Aug 31 2008
Tremolo Black
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VINTAGE 70'S LOTUS ST**T STYLE IN EBONY BLACK W/TREMOLO MADE IN JAPAN/KOREA |  |
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US $179.00 | 7d 20h 50m |
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"NOS" JACKSON DINKY DK2L BLACK LEFT-HANDED ELECTRIC GUITAR W/TREMOLO AND GIG BAG | |
3 Bids | US $.99 | 6d 11h 47m |
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'11 Fender® Squier® Bullet with Tremolo Beginner Child's Child Electric Guitar | |
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US $119.95 | 25d 11h 55m |
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Dean SplitTail w/ Floyd Rose tremolo Dimebag Darrel Abbott, Zakk wylde BLACK 666 | |
1 Bid | US $500.00 | 13h 31m |
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3 x LOCKING NUT CAP SCREWS - FLOYD ROSE TREMOLO BLACK | |
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US $1.59 | 19d 3h 18m |
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NEW FENDER® SQUIER® BLACK BULLET® STRAT® w/ TREMOLO !!! | |
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US $119.99 | 1d 12h 31m |
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Squier Squier Bullet® Strat® HH with Tremolo Electric Guitar Black | |
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US $119.99 | 21d 10h 36m |
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BC RICH NJ Deluxe Warbeast electric GUITAR Black w/ EMG pups, Floyd Rose tremolo | |
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US $799.00 | 28d 16h 3m |
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Mij Stratocaster Tremolo bar Japan Fender guitar Black | |
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US $19.99 | 26d 18h 11m |
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'11 Fender® Squier® Bullet + Tremolo HSS Beginner Child's Kid's Electric Guitar | |
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US $119.95 | 25d 11h 57m |
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Music Man Albert Lee SSS Tremolo Roasted Neck Electric Guitar Black Sugar | |
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US $1,855.00 | 29d 17h 47m |
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B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature V Electric Guitar with Kahler Tremolo Black With | |
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US $713.93 | 29d 10h 22m |
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Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar black satin | |
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US $899.00 | 29d 6h 17m |
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Music Man Albert Lee HH Electric Guitar with Tremolo Bridge Black Shell Perloid | |
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US $1,897.00 | 28d 16h 42m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar black | |
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US $899.00 | 28d 15h 32m |
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Ibanez RG-350DX Electric Guitar Black Finish w/ Locking Tremolo rg350 dx 350 rg | |
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US $399.99 | 28d 11h 16m |
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Suhr Pro Series S1 Music Zoo Exclusive Electric Guitar w/ Gotoh Tremolo Black | |
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US $2,100.00 | 28d 8h 30m |
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Squier by Fender Bullet Strat with Tremolo - Black | |
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US $119.95 | 28d 6h 12m |
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar With Tremolo Black | |
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US $799.99 | 28d 5h 2m |
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Fender Classic Player Tele Deluxe Tremolo Black Guitar | |
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US $799.00 | 28d 2h 38m |
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Dlx w/Tremolo Black | |
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US $799.99 | 28d 2h 34m |
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Parker Guitars DF422FR Maxx Fly w/ Floyd Rose Tremolo Electric guitar Black | |
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US $999.00 | 28d 1h 46m |
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Tremolo Black
What Metal guitar should i get?
I enjoy playing Metallica, Dragonforce, Slayer, and AC/DC. I need a guitar with a two point tremolo, one that can raise AND lower the pitch. i would prefer EMG pickups, but anything with that kind of All Black Pickup cover. I'd really appreciate the help.
I hate to say it, but you do seem to come across as all about the image. Look, if you want to be a musician, care about how it sounds first and how it looks second. If it sounds like crap, it doesn't matter how wicked it looks, after all.
The best advice is to find a guitar that works for you. The best advice I can give is to find a guitar that has a neck that feels like it "fits" your hand. That should be the biggest single determining factor (other than cost) in your guitar selection - if it doesn't fit your hand it (and I mean you) won't play as well as you could.
PRS guitars are extremely well made and sound wonderful... I think they play like a dream. Schechter guitars tend to be very well made and have that "metal" sound to them. ESP guitars have also long been considered suitable for rock and metal. Ibanez are a little lower on the totem pole but many people I know play them with perfectly good results.
