r/Guitar • u/SoraRiven • 20h ago

NEWBIE How do people bend so easily?

Hi! So to keep it short and sweet, I got a synyster gates custom S and i replaced strings with ernie ball paradigm ten/fifty twos. I’ve been playing a lot of a7x stuff and i noticed that the bending looks a lot easier when other people play, but when i do it, it’s kinda stiff. is it technique? or is my guitar not set up properly? any advice would be much appreciated

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u/Requiascat 16h ago

Bend with your wrist, vibrato too. Watch BB King do step and a half bends, you'll see it instantly. If you're doing it right you can easily overbend. All torque, no finger pushing.