There was also a pedal pull string prior to Clarence and Gene building it. The "#1" plays very nicely. (I'm playing it in my profile picture.) My personal bender is a Hipshot. By the way, you put more info in 9 minutes than most longer videos do. You earned my sub with just this one video.
Amazing Monte! Thanks for the sub 👍 didn’t know about the pedal pull guitar. Have you come across 3 Bender? They’re doing some really interesting things, I’ve been working with Wade over there to refine some of his ideas but they’re killer guitars regardless.
@@ScottPoleyMusic I hadn't heard of them until now. They look interesting. Probably above my skill level now. The mechanism looks very similar to the one from the pedal steel on Clarence's guitar.
When I played in a country band years ago I always found that bending the G string and playing notes on the B and E at the same time or separately gave a more pedal steel sound effect. I now have a Fender American Nashville telecaster with a Parsons-Green bender on it......I designed a machined part that turns this B-bender into a G bender.All you have to do then is drill a new hole into the bridge plate and swap the B string saddle withe G string saddle. Cheers
@Scott Poley | Pedal Steel | Guitar. Thank you for your work on this video explaining the B - Bender. You may already know this. I have seen a B - Bender device made by Jackson Steel Guitars which fits over/onto a Telecaster bridge. So you don't need to have your treasured vintage Tele' drilled out or routed to fit the mechanism. The device - called "The Edge"is palm operated, and you can fit more than one 'Bender. Apparently the founder of the company Harold "Shot"Jackson is the "Sho" in the "Sho - Bud" brand of PSGs and the "Bud" is from Buddy Gene Emmons who partnered Shot in his business fron 1956 onwards. So these guys should know what they are doing! I am left - handed so am always looking out for leftie musicians. The only professional lefty PSG player I have ever seen was Martin Jenner. Martin played pedal steel with The Everly Brothers at their Reunion Concert at The Royal Albert Hall way back on the last century! Check him out playing alongside Albert Lee on that gig. When he retired Martin emigrated to Australia and spent his last years there. I think he died back in 2007 (?). May he Rest In Peace. Also Lloyd Green or Lloyd Maines is naturally left - handed, but learnt the PSG right - handed due to the problems in finding a southpaw instrument. Thanks again for your work. You and yours stay safe and well.
@@ScottPoleyMusic I got to see Clarence when I was a kid playing with The White Brothers. His electric guitar style was good but in no way was as innovative as his bluegrass guitar style. Just my opinion and you don't care. Have unsubscribed. Bye
@@ScottPoleyMusic Incidently Clarence did not use the b bender on Sweetheart of the Rodeo , that;s just the genius of Clarence and Chris Hillman always refers to Clarences guitar work on his song Time Between ( Younger than Yesterday album ) as an illustration of how Clarence did not need the bender. The first time Clarence used the bender on record with the Byrds was Tulsa County Blue track of the 'Ballad of Easy Rider ' album (source Gene Parsons ! ). Gene and Clarence may not have invented the concept of the bender but Gene made it into an invention that could be readily factory produced and holds the patent on it.
@@ScottPoleyMusic Lol I was checking out a video with Joe Glaser installing his switchable B/G bender system! That’s great stuff! Apparently he also does BG benders as well, bending both strings simultaneously. Btw, you’ve got exceptional bending skills. Very natural sounding! Thanks again!
A Fender Blues Junior is a great quality, small and effective tube amp that sounds great with all guitars, that's an excellent place to start. There's so much good gear on the market these days. I'm actually planning a series on good quality budget guitar gear, stay tuned...
Yes, very well spotted, I love the Glaser Bender bud found the B Bender mechanism got in the way when I was playing around the neck / body joint. So I had this extension plate machined.
Hack an absolutely huge hole in your guitar, install a random and complex mechanism creating more inevitable points of failure, activate it awkwardly in a manner that looks like you're attempting to pass wind mid chord, also sounds like you're attempting to pass pungent amounts of wind mid chord, only used by aging rodeo goers who wear pointy cowboy boots with tassels, ok the pointy high heel boots are kind of cool, but the bender - no.
