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Dom J McGovern

Bending Guitar Strings

erm yeah, im a novice begginer guitarist.

and bending guitar strings, I can usually do it but recently, I’ve been bending the strings and when I release the string I hit the string above either with my fingers or finger-nails, and it’s stressful.

Help?

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danbo513 5 #
Milwaukee, WI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (9 minutes after post)

nails too long ? try bending with fingers at a little different angle. the string above that you accidently keep hitting should just be touching the pad of youy finger when in full bend.

Dom J McGovern 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (25 minutes after post)

To get the note I want I have to bend quite high up otherwise It sounds crap.

And my nails are very short

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danbo513 5 #
Milwaukee, WI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (27 minutes after post)

have you tried palm muting the string above, that would definately quiet it.

Dom J McGovern 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (28 minutes after post)

How would I mute the G string while bending the B string? I use my first 3 fingers to bend

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danbo513 5 #
Milwaukee, WI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (30 minutes after post)

you palm mute with the palm of your pick hand.

Dom J McGovern 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (31 minutes after post)

That’s too much messing about for me lol :)

I just wondered if there was a special way of bending a string without this annoyance

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danbo513 5 #
Milwaukee, WI, US | 1 year, 2 months ago (39 minutes after post)

sorry i couldnt help more dude. best of luck

Dom J McGovern 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (53 minutes after post)

thanks man

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An Unknown Location | 1 year, 2 months ago (17 hours, 23 minutes after post)

you need to keep your nails really short

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