How to MASTER String Bending... This WORKS!

"Boomer bends" are more expressive than 500 harmonics in the space of 4 16ths.

Good lesson Ben. Thanks.

I love me some Lingyank momjeans

Hit the target note then pre-bend instead of a slow bend

😢 tiny tim died?

Mmmm... Juicy Vibrats 🌭

Thanks Uncle Ben for exercise and tips. Mediocre here I come.

That’s why you’re my favorite step uncle

Phenomenal lesson as usual. You actually helped me fix something else in this lesson just by adjusting my left hand position on the neck (getting some bad stepdad habits out of my system). Thanks so much!

I hate practicing it dry, Ben!

But you're not BENding. You're applying vibrato.

Bending is a blues thing and came about before electrification to simulate emotive crying that blues singers were doing. Guitarists began to emulate these vocal inflections.

Why do you teach, seriously? Why do you believe you are qualified?

I was born in 87. Boomer bends are amazing

Thank you UB. You have a gift for explaining things. 👍🏼

Malmsteen gets a new nickname today. How many are we up to now? We need a compilation vid.

Ben with the half of one whole million subscribers - congrats man 🤘😎

I can sense the more better bends are on the horizon for me after this.

Would you recommend leaving pre-bends until you've got normal bends pretty much bang on, or can you just try a similar technique to what you've shown here?

Never bring 1 finger to a 3 finger job, got it

You have just become “Uncle Bend” love it

Good one Uncle Ben!

Congrats to 500k subs! 🥳

Steve Vai says he can spot an amateur when they bend and shake it fast

Always take uncle bends advice.

Enjoying these practice ideas, cheers Ben 👍

Is there a trick or technique to keep the bent string from hitting the string you are bending towards?

Just got me the Ultra Strat. Frigging love it.

Ben speed and Step-dad speed= Ywngie and David Gilmour 😂

"More Better" 😄

I had a keyboard player lurking around my festively lit outdoor shrubbery last night. Highly unsettling. Kept fist pumping despite no response. Those weren't performance lights my friend.

I have been looking for you to do more videos on this subject!!!! It is so important

Oh, I am still waiting for you to do a lesson on Way Cool Jr....... Please...?

You should also teach us how to bend like John Sykes or Gary Moore

Okay, I've gotta be honest... my boss is a massive cretin - he exists at the very apex of all that is absolute patience testing wank!! Why would I want to bend like him? I want to bend like Yngwie!!

Feel fortunate to have grown up on a steady diet of Gilmour, Scholz, Vaughn, Young, Perry, Schon....et al:

This stuff can't be overstated. Separates the Men from the stepdads, for suuuure. It does take PRACTICE. Prepare to buy stock in string companies.

Great video. 🤘

👍👍👍

That’s a nice guitar

I can really hear Yolo Mumpcream’s influence with this sweet simple run. 🤘🏽

Thank you Uncle Ben. A very helpful lesson indeed ! 🙌. A bit of work on this and hopefully shed the stepdad bends.

Uncle Bend!

String bending master - Jerry Donahue.

How do I do this while, uh, not ripping my strings out by the roots? I've lost a B AND a G string to bends ;_;

Awesome video thanks for sharing.

Thanks Uncle Ben !

When I bend the B string my fingers run into the G and when I come off the bend the G will ring out. How can I cleanly get only the string I'm bending to ring out?

“I like things that are nice” is a Kamala Harris-level catchphrase.

As an animal I resent being called a keyboardist....

Hey Ben, would you please do the Don’t Tell Me You Love Me solo, particularly Jeff Watson’s part? This has eluded me for decades.

Thanks Uncle Bend

Hey Uncle Ben, any advice on health insurance?

Wait... people bend the G string down? Why have I never heard of this?

Feels like you have to bend it harder to get the same pitch shift versus bending up. What's the advantage of bending down?