Also, wrap your thumb up and over the top of the neck while bending strings...touch the low E, and A strings to help to stop any noises from the lower strings.
It depends on the sound the you're after. Some bends come back down; that's known as a release-bend. Some bends stop at the peak (top) of the bend...To do that, you need to release the note quickly; more or less snap it off your fingers...That can get noisy, so that's why it's important to dampen those unintended noises with your left hand fingers, and with your picking hand fingers also, when necessary.
and is it possible to damage ur strings or guitar by doing bending?
(lol stupid questions i know)
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No worries about that...Bending strings won't damage the guitar, and if you break any the strings by bending them, it's probably time to replace them anyway.
For more power and control, bend the string with 2 or even 3 fingers, whenever possible.If you're bending with your 2nd and 3rd fingers, use our first finger to dampen/stop the extra noises. For example, if you're bending a note with your 2nd and 3rd, or the 3rd and 4th fingers, lay your first finger across the strings; touch the strings, to help dampen the noises...
Cool lesson. It doesn't work on my accoustic with light strings though (with heavier strings barre chords are a disaster due to the relatively high action). On most strings I can do a full tone bend. But pushing the third (G) string up one semitone is as hard as pushing the sixth (low E) string down three semitones!! If I bend as much as you do on the full bend (G string) I barely get a semitone. Should I get another guitar or other strings? (I'm actually thinking about buying an electric)
Also, wrap your thumb up and over the top of the neck while bending strings...touch the low E, and A strings to help to stop any noises from the lower strings.
videocreed 2 years ago
It depends on the sound the you're after. Some bends come back down; that's known as a release-bend. Some bends stop at the peak (top) of the bend...To do that, you need to release the note quickly; more or less snap it off your fingers...That can get noisy, so that's why it's important to dampen those unintended noises with your left hand fingers, and with your picking hand fingers also, when necessary.
videocreed 2 years ago
and is it possible to damage ur strings or guitar by doing bending?
(lol stupid questions i know)
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No worries about that...Bending strings won't damage the guitar, and if you break any the strings by bending them, it's probably time to replace them anyway.
videocreed 2 years ago
thanks!, you helped me a lot
SaturdaysSorrow 2 years ago
i have a few questions... how many fingers are you supposed to use to bend, and do you bend at only one fret or can you bend at both frets?
and can you just bend the string then let go or do you have to slowly transition the strings back into original place.
and is it possible to damage ur strings or guitar by doing bending? (lol stupid questions i know)
SaturdaysSorrow 2 years ago
For more power and control, bend the string with 2 or even 3 fingers, whenever possible.If you're bending with your 2nd and 3rd fingers, use our first finger to dampen/stop the extra noises. For example, if you're bending a note with your 2nd and 3rd, or the 3rd and 4th fingers, lay your first finger across the strings; touch the strings, to help dampen the noises...
videocreed 2 years ago
Cool lesson. It doesn't work on my accoustic with light strings though (with heavier strings barre chords are a disaster due to the relatively high action). On most strings I can do a full tone bend. But pushing the third (G) string up one semitone is as hard as pushing the sixth (low E) string down three semitones!! If I bend as much as you do on the full bend (G string) I barely get a semitone. Should I get another guitar or other strings? (I'm actually thinking about buying an electric)
SlowStrider 4 years ago
i have an acoustic, too
but you can get a full
bend. it's hardddd as hell but it's possible
soo313 3 years ago