[RockabillyBomber]

I was wondering if it was possible to do a "Dive Bomb" technique like some progressive rockers did with a bigsby whammy bar . . . if so, any tips or pointers on how to get a good sound??

[allthumbs]

Bigsbys are for more subtle bends. They provide a shimmer. Dive bombs, not so much,

[RockabillyBomber]

That sounds kinda what I get . . . thanks.

[Noodler]

Yeah, they're more for that rockabilly chord vibrato, which I dig. ie playing a chord and whammying the whole chord lightly 5 or 6 times.

However, I did read recently that it has been done before (the dive-bomb using a Bigsby). When I read again who did it and on what track, I'll post it. It was in an article that talked about tremolos I think, and it said the guy who designed it (called Bigsby) was a motorcycle mechanic. Makes sense.

I won't be trying the dive-bomb though. In fact I am scared to raise the bar to raise the pitch of the strings, even though you can do that if you want. I imagine you'd go out of tune pretty quickly if you depressed the bar very much.