Telecaster B Bender Jam

[iain399]

Superb!!

[transmissionjimmy69]

love the stereo track

[radiohm3]

nice telecaster, awesome jam, it's good to diversify ones knowledge even if I don't own a device such as the b-bender

[PickandNoodle]

Nice jamming - gotta get me one of these!

[RockGuy7100]

Nice Ax man!! Really good playing. 

[MsValentin2000]

Super you b-bender!

[kirbygene]

Pure guitar playing loveliness. Wonderful

[kevland1]

Very well done.

[corpselikeangel]

Mark - I just had the opportunity to play a B-bender, and man I fell inlove with it. Im a ex-metal guitarist, and have finally come to blues/country styles of guitar playing, and man, watching gutiarists like you, it's just flat out inspiring! KOP! Keep On Pickin!

[goffbum]

Man, thats some nice stuff. What amp are you using?

[thebettyfordclinic]

a two camera shoot? nice! nice playing too!

[yojoe71]

what's a bender and what's a bbender?

nice playin

[markgalloway]

Thanks,

A b bender is a lever that runs from the ball of the b string to the front strap button, usually on a Telecaster. When you pull down on the guitar, the lever/strap button raises the pitch of the b string one whole step.

[superbogs]

Gotta get me one of them!!!! Great video, thanks

[NHfiddle]

I just got the Hipshot B bender, G bender, and drop D tail piece for Christmas. I always wanted some kind of a B bender and I didn't want to rout out the body, so I had this one installed and its a lot of fun once I get the hang of it. Its on a Y2K Fender Telecaster Nashville, black with a maple neck. Sounds sweet.

[markgalloway]

Cool man.

I'd like to hear it. Have fun.

[NHfiddle]

Just so you know, I'm a 46 year player and now just discovering the joys of a B bender. I've always just used fingers to get some of the bends. Give me 6 months with it and I'll upload a video for you.

[mattdd05]

@NHfiddle Whats a drop d tailpeice?

[roseband1]

Im a working player in Austin with a Glazer

B-Bender I sent to Nashville for Joe to

install,and Man I know most of those

licks-SWEET--I love my bender with my

black face pro reverb and foot rack of

cool stomp boxes.

where you bend the B string

inside the chord makes it a really

fun addition to your playing.

[markgalloway]

I agree. I wish I had more time to play around with it. I do mostly acoustic gigs these days.

[uncpaul]

Sweet, I really wanted a Fender Bender but now I think im gonna pull the trigger and get one, Thanks. Any tips on any web sites or DVDs for a newbie?

[markgalloway]

Thanks.

There are some good instructional vids here on You Tube. Also, Will Ray of the Hellcasters has a really good instructional DVD available. Albert Lee also has instruction available. Most of the licks I play on the Tele were found just messing around with the guitar. It takes a different mindset. What I mean is you have to think different when using the bender.

[t3amtomahawk]

uncpaul, the guy who invented it has a site.

stringbender . com

Installs and Finished Models

Hopes it helps.

[ARHMoreno]

This is Great! Love those country licks. Thanks.

[CadillacL]

AWESOME jam :)

[CadillacL]

On country, its hard to beat a fender.

[TagRyan815]

its not hard. it's impossible

[taariqtaariq]

@CadillacL: Give me a G and L  asat

anyday.

[azxsdcvfgb77]

not that it is just a really cool guitar.... but YOU are awesome!

[sk8akid666]

those are some sweet riffs my friend! nice playing

[Luknopfler83]

Another 5 stars... ;)

[guitar62751]

Excellent country blues jam, Mark!

Did you use a compressor and a delay pedal?

Stu

[bios36]

Glad to have Subbed!

Excellent guitar playing here!

Cheers!

Rick

[GR8XKP]

Sweet jam .. real sweet

[stawney]

Now that's some quality playing!!

Awesome as Always Mark!

All the best for '09,

Stanley

[Danjd1]

"mostly country on the tele" mannn you can get some beautiful blues crunch tone out of a tele, I prefer my les paul for blues, but i have a tele too that has some great blues feel to it

[TeLesCaster]

if you could do a demo using that ever so rare harmonic design ministrat pickup, that would be so amazingly awsome. it would also be the only video out there about the pickup.

great country licks!

[freddh2]

Wow. I mean wow.

This is one of the coolest guitars ever. I had never heard of the B-bender (well, I'm a piano player if that's any excuse) but this is a killer idea. This is top class jamming, once again Mark. Thanks for posting, and thanks to the other guy for his request.

Best

-Fred.

[santamara]

Brilliant! Just amazing guitar!

Thank you Mark!

[23L]

First class all the way,Mark!

I used to mess around some with a "b"-bender and all I did was frustrate myself so much I ended up playing pedal steel in a Country band! lol!! Thanks for posting all of your really fine vids...sometimes I get really busy and dont get a chance to comment but, I ALWAYS watch them and rate them high! :)

Happy Holidays to you and yours!

Larry

[dustybirds]

Mark:

This is some good picking my man. I need for you to record Hootchie Kootche man and that Clapton song you played at the arts festival this year so I will have something to listen to when I get home late at night and still need to hear some music. See you at the Cruz brothers and friends blue door show since I am thinking you are one of the friends.

Dusty

[ftele]

~Man thats a cool tele...nice playing...~~

[B0zz3]

Great!!!

[Bluesguitarman64]

Great as always Mark !

Rob

[markgalloway]

Thank you Frank.

[1337leo]

Thanks alot, this was just amazing! I do love country guitar so in no way am I disapointed. Thanks again!

[markgalloway]

I'm glad you liked it.

[fretsonfire75]

Hey Mark, can you do some more slide? I remember watching one of your videos where you played your strat and then played the firebird with a slide and it was great. Can you post another? Or aren't you a big slide player?

[markgalloway]

When I was gigging regularly I played slide in natural tuning most of the time. There were several songs in our repetoire that had slide breaks here and there. I played solos in open E on the Firebird very seldom. Usually on One Way Out or Statesboro Blues.

I'll try and post another slide vid in the near future.

[puddud22]

Very nice!...5 stars.

Jeff

[markgalloway]

Thanks Jeff

[staffansvahn]

There goes boppin', bubblin', rhythmin' markgalloway!

Outstanding!

[markgalloway]

Thank you Staffan.

The Tele was getting a little dusty.

[6rosebudX]

flawless!!! i like it!

[markgalloway]

Thank you.

[fendermac]

Very,very nice indeed.*****

[markgalloway]

Thank you very much,

I've enjoyed your vids.

[jwwetzel]

that was SWEET dude!

[markgalloway]

Thank you.

[dmaurice1964]

Great playing, as always...LOVE IT!! 5*

Dominique

[markgalloway]

Thank you for your response Dominique.