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mattacuk13th July 2007Get down! That is AWSOME dude!
Pavel13th July 2007Sounds really tasty! Good job Muris!
blindwillie13th July 2007Yummie! I know what to do this weekend now!
shredmandan13th July 2007Really good lesson Muris
I have actually been practicing my bending and this will be great to add in thanks
Dashooter13th July 2007I have one question. I noticed a lot of teachers on this site, when they bend, use the pointer finger to mute the strings and also sometimes when they apply vibrato. Is this really necissary? Ive seen some players not use this technique (I don't)and still sound ground. Although I do sometimes get unwanted string noise during bends. Would you recommend I switch to that technique.
GroovinMastiff13th July 2007I love your tone, very warm and creamy sounding. Hope to get started on this one soon. 
Andrew Cockburn13th July 2007@Dashooter
I actually picked this up from Pavel a few months ago. WHen playing you should ALWAYS be thinking about muting - its one of the reasons that our instructors have such a clean sound. This is a great way of guarding against unintentional string hits - you could thnk of it as insurance. You might not need it all the time but its good to have it there if you do need it !
ace_frehely13th July 2007awsome
Dashooter13th July 2007ok, is there an explanation somewhere how to do this technique?
The Uncreator13th July 2007the point i think here is for you to observe on what his hand is doing, try to replicate that, see if it leads to you discovering what works for you and whatnot.
Anyway, great lesson! i love the solo, great melody and feel to it, and it appears as if your pick is glowing.
coxy8113th July 2007Awesome!! Love the bluesy bends.........
Muris Varajic13th July 2007Thanks for kind comments guys,
appreciate it a lot!!
@Dash...I usually put index finger on string which is bended,to have stronger grip.
But it does mute strings a lot when I'm not bending.
Try it with and without this technique but always do your best to mute unwanted sounds.
If you have more questions,please!
awesome lesson muris just what i ws looking for
stratman3313th July 2007I love these kind of bends...
Kai Muehlenbruch13th July 2007Muris´s got da blues! Nice tone
That was quite amazing, your bends are excellent!
SLASH9114th July 2007Very catchy! I love it
Robin14th July 2007Sweeeet! Really great! 
Dashooter14th July 2007wow this lesson is tougher than I thought, so weird bending techniques in there.
SDMF7514th July 2007WoW! This is one of my favorite lessons! Great Job Muris!
Eat-Sleep-andJam14th July 2007What are some good bluesy keys and scales and what not?
-John
Rockwouldbe14th July 2007Muris. well done.
the sound is amazing i would like to know your pickups, and your effect?
Muris Varajic14th July 2007Muris Varajic14th July 2007@E-S-J
Best scale to get bluesy vibe is probably pentatonic.In this lesson I used mixolydian mode and major scale as well,regarding to chord progression.Every key is fine tho..
First try with pentatonic and keys like A,E,G etc.
Latter on when you find yourself good with these,add scales I mentioned above and in different keys.
Let me know when you notice any progress!!
Gustavo14th July 2007awsome!!!!
i need this XD thanks a lot
Drew15th July 2007Love that backing track
On those bends.. To get that technique down, which is called scraping I believe, you will need to learn how to mute. It takes a while to get good at it. Different people have different ways of doing it, but the way I figured out how to do it was to mute the strings I didn't want to sound with my right hand. So I would use the side of my hand to sort of mute the strings until I got to the string that was to be fretted and then I would let off. That may be the harder way to do it, I am not sure. Just give it time though.
Muris Varajic16th July 2007Yes Sanders4617, there are many ways to mute while bending,palm muting is one of them of course.
For long duration bends to mute unwanted strings I'm also using right hand fingers.
Per example,if bend is on B string I'm touching G string with middle finger and high E with ring finger.
Just an idea,try as many as you can,
and mute the world!!
great lesson muris:)
but when you use like vibrato is it necessary to have your like wrapped around the neck?
Muris Varajic18th July 2007That's probably best thing if you want to have much power in vibrato while bending...
But you find your position,the best that fits you...this is just way how I do it. 
An old aged student here (from Argentina) thanking for this great lesson. Just needing to "catch the spirit" (timing, feeling, etc).
Thanks again
Muris Varajic30th July 2007Anytime,pleasure is all mine!
Just let me know if you have any question please.
Cheers
atomix133731st July 2007This is awesome man, you make these riffs sound sweet, and your distortion whenever you pick, makes your notes sound 'explosive'. Dunno how you do it man but both your tone and this lesson is FANTASTIC.
Muris Varajic31st July 2007Thanks for this kind comment Atomix!
As I said before,I'm using small Korg Pandora straight into audio card.
ibanez rocker9th August 2007hey muris nice lesson but why does your pick light up?
ibanez rocker9th August 2007also is that an eddie van halen guitar because my uncle has one just like it with the same body style,pickups, and the fret board but his is just a little bit lighter than yours.
Muris Varajic9th August 2007My pick is lightning cause it's The Light Pick
And yeah,this is Musicman Axis,a model build for Eddie,latter on he went on Peavey...
Thanks for kind words,glad you like lesson!!!
adam130220th August 2007nice love it. Definitely learning this
castudillo9th September 2007nice class!!! I love blues...Im going to practice it
Thank's muris... Very nice sound
Muris Varajic9th September 2007Thanks!!
More blues still to come,for sure
King_Dime17th September 2007Great Stuff!
hi muris
gretings from belgium
help help ...... my fingers 
I am practicing 3 hours bendings
very good lesson
udo
which ampli you play ????
Muris Varajic19th January 2008Hi Udo and greetings as well
Sorry to hear about your fingers but that means you're practicing a lot and that's good!!
I don't use real amp for lessons but Korg Pandora PX4D processor.
Check it out HERE.
Carlos Carrillo5th March 2008hey!!!!!!!!!
excellent!!!
nice job
That pick must be from space! 
Muris Varajic25th October 2008It's from US actually. 
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