@EmersumBiggins Because all the Tele owners are fighting each other in a savage no holds barred black Friday race to the luthiers to get this done! Of course, buddy! Clearly, this ain't your first rodeo, and you're obviously so detached from society you dont realise you are in fact the minority but I absolutely love that! Post a video of your toothless aunt playing the spoons, and I'm good for a sub and a like all day partner, YEE HAA! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲
@EmersumBiggins HEY THERE! Howdy buddy! Your rite captain, us Tele owners are just no holds barred, black Friday, death match stylie, flocking on over to the luthier to get b bendered up to the nostrils, all of us! Clearly, this ain't your first rodeo, and there's a new sherif in town! You're so detached from society that you don't realise you yourself are, in fact, the minority, but I love that! Post a video of your aunt playing the spoons, and you're good for a sub and like from me all day partner! YEE HAA! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲
I used to think it had no purpose but it does give that controlled steel sound. Very cool
It’s so useful Ben - thanks so much
There was also a pedal pull string prior to Clarence and Gene building it. The "#1" plays very nicely. (I'm playing it in my profile picture.) My personal bender is a Hipshot.
By the way, you put more info in 9 minutes than most longer videos do. You earned my sub with just this one video.
Amazing Monte! Thanks for the sub 👍 didn’t know about the pedal pull guitar. Have you come across 3 Bender? They’re doing some really interesting things, I’ve been working with Wade over there to refine some of his ideas but they’re killer guitars regardless.
@@ScottPoleyMusic I hadn't heard of them until now. They look interesting. Probably above my skill level now. The mechanism looks very similar to the one from the pedal steel on Clarence's guitar.
The Mr. Gene Parsons installed one of his String Benders into my own G & L classic Telecaster in 2011. It is a great invention.
Yessss! So cool
When I played in a country band years ago I always found that bending the G string and playing notes on the B and E at the same time or separately gave a more pedal steel sound effect.
I now have a Fender American Nashville telecaster with a Parsons-Green bender on it......I designed a machined part that turns this B-bender into a G bender.All you have to do then is drill a new hole into the bridge plate and swap the B string saddle withe G string saddle.
Cheers
That’s a great tip. Thanks!!
@Scott Poley | Pedal Steel | Guitar. Thank you for your work on this video explaining the B - Bender. You may already know this. I have seen a B - Bender device made by Jackson Steel Guitars which fits over/onto a Telecaster bridge. So you don't need to have your treasured vintage Tele' drilled out or routed to fit the mechanism. The device - called "The Edge"is palm operated, and you can fit more than one 'Bender. Apparently the founder of the company Harold "Shot"Jackson is the "Sho" in the "Sho - Bud" brand of PSGs and the "Bud" is from Buddy Gene Emmons who partnered Shot in his business fron 1956 onwards. So these guys should know what they are doing!
I am left - handed so am always looking out for leftie musicians. The only professional lefty PSG player I have ever seen was Martin Jenner. Martin played pedal steel with The Everly Brothers at their Reunion Concert at The Royal Albert Hall way back on the last century! Check him out playing alongside Albert Lee on that gig. When he retired Martin emigrated to Australia and spent his last years there. I think he died back in 2007 (?). May he Rest In Peace. Also Lloyd Green or Lloyd Maines is naturally left - handed, but learnt the PSG right - handed due to the problems in finding a southpaw instrument.
Thanks again for your work. You and yours stay safe and well.
Oh man, thats just beautiful!
Good guitar work. Tuned in when I saw B bender to see if you would mention Clarence. Thanks.
I mention Clarence on a daily basis 🤪 if he isn’t a hero to you, you haven’t listened enough.
@@ScottPoleyMusic I got to see Clarence when I was a kid playing with The White Brothers. His electric guitar style was good but in no way was as innovative as his bluegrass guitar style. Just my opinion and you don't care. Have unsubscribed. Bye
rolling bender, duesenberg, certano, peters all make great benders that don't require a roto rooter job on your guitar
Agreed, I’d love to try a guitar with a dusenberg double bender, I think I’d like it.
Really great playing! 😊
Thanks Simon 🙏
Best b bender out there these days , check out Darrin Matney .
Oooh I will
@@ScottPoleyMusic Incidently Clarence did not use the b bender on Sweetheart of the Rodeo , that;s just the genius of Clarence and Chris Hillman always refers to Clarences guitar work on his song Time Between ( Younger than Yesterday album ) as an illustration of how Clarence did not need the bender. The first time Clarence used the bender on record with the Byrds was Tulsa County Blue track of the 'Ballad of Easy Rider ' album (source Gene Parsons ! ). Gene and Clarence may not have invented the concept of the bender but Gene made it into an invention that could be readily factory produced and holds the patent on it.