If you are going to get a floating tremolo, get the best one you can buy. Those d*** things go out of tune pretty fast, but the good ones will stay in tune longer than the cheap ones.
I prefer to have a preamp installed in my guitar (in my case, technically a buffer circuit - unity gain) with passive pickups rather than go with active pickups. I feel like EMGs tend to make guitars sound the same, and I don't want that. I mean, if you like "that" sound, sure, go for it. Me, I prefer individuality over sounding like everyone else.... and quite frankly, spending the extra money on a better amp would be well worth it.
In fact, between onboard preamps, aftermarket passive pickups, and a decent amp, just about any guitar can be made into a metal machine.... that's why I'm so keen on the whole neck thing. I've seen plenty of people in the "metal" guitars rock out... but I've also seen a guy with a non-humbucker-equipped Stratocaster belt out some incredibly crunchy hard rock/metal. If it works for you, then go for it and to hell with what it looks like.
PS A metal cover will dull your tone and make it less edgy. Try painting over your pickup if you really care that much. Plus pickups with a cover installed won't let you adjust the height of your pole pieces, which may be necessary if you ever end up doing some fine-tuning.
Even better, go the extra step and get black-colored strings... I saw a friend of mine get some. I think they're called "Black Beauties" or some such... it's purely cosmetic, but for those who are ultra "image conscious" it's the perfect addition.
Saul
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'11 Fender® Squier® Bullet with Tremolo Beginner Child's Child Electric Guitar | |
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US $119.95 | 25d 11h 55m |
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Dean SplitTail w/ Floyd Rose tremolo Dimebag Darrel Abbott, Zakk wylde BLACK 666 | |
1 Bid | US $500.00 | 13h 31m |
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3 x LOCKING NUT CAP SCREWS - FLOYD ROSE TREMOLO BLACK | |
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US $1.59 | 19d 3h 18m |
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NEW FENDER® SQUIER® BLACK BULLET® STRAT® w/ TREMOLO !!! | |
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US $119.99 | 1d 12h 31m |
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Squier Squier Bullet® Strat® HH with Tremolo Electric Guitar Black | |
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US $119.99 | 21d 10h 36m |
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BC RICH NJ Deluxe Warbeast electric GUITAR Black w/ EMG pups, Floyd Rose tremolo | |
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US $799.00 | 28d 16h 3m |
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Mij Stratocaster Tremolo bar Japan Fender guitar Black | |
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US $19.99 | 26d 18h 11m |
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'11 Fender® Squier® Bullet + Tremolo HSS Beginner Child's Kid's Electric Guitar | |
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US $119.95 | 25d 11h 57m |
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Music Man Albert Lee SSS Tremolo Roasted Neck Electric Guitar Black Sugar | |
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US $1,855.00 | 29d 17h 47m |
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B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature V Electric Guitar with Kahler Tremolo Black With | |
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US $713.93 | 29d 10h 22m |
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Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar black satin | |
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US $899.00 | 29d 6h 17m |
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Music Man Albert Lee HH Electric Guitar with Tremolo Bridge Black Shell Perloid | |
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US $1,897.00 | 28d 16h 42m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar black | |
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US $899.00 | 28d 15h 32m |
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Ibanez RG-350DX Electric Guitar Black Finish w/ Locking Tremolo rg350 dx 350 rg | |
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US $399.99 | 28d 11h 16m |
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Suhr Pro Series S1 Music Zoo Exclusive Electric Guitar w/ Gotoh Tremolo Black | |
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US $2,100.00 | 28d 8h 30m |
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Squier by Fender Bullet Strat with Tremolo - Black | |
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US $119.95 | 28d 6h 12m |
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Deluxe Electric Guitar With Tremolo Black | |
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US $799.99 | 28d 5h 2m |
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Fender Classic Player Tele Deluxe Tremolo Black Guitar | |
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US $799.00 | 28d 2h 38m |
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Dlx w/Tremolo Black | |
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US $799.99 | 28d 2h 34m |
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Parker Guitars DF422FR Maxx Fly w/ Floyd Rose Tremolo Electric guitar Black | |
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US $999.00 | 28d 1h 46m |
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Kona Soloist-T with a Licensed Floyd Rose Tremolo in Black | |
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US $229.99 | 27d 7h 22m |
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Squier Bullet Strat HSS w/ Tremolo Guitar - Black - 031-0005-506 | |
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US $119.99 | 27d 4h 16m |
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NEW PRO QUALITY SATIN BLACK ELECTRIC GUITAR w FLOYD ROSE TREMOLO | |
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US $299.99 | 27d 3h 30m |
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Fender Classic Player Telecaster Deluxe With Tremolo Electric Guitar Black | |
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US $799.99 | 25d 20h 42m |
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NEW SPAWN BLACK SS87 FLAME TOP FMT FLOYD ROSE TREMOLO ELECTRIC GUITAR OFFR SPEAR | |
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US $845.00 | 25d 15h 35m |
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Godin 5th Avenue Uptown GT Black Electric Guitar, Bigsby Tremolo, FREE Ship USA | |
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US $1,196.10 | 25d 11h 5m |
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Parker DF422FR Maxx Fly FR Tremolo Elec Black Matte | |
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US $999.00 | 25d 3h 54m |
