Mind-blown: Country Guitar Content
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Bludave
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Re: Mind-blown: Country Guitar Content
Back when Clarence first had it done, the entire back of the guitar was routed in order to fit all the hardware into the body, then they took another Tele body & just fitted it to the back of the guitar. Its hard to see in this video but the guitar is almost twice the depth of a normal Telecaster.
Back when Clarence first had it done, the entire back of the guitar was routed in order to fit all the hardware into the body, then they took another Tele body & just fitted it to the back of the guitar. Its hard to see in this video but the guitar is almost twice the depth of a normal Telecaster.
Bludave
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And here is a little history on how it was initially done. I think the guy who made it for Clarence was Gene Parsons.
http://www.vintageguitar.com/16889/parsonswhite-stringbender/
And here is a little history on how it was initially done. I think the guy who made it for Clarence was Gene Parsons.
http://www.vintageguitar.com/16889/parsonswhite-stringbender/
Matt42
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No joke. IMO, Albert Lee is the most technically proficient player around. The things he plays just floor me.
I've always respected Brad Paisley as a guitarist, but it's only been recently that I've gotten into him musically as well, and his music is much better than I had envisioned it. He truly is a unique player.
No joke. IMO, Albert Lee is the most technically proficient player around. The things he plays just floor me.
I've always respected Brad Paisley as a guitarist, but it's only been recently that I've gotten into him musically as well, and his music is much better than I had envisioned it. He truly is a unique player.
Butch Snyder
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After owning a Tele with a B-bender, I found that it was more "gimicky" than useful. It had its uses; but they weren't all that many and I started using it all the time just because I could. I haven't owned a bender guitar in many years. Sometimes I miss it; but I have also thought about getting an e-Bow too. I haven't gotten one for the same reason I got rid of the Bender Tele. I figured I would use it too much....
After owning a Tele with a B-bender, I found that it was more "gimicky" than useful. It had its uses; but they weren't all that many and I started using it all the time just because I could. I haven't owned a bender guitar in many years. Sometimes I miss it; but I have also thought about getting an e-Bow too. I haven't gotten one for the same reason I got rid of the Bender Tele. I figured I would use it too much....
beaubrummels
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I'm putting a Vibramate B-5 on my Tele tonight and just realized the bridge plate also allows string-through on the body, so technically I could put certain strings on the Bigsby while the others go through the body as 'normal', effectively making a poor-man's B/G/whatever-bender with no physical routing modifications to the guitar.
I'm putting a Vibramate B-5 on my Tele tonight and just realized the bridge plate also allows string-through on the body, so technically I could put certain strings on the Bigsby while the others go through the body as 'normal', effectively making a poor-man's B/G/whatever-bender with no physical routing modifications to the guitar.
MikeRocker
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Re: Mind-blown: Country Guitar Content
Metallica used a B-Bender guitar on "Unforgiven II", as did Bernie Leadon on "Peaceful, Easy Feeling". Anyone who considers it a crutch or a cheat doesn't understand what the intention of a bender is, nor the creative possibilities of how to really use it. That's like saying a capo is a crutch (try playing "Here Comes The Sun", "Hotel California", or a ton of other tunes, correctly without one) or a whammy bar is a crutch (because hey, you can just dive bomb when you get stuck). If you are really using a bender creatively, you can do things that are virtually impossible without one. For anyone who has any interest, check out what the co-inventor, the great Clarence White, could do with it on this album:
http://www.amazon.com/Live-At-Fillm...33&sr=1-1&keywords=byrds+live+at+the+fillmore
Clarence was an absolutely incredible guitar player taken way before his time, and that album is sort of the primer on country-rock guitar. His tone and creativity and playing are pretty stunning. IIRC, he also had Keith tuners on the two E strings so he could drop them down to D.
Metallica used a B-Bender guitar on "Unforgiven II", as did Bernie Leadon on "Peaceful, Easy Feeling". Anyone who considers it a crutch or a cheat doesn't understand what the intention of a bender is, nor the creative possibilities of how to really use it. That's like saying a capo is a crutch (try playing "Here Comes The Sun", "Hotel California", or a ton of other tunes, correctly without one) or a whammy bar is a crutch (because hey, you can just dive bomb when you get stuck). If you are really using a bender creatively, you can do things that are virtually impossible without one. For anyone who has any interest, check out what the co-inventor, the great Clarence White, could do with it on this album:
http://www.amazon.com/Live-At-Fillm...33&sr=1-1&keywords=byrds+live+at+the+fillmore
Clarence was an absolutely incredible guitar player taken way before his time, and that album is sort of the primer on country-rock guitar. His tone and creativity and playing are pretty stunning. IIRC, he also had Keith tuners on the two E strings so he could drop them down to D.
LReese
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This is mine - Parsons-White double bender installed. The Glaser was out at the time this was installed, but no 3 saddle bridge was available.
The G bender is a waste to me (adds weight, limited usefulness). The G bends you can do most of the time without the bender, the B is where you need it.
This is mine - Parsons-White double bender installed. The Glaser was out at the time this was installed, but no 3 saddle bridge was available.
The G bender is a waste to me (adds weight, limited usefulness). The G bends you can do most of the time without the bender, the B is where you need it.
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LReese
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LReese
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The key is as you indicated - not to overuse it. I find it useful to make a graceful transition from 1 chord to another. Example an B-flat (6th fret) to E-Flat Major 7th (Check out 'Walking on the Moon" - that is if I have my theory straight).
The key is as you indicated - not to overuse it. I find it useful to make a graceful transition from 1 chord to another. Example an B-flat (6th fret) to E-Flat Major 7th (Check out 'Walking on the Moon" - that is if I have my theory straight).
LReese
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Its OK - You can have one on a Gibby. Heck, they offered a model with with a B-Bender stock.
Its OK - You can have one on a Gibby. Heck, they offered a model with with a B-Bender stock.
