What is a tele B Bender?
What is a tele B Bender?
The B-Bender is a mechanical device that raises the pitch of a Telecaster’s B string by a whole tone (up to C#), producing plaintive, sinuous bends very much like those produced on a pedal steel guitar.
Who invented the B-Bender guitar?
The B-Bender for the Fender Telecaster was invented in the late 1960s by two guitarists from the legendary band The Byrds, Gene Parsons and Clarence White, at a time when the group began to dabble in country rock.
What is a G Bender?
You bend the G string (the normal way, with your fingers) up a full tone and simultaneously “pull” the B string up a full tone. Or one bend can go up as the other goes down, resulting in contrapuntal bending notes. [Note: There also are G-benders, not to mention double-benders, that could bend that G for you.]
Who invented the string bender?
A B-Bender is a guitar accessory that enables a player to mechanically bend the B-string up by as much as a minor third (three frets)….B-Bender.
| Fig.A The first B-Bender was the Parsons/White Pull-String | |
| Other instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Guitar accessory |
| Inventor(s) | Gene Parsons and Clarence White |
| Developed | 1968 |
How does a Glaser bender work?
A small, shallow cavity is created under the neckplate for the plate-mounted mechanism. This does not affect the body strength or sound. The Bender Arm is free of screws and has no slack or wobble. The arm moves very smoothly and the destination pitch is fine-tuned with the thumbscrew shown.
What is a B-Bender?
The B-Bender device was invented in 1967 by drummer and machinist Gene Parsons and guitarist Clarence White to fit White’s Fender Telecaster. The B-string terminates in a separate hole beyond the normal bridge, this is connected to the upper strap button by a sprung lever behind a large plate on the back of the guitar.
What is a B-string bender on a guitar?
This guitar is a Fender Telecaster with the addition of a factory-installed B-string bender device. The device raises the pitch of the second (B) string by one whole step (two frets) to C-sharp. The bend is activated by a one-inch downward pull on the guitar neck, allowing the player to emulate pedal steel sounds and play complex country bends.
What kind of guitar is a B-Bender Telecaster?
(December 2010) The Fender Nashville B-Bender Telecaster is an American Standard series electric guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. This guitar is a Fender Telecaster with the addition of a factory-installed B-string bender device.
What is a Fender tailpiece B-Bender?
Learn more on the Seller Hub. Fender 60th anniversary telecaster b-bender. Tailpiece is a B-Bender system. Control layout: Master volume. 5 way pickup switch.