Reverse Bend Tips

[William B.]

Hi, I've been working on this technique here and there, I like how it sounds.

The trouble I'm having is when having a pre-bent 7th fretted note with my annular finger and want to drop the bend down releasing it to the 5th fret.
Hopefully I explained it right.
When I'm doing it often the sound isn't smooth or it dissipates.
I may also be misinterpreting the written notations when I see them.

I want to try to be able to do it multiple times in succession but I think I'm doing something wrong.

A video would probably help show the dilemma, tomorrow I'll get one-up.

Thanks!

 

[Ed Seith]

So you're fretting the note at the 5th fret, but bent up a whole step to the equivalent of the 7th fret note (for example, bending an A up to a B), picking it, and then having an issue releasing the bend smoothly to get back to the A note?

 

[William B.]

So you're fretting the note at the 5th fret, but bent up a whole step to the equivalent of the 7th fret note (for example, bending an A up to a B), picking it, and then having an issue releasing the bend smoothly to get back to the A note?

Something like that, but yes releasing it smoothly is giving me a hard time. Releasing it after dropping the pre-bend.
I'll demonstrate it later today I don't think I'm explaining it right

 

[William B.]

YouTube link

Thanks

The notation is bent from up, lowering it, pulling off, than the note on 5
It's the Motifs Blues lesson, bar 28 but I think I was doing it wrong

 

[William B.]

It's a pull off and just practiced it, I guess it's fine
My middle finger was getting in the way ( lagging ) and hitting the string or something

 

[Ed Seith]

It looks like you're needing to do a pull-off, but that's a stylistic choice, and a pull-off is not MANDATORY for that kind of thing - you can pick that last note OR do a pull-off.

Now, a pull-off is not just lifting the finger off. That finger has to tug the string a little bit and almost "snap" off the string to make the note at the 5th fret ring out. There should be a lesson specifically about pull-offs where PG explains it in detail.

 

[William B.]

There should be a lesson specifically about pull-offs where PG explains it in detail.

I'll take a look, Thanks

 

[Låww]

Little late reply and maybe you've already figured it out, but what works for me is a pull-off immediately after releasing the bend. Also when doing such bends I get better results by not having my index finger bar the rest of the strings. Instead I tend to have my thumb firmly behind the neck and bend the string with my ring finger while my middle finger supports it to get a good whole step bend. In order to mute the low E and A strings I use my right hand instead while my index finger mutes the D string, which might help a bit too. Anyhow hope this helps!

 

[William B.]

Little late reply and maybe you've already figured it out, but what works for me is a pull-off immediately after releasing the bend. Also when doing such bends I get better results by not having my index finger bar the rest of the strings. Instead I tend to have my thumb firmly behind the neck and bend the string with my ring finger while my middle finger supports it to get a good whole step bend. In order to mute the low E and A strings I use my right hand instead while my index finger mutes the D string, which might help a bit too. Anyhow hope this helps!

Still working on it here and there.
I'll need to read it a few times and give it a try next time.
Thanks!

 

[Låww]

Still working on it here and there.
I'll need to read it a few times and give it a try next time.
Thanks!

If you still struggle after trying and would like me to film what I mean lmk and I'll try to make a short video!

 

[William B.]

If you still struggle after trying and would like me to film what I mean lmk and I'll try to make a short video!

Thanks again, I'll spend some time on it first. Been working on my Hammer-on Pull-offs timing, it could be better and might help too.
Cheers!