#b-bender

I am a lifelong fan of The Byrds, though the Flying Burrito Brothers never quite captured my heart, yet the work of Gene Parsons, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and country-rock innovator, has always fascinated me. The newly released Gene Parsons– Kindling & Beyond 1973–1986 is a five-CD collection that highlights his solo career and spans his most creative years after leaving The Byrds and…

Some thoughts on A.I., Sinead O’Connor, Marvin Gaye, Vini Reilly, Serge Gainsbourg and The Parsons/White B-Bender.

THE INTRONow we’re all getting fully signed up to the future — it’s Philip K. Dick’s world after all, we just live in it — this week, Five Things touches on A.I., a spooked and possessed Marvin Gaye song, a world of music newly discovered, a video that is so French it should be required viewing at Customs and an extraordinary guitar modification. The saddest news was the passing of Sinead…

The Handbender – B-Bender für Telecaster

The HandBender – eine simple und effektive Möglichkeit, deine Tele in Sekundenschnelle zu einer B-Bender umzurüsten. Ohne Bohren oder sonstige Modifikationen.

Die Installation erfolgt so einfach: HandBender mittels Inbus-Schraube auf die Brücke montieren und ausrichten, B-Saite von hinten durchziehen, stimmen, fertig. Kriegt jeder hin. Auch mit zwei linken Händen (ohne Linkshänder zu sein).

Eine…

Me absolutely butchering a Hipshot B-Bender that was in the shop recently.  Fun contraption, but takes some practice.

Hipshot B-Bender :: 1996 Fender 50th Anniversary Tele [8.8 lbs]

Here's a Tele with an aftermarket Hipshot string bender previously installed in for a setup.  I increased the neck angle and notched the saddles to help keep the string spacing consistent at the bridge.  As for the string bender, there is 6th string drop (set for a whole step E - D), 3rd string hand lever (set to raise a whole step G - A) and a hip-activated lever on the 2nd string (set for a whole step up B - C#).