Griff Hamlin & Marty Schwartz - String Bending

[bigjimmyrocker]

awesome guys ;9)

[sakofben]

thats my cousin and marty schwartz. what a guy! ^_^

[roadkillscjim]

Interesting vid guys...I guess I never really thought about bends...some notes I bend up some I bend down and with whatever finger happens to be there at the time. All I can really say is my bends so practiced for so many years I can't even tell someone else the how...thanks for mentioning that part, it just takes time.

[tokaistratocaster]

You guys are briliant. I have learned so much just from watching your stuff on YouTube and elsewhere - and you do it with humour , infectious enthusiasm and fun. Like you really enjoy what you are doing. Keep up the good work, take a bow guys and keep rockin! Much appreciated.

[evilchrist213]

i wish justin sandercoe is there..lol

[mcosay07]

i can shred on the guitar for hours, or until the batteries in my rock band controller die : ) jk

[nodarfcb]

Oh god, i wish marty was my close relative, or a neighbour at least, he's da man

[frankwashere2]

Just saw this "after" your barre chord flick. Both much appreciated, thank you! As a self taught wanna be player I probably developed some bad habits, especially a low tolerance for frustration. Probably the hardest thing to work through and why so many of us give up, besides the pain. Acoustic guitar still a killer on the ole fingertips, especially when bending strings on the 1st and 2nd fret. Thanks for sharing.

[surfco]

Marty sucks! LOL!

[bvaughn33]

Holy Shit guys! Unreal.

[TheDavo56]

Nice vid guys! I would love to see a part 2 with some demos of 1/4, 1/2, whole and pre-bends. My two cents: I think it's important to turn off the distortion when learning bends as it makes it easier to hear. I found it more difficult to bend on a single coil (Strat) vs. my humbucking Les Paul as the Fendersingle coils have a lot of attack. Muting is important. Good point Griff!

[mrblimp]

If you've studied Jamie Andreas' instruction you would say that the bend comes from your forearm muscle, though she also mentions that there is also a finger only technique used in certain circumstances.

[maverickaxe]

Fantastic! I enjoy watching the jam and pick up on everything that’s going on. You guys are like the Yin Yang symbol. The people get the assistance.

Thx

[paul1060]

i just started learning minor pentatonic scales and my problem is that if i bend a string i end up with a note thats outside the particular box pattern that im doing. for example G minor pent scale 3rd position. (1-4,1-3,1-3,1-3,1-4,1-4)

[PolishGman]

Dear Marty, could you say me what strings you are using? And if you can please say what thickness they are (0.09,0.10,0.11)

[TEMPA01]

You guys kick arse! Two of the best teachers together on You Tube - AWESOME!

[BrokenDestinyXD]

Awesome!! :D

[Forgivenick]

You guys are my two favorite teachers. Great to see both of you jamming together. You have got to do this more often. A live gig in downtown san diego would be ideal in my humble opinion. You are both a wealth of knowledge. Thank you.

[hellerdudes]

Oops only read the comments too late...

[hellerdudes]

Hey!! the two gotMost Votes for that Eddy something or other contest a while back...

[BryanScheuder91]

nice video, very helpfull, and nice jamming @ the beginning kudo's to both of you

[martyzsongs]

that was fun Griff!!! thx buddy!!!