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Sun, 12/18/2011 - 22:25
Taylor Ward
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How accurate should I aim to make my 3' bends? It seems with the 1, 2, & 4, people just bend those suckers down without worrying to much about being exactly on the mark with 0 cents. What about the 3'? Not trying to be to technical but how many + or - cents should I aim for on my tuner?

-Taylor

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Sun, 12/18/2011 - 23:59
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David Barrett
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Shoot for dead-on, though plus or minus 10 cents is just fine. When playing in minor, dead-on is good. When playing with a lighter feel, having it be up as much as 25 cents is fine. BUT, for bending control purposes go for dead on.

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