Jensen Posted Friday at 23:28 Posted Friday at 23:28 Hello, I'm relatively new to guitar and music in general (only playing about a year) and have gotten to a comfortable point with rhythm guitar, but now I'm actually trying to learn lead I find any time I try to bend and release I always manage to get a string to sound out which just makes everything a bit clunky. I know I'm rushing everything a bit but I'm just wondering if this is normal or I'm just particularly heavy handed and how I could get this to quiet down. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you all. Quote
Dad3353 Posted Friday at 23:59 Posted Friday at 23:59 Good evening, @Jensen, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. A little patience; others will be along to help you. Meanwhile, could you please specify if you play acoustic or electric guitar, and in what song you want to be getting this 'bend' effect..? That'll help with suggesting solutions. Thanks in advance. Quote
Jensen Posted yesterday at 00:23 Author Posted yesterday at 00:23 13 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Good evening, @Jensen, and ... ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. A little patience; others will be along to help you. Meanwhile, could you please specify if you play acoustic or electric guitar, and in what song you want to be getting this 'bend' effect..? That'll help with suggesting solutions. Thanks in advance. Haha sorry I play electric usually with quite a bit of gain, I've wanted to try picking up some very basic solos and lead part just from songs I like, at the moment I'm attempting to learn Paranoid by Black Sabbath as I'd heard it's a good place to start in that genre. A lot of the time when I have to bend or vibrato I find I'll manage to get the next string across to ring out. I'd assumed it would be usual to start with but wanted some technique pointers just to get me headed in the right direction. Thank you. Quote
Dad3353 Posted yesterday at 01:22 Posted yesterday at 01:22 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jensen said: ... I find I'll manage to get the next string across to ring out. ... Plenty of Youtube videos on the subject; here's one... Here's another ... Hope this helps. Ignore the 'choice of string gauge' stuff, you'll want 10-48 gauge, really. Others will be along too, soon... Edited yesterday at 01:26 by Dad3353 Quote
Kiwi Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago On 12/07/2025 at 08:23, Jensen said: Haha sorry I play electric usually with quite a bit of gain, I've wanted to try picking up some very basic solos and lead part just from songs I like, at the moment I'm attempting to learn Paranoid by Black Sabbath as I'd heard it's a good place to start in that genre. A lot of the time when I have to bend or vibrato I find I'll manage to get the next string across to ring out. I'd assumed it would be usual to start with but wanted some technique pointers just to get me headed in the right direction. Thank you. What is the fingerboard radius on the guitar you play? Radii of 10" or less often lead to strings choking on bends. 12" or more should be fine though. Quote
Jensen Posted 56 minutes ago Author Posted 56 minutes ago 6 hours ago, Kiwi said: What is the fingerboard radius on the guitar you play? Radii of 10" or less often lead to strings choking on bends. 12" or more should be fine though. It's a 12", I think it's a skill issue more than anything. Thank you. Quote
