Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. String bending is an essential part of a guitarist’s toolkit. While the technique can be daunting at first, if you work on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons THE BENDS, PART 3 We've been discussing string bending techniques and the many different melodies, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I've been having some trouble with my string bending technique. I thought it was pretty good for ...

Pushing a string up or pulling it down raises the pitch of the note you're playing. This is called string bending. The technique can be used to create singing, vocal-like phrases that other ...

Jazz guitarist John Scofield, who performed with his quartet at the Dakota jazz club Tuesday night, has probably done more than any other musician to influence the stylistic direction of jazz guitar ...

Guitar virtuosos often sacrifice melodic beauty for string-bending technique. Many guitar-lovers' CDs sound more like showy practice routines than musical statements. Kaki King's sophomore release, ...