question for bass players

[flyhalf87]

where can i go to get a whammy installed on my bass? where can i pick up a bass guitar with a whammy stock?

ive heard of the trouble with tuning and string breakage when a halfass job is done, so where can i find some quality?

thanks

[Key2gb]

I'm honestly not sure, my best advice would be to go to the bass department of a major music store near you and see what they say (sam ash or guitar center, something along those lines)

or i'm sure someone here will know what to tell you:

www.talkbass.com

[Floydian]

I've yet to actually see/hear that applied yet, though I'm there's more than enough of it and I'm just missing it. Would be wicked.

I wonder if they do it with a floating bridge, or a different system, cause thats a lot of tension to be manipulating...

[Revolution]

Go to talkbass.com Huge forums of good players and quite a number of people make their own custom basses there too. Maybe you'll find your answer there because I've never seen a bass with a whammy bar!

[flyhalf87]

what ive been able to find so far-

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...3&src=3SOSWXXA
discontinued

http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart....oduct_list&c=4
unknown quality so far

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum.../t-288541.html
seems that getting one installed on a bass is questionable, gonna try to find one with whammy sold stock, or else find a reliable place to install one.

will keep updating, let me know if anyone else finds anything

[Maelman]

I've personally never seen a bass with a whammy on it.

&& PLEASE don't go to Guitar Center, that place is complete garbage.

[Floydian]

Originally Posted by Maelman

I've personally never seen a bass with a whammy on it.

&& PLEASE don't go to Guitar Center, that place is complete garbage.

It's a fucking awesome store just to go to, but I wouldn't personally trust them with advice on something like this, in general though. There's no reason there couldn't be an employee who wouldn't have specific, and good, info.

[Key2gb]

Originally Posted by Maelman

I've personally never seen a bass with a whammy on it.

&& PLEASE don't go to Guitar Center, that place is complete garbage.

getting a guitar and getting information about a guitar are very different...they have specialists for a reason....granted they'll probably try to sell you something while you're asking but either way you could learn something

[flyhalf87]

yeah it just kind of sucks cuz like ill be jamming with my friends and there will be certain parts where i instinctively reach for a whammy bar, cuz i know EXACTLY the sound i want to make and hammering the notes doesnt quite do it. hopefully someone will be able to help me in this predicament (without it costing $7000 used, the only one i found with a stock whammy lol)

[Maelman]

Guitar Center is a fine store if you go in already knowing what you want to buy.
But if you ask them for advice on gear they're probably going to try to sell you a line 6 spider or a marshal MG

[Highbinder]

Washburn do one

[Floydian]

^ Locking, I'm assuming?

One would think it would almost be a nescessity.

[somekind]

You might consider getting a pedal with pitch bend or wah. I see a lot of bands, I NEVER see bass players using a bar. You're supposed to be playing rythm, anyway.

You can't just bend the strings?

[Floydian]

Just because you can bend strings doesn't mean you can do everything, infact not even half of what you could do with a trem.

And a wah pedal is no substitute, if he's specifically looking for a trem.

Edit; Also, sticking a base player with just a rhythm job alone is a great way to undermine the music ^^

[flyhalf87]

Originally Posted by Highbinder

Washburn do one

i found that too, but when i found it the site said it had been discontinued... did you find a site that has it?