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"But here's my take on benders - anything that causes you to change your right hand plucking technique is a problem for me. I've works for many years developing my right hand, and when I use things like this I have to alter my technique."
What Will said. If he could see TDPRI archives from the last 10-2 years or so he'd see that same quote by probably half a dozen players, including me.
It's the same issue I've had with and palm-device (Palm Pedal, EZ Bender, Hipshot add-ons, etc) - if your right hand is involved with the bending it is NOT involved with attack and tone, at least to a "normal" extent. My right hand is constantly changing positions for attack/tone reasons, and this type of thing just doesn't work for me.
That's not to say guys can't use them, and there are plenty of palm-bender whiz-kids out there - but the HAVE to sacrifice something, and for me that's the rub. With the PW, Pullstring, basic Hipshot, Slingshot, Glaser, Shelton, et al you just don't have that issue. So if you do a lot of palm muting or have a varied attack, I'd suggest another type.
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