Are You a String Bender?

[StringPicker6]

When I think of bends I mostly think the blues (which I'm addicted to!)

[ducktrapper]

When I think of bends I mostly think the blues (which I'm addicted to!)

The blues had a baby and they named it rock'n'roll! 

[Queequeg]

I don't see how anyone could play guitar and NOT bend?  Man, it's at the heart of how I play guitar.  That and harmonics, which I admittedly overuse. 

Me too. I use lots of harmonics and wonder if I'm dong too much of a good thing.

I play a wide variety of things from classical to folk to rock and I can't think of a song I've play on acoustic in the last few years that used bends. I'm actually curious what songs people are playing that use all these bends on acoustic. Blues makes complete sense, as do solos.

I play an instrumental version of Desperado. (Don't judge me, Eagles haters!)
Forgive this Monday night slap/dash recording.
I bend the D at the 3rd fret on the 2nd string a half step to a D# throughout the tune.
To me it just sounds better than simply going directly to the D#.

[ducktrapper]

Me too. I use lots of harmonics and wonder if I'm dong too much of a good thing.

I play an instrumental version of Desperado. (Don't judge me, Eagles haters!)
Forgive this Monday night slap/dash recording.
I bend the D at the 3rd fret on the 2nd string a half step to a D# throughout the tune.
To me it just sounds better than simply going directly to the D#.

We'd love to hear it!

[Queequeg]

We'd love to hear it!

It's linked in the post above.

[mike in lytle]

I play an instrumental version of Desperado.
I bend the D at the 3rd fret on the 2nd string a half step to a D# throughout the tune.
To me it just sounds better than simply going directly to the D#.

It is good. I like it.
Well decorated Larrivee. is it an -05 or -09?
Mike

[ducktrapper]

It's linked in the post above.

Doh. 

Very nice. Slides, hammers, pulls and bends! When I found out about that stuff, I was hooked.

[Silence Dogood]

Me too. I use lots of harmonics and wonder if I'm dong too much of a good thing.

I play an instrumental version of Desperado. (Don't judge me, Eagles haters!)
Forgive this Monday night slap/dash recording.
I bend the D at the 3rd fret on the 2nd string a half step to a D# throughout the tune.
To me it just sounds better than simply going directly to the D#.

Some fine playing there!  (You don't look anything like how I pictured you though.)  I'd also love to hear about (and see in detail) the interesting graphics on your guitar.

[ducktrapper]

Some fine playing there!  (You don't look anything like how I pictured you though.)  I'd also love to hear about (and see in detail) the interesting graphics on your guitar.

I'm shocked at how young we all look! 

[Queequeg]

It is good. I like it.
Well decorated Larrivee. is it an -05 or -09?
Mike

This is an L-09 I bought new in 2009. Has a lovely quilted sapele back.

I'm shocked at how young we all look! 

haha

Some fine playing there!  (You don't look anything like how I pictured you though.)  I'd also love to hear about (and see in detail) the interesting graphics on your guitar.

I shipped it to Peter Cree in Philadelphia who specializes in painting guitars. Peter used to post here fairly regularly and he documented the process here on the forum.
Anyway, I told him that I wanted a Celtic theme on it and left the rest up to him. These images are from the ancient Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript and Celtic Gospel book in Latin at Trinity College in Dublin, founded in 1592.
Here's the link with images he posted detailing the work through the winter of 2012.
http://www.larriveeforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=39233.0
Thanks guys.

[Riverbend]

Nice playing and nice guitar! Desperado is a great song, and one I play on my Larrivee mandolins, upon which I do not bend! 

[Silence Dogood]

Wow, that's a really cool design. 

[StringPicker6]

Great playing, and I am STUNNED by how the artwork turned out on your Larrivee!  I found Peter Cree's website and his artwork on guitars is amazing.  That must have taken a lot of courage to decide to add that artwork to your guitar, but it is beautiful! I'm very impressed.