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Fender Standard Strat HSS with Locking Tremolo, Rosewood Fretboard - Black | |
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US $699.99 | 24d 18h |
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Fender Standard Strat HSS Bundle - Locking Tremolo, Rosewood Fretboard, Black | |
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US $699.99 | 24d 18h |
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Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar with Tremolo Trans Black | |
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US $139.00 | 23d 18h 12m |
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Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo El Guitar Black | |
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US $899.00 | 23d 12h 5m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo El Guitar Black | |
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US $899.00 | 23d 12h 5m |
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DEAN Custom Zone electric GUITAR new Classic Black w/ HARD SHELL CASE - Tremolo | |
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US $229.99 | 22d 14h 54m |
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DEAN Custom Zone electric GUITAR new Classic Black w/ BAG - Tremolo | |
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US $189.99 | 22d 14h 51m |
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DEAN Custom Zone electric GUITAR new Classic Black - Tremolo - Grover Tuners | |
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US $169.99 | 22d 14h 47m |
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Squier Bullet Strat with Tremolo HSS (Black) (Bullet HSS Trem, Black) | |
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US $119.99 | 22d 3h 52m |
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Squier Bullet Strat with Tremolo HSS - Black (Bullet HSS Trem, Black) | |
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US $119.99 | 22d 3h 5m |
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Ibanez GRGA32T GRGA Series Electric Guitar with Tremolo - Black Night | |
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US $299.99 | 21d 17h 15m |
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Squier by Fender Bullet Strat with Tremolo, Rosewood Fretboard - Black | |
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US $129.99 | 21d 17h 15m |
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Squier by Fender Bullet Strat with Tremolo HSS, Rosewood Fretboard - Black | |
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US $129.99 | 21d 13h 30m |
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Mij System one tremolo snap in Speed bar in black stratocaster Strat guitar | |
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US $19.99 | 21d 11h 24m |
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ESP MH-50 Electric Guitar w/ Tremolo Black Finish mh50 mh 50 | |
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US $299.00 | 21d 7h 50m |
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Dean Vendetta XMT Electric Guitar with Tremolo - Metallic Black | |
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US $159.00 | 20d 13h 15m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo Black EMGs Floyd New | |
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US $899.99 | 19d 11h |
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Eastwood Ichiban Electric Guitar BLACK Tremolo NEW | |
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US $699.00 | 19d 10h 6m |
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B.C. Rich Kerry King Signature V Kahler Tremolo Black White | |
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US $999.99 | 18d 19h 22m |
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Corbin Electric Guitar with Tremolo | |
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US $169.00 | 18d 13h 9m |
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SQUIER BY FENDER BULLET WITH TREMOLO BLACK | |
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US $119.99 | 17d 14h 33m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo w/ Sustainer - Black | |
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US $999.00 | 17d 7h 27m |
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Fernandes Monterey Elite Tremolo w/ Sustainer- Black | |
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US $1,199.00 | 17d 5h 26m |
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Charvel Production San Dimas Style 1 2H Electric Guitar Floyd Rose Tremolo Black | |
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US $899.99 | 16d 13h 20m |
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Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo - Black | |
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US $899.00 | 16d 7h 21m |
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PRS Paul Reed Smith SE Standard Black Tremolo Electric Guitar | |
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US $499.99 | 16d 5h 13m |
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Fernandes Vertigo Elite Tremolo - Black Satin | |
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US $999.00 | 16d 4h 27m |
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Fender Classic Player Tele Deluxe Tremolo, Maple Black | |
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US $799.00 | 15d 7h 59m |
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Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Sustainer in Black | |
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US $949.00 | 14d 9h 47m |
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Schecter Hellraiser C-1 FR Electric Guitar w/Floyd Rose Tremolo - Gloss Black | |
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US $631.50 | 14d 8h 45m |
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New Hagstrom Swede BLACK Electric Guitar w Tremolo | |
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US $764.75 | 13d 16h 29m |
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Ibanez RG370DX RG Tremolo Series Left-Handed Electric Guitar - Black | |
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US $479.99 | 13d 15h 55m |
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Ibanez RG7320 RG Tremolo Series Seven-String Electric Guitar - Black | |
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US $529.99 | 13d 15h 55m |
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VINTAGE 70'S LOTUS ST**T STYLE IN EBONY BLACK W/TREMOLO MADE IN JAPAN/KOREA | |
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US $179.00 | 7d 20h 50m |
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"NOS" JACKSON DINKY DK2L BLACK LEFT-HANDED ELECTRIC GUITAR W/TREMOLO AND GIG BAG | |
3 Bids | US $.99 | 6d 11h 47m |
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Runs & Fills: How To Add Real Excitement To Your Piano Playing!
