Occasionally, one may find a used electric guitar equipped with an odd bar dangling from its bridge. This bar is called a tremolo or “whammy” bar. There are also other names for this device, such as vibrato arm or wang bar.

Actually, you will find many electric guitars with the tremelo bar feature at any Guitar Center store. While new models are popular, vintage used electric guitars with intact original equipment are the most valuable.

The device was developed and introduced in the late 1940’s and 1950’s and gave guitar players an interesting playing option. The bar or arm is still produced on certain models of electric guitars today. (Read the full post about ‘Electric Guitar Whammy Bars: Finally Explained!’…)