Originally Posted by
rcwilk
I tried to watch my bends today as I went through Red House. I don't know which way hendrix bends things but I noticed that pretty much if it is one of the three strings (high e, b, g) from the bottom of the fret, I push them, and if its ones on the top I pull them.
Is this typical? It seems the most rational way ( can't really push the low E very far or it goes off the fret! )
RC
Yes, that's the way it's usually done.
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