Cracking stuff as usual!!
Thanks Scott ❤️
Great description.
Glad it was helpful!
That thing would look a lot better with a green nitrate aged guard - great video- btw, look up a guy named Will Ray- he’s the top of the heap
I LOVE Will Ray, I’m a huge Hellecasters fan and in fact started on one of his hipsot benders
That was interesting as hell, bro! I’d never heard of a G bender. Thank you! 🤙
Now I’m gonna look up G bender videos. 🙂
Brad Paisley is a big proponent of the G bender. Also Jimmy Olander from Diamond Rio uses a B & G bender.
@@ScottPoleyMusic
Lol I was checking out a video with Joe Glaser installing his switchable B/G bender system! That’s great stuff! Apparently he also does BG benders as well, bending both strings simultaneously.
Btw, you’ve got exceptional bending skills. Very natural sounding!
Thanks again!
I have a Glaser B bender in my Whitfill tele, it’s brilliant!
@@ScottPoleyMusic
Indeed it is!
Cool - Bravo to both of you
Thanks Tom!
Weird question but can use a capo with it and it still bend correctly?
Yes, I’ve never had a problem.
Excellent! Do you have a suggestion for a good, but not too expensive, amplifier to use with a B bender or electric guitars in general?
A Fender Blues Junior is a great quality, small and effective tube amp that sounds great with all guitars, that's an excellent place to start. There's so much good gear on the market these days. I'm actually planning a series on good quality budget guitar gear, stay tuned...
Hi, you added some kind of extension to the Glaser lever? Joe told me he does not offer this..
Yes, very well spotted, I love the Glaser Bender bud found the B Bender mechanism got in the way when I was playing around the neck / body joint. So I had this extension plate machined.
@@ScottPoleyMusic Thanx. Do you think I could get one? I do not understand why Glaser does not offer this..
@@peteguit4731 Leave it with me 👍
No wonder i could never get the sound for Metallica's Unforgiven 2 right, they used a B bender and i never knew :P, what a noob i am
There you go!!
Now I know how its done. Crap. I want one.
Yep, you’ve got the bug now Jim 😝👍
@@ScottPoleyMusic all these years I thought the Eagles were hiring a steel player. Great way to solve that problem.
Yep, very cool solution.
Quelle musicalité et technique super musicien. j'adore existe t-il un backing track sur cette chanson . Merci
Merci - no there’s not but there is another free backing track on my website.
Ce n'était pas un backing track que je demandais mais de quelle pédale effet harmoniseur que vous utilisiez sur ce merveilleux solo b bender merci
great video....where did you get that strap?
Pinegrove Leather in the UK. They make the best straps and they're the nicest people in the business (and great musicians too). Tell them I sent you 😉
@@ScottPoleyMusic - I will let them know - gonna check now....thanks
Hack an absolutely huge hole in your guitar, install a random and complex mechanism creating more inevitable points of failure, activate it awkwardly in a manner that looks like you're attempting to pass wind mid chord, also sounds like you're attempting to pass pungent amounts of wind mid chord, only used by aging rodeo goers who wear pointy cowboy boots with tassels, ok the pointy high heel boots are kind of cool, but the bender - no.
🤣🤣🤣 amazing!
Thanks for your minority opinion 🙄
@EmersumBiggins Because all the Tele owners are fighting each other in a savage no holds barred black Friday race to the luthiers to get this done! Of course, buddy! Clearly, this ain't your first rodeo, and you're obviously so detached from society you dont realise you are in fact the minority but I absolutely love that! Post a video of your toothless aunt playing the spoons, and I'm good for a sub and a like all day partner, YEE HAA! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲
@EmersumBiggins HEY THERE! Howdy buddy! Your rite captain, us Tele owners are just no holds barred, black Friday, death match stylie, flocking on over to the luthier to get b bendered up to the nostrils, all of us! Clearly, this ain't your first rodeo, and there's a new sherif in town! You're so detached from society that you don't realise you yourself are, in fact, the minority, but I love that! Post a video of your aunt playing the spoons, and you're good for a sub and like from me all day partner! YEE HAA! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲
@@EmersumBiggins If this numpty owns a “Tele”, it is being used as a door prop 😂
BS
amazing playing @scottpoley
Thank you.
@@ScottPoleyMusic you are so welcome