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→Fast or Large Bends/Wobbles
Bending is often done to get up to a certain note. A bend's speed may be particularly fast, but it is usually intentionally a little slow. The transition between notes is thus emphasized. Most bends are only a half step or whole step. Larger bends are often used by some musicians, but they are generally more difficult.
Using the bar to bend can be used to break down these limits. It can '''change pitch very quickly and in large-distances'''. And it can '''lower as well as raise pitch'''. It has a slightly different sound than bending, so it could also be used for slight variation.
The bar allows shifting above/below a sustained note's pitch and returning the original note very, very quickly. You just '''tap or yank on the bar real quick'''. A bunch of those done in succession is what I call a '''''wobble'''''.
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