B Benders - Everything You Need To Know

Рет қаралды 19,555

Күн бұрын

In this video, I go through everything you need to know about B Benders, including how they work, different types and a history of famous B Bender guitar players and brands.
Timecodes
0:00 - MUSIC - "B Bender Strut"
1:18 - Introduction
1:25 - What is a B Bender?
2:48 - History of the B Bender
3:26 - Clarence White
4:45 - Bob Warford
5:16 - Evans Benders
5:48 - Joe Glaser B Benders
6:54 - Hipshot B Bender
7:27 - Other famous B Bender players
△ Studio Gearlist: kit.co/scottpoleymusic/home-s...
△ Website: www.scottpoley.com/
△ Songs I've Played On: bit.ly/2QPunNM
△ Drum Track - Emily Dolan Davies: emilydrums.com/
Music - 'B Bender Strut', written and produced by Scott Poley.
Disclosures: All opinions are my own. Sponsors are acknowledged.

#scottpoley #pedalsteel #pedalsteelguitar

Пікірлер: 65

@Ben-xz2lf 11 ай бұрын

I used to think it had no purpose but it does give that controlled steel sound. Very cool

@ScottPoleyMusic 11 ай бұрын

It’s so useful Ben - thanks so much

@devilsden2283 6 күн бұрын

Oh man, thats just beautiful!

@markmiwurdz202 Жыл бұрын

@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.

@ScottWhitley 3 жыл бұрын

Cracking stuff as usual!!

@ScottPoleyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott ❤️

@MisterTMH 2 ай бұрын

The Mr. Gene Parsons installed one of his String Benders into my own G & L classic Telecaster in 2011. It is a great invention.

@ScottPoleyMusic 2 ай бұрын

Yessss! So cool

@LiverpoolHarmonica 3 жыл бұрын

Cool - Bravo to both of you

@ScottPoleyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

@MonteD1 Жыл бұрын

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.

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

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.

@MonteD1 Жыл бұрын

@@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.

@simonphillips8963 Жыл бұрын

Really great playing! 😊

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks Simon 🙏

@TeddyRayThomas 9 ай бұрын

Good guitar work. Tuned in when I saw B bender to see if you would mention Clarence. Thanks.

@ScottPoleyMusic 7 ай бұрын

I mention Clarence on a daily basis 🤪 if he isn’t a hero to you, you haven’t listened enough.

@TeddyRayThomas 7 ай бұрын

@@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

@gunzrloaded 5 ай бұрын

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

@ScottPoleyMusic 4 ай бұрын

That’s a great tip. Thanks!!

@markfitzurka9995 9 ай бұрын

Great description.

@ScottPoleyMusic 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@richardweidner1625 2 ай бұрын

rolling bender, duesenberg, certano, peters all make great benders that don't require a roto rooter job on your guitar

@ScottPoleyMusic 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, I’d love to try a guitar with a dusenberg double bender, I think I’d like it.

@flapjackson6077 Жыл бұрын

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. 🙂

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

Brad Paisley is a big proponent of the G bender. Also Jimmy Olander from Diamond Rio uses a B & G bender.

@flapjackson6077 Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

I have a Glaser B bender in my Whitfill tele, it’s brilliant!

@flapjackson6077 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottPoleyMusic Indeed it is!

@Badhands55 3 ай бұрын

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

@ScottPoleyMusic 2 ай бұрын

I LOVE Will Ray, I’m a huge Hellecasters fan and in fact started on one of his hipsot benders

@5466Aaron 3 жыл бұрын

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?

@ScottPoleyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

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...

@MrPhilfridge 10 ай бұрын

Best b bender out there these days , check out Darrin Matney .

@ScottPoleyMusic 10 ай бұрын

Oooh I will

@MrPhilfridge 7 ай бұрын

@@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.

@peteguit4731 Жыл бұрын

Hi, you added some kind of extension to the Glaser lever? Joe told me he does not offer this..

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

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.

@peteguit4731 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottPoleyMusic Thanx. Do you think I could get one? I do not understand why Glaser does not offer this..

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

@@peteguit4731 Leave it with me 👍

@musicbylewisturner 3 ай бұрын

Weird question but can use a capo with it and it still bend correctly?

@ScottPoleyMusic 2 ай бұрын

Yes, I’ve never had a problem.

@RedMercuryBluesBand 3 жыл бұрын

great video....where did you get that strap?

@ScottPoleyMusic 3 жыл бұрын

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 😉

@RedMercuryBluesBand 3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottPoleyMusic - I will let them know - gonna check now....thanks

@MiMi-eq9gr 7 ай бұрын

Quelle musicalité et technique super musicien. j'adore existe t-il un backing track sur cette chanson . Merci

@ScottPoleyMusic 6 ай бұрын

Merci - no there’s not but there is another free backing track on my website.

@MiMi-eq9gr 6 ай бұрын

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

@jimcarter6669 Жыл бұрын

Now I know how its done. Crap. I want one.

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

Yep, you’ve got the bug now Jim 😝👍

@jimcarter6669 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottPoleyMusic all these years I thought the Eagles were hiring a steel player. Great way to solve that problem.

@ScottPoleyMusic Жыл бұрын

Yep, very cool solution.

@bojnebojnebojne 7 ай бұрын

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

@ScottPoleyMusic 6 ай бұрын

There you go!!

@CC-fi3pp 8 ай бұрын

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.

@ScottPoleyMusic 7 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 amazing!

@EmersumBiggins 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for your minority opinion 🙄

@CC-fi3pp 4 ай бұрын

@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! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲

@CC-fi3pp 4 ай бұрын

@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! 🥄🤠 🇺🇲

@Wormpooper-ym7lv 4 ай бұрын

@@EmersumBiggins If this numpty owns a “Tele”, it is being used as a door prop 😂