We've all heard pianists who make us drool with musical jealousy when they play, using a tool box full of lighting-fast runs and clever fills that have us clamoring for more.
I well recall hearing Errol Garner play "I'll Remember April" when I was about 14. I had no idea a piano could be played like that, and I was absolutely fascinated by all the interesting and exciting runs and fills he added to his improvisation of those standards.
If you're anything like me, you would love to learn how to "fill up the empty spaces" with scale fragments, chords, broken chords, and so on. Techniques such as 8th note runs , 16th note runs, 32nd note runs, triplet fills, and many combinations thereof -- some so fast you can't even see which notes are being played. Techniques such as "cascading waterfall runs", the fabulous "pro straddles", the exciting "tremolo-fired runs" and lots more. Learning how to "fill it up" with runs and fills would certainly take your piano playing to the next level.
After listening to countless pianists in all genres, I compiled a list of six types of runs and fills that they often use:
1. "Cocktail" runs --The lightning fast runs used by the great "show" pianists. One hand runs, two hand runs, open-octave runs, tremolo-blasted runs, cascading waterfall runs and more. Made famous by such names as Eddy Duchin, Carman Caballero, Liberace, etc., but also used tastefully by many others, such as Roger Williams and many "pop" piano players.
2. Embellishments -- Mordents, inverted mordents, trills, turns, tremolos, grace notes, glissandos, etc. These are the "finesse" techniques that give your piano playing class and grace. Virtually NO amateur piano players use these, so the pianist that learns these is putting herself or himself in a class usually reserved for professional pianists.
3. Piano tricks -- How to make your piano sound oriental, or make it sound like a drum or a music box? A bell? Latin? Country?
4. Evangelistic runs -- These are the octave runs and fillers used by the great gospel pianists of past and present such as Rudy Atwood and other evangelistic piano players.
5. Jazz & blues runs -- Using the "blues scale" up and down the keyboard, blue note-crunches, slides, etc. These runs are very useful not only in jazz and R & B, but also in "black gospel" (I hate to use that term because it sounds racist, but people use it to describe a certain type of gospel music, so I reluctantly use the term...but only in that sense of the word), fusion, and many rock-pop songs. 6. Fillers galore -- Filling up an empty measure with a counter-melody; creating an intro; creating an ending; developing "turnarounds", plus chromatic fillers, fillers based on the Dorian and Lydian scales and other "church mode" scales used by contemporary jazz and fusion artists.
It is exciting for any pianist to picture himself or herself playing those LIGHTNING FAST runs up the keyboard and back down in time for the next chord, or playing CASCADING RUNS down the keyboard for a WATERFALL of wonderful sounds, to say nothing of using mordents, inverted mordents, trills, turns, tremolos, grace notes, glissandos, fillers galore, cocktail-piano runs, plus gospel-style runs as well as "blues runs" based on the blues scale!
Is it worth the effort to learn some or all of these techniques? It certainly has been for me, but every pianist will have to make that judgment for himself or herself.
About the Author
For more information on piano runs & fills go to "Adding Runs & Fills & Riffs To Your Piano Playing!"
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