Want to make your whammy bar easier or harder to push down? How should you do it? Change the spring tension? The number of springs? The string gauge? All of the above? The answers are in this video!

0:00 Introduction
1:29 Testing procedure explained
2:10 The strings I tested
2:23 The springs I tested
2:45 All data collected
3:53 09-42 Strings with workable spring tensions
4:55 Spring stretch issues
5:50 09-42 Strings with workable spring tensions (cont.)
6.06 10-46 Strings with workable spring tensions
6:26 11-48 Strings with workable spring tensions
6:56 Heavy spring tension with workable string gauges
7:32 Super-heavy spring tension with workable string gauges
8:09 What makes the biggest difference? Spring tension or string tension?
9:35 Conclusion
10:21 Playing my new whammy bar setup
10:50 Outro

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Cliff Smith, BMus(Hons) is a guitar, ukulele and music theory tutor who gives lessons online via Zoom. He teaches ukulele, 6 & 12 string acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Cliff’s lessons are available to pupils anywhere in the world. He has taught pupils in the UK, USA, Sweden, Dubai, India, France, Spain, and Japan

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GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:

PRODUCTS:
LTD Deluxe M-1000 Koa guitar
Ernie Ball Super Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 09-42
Ernie Ball Regular Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 10-46
Ernie Ball Power Slinky Custom Gauge Nickel Wound Guitar Strings 11-48
FU Tone Silent Springs Standard (black)
FU Tone Silent Springs Light (yellow)
FU Tone Silent Springs Heavy (red)
FU Tone Silent Springs Super-Heavy (purple)
FU Tone Spring Pull Tool
Peterson Stroboclip HT Tuner

AUDIO:
Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Audio Interface
Focusrite Control Software (free with the 18i8 listed above)
Shure Videomic+
Yamaha HS8 – PA, powered studio monitor speakers
Line 6 Helix Rack

COMPUTER GEAR & SOFTWARE:
Apple M1 Mac Mini
Caldigit TS3+ Thunderbolt Hub (for additional connectivity)
Apple Final Cut Pro X
Adobe Photoshop

VIDEO & LIGHTING:
Canon EOS M6 MkII Camera
Sigma 16mm f/1.4 (C) AF DC DN Lens
Manfrotto Befree GT XPRO Tripod
Godox UL60 Silent Video Light
Selens 105cm 16 Rods Umbrella Softbox
Godox LC500R RGB LED Light Stick
Rotolight NEO 2 LED Video Light
Rotolight Neo Barn Doors

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