Throw that thang!

B-bendin's all about the throw - the travel - of the levers. In this vid, I talk about that and show ya some ideas, tips, and tricks to keep er' smooth and tasty.

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Education

Tags:

• b-bender
• alex
• madsen
• the
• divorcees
• hipshot

[atmadsen]

Hey there dtongay - sounds like it's stickin' somewhere, but where is the question! My G lever would stick as well until I put liquid graphite right in the hole where the string passes thru - heck, anywhere I could, heheh.

I also use Ernie Ball hybrid strings - that helped a great deal. Look for the orange pack.

Hope that helps :)

[atmadsen]

Hi there Sarzo The Great,

Yes, I indeed did.

I filed the G palm lever in half and rounded the edges. At half its length, it's much easier to use while hybrid picking.

As for my hip lever, I'm using a 5 1/4 inch trailer hitch pin. The other lever arm would always fall out as I couldn't tighten the side nut tight enough. The new hitch pin always stays put because it's a nut and bolt. I also prefer the straight pin as opposed to the stock zig-zag arm.

Al

[dtongay]

The problem is the G spring is resting on top of your G string. Move it underneath the string and your pitch will hold true. I took the teflon tubing and slipped it over the spring to protect the guitar's finish. You may have to do the same thing with your B string,a s well. Don't rest the springs on top of the strings. Too much friction! Since I did this my guitar stays in pitch and tune. Hope this helps! Lemme know.

[BlakkDiamond]

@dtongay Hi, what exactly did you do with the teflon tubing to fix this problem? I'm having the same problem with my Hipshot B-Bender.

[mekonfear]

Useful vids - cheers. " If you put all your hip movement in there you're going to be the life of the party onstage" - Haha nice :)

[dtongay]

Alex: I lubed the thing slippery than a bass at the end of a long day of no fish. I paid particular attention to the Teflon tubing running though the bridge. That was the one place I had never touched thinking it wouldn't be a hitching point. Well, it was and it seems to have fixed the issue. I still recommend winding the G down to the neck and roller string tensioners from Hip Shot.

[dtongay]

Al...I installed my rig about two years ago based on your first video. It was that influential, bud! I have an '03 ash tele with a Warmouth neck and a teflon nut. My G gets hung up when I throw it and ends up sharp. I have to do a quick string bend to get it back in tune. Tried nut juice and winding the G string down to the neck on the tuner. Any ideas?

[sarzothegreat]

did you modify your g bender arm? or the hipshot lever? they seem to look a little different from the hipshot ones i have.

[777jordan]

looks like your tele has braces :S