What is Whamola?
The '''Whamola''' is a [[Bass (music)|bass instrument]] used in [[funk]]-[[jazz]] styles of music. The name is a [[portmanteau]] of [[whammy bar]] and [[viola]]. The Whamola is a direct descendant of the [[washtub bass]], an American [[folk instrument]] popular with [[skiffle]] and [[jug band]]s, and features a single string which is manipulated via a pulley-and-lever system. {{music-stub}} [[Category:String instruments]]