Re: [Harp-L] vibrato vs. tremolo



On Aug 23, 2010, at 5:56pm, Doug H wrote:
Tremolo is the name of one of the original and still very common effects for electric guitar. And that effect is purely a variation in the volume.

Tremolo on an amp like on my fender vibro champ is fluctuation in volume.
But the 'trem bar' or tremolo bar on a guitar is affecting pitch.


It SHOULD be called a vibrato bar, but it is not. 'Whammy bar' wisely dodges the issue altogether.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whammy_bar


BillR


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