Originally posted by Displacer
how do you mute the strings as you go up? is that something to do with lifting the finger of immediately or pressing it down?

For going up to higher pitch (downstrokes) , I usualy depend on my palm for muting ... For going down to lower pitch (upstrokes) I usualy depend on free fingers (in my picking hand) for muting.
If you hold the pick normaly between thumb and index , you've got three fingers free for muting purposes.

This way works for me , but it may not work for you ... Come up with as much muting techniques as you can , experiment till you are comfortable and everything sounds right.

also thsi question will make me look stupid, but i aint alright? :P hehe

this - 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.

i just read tat on a tab...i always thought that meant to bend the 10th fret to the PITCH of 12, but do you actually have to pick 10 then move to 12 and bend it? i tried that and it sounds better when i bend to the pitch :|

Now that was stupid :p (just kidding of course) .

That's a normal bend & release thing , and the 12th fret is written just as an indication to the pitch of the bending... You shouldn't touch the 12th fret at all !

Another way of writing the bend you tabbed is this :
full
|-10b-r--|

Which means that you bend the 10th fret a whole step (or 2 frets).