Originally Posted by: Sinnerman
This is the year that I'm going to master string bend vibrato.
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Great plan!
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My control is getting better and more consistent but sometimes I feel the string scraping against the fret. Is this normal or a sign of incorrect technique?

Sometimes that means your frets need to be cleaned or dressed. There is sometimes a laquer coating on the frets of new guitars that makes string bending feel like you are scrapping against a gritty coating.

You might want to take it to a trusted music store & have them check your frets. If you feel confident about fixing it yourself, you can ask our guitar tech.

https://www.guitartricks.com/forum/threads.php?f=30

But if you do not feel totally confident about it, then please take it to a pro! Do not damage your guitar!

Here are a bunch of tutorials aimed at learning how to bend strings!

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1614
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=754
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=703
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=628

Hope this helps! Have fun with it!