tremolo arm

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tremolo arm

or tremolo bar

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tremolo arm

(Instruments) a metal lever attached to the bridge of an electric guitar, used to vary the pitch of a played note

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Mauldin commented: "Buddy turned up one day with this electric guitar that looked just like a spaceship, with a gear shift (tremolo arm)."

BUDDY WENT ON TOUR TO LONGBRIDGE

Jazz guitar players, even when plugged in, tend to go for a dry, even austere sound, but Luft is happy to exploit the electronic potential of his axe, using sustain pedals and tremolo arm to create some bewitching and atmospheric effects.

Quartet tread unlikely path

By now Roger was making full use of an added Bigsby tremolo arm and had introduced feedback into his playing, which was featured in several feature film sound-tracks working alongside Ennio Morricone.