I was at Guitar-center a while ago trying this guitar out and they didn't have a strap on it. For the life of me I could not get this damn thing to do what this guy did. Lesson learned, can't be sitting playing this guitar.
@chillichomper the bender is in the body of the guitar. The actual mechanism that activates the bends is attached to the guitar strap. You can see him pulling down on the neck of the guitar, and activating the bender where the strap attaches to the strap button. You'll see the strap button moving, that's the bender working. It bends the B string back at the bridge (where a little round knob is seen at the beginning of the video).
@chillichomper: The bender works via a spring-loaded lever installed inside the body, and connected to the B-string through the top, near the bridge. As others here have written, it is actuated by pulling on the strap.
Sounds like a banjo to me. ; )
NMHighPlains 3 months ago
I was at Guitar-center a while ago trying this guitar out and they didn't have a strap on it. For the life of me I could not get this damn thing to do what this guy did. Lesson learned, can't be sitting playing this guitar.
TempestaRiggs 3 months ago
gene parsons is installing a bender into my g and L asat.
taariqtaariq 3 months ago
So how exactly is the bending happening? I don't see the strings being pushed. Is he pressing something on his hip?
chillichomper 8 months ago
@chillichomper the bender is in the body of the guitar. The actual mechanism that activates the bends is attached to the guitar strap. You can see him pulling down on the neck of the guitar, and activating the bender where the strap attaches to the strap button. You'll see the strap button moving, that's the bender working. It bends the B string back at the bridge (where a little round knob is seen at the beginning of the video).
mrducati996 8 months ago
@mrducati996 I don't know how I missed that! Quite ingenious little device. Thanks for 'splainin.
chillichomper 8 months ago
@chillichomper: The bender works via a spring-loaded lever installed inside the body, and connected to the B-string through the top, near the bridge. As others here have written, it is actuated by pulling on the strap.
GeorgiaBoy1961 2 months ago
great!!!!!
MrGuimbard 8 months ago
Always liked that bending sound!
applewhiteroad 8 months ago
Great control over your bending! : )
izzy4el 8 months ago
Very nice : )
ILiveForScience 8 months ago