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When you are taking electric guitar lessons, it cannot be helped that many in your circle of family, friends and acquaintances will be impressed by your daring. After all, the electric guitar is probably one of the more difficult guitar types to learn! Well, there is still room to impress them more once you learn the following cool guitar tricks.

Artificial Harmonics Effect

You can create guitar harmonics by lightly touching the string at specific positions on the neck and then plucking the string. This causes the guitar to give off a bell-like quality to the note due to the simultaneous vibrations of both sections of the string.

To create artificial harmonics on the string being fretted by the left hand, your right hand performs the light touch and the pluck simultaneously, with the position of the light touch at 5 or 4 or 12 frets away from your left hand. Yes, it's a lot to think about but it's something that a few more electric guitar lessons can teach you.

Double Harmonic Trem Drop

This is basically hitting two pinched harmonics simultaneously and then dropping the tremolo bar. Think of it as an in and out phase such that it will sound like one is going off while one is coming back down. Obviously your guitar will need a tremolo bar for this trick.

Horse Effect

Used by guitarists like Steve Vai, you can get horse effects by fretting the natural harmonics at the second, third, fifth, seventh and twelfth frets. Using your tremolo bar, press down on it to make a high pitched whinnying sound.

Dropping the Bar Down E Trick

The great Jimi Hendrix was supposedly the first guitarist to perform this trick. You can use this with pinch harmonics, which is performed by picking the string and lightly touching it with the thumb and then getting a sort of squealing sound.

Whammy Bar Dive

This trick is somewhat of a staple of electric guitar lessons. You should take a pull off to open the 6th string. Then dive the whammy bar in a deep manner, which should produce a motorcycle-like roar. You must remember to release the whammy bar instantly and then take the bend note. You can learn this trick and many more by taking online electric or beginner guitar lessons

Funky Licks

True to its name, the funky lick has more attitude than other guitar licks. It can be used to either jazz up a funky/fusion style or add contrast to guitar solos. It should break up the monotony of the guitar solo by using chromatic notes and rhythmic displacement.

There are many other guitar tricks that you can learn as you progress in your electric guitar lessons. The trick is, of course, finding the time, determination and inspiration to learn all of them so that you can add more pizzazz to your performances.

Just like any musical instrument, it takes humility to learn more, do more and ask for more. You must acknowledge that when it comes to music, there are many more things, many more tricks and many more trips that you must make even when you are called a virtuoso by other guitarists.

The more you learn during your electric guitar lessons, the more you realize that there are more lessons waiting for you down the road. So, keep learning them and just enjoy the journey.

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ZVex Hand-Painted Seek Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $329 ZVex Hand-Painted Seek Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal

Guyatone Mighty Micro VTm5 Veri-Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $149 Guyatone Mighty Micro VTm5 Veri-Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal

Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $173.13 Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal

Fulltone Supa-Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal Black $186.15 Fulltone Supa-Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal Black

Zvex Hand-Painted Seek Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $329 ZVex Hand-Painted Seek Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal

Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal Regular 886830365249 $127.36 Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal Regular 886830365249

Guyatone Mighty Micro Vtm5 Veri-Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $149 The Guyatone Mighty Micro VTm5 Veri-Trem is a guitar effects pedal that expands on the sounds of Guyatone's popular VT-3 pedal. The Veri-Trem takes vintage tremolo tones to the next level. Boasting a lower noise floor thanks to improved component quality, the Veri-Trem Mighty Micro also offers an adjustable output level for the effect. Adjust your tremolo level to suit your taste, from unity gain up to a 6dB boost.The Guyatone Mighty Micro Veri-Trem also features selectable sine, triangle, or square oscillator waveforms, for a wider variety of tremolo effects from extremely subtle pulses to extreme helicopter chop. Sculpt any of these sounds further using the Veri-Trem pedal's hi-frequency roll-off control, for a palette ranging from bright stabs to shadowy throbs.The Guyatone Mighty Micro Veri-Trem effects pedal offers a wide selection of classic and modern tremolo tones in an ultra-compact, space-saving stompbox.Level: Adjusts output level when effect is engaged. At 12 o'clock, level is roughly equal with bypassed signal. At 5 o'clock (full), level is roughly 6 dB louder than bypass signal.Intensity: Adjusts Depth (intensity) of tremolo effect. Turn clockwise to increase effect intensity.Speed: Adjusts Speed of tremolo effect. Turn clockwise to increase speed.Wave Switch: Selects from three different wave shapes for various tremolo effects: Sine Wave, Triangle Wave, Square Wave

