strings good for bends?

[tomwes]

which guitar strings and gauges would be the best for bends, vibrato, etc.? i'm new to ernie ball strings, my friends said he likes them so i thought i might try some out.

 

[Colin]

which guitar strings and gauges would be the best for bends, vibrato, etc.? I'm new to Ernie ball strings, my friends said he likes them so i thought i might try some out.

Welcome to the forum, string bending and vibrato is a technique that comes from the player.The lighter the string the easier it will be to achieve those. I would purchase the string based on style of music played, gear etc. Can you give some more info? Electric or acoustic? Country or metal?

Colin

 

[tomwes]

I play mostly electric, blues & classic rock styles, which strings would be good for those?

 

[GHWelles]

Ernie Ball .009's are easier to bend than D'addario's for example.

 

[tomwes]

are the Ernie Ball Classic Rock N Roll strings similar to the Fender Rock N Roll?

 

[tommyindelaware]

practice alot on a guitar w/ 11-48's.
then u will really fly on 9's or 10's when gigging.
a frequent practice rutine directly affects easy string bending. the more u practice ...the easier it gets.
& yea that could be taken as...if u are haveing difficulties bending...then u aren't practicing enough.....