Home Uncategorized “A few poorly intonated sustained bends in a solo can make the guitar’s most emotive technique sound bad”: Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better

“A few poorly intonated sustained bends in a solo can make the guitar’s most emotive technique sound bad”: Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better

March 21, 2025 comments off

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