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Master the art of string bending with renowned guitarist Kris Barras

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One of the world’s hottest blues players shares his tips and tricks

The UK’s Kris Barras is one of the world’s hottest blues guitarists right now, owing to his searing solos and slick slide techniques, and here, he shares two lessons to improve your string bending.

These two videos will take you from string-bending basics to more advanced techniques: part 1 covers keeping your string bends in tune and playing clean bends. Part two, meanwhile, shows you how to integrate string bends in your own guitar licks, using bend-and-release techniques.

Although these lessons are aimed at intermediate players, beginners can play through the licks at a slower tempo to build up dexterity and coordination.

These videos come courtesy of Elixir Strings, Kris’s favourite electric guitar strings.

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If you’ve been playing uncoated electric strings, it’s worth leaving your preconceived notions about coated strings behind and trying Elixir Strings OPTIWEB Coated Electric Strings.

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