The Internet has been all aflutter with news of defective whammy bars ever since the 360 Guitar Hero 2 release. This is the only time I've ever wanted to have a defective piece of hardware, just so I ...

Altering the tension of tuned strings through the influence of the tremolo or whammy bar on an electric guitar is an important part of any modern guitarist's trick bag. Early mechanical vibrato ...

Following yesterday's release of Harmonix's Guitar Hero II on Xbox 360, various message board denizens claim to be experiencing problems with the included X-Plorer guitar controller. Specifically, ...

Back in 2016, Australian startup Fomofx launched a digital whammy bar called the Virtual Jeff that could be mounted to just about any guitar, without having to modify the host instrument. Now the ...

Guitar enthusiasts know that whammy bars are a lot of fun to use, but often a real pain to maintain. Unless your axe is equipped with some extra (read: pricey) bells and whistles, heavy usage of solo ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Scott Legato/Getty Images The original concept for this lesson was going to be ‘Some ...

My love of the new Guitar Hero X-plorer controller for the Xbox 360 was short-lived, and it's only getting worse. While I originally thought that my whammy bar was unresponsive because it just needed ...

Guitar Hero 2 is still fresh and minty on the 360, but reports have been surfacing about people having problems with certain models of the guitar. Red Octane has admitted that there is a problem, and ...