Let's Go Beyond Boomer Bends!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- There's a lot to developing great bending technique. I was recently asked to elaborate on "boomer bends" and I realized that the more important thing to consider is developing core bending capability. From there you can do anything you like, no matter how young or old you are!
Here's the original interview on Rick Beato's channel: • The Modern Guitar Disc...
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03:20 Lesson
10:35 Wrap Up
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Thank you, Chris.
GenX grew up.on "boomer bends" and will continue to use them 😂
I appreciate that Tim made a mindful choice to not use big bends in his playing to further his skills and tastes. The beauty of the guitar and music is it's an expressive form. If we all had to play the same way, there would be no joy in playing the instruments.
Truth!!
Check out Steve Lukather’s wild 5 fret bend’s in the end solo of Rossana - and keep in mind that the hole band improvised that outro.
One of my favorite guitar takes ever. I love Luke
I’m fed up with “age-ism”
disregarding and discounting people because of their apparent age.
I agree, but I don't let it impact me, otherwise I feel like I'll be mad all the time, and madder and madder as I get older :)
@@curiousguitarist I'm 74, been playing 60 years. Young players have much more to pull from these days. 100's of videos and free lessons are available. Lots of amazing players out there these days. Older players didn't have these
options back in the 60's and 70's. We had to learn the hard way. One note at a time. Long live the Blues Los Angeles musician
@@bluesdawg8014 I’m from LA, and yeah it was different learning in the 70s and 80s for me as well.
I’m coming back to LA in May and doing a free workshop (in Pasadena), if you’d be interested in meeting up and talking guitar emailing me at Chris at curiousguitarist dot com and I’ll send you details.
I wouldn't worry too much about what some twink with neck tattoos thinks about anything.
Very interesting. Thanks Chris!
My pleasure!
Another great lesson man!
Wow so helpful, thanks. Going to work on those calluses now 😅
I remember seeing that Rick Beato video, and said the same thing, I am boomer hold on! Mahalo for the lesson!!!!
Of course, Kevin. Mahalo for all your support!
For all the great guidance. Thanks!
My pleasure, and THANK you!
Both / all generations have something to give and or learn from each other’s preferences, styles, etc.
Same goes for genres. Quite often some older / veteran guitar players have broadened their musical tastes and horizons by exposure to at least or a range of genres which can suffuse their guitar chops
Same goes for different instruments
Truth
I'm 30 and I play like a boomer totally because all my favourite players are from that era and the blues language is my main musical vocabulary from just consuming tons of that music, playing jazz blues is hard for me without making it sound like wanting a cold beer ...regardless of age we're all just cool blues cats, stay bluesy Chris 😎
You too Jimbo! Play on, sir, play on!
Bahhh, i'm not a boomer, but I am sure proud to be an old school dad blues bender that plays in the style of that era! I'll take a slow blues 1-4-5 over the mario bros theme tune any day! Thanks for all the great content Chris. Rock n Roll 🤘
Rock on, friend!
I think Tim Henson has amazing talent! But IMO he has not written one memorable guitar riff! I am talking about one that you can't get out of your head all day! There is a reason "Boomer Benders" are still revered today!
Yeah, it's all valid stuff right? I can only recall a few bits and bobs from Polyphia stuff, but I imagine that's because I'm not actively listening to their stuff.
He is certainly an amazing technical player, no doubt.
As musicians I think we all tap into our musical past.., Its what makes us who we are. Yes its great to invent something new and unique, but its those great players from decades past that inspired us to pick up the Guitar isn't it? With the resent passing of Dicky Betts I learned "Ramblin Man" by the Allman Bro's to jam with my band..., You want to try holding the bent "G" note from D to F on the B string (15 to 18 ) frets ...., Not so easy to hold the “G”note! that's for sure!! Great lesson as always Chris!!!
Thanks Tone! Hope all is well~
Can you do a vid on finding chord by ear w Nashville System and Good start Pedals for Live / Ur Live Pedal experience
That chord finding idea is gold! I’ll get that on the list
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Thanks
Thank YOU!
What is a boomer Bend? Gilmour another brick in the wall solo has those wide bends 2 whole steps or 1&1/2 bends which I'm guessing are considered a Boomer bend?
Gilmore, for me, is the bending god, along with Joe Walsh. The best.
I linked the original vid in the description, Tim was just talking about large bends in general. Seems crazy to me to categorize that stuff at all, but hey, whatever floats one’s boat I guess :)
@@curiousguitarist Yes Joe Walsh also does those Boomer Bends/large bends but also Clapton Cream Era would often do a Boomer bends if you listen to the Cream Live concerts.
@@waynegram8907 yeah, love his Cream days…then there’s Van Halen and that whole crowd…huge bends. I must admit I love it!!
1. Modern guitar players will be Boomer guitar players in a few years. 2. These labels are a needless representation. I'm glad you exposed that there is way more to bending than headline-grabbing, catchy labels.
Are you accusing me of click-baiting sir?
:P
@@curiousguitarist No, I'm accusing you of brining some intelligent thought and discussion to the topic. Sorry if that offends. :0
@@tube77tdf offended? Rather pleasantly reminded of the value of banter with a good friend.
The thing is, how often does a vocal part call for a glissando? Just stop it, and get off the minor pentatonic while you're at it.
The minor pentatonic scale is sort of like the never ending gift, both major and minor pentatonic are so flexible and useful...it really is sort of a mind blowing journey with this scale. It's one of the first things we learn, and from there it's like this great friendship that gets deeper and deeper.
Try it up a whole step from a minor chord (B min pent for A minor) to outline Dorian in the coolest way!
@@curiousguitarist It's old, used up, and gone is meaning from guitar aficionados, like Tim Pierce, a happy little bouncy guy, that while a hard rain is now falling. Who sings songs of freedom, and what now does that word mean? The times have changed. Anger took over from big mouth show off bands. No one has anything now to co-opt, nothing they have sold out. Where has spirit gone? Wandering, taking poetry as a literal and imitating the beat generation of loud mouths who celebrated just themselves and their hair.
@@charleswood2182 Tim Pierce and I agree (we are acquaintances) that the pentatonic scale, for ANY instrument, is a crucial musical tool.
Love your post, so provocative and poetic at the same time. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts here.
Peace! ✌️
Ohh, I thought he was talking just about oblique bends.
I have to admit that I don’t know what an oblique bend is….help?
@@curiousguitarist It's bending up the G string with third finger then using your little finger to throw in the note one fret higher on the B string. I'm sure you're more than familiar with it and I just stuffed the name of it up lol
Gen X bender reporting for duty.
LET'S GOOOOAAAHH!
I'm 47. Am I a boomer? 😂
boomers are 1946 - 1964
Ha! I’m 1967. Still old af though.
Love your work Chris!
@@curiousguitarist thank you 😂
Maybe this is why most modern music sounds like crap? 🤔
Haha! Love it!
Yes, boomers use strings, so play the guitar without using strings to sound different.
I actually played without strings for a couple of weeks when I could not afford them and my dad was not going to buy me any.
Crazy enough, I actually improved a lot after that stint…weird
Thanks for the comment and view!
@@curiousguitarist So all you really need is just the neck of a guitar, not even a headstock!
I wouldn't listen Henson for guitar insights. Hot take, but Polyphia is unbearable to my ears. I would rather learn about boomer bends that whatever that band does.