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Zatz
10-22-2003, 10:52 PM
Hi all!

Recently I've been transcribing some cover version of an old blues song (don't remeber the name). But as I only have my acoustic at home I was wondering if the trick which I wrote in staff in Powertab works on actual electric guitar.

The idea is: bending an unison fretted note on the background of ringing open string to create a slight dissonance to obtain blusey sound (please don't laugh - I'm an acoustic guitar player :)). Is it possible/playable/used?

Thanks,
Zatz.
Zatz
10-22-2003, 10:54 PM
This is how it sounds in Powertab...
Koala
10-23-2003, 04:55 AM
Hey Zatz! I might be getting you wrong im not too sure, but yes you can do a unison bend while letting a string ring. Hope this is what you were asking!

:D
Bizarro
10-23-2003, 06:39 AM
It will sound like you're tuning the guitar... you'll start getting the beat frequencies which will speed up the farther you bend.

It is more typical, IMO, to bend from an A up to a B while the open B is ringing. This is more appealing to my ears.

For example:
SRV does this stuff with the open high E ringing and then bends the D on the 15th fret of the B string up to an E. Listen to the live version of Crossfire and you'll hear it!;)
Zatz
10-23-2003, 10:56 AM
OK, thanks Bizarro! I just couldn't get the feel of this effect without amplification.

It is more typical, IMO, to bend from an A up to a B while the open B is ringing. This is more appealing to my ears.

Exactly what I wanted to know - the typical, natural way.

Koala, you have really encouraged me to bend 'em all! :D

With Powertab one can do funny things sometimes:
EricV
10-23-2003, 11:45 AM
LOL... you can do that on a guitar too... as long as you ainīt got a locking nut. Itīs called a "behind the nut" bend... pick teh string, and bend it behind the nut. You can also do that with open chords ( i.e. E ), and it will give you some kind of a pedal steel type sound.
My buddy Tommy Alderson really can do some crazy stuff with that
Eric
Zatz
10-23-2003, 01:33 PM
you can do that on a guitar too

OOPS! :)

Time to buy electric guitar! I think I'm ready now :D
Koala
10-23-2003, 03:47 PM
LOLOL zatz, glad i could help, :D