To Tuck Or Not To Tuck, fretting hand's pinky Options

[bryanmoore]

I'll try to be as brief and concise with my question as possible -

I have been playing jazz and bluegrass scales on the acoustic guitar for many years. And so naturally I have many ingrained habits. One of which is that I point my pinky finger on my fretting hand upwards while playing scales. This of course was never a problem in my former life, but now that I'm on a quest to be a string bending rocker, it is. Mostly because I definitely have more strength and control over my bends when I tuck my pinky finger on my fretting hand. This of course works great when I'm just jumping from one bend to the next, but when I start playing scales I revert back to auto-pilot and the tucked pinky tends to "get in the way". I mean most of you guys, and by that I mean instructors, bend with your pinky finger tucked. But there are several of you who do not. But tucked or not, this seems to true - Those of you who tuck your pinky finger on your bends also play scales with your pinky finger tucked. And vice versa.

Which leads me to my question - To tuck or not to tuck?

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