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- Whammy Bar PhrasingLEVEL 4Contains several whammy tricks: vibrato, dives, releases. Make your whammy sing like Steve Vai!
- Whammy Bar PhrasingLEVEL 6Introduction to whammy bar techniques and their implementation in a musical context.
- Whammy Bar SoloingLEVEL 6Various Whammy Bar approaches in a solo context.
- Sweet WhammyLEVEL 5Song to use whammy bar in a sweet way. You will find vibrato bar techniques, octaves and legato scales.
- Whammy LeadLEVEL 5Solo based around the whammy bar and artificial harmonics.
- Hit That Whammy!LEVEL 5Doesn't matter if you have a whammy bar or not, come check out these vibratos
- Take Control of Your WhammyLEVEL 6Floyd Rose equipped guitars are a wonderful thing if used properly. In this lesson we'll use the vibrato bar to create some smooth expressive licks in the key of G minor.
- 8 Bar BluesLEVEL 4Let's take a look at the lesser known 8 bar blues!
- One Bar FillsLEVEL 5Sequence of short and highly useful licks using the same chord progression.
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FreePizza19th April 2021I'm about a decade late but just wow. Beautiful piece. Hats off to you, Piotr.
Piotr Kaczor2nd July 2012O Wow. I'm just a humble beginner, but this is enough to get me study harder than ever. Very inspiring!
Thank you very much, Ken! Let me know If you have any qeustions about this lesson. Cheers!
Ken Nielsen28th June 2012O Wow. I'm just a humble beginner, but this is enough to get me study harder than ever. Very inspiring!
- Piotr Kaczor17th April 2012Wow. This is amazing Piotr.
Thank you
You know, I've been listening to this from time to time for over a year now using my laptop. I just got new headphones and one of the first things I was craving to do, is listening to your lesson isolated from the rest of the world. I think that sums up the ammount of emotion, finesse and skill that I find you put into your guitar lessons. you are one of the reasons I'm thinking to swap my guitar for one with tremelo. Thanks....
Oh, Thx! I'm honored! I'm glad you find my lessons useful! 
DevilsWolf13th April 2012You know, I've been listening to this from time to time for over a year now using my laptop. I just got new headphones and one of the first things I was craving to do, is listening to your lesson isolated from the rest of the world. I think that sums up the ammount of emotion, finesse and skill that I find you put into your guitar lessons. you are one of the reasons I'm thinking to swap my guitar for one with tremelo. Thanks....
gregc111th April 2012Wow. This is amazing Piotr.
- Piotr Kaczor7th April 2012Awesome!
Thx, my friend 
JD_7th April 2012Awesome!
nikeman6413th January 2012B R I L L I A N T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ishouldjustquit14th November 2011woow your composition is like oh my @#$2 GOD..
I am even afraid to try this because I don't wanna mess us this beautiful amazing piece lol
Chris Evans16th March 2011awesome piece Piotr! Ben has me learning this for my assignment this week, expect my version in a couple of days
I hope I can do it justice, amazing tone btw!- Piotr Kaczor13th February 2011
Thank you, guys
Adrian Figallo11th February 2011mazing piotr, i love it, the playing is great but i think the songwritting is the best.
Wilska7th February 2011Beautiful man, reminds me a lot of Era's guitar pieces!
playaxeman2nd February 2011Very attractive theme with a lot off tensions that resolve in climax!!
Love the use of the whammy in this way. You did a great job - again-- Piotr Kaczor2nd February 2011
Thank you, my friend
Gary2nd February 2011Once again.. a very beautiful composition Piotr. You melodies are always memorable and your playing contains what I feel to be the perfect balance of slow vs. shred.
- Piotr Kaczor31st January 2011
Thanks, Rico and Zsolt. I'm glad that you like it
Zsolt Galambos31st January 2011Wow man, this is just brilliant
rico30th January 2011great Piotr
- Piotr Kaczor30th January 2011
Thank you!
Bear Rose30th January 2011Wow, Piotr! This is just amazing! Just another reason why you're one of my favorite instructors! Great job!
- monkeyman197829th January 2011
holy cow this is beautiful, its really inspirational
del-4fr53e329th January 2011Beautiful
thefireball29th January 2011Dude!! That was sweet! Amazing tone. Loved the free feel.
Daniel Realpe29th January 2011beautiful! appropiate background for its epicness
Ivan Milenkovic29th January 2011Top notch composition and playing man, you are awesome musician
Toni Suominen29th January 2011Nice one Piotr!
- Piotr Kaczor29th January 2011
Wow guys, you're embarrassing me
Thank you for all amazing comments, appreciate it. 
Jerry Arcidiacono29th January 2011Really really beautiful. It sounds really "Vaish" most of the time! Great job.
Gitarrero29th January 2011Wow, mindblowing and simply beautiful!
- inglorious29th January 2011
just amazing!!!
best lesson for long time!! 
Bogdan Radovic29th January 2011Wow! Amazing guitar instrumental composition!
Sinisa Cekic29th January 2011Beautiful composition Piotr !
Ben Higgins29th January 2011Hell YES ! Piotr this is beyond amazing.. beautiful tone and incredible ambience ! Excellent note choices.. I could go on...
Gitaerunowakai29th January 2011Amazing Piotr. Your phrasing never fails to blow me away. This is one to add to the practice list.
Kristofer Dahl29th January 2011Just mind blowing Piotr. What a composition, dynamics, melodies and furious shred - this one has got everything, and it all has your patented touch of taste!
Sickz66629th January 2011This is amazing Piotr!
I was haveing ideas for a song thats very similar to this for a solo record when i get my little home studio going. Def gonna take some inspiration from your beautiful piece
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Hey GMC'ers! Welcome to the second part of my "Whammy bar phrasing" series. This time I used delicate whammy phrasings alternating them with a slightly stronger feel.
In the first part of this tune there is no clear rhythm, feel free with the timing to create your own :)
Scales:
* E Lydian
* E MajorTechniques:
* Whammy Licks
* Vibrato
* Dives
* Releases
* Slides
* Harmonics
Equipment:
* POD XT live - to record
* Amp: Line 6 Spinal Puppet Drive 4 - Bass 6 - Middle 8 - Treble 6 - Presence 5
* Cab: 4x12 1968 Green 25s
* Rev: Variverb (DAW)
* Delay: Stereo Delay 96bpm (quarter notes)
* Stomp: Screamer
If you have any questions:
* Give feedback (upper-right-corner)
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* General Forum
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