Used Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $173.13 The Plush Crme de la Trem pedal emulates the unique sound of the Fender Brownface tremolo, one of the more unique and sought-after tremolo tones. Not only does this trem pedal provide level variation, but also the subtle tonal shiftsnot unlike a rotating speaker or chorusunavailable in any other tremolo pedal. The Crme de la Trem has a sound that is lush, full, spacious and quiet. Simple Rate and Depth controls tailor the tone to your exact needs. This cool pedal has true hard wire bypass and operates on battery or adapter power.Like all Plush pedals, the Creme De La Trem tremolo effect has: a cast aluminum housing, industrial powder coat finish, heat cured silk screen labeling, true bypass, Cliff switch, Neutrik connectors, metal shaft controls, premium boutique quality passive components selected for tone, mil spec fiberglass 2-sided circuit board construction for consistent long term performance, and a 5-year warranty. Plush makes the Creme De La Trem tremolo effect pedal in the USA.Emulates the Fender Brownface tremoloRate, depth, and level controlsOperates on a 9-volt battery or adaptor powerSimple operationTrue bypassCast aluminum housingsIndustrial powder coat finishHeat cured silk-screen labelingCliff switchNeutrik connectorsMetal shaft controlsMil spec fiberglass two-sided circuit board construction for consistent long-term performance,5-year warranty

Used Plush Creme De La Trem Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal Regular 886830365249 $127.36 The Plush Crme de la Trem pedal emulates the unique sound of the Fender Brownface tremolo, one of the more unique and sought-after tremolo tones. Not only does this trem pedal provide level variation, but also the subtle tonal shiftsnot unlike a rotating speaker or chorusunavailable in any other tremolo pedal. The Crme de la Trem has a sound that is lush, full, spacious and quiet. Simple Rate and Depth controls tailor the tone to your exact needs. This cool pedal has true hard wire bypass and operates on battery or adapter power.Like all Plush pedals, the Creme De La Trem tremolo effect has: a cast aluminum housing, industrial powder coat finish, heat cured silk screen labeling, true bypass, Cliff switch, Neutrik connectors, metal shaft controls, premium boutique quality passive components selected for tone, mil spec fiberglass 2-sided circuit board construction for consistent long term performance, and a 5-year warranty. Plush makes the Creme De La Trem tremolo effect pedal in the USA.Emulates the Fender Brownface tremoloRate, depth, and level controlsOperates on a 9-volt battery or adaptor powerSimple operationTrue bypassCast aluminum housingsIndustrial powder coat finishHeat cured silk-screen labelingCliff switchNeutrik connectorsMetal shaft controlsMil spec fiberglass two-sided circuit board construction for consistent long-term performance,5-year warranty

Fender Trem Arm Bar for Japanese Reissue Jaguar $7.99 Genuine Fender tremolo arm for the Japanese Reissue Fender Jaguar.

Fender Trem Arm Bar For Japanese Reissue Jaguar $7.99 Genuine Fender tremolo arm for the Japanese Reissue Fender Jaguar.

Floyd Rose Titanium Original Tremolo Arm $59.99 The Floyd Rose Titanium Original Tremolo Arm is the replacement for your worn or lost trem arm, or keep it as spare just in case.The Floyd Rose Tremolo System is used by more professionals throughout the world than any other. No copy can duplicate the double-locking design of the Floyd Rose Tremolo System that allows you to lock your guitar in tune at the nut and at the bridge.The Floyd Rose Tremolo System is engineered like no other Tremolo System. Its high quality steel parts are manufactured to exacting specifications.

Red Witch Pentavocal Tremolo Pedal $249.99 Since the '50s the concept of tremolo has changed very little. Controls for Speed, Depth, Volume, and Waveshape have been the parameters available for adjustment. The Pentavocal tremolo is true to its name - a tremolo with five different voices to choose from. Select the frequency response by turning the rotary selector to the desired setting. From a delicate, shimmery, flutter trem to a pulsy low-end throb they're all there. The Pentavocal trem can certainly also do the classic sound of a vintage valve trem - and so much more. This pedal also has another unique feature - the Bottom control. Velocity - This dial allows you to select the speed of the tremolo. From Super Slow to Super Fast. Depth - Allows you to control the depth of the effected sound (how ironic). Volume - Select from zero output to well above unity gain - this enables you to never be faced with the heinous volume drop that many trem pedals have when they're providing really deep tremming. Bottom - Yes — they've labeled one of the controls bottom — not out of homage to a British comedy series or to the shapely derrière of the fairer sex, but as a totally new option for tremolo users. The Bottom control allows the user to dial in the amount of mid range and hi frequency cut that occurs as the volume decreases in the trem cycle. Simply put: Turn the bottom control all the way to the left and the volume just increases and decreases as per a normal trem, but set it all the way to the right and you'll find that as the volume decreases all of the hi end and midrange disappears. You can of course dial in as little or as much of this effect as you like. Turning the Bottom control fully clockwise whilst having the depth fully clockwise also allows you to access an asymmetrical wave, which sounds incredibly pretty at high velocity. Lucky old you. Voicing - A five way rotary switch that lets you choose from 5 differently voiced tremolo settings. Tremulate Footswitch - Bring the effect into the signal path by clicking this one. True bypass switching. Wave Footswitch - Allows you to jump from a lovely smooth tremolo over to a hard square chop by simply depressing your foot. Bad foot, ugly, good-for-nothing foot. Power - The Pentavocal trem can be powered from either a nine-volt battery or an external nine-volt adapter (Boss PSA styled is ideal - though anything with a 2.1mm barrel plug with a negative center pin is fine.). This pedal uses some sneaky circuitry to lift the internal voltage up to 17 regulated volts - the benefit of this is far greater headroom. The Tremolo comes finished in vintage pearl with emerald text. An emerald green LED pulses along with the tremolo when the effect is engaged. All components are top notch; Switchcraft jacks, alpha pots, through hole double-sided circuit boards etc. What more could you want?

