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GMC Forum _ Marcus Lavendell _ Bend In Neoclassical Lesson

Posted by: Ayen Aug 28 2007, 03:08 PM

I was recently taking another shot at your Neoclassical Advanced lesson and was wondering, the part where you bend the string (in the very beginning of all 3 videos), what are you hitting? Is there any special way to hit them to get that exact sound?

Posted by: Eat-Sleep-andJam Aug 28 2007, 03:10 PM

You know he might be pushing down on the whammy bar, he did that in his recent intermediate lesson for the three level solo. The lick was very bluesy but he had a unqiue sound on a specific bend, So It might be the whammy bar.

- John

Posted by: Ayen Aug 28 2007, 03:13 PM

I thought that too, but it doesn't look like he's touching the whammy bar.

Posted by: Zephyr Aug 28 2007, 03:54 PM

It looks to me like he's just sliding up to the E on the twelfth fret of the low E string and using a lot of vibrato... but I don't have my guitar to try it out, so I'm not sure.

Posted by: lavendell Aug 29 2007, 09:10 PM

QUOTE (Zephyr @ Aug 28 2007, 04:54 PM)

It looks to me like he's just sliding up to the E on the twelfth fret of the low E string and using a lot of vibrato... but I don't have my guitar to try it out, so I'm not sure.

^ that's exactly how I do it! Thanks Zephyr!

And thanks Ayen, for doing my lesson

-Marcus

Posted by: Ayen Aug 30 2007, 09:01 AM

Haha, no problem. Your lessons seem to be the biggest challenges for me, and challenges always make me better when I overcome them.

Thanks Zephyr for explaining it!

Posted by: visi0n Sep 20 2007, 06:20 PM

QUOTE (Ayen @ Aug 28 2007, 04:08 PM)

Its like, bend it to the next note, and the tricky part is, while you bending there is a heavy vibrato.. just practice it, i practiced too, to get the exact vibrating