String Bending Masterclass: Vol.2 Expanded Fretboard

String bending is an integral part of every guitarist's sound, and one of the main reasons why the instrument allows us to play such emotive lines. With this in mind it's incredibly important that you know not only how to bend correctly (and in tune) but that you take full advantage of the expressive capabilities of this technique. Using it to add more depth, articulation and 'soul' to your solos!

Bending lets us guitarists hit all the 'in-between' notes that a piano cannot reach, as well as slide smoothly from one pitch to another (including vibrato), allowing us to imitate other sounds and instruments ranging from slide guitar to saxophones and violins or even the human voice!

In this masterclass we want to help you develop a confident, accurate and expressive bending technique. Over the full three volumes in the series we're going to cover the fundamentals, how you can use bends all over the fretboard in conjunction with other techniques and how to creatively incorporate bends into a more advanced level of playing. This page is solely for the 'Expanded' second volume. However, as this is a course we strongly recommend that you get the box set and work your way through from volume one to three (click the image at the bottom of the page). PLUS, if you pick up the box set edition you will also get 9 extra bonus licks to help further refine and develop your bending technique. These of course, come complete with video, audio, backings, and TAB/Notation.

Volume Two: Expanded Fretboard.

Ready to take your bending technique to the next stage? In this part of the masterclass we'll be moving you around the fretboard more as well as exploring how bends can be combined with other techniques. Our first major step is to start moving the bends around more, we want you to be able to grab any note and bend it accurately and the exercises are designed to get you practising just that. The licks cover a whole load of new bending ideas which will instantly grow your string bending arsenal. Then studying the solo will allow you to try all of these concepts in a realistic musical context.

This volume includes a main masterclass PDF including diagrams and images to guide you, exercises, licks and solos in both audio and video format, accurate TAB/notation and backing tracks to practise the techniques and build your own awesome bending solos!

If you want to master this beautiful technique and take your string bending to the next level, then this masterclass is your answer!

P.S - A huge thanks to JTC artist Jake Willson for sessioning on this release as JTC's very own 'Stig'!