Dive bomb (guitar technique)
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Dive bomb is a
pinch harmonic
, is used instead of a normal fretted or open note creating a sound arguably closer to that of a bomb due to the squealing sound created by the harmonic.
It is usually best performed when using a locking tremolo (whammy bar) such as the Floyd Rose version so that rapid changes in string tension do not take the strings out of tune. This allows the guitarist to pick a note, and widely vary its tone, either by quickly pushing (or pulling) the bar as far as it goes either way or slowly moving the bar in the desired direction, depending on what effect the musician is trying to achieve. It is commonly done in combination with a pinch harmonic to get a more dramatic effect with the dive bomb. The bass line at the end of The Rolling Stones' "19th Nervous Breakdown" is an example of dive bombing.[citation needed]
Dive bombing is used in
Smokin'", The Black Keys' song "Lonely Boy",[1] George Thorogood's cover of Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love?", The Rip Chords "Hey Little Cobra", and Van Halen's "Eruption".[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "The Black Keys - Lonely Boy [Official Music Video". YouTube.com. 2011-10-25. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2015-05-09.