Slow Bending Licks Solo, ok, how to improve this thing?.... |
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Jan 18 2009, 08:57 PM
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Hello there
 It's two weeks I'm practicing this lesson (well, not only that, I'd get mad  ) and still it's dirty as hell...The most problems for me is this first bend and release, and mostly due to two things: 1. while releasing, the pressure from the finger gets lower and the string has not enough power for next tones, 2. while bending so much (it's 2 halftones) and releasing, I'm catching the string above and it sounds! geeezzz.... Every 10-15 takes I can play it almost perfect it's too low ratio, don't you think Have you any thoughts for me on this?  http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...ideoid=50599475 |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:22 PM
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QUOTE (utak3r @ Jan 18 2009, 08:57 PM)  1. while releasing, the pressure from the finger gets lower and the string has not enough power for next tones, 2. while bending so much (it's 2 halftones) and releasing, I'm catching the string above and it sounds! geeezzz.... Sorry to sneak in, since the question was to a particular instructor, but I think I can help on both matter because I struggled with them for long time 1. I can see you are bending using the strength of 1 finger only. You can use the strength of 1,2,3 and even 4 fingers. Furthermore, you are having your thumb on the back of your guitar. In that way all power must come from your fingers. If you put your thumb up in the neck while bending you can create a mechanism that adds the strength of your arm on the bending, so that not all the pressure is on the fingers. 2. This one took me really long to figure out. But you can use your index finger to mute the string above. Just place it on the string above while your other fingers bend the string you want to bend. Watch carefully the first video from Kris and you will see he does that! Hope that helps. This post has been edited by Gus: Jan 18 2009, 10:23 PM -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
If you like it please vote in the competition ;-) Gus Stairway to Guitar Heaven - my practice agenda Check out my lesson here Phrygian Dominant Solo lesson Gear : Ibanez RGT320q (I just love the neck-thru sustain), Washburn EA-20SDL (acoustic 6 string), Standard strat (Mexico), POD X3 Live Some of my Guitar heroes: Jimmy Page, Slash, Kirk Hammett, Augusto Licks, Joe Satriani, Gus G, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler... |
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Jan 18 2009, 10:24 PM
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Hey
You are doing great I am finding this very difficult. -------------------- "Better to live one day as a tiger than a thousand years as a sheep"
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Jan 19 2009, 03:54 AM
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QUOTE (utak3r @ Jan 19 2009, 12:31 AM) True, but it's a bit hard to fight with the old habbit taken from a classic guitar...  but I'll try, sometimes my right thumb hurts me so much from pressing the neck....Yep, it takes so time to get used to it But I come from classical guitar and could manage it...  If you see how shredders do it, they keep the thumb over the neck when playing bends (specially over pentatonic) and move it to the classical position when they want to speed pick (specially on higher strings). So, it's not really about forgetting the old habit, but learning to use it on proper times... -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
If you like it please vote in the competition ;-) Gus Stairway to Guitar Heaven - my practice agenda Check out my lesson here Phrygian Dominant Solo lesson Gear : Ibanez RGT320q (I just love the neck-thru sustain), Washburn EA-20SDL (acoustic 6 string), Standard strat (Mexico), POD X3 Live Some of my Guitar heroes: Jimmy Page, Slash, Kirk Hammett, Augusto Licks, Joe Satriani, Gus G, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler... |
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Jan 19 2009, 01:02 PM
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Sorry, I didn't realize this was addressed to Kris...
Sorry! -------------------- www.youtube.com/Wallimann
www.davidwallimann.com |
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Jan 20 2009, 11:14 PM
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OK, that's it... I just couldn't stand it anymore
Here goes my recent take on it: |
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