How to play "Iron Man" with a floating floyd:

[Jayster]

AAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The fucking bloody terror, AMP 3310's in control........ single locking madness, in watchtowers high above the land spying down on the unsuspecting masses... routine stops, " just looking for ferules, carry on".......

[Twitch]

These arent the ferules youre looking for.

[tonemonster]

These arent the ferules youre looking for.

[toejam]

Umm, you don't do the E on the 5th. You do the open E and bend behind the nut. On a FLoyded model, you hit the open E and pull the bar up.

yes

Yes, +1.

[horns666]

Seriously, "Iron Man" It's one fuggin' open note. Prolly the first note I learned. Just bend the fuggin' thing. Don't THINK..just bend it....please!

[MetalDaze]

Bend it like Beckham?

[tanpsi]

Originally Posted by Newc
Umm, you don't do the E on the 5th. You do the open E and bend behind the nut. On a FLoyded model, you hit the open E and pull the bar up.
Originally Posted by horns666
yes
Yes, +1.


Are you guys sure?, It sounds like the bent E is playing over an E drone somewhere (maybe the bass) because you can hear the "beats" (out of tune beats) slow down as the E drops down, and when the B riff starts it's lower than the E,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QQ0hH4MYsk


You can see the hand up at the 7th fret:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6y6_...feature=fvwrel

[horns666]

Haaaaaa.. I think yer right! It took my kid to correct me when I mentioned this in passing. He's like "Dad..it's not open..not on the video I saw on TV".

Well..OK then..

I always assumed and played it open..

[Axegrinder87]

This is metal, play it however the fuck you want, as long as it's LOUD!!!!

Seriously though, a bunch of grown men (assumed), arguing over which E to play. I mean it's one thing to obsess over such minor details as the EXACT finish name of some goofy satin knobs, or how many screws are in an '84 Strat pickguard, but come on!!! A fuggin E note!!!

[jgcable]

Most of my guitars are full floaters. If you look on the brass block closely you will see a warning. It says this"

WARNING...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY PARANOID WITH THIS BRIDGE

[MetalDaze]

Most of my guitars are full floaters. If you look on the brass block closely you will see a warning. It says this"

WARNING...
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PLAY PARANOID WITH THIS BRIDGE

Huh, mine says do not play Iron Man........

[Twitch]

This is metal, play it however the fuck you want, as long as it's LOUD!!!!

Seriously though, a bunch of grown men (assumed), arguing over which E to play. I mean it's one thing to obsess over such minor details as the EXACT finish name of some goofy satin knobs, or how many screws are in an '84 Strat pickguard, but come on!!! A fuggin E note!!!

Yes, I agree. It is an Entirely Extraneous Exchange which Exemplifies Everyone's Egos.

[horns666]

Tweeeeeeeeetch...that is was to many Es. Just how I love to say your name!!!

[Twitch]

Thats what she said.

[Grawnday]

Get way down there and wallow like Mr. Gillis here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkvD-GkMylc

[tanpsi]

Yes, I agree. It is an Entirely Extraneous Exchange which Exemplifies Everyone's Egos.

haha I was not arguing in an aggressively agitated and argumentative way, just sharing knowledge!

[Twitch]

haha I was not arguing in an aggressively agitated and argumentative way, just sharing knowledge!

I wasnt saying anyone was saying anything negative, I was just concurring that the collective's contention constituted complete claptrap. Who cares where the E is played. Pick an E, if it sounds right, then fine, play that one. Who cares where the hell Iommi played it.

[john.w.lawson]

A video of now, might not show you how it was played in the studio. It's an "E" who gives a crap?