How does dave murray bend his strings?!
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It can be done, three ways.
1. String elevation set high
2. Graduated "fall off" from about fret 13 to fret 21
3. Flattening the middle to high E string radius
Or a combination of all three.
Usually, you can get two step bends pretty easily on a vintage radius, and not overly tall string elevation. If you want more bendy, or lower strings, you'll have to futz with the frettage.
1. String elevation set high
2. Graduated "fall off" from about fret 13 to fret 21
3. Flattening the middle to high E string radius
Or a combination of all three.
Usually, you can get two step bends pretty easily on a vintage radius, and not overly tall string elevation. If you want more bendy, or lower strings, you'll have to futz with the frettage.
jackthehack
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Many years of experience leading to really strong fingers + light strings.
Back in the day we didn't have all these fancy radii, just 7.25" on all Fender axes.
Back in the day we didn't have all these fancy radii, just 7.25" on all Fender axes.
Return of Guitlouie
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Like a friggin madman, that's how!
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom
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If it's his '57 Strat to which the Greek kid is referring, it was probably refretted and filed many times before he bought it. He's probably had it done too, so probably the old trick of super tall jumbo frets filed to a compound radius. It occurs to me too that a lot of players play well, and don't necessarily know how to set up instruments, so he knows a guy that knows a guy that does it for him. Also, if you never know you're not supposed to bend like that then you can. How did Adam and Eve know they were naked?
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I dunno 'bout Dave, but a lot of pro players actually play with a "higher-than-normal" action.
DangerousR6
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That would be "Wit jam 'mon"....jimh said:
mullyman
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Superlizard said:
I actually got to mess around with Eddie Van Halen's striped Wolfgang Special when they were here in 1998. I've never seen a guitar with string action so low. I honestly have no idea how he doesn't get fret buzz. I'm guesstimating that a credit card *might* have fit between the frets and the strings. I've never seen anything like it and wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself.
MULLY
