had to pull pork old school. To a picture of a godamn nipple.

That's exactly what I had to do last night because my PC is F'd up. Kids are to coddled today..they're bitches.

[tonemonster]

when the world ends in 2012 (according to the mayans anyway) Floyd Rose bridges will take over. they will rule the world. the insects will try, but they will fail.

[horns666]

They say the next superior species on the planet is highly advanced jellyfish. I'm hope I'm still around for that puss!

[MetalDaze]

when the world ends in 2012 (according to the mayans anyway) Floyd Rose bridges will take over. they will rule the world. the insects will try, but they will fail.

Are you sure? The weight of the insect will alter the orientation of the bridge, possibly introducing a ripple in the time space continuum. If the crack opens wide enough, the magnetism will suck the Floyd's in (only the German ones, I suspect; the knock offs might survive).

[Twitch]

Lets hope this bug theory wouldnt happen. The rip in time would be equivalent to the weight of the bug. If the rip is only so big, it will start only sucking in tuneomatic bridges, stop tail pieces and the base plates of vtrems. This would leave the FR no political competition and lead to the rise of Beast. The speed loader FR. Goods and services could not be bought or sold with out the mark of the beast.

To ensure the rise of the beast is forever implemented, all insects greater in size than the bug that started new world order would be eradicated, thus not leaving the opportunity for the rip to be opened again and allow FRs to be sucked in but not Kahlers, which would then inherit the Earth.

[Jayster]

AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The fucking bloody terror, AMP 3310's in control........ single locking madness, in watchtowers high above the land spying down on the unsuspecting masses... routine stops, " just looking for ferules, carry on".......

[Twitch]

These arent the ferules youre looking for.

[tonemonster]

These arent the ferules youre looking for.

[toejam]

Umm, you don't do the E on the 5th. You do the open E and bend behind the nut. On a FLoyded model, you hit the open E and pull the bar up.

yes

Yes, +1.

[horns666]

Seriously, "Iron Man" It's one fuggin' open note. Prolly the first note I learned. Just bend the fuggin' thing. Don't THINK..just bend it....please!

[MetalDaze]

Bend it like Beckham?

[tanpsi]

Originally Posted by Newc
Umm, you don't do the E on the 5th. You do the open E and bend behind the nut. On a FLoyded model, you hit the open E and pull the bar up.
Originally Posted by horns666
yes
Yes, +1.


Are you guys sure?, It sounds like the bent E is playing over an E drone somewhere (maybe the bass) because you can hear the "beats" (out of tune beats) slow down as the E drops down, and when the B riff starts it's lower than the E,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QQ0hH4MYsk

You can see the hand up at the 7th fret:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6y6_xJ0SCY&feature=fvwrel

[horns666]

Haaaaaa.. I think yer right! It took my kid to correct me when I mentioned this in passing. He's like "Dad..it's not open..not on the video I saw on TV".

Well..OK then..

I always assumed and played it open..

[Axegrinder87]

This is metal, play it however the fuck you want, as long as it's LOUD!!!!

Seriously though, a bunch of grown men (assumed), arguing over which E to play. I mean it's one thing to obsess over such minor details as the EXACT finish name of some goofy satin knobs, or how many screws are in an '84 Strat pickguard, but come on!!! A fuggin E note!!!

[jgcable]

Most of my guitars are full floaters. If you look on the brass block closely you will see a warning. It says this"

WARNING...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY PARANOID WITH THIS BRIDGE