Which Way Do You Bend?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:14 am

I think that pretty much covers it. except for maybe some obscure options like pushing on the neck or bending behind the nut. pushing on the trem with your hand still counts as using the trem.

lancer88 · Post by **lancer88** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:22 am

i've played hardtail guitars for so long (toronado, 72 tele deluxe ri) that grabbing the trem bar just isnt natural on my jag, so i pretty much leave the trem bar off - even though i like the looks of it

George · Post by **George** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:47 am

Trems can go up and down on virtually all systems. A well set up floating strat is the sex for me, as is my Jaguars. And I bend with fingers, you need an option for uppy downy trems and finger bends!

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:43 am

Years of trying to play like Joey Santiago has left me virtually unable to hold a note at pitch without putting a slight atonal bend on it. Added to this I'll always grab the trem theatrically either for a touch of shimmer, or a full on seasick dip. So both, I suppose.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:29 pm

benecol wrote:Years of trying to play like Joey Santiago has left me virtually unable to hold a note at pitch without putting a slight atonal bend on it. Added to this I'll always grab the trem theatrically either for a touch of shimmer, or a full on seasick dip. So both, I suppose.

I think this covers it for me.

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:31 pm

option 1

i can't live without the trem on a guitar (that's why my tele now has a bigsby on, since yesterday). i finger-bend, but for those spacey delay-filled feedbacks i need the guitar trem.

Pat.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:41 pm

I don't bend as much as I slide, but vibrato is all with the fingers.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 8:45 pm

i voted "no trem, just fingers (and therefor only up)" though you can bend down with ghost bends.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:33 pm

over backwardzs

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:05 am

Fingers.

r40f · Post by **r40f** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:23 am

i always remove the trem bar from my guitars and set the bridge, so only fingers... and i bend the neck.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:25 am

i've been looking for my whammy bar for my strat as its the only trem i have aside from the ancient jaguar, but i just can't locate it!
I'm a finger only kind of bendy guy, so i bend up most of the time unless its on the lower strings then i sort of have to bend up unless i want the string to fall off the fretboard

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:26 am

i used to never use trems, but about 5 years ago i set up the trem on my jag-stang and i have been addicted to trems ever since.
my all time fav is definitly the jaguar trem, but i can work with just about anything.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:43 am

Im pretty much a finger vibrato, big painfull upward bends kinda guy. But Jag/JM trem is creeping into my style. It's still alittle awkward to go grab the arm, it osunds pretty DELIBERATE when i do it. But it's also kind of awkward now when Im holding a note or feeding back or something on my tele and I want to bend it down.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:50 am

BOTH.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:27 am

...bend up and down with trem, up and prebend down with fingers....the real question is when you bend with fingers do you bend the string up or pull it down the fretboard???

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:30 am

in manland you move the fretboard away from the string!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:36 am

robert(original) wrote:in manland you move the fretboard away from the string!

Using only ones wanger of course!

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