Carl Martin Trem o Vibe Pedal $319.9 It consists of a tremolo and a real vibrato, both with independent sets of speed and depth controls. The tremolo effect works like a change in volume; the vibrato works as a change in tone (pitch modulation) and is carefully designed to imitate the sound of a real tube vibrato. Features 2 switches: on/off and select. Has a built-in regulated power supply.

Carl Martin Trem O Vibe Pedal $319.9 It consists of a tremolo and a real vibrato, both with independent sets of speed and depth controls. The tremolo effect works like a change in volume; the vibrato works as a change in tone (pitch modulation) and is carefully designed to imitate the sound of a real tube vibrato. Features 2 switches: on/off and select. Has a built-in regulated power supply.

Visual Sound GarageTone Series Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $69.95 The Visual Sound GarageTone Chopper Tremolo pedal nails the trem effect with near perfection at an incredibly low price. The Chopper Tremolo pedal uses an expensive opto-isolator and carefully designed analog circuitry to work its sonic magic. In addition to the usual Speed and Depth controls, the Chopper Tremolo also has a unique Wave control that alters the overall feel of the effect. Last but not least, there's even an LED that blinks in time to the tremolo stompbox's speed.Speed knobDepth knobFootswitchLED

Visual Sound Garagetone Series Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $69.95 The Visual Sound GarageTone Chopper Tremolo pedal nails the trem effect with near perfection at an incredibly low price. The Chopper Tremolo pedal uses an expensive opto-isolator and carefully designed analog circuitry to work its sonic magic. In addition to the usual Speed and Depth controls, the Chopper Tremolo also has a unique Wave control that alters the overall feel of the effect. Last but not least, there's even an LED that blinks in time to the tremolo stompbox's speed.Speed knobDepth knobFootswitchLED

Rocktron Reaction Tremolo Guitar Effects Pedal $79 The Rocktron Reaction Tremolo Pedal sounds great as it takes you from surf bum trem to a pulsating heart pounding Staccato tremolo (think death metal). The speed control offers enough range to even produce a machinegun effect, or a low-tech re-sample effect as well. The Reaction Tremolo is a classic asymmetric analog tremolo that uses a photocell for great results.Rocktron's Reaction Series effects pedals are built into a rugged metal slim form factor chassis, taking up as little space as possible on your pedalboard. The Reaction Tremolo is a true bypass pedal: when you turn it off—it is out of your signal path.Controls include speed, which controls the speed of the tremolo modulation. Active is the LED which provides visual feedback to help set the speed control.Waveform lets you select either Triangle (classic tremolo) or Square (staccato) modulation waveform. Intensity controls the mix between input source and effect output. Tremolo pedals usually sound better when placed after distortion in the signal chain. However, the Rocktron Reaction Tremolo works well either before or after the distortion. Placing the Reaction Tremolo after a distortion while using the Square Wave selection can produce an effect that is dynamically controlled by how hard you attack a chord followed by the decay which the tremolo effect seems to creep up on and overtake—very cool.If using multiple pedals such as delays and other modulation effects, try the Reaction Tremolo in different parts of the signal chain until you find the sound you like best.The Reaction Tremolo's footswitch controls On/Off status as shown by the LED indicator. Reaction stomp boxes run on either a 9V alkaline battery, or Rocktron's DC OnTap Universal Power Supply adaptor.

Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar wine red satin $899 The Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar from Fernandes boasts a carved 5-A Canadian flamed maple top, mahogany body, and tapered set-neck. The fast 22-jumbo fret rosewood fingerboard has beautiful abalone split trapezoid inlays. The Deluxe Trem is equipped with a FRT-11 locking tremolo system and is loaded with an EMG-60 active pickup in the neck position and an EMG-81 active pickup in the bridge position for crunchy rhythms and scorching leads. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.

Fernandes Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar black satin $899 The Monterey Deluxe Tremolo Electric Guitar from Fernandes boasts a carved 5-A Canadian flamed maple top, mahogany body, and tapered set-neck. The fast 22-jumbo fret rosewood fingerboard has beautiful abalone split trapezoid inlays. The Deluxe Trem is equipped with a FRT-11 locking tremolo system and is loaded with an EMG-60 active pickup in the neck position and an EMG-81 active pickup in the bridge position for crunchy rhythms and scorching leads. Check the drop-down menu to the right to select colors and/or other options.