Heading back to some blues technique basics today…
I think bending is the thing that makes guitars cooler than everything else 🙂
But, if your bends are… sucky… then they don’t sound good and they don’t have the desired effect.
So let me show you some things to listen for, and some ideas on how to improve them so that you’re making some beautiful noises with them.
If this is where you’re at and what you’re doing, I recommend my Blues Guitar Unleashed course to improve your blues playing so you can get up and jam anywhere, any time.
16 replies to "Bends… Lots Of ‘Em"
I turn on my Snark tuner sometimes when I practice bending so I know when I hit the note.
Amazing sound
Great lesson and good practice, but the one thing nobody seems to cover in bending lessons is how to exit the bend – I dont mean bending back down to the source note, but muting the string out at the top of the bend. Something I still have a problem with
This!!
Thanks Griff!!
Very awesome…
Great lesson Griff.
And, BB had the best vibrato in the business.
Great video. My question is more “When to bend” and when not to, Sounds like alot of it is creativity
Great video, as usual. A while back I learned to bend form this video. What would be useful is a follow-up video on what notes/frets/strings are good places to bend.
Best,
Your loyal student,
alex
Great lesson Griff
Thanks Griff.
There are a few new things you explained for me to practise.
Aussie Chris
What gauge of strings are you using?
He says 10 guage at around 15:00.
Don’t think about the mechanics of the bend, just listen to what you’re playing and stop bending when you reach the note you’re looking for……
That’s like saying, “Flying is easy. Just throw yourself at the ground… and miss”.
This is really important to practice if you play both a Strat with a floating bridge and a fixed bridge guitar like a Les Paul. The bend position to get the note in pitch on the Strat will be slightly higher because the bridge will lift up a bit when you bend the string.