The Riddle Of Steel Options

[bryanmoore]

Greetings fellow GMC classmates.

Just thought I'd post my two cents on string bending since I'm really start to get the hang of it.

You know how you read where pros say try to hold on to the string as lightly as possible while bending? Just enough tension to keep the string pressed to the fretboard? Don't listen to them.

The problem with this advice is it is mostly coming from guys who learned how to bend at a very early age. It's almost like second nature to them.

I think the key to getting the hang of it is in a firm three finger grip and a relaxed wrist. I've read where Jerry Arcidiacono mentions this (about the wrist that is). Learn to keep your wrist very relaxed and even experiment with an over-exaggerated grip on the strings. In time you will learn how to relax your grip a bit, but the important thing is you learn how much pressure it actually takes on a guitar with medium to high action to keep the string from slipping on you.

Hope this helps.

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[Ben Higgins]

Yes I think Bryan and Azza have described the art of bending pretty well. Kris also has a good point, when we can do something it can be difficult to think back to how we did it !

But finding the required pressure through trial and error is the only way... feel, feel, feel is where it's at with learning any musical instrument. We have to learn it through physical experience.

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[Cosmin Lupu]

Yes I think Bryan and Azza have described the art of bending pretty well. Kris also has a good point, when we can do something it can be difficult to think back to how we did it !

But finding the required pressure through trial and error is the only way... feel, feel, feel is where it's at with learning any musical instrument. We have to learn it through physical experience.

Very true If i listen to recordings from the early age of 17 I can realize how much I sucked only because I hadn't experienced enough of the art of bending

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