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Jerry Hayes Member From: Virginia Beach, Va. |
posted 19 April 2005 07:56 AM
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I took my favorite Tele to Fairfax, Va. a couple of weeks ago and left it at the Stringpull Guitar Shop to have a Parsons/White B-Bender installed and drove up there to pick it up yestereday and I'm impressed. I've been a HipShot user for 25 years or so and also a Bigsby Palm Pedal user on my Gibsons but this thing is great. I'd had a P/W equipped Tele borrowed from a friend for a few months to check it out and now I have my own. My friend's was the short throw version and Mike Nihen of Stringpull installed the long throw version like Clarence White used. Mike does great work and is very reasonable. You can see some of it at his website which is: www.stringpull.com He makes an exact replica of the Clarence White Tele which Marty Stewart currently owns. These guitars look like they're 35 years old with the aging process that he adds. Mike's model is called the "Nashville West" after a club CW played in and a band he was in. All in all, he does great work and if you're interested in anything like this please look him up......JH in Va. ------------------ |
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Bob Smith Member From: Allentown, New Jersey, USA |
posted 19 April 2005 05:02 PM
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Sounds like your gonna luv it Jerry! Im a bender user also, about 10 yrs i guess. I have one of the factory teles with the short pull bender, it works good for me. Ive always wondered how much different the Parson White is compared to the Parsons Green bender. good luck with your new axe. bob |
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Dave Mudgett Member From: Central Pennsylvania, USA |
posted 19 April 2005 06:22 PM
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Mike is great, and devoted to that sound. He was set up at the Philly Guitar Show last November - I picked up one of his str*t-styled guitars with 3 Velvet Hammers in it. Man, those pickups just sing. Of course, made by Red Rhodes. I tried one of his Nashville West guitars a couple of years ago. I had a Parsons-Green bender Tele - I sold it. Nothing wrong with it, but when I find the right one, I want the long-throw real deal. |
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Jerry Hayes Member From: Virginia Beach, Va. |
posted 25 April 2005 09:32 AM
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Well, I now have three gigs under my belt with the new rig and I'm totally happy with the results. I still push out on the neck from time to time from force of habit like I did with the HipShot but I like the fact that there's nothing to assemble when I take the guitar out of the case, just strap it on and play.......JH in Va. ------------------ |
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db Member From: Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA |
posted 27 April 2005 07:41 PM
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Hey Jerry, Yes, you have provided it! This is the "safe-harbor" for "alternate-play" posts! I will have to remember this for my next post! Thanks, ------------------ |
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Ken Lang Member From: Simi Valley, Ca |
posted 01 May 2005 02:58 PM
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Jerry. With the hipshot affecting more than one string it's possible to have one note ascending while the other note is descending. The b bender allowing only one string to be bent seems to be more straight forward and less technically demanding, so one can concentrate on playing. You are in a unique position to compare the two, having used them both. I'd like to hear your comments as I'm debating a b bender myself. |
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Jerry Hayes Member From: Virginia Beach, Va. |
posted 02 May 2005 05:11 AM
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Ken, I currently have and use about 4 types of B-Benders. I have the Parsons/White on my favorite Telecaster. I have two guitars with HipShots: another Telecaster and a Schecter Strat. The strat has the G-bender also. An Ibanez Artist solid body with a Bigsby Palm Pedal, and last but not least an Epiphone Dot Studio 335 style with the Epiphone EZ Bender on the B-string. If you haven't seen the EZ bender, it's a device which attaches to a Gibson style stud tailpiece by two allen screws and can be used on a 335, Les Paul, SG, or any guitar with that style tailpiece, unfortunately they've been discontinued. All in all though, if I had to pick one and never ever have another bender it'd have to be the Bigsby Palm Pedal. I've used them for almost 35 years or so and feel more comfortable with this device than any other. I currently have this device on my Ibanez with a raised nut and tuned to open E but I'm considering putting it on my Les Paul for regular use. I like the P/W or HipShot for Tele use but overall it'd be the Bigsby.........JH in Va. ------------------ |
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db Member From: Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA |
posted 07 May 2005 06:27 PM
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Hey Jerry, One "new thing" that I am doing may help you out here . . . I make "custom mounting brackets" for guitars with a "Stop-Tail-Piece". The bracket mounts using the strap-pin and the two "S-T-P" stud-bolts. (So that the instrument can be easily returned to stock ). And also to give a flat mounting surface to "Arched-Topped" instruments (like a LPs or "semi-acoustic/thin-lines".) I have even made one for a "Wild-Kat" that has a shorter "bridge-to-end" distance that would not work with a BP-12 (That is 9.5" long, only good for an ES-335). This "custom bracket" allows the assembly to be placed in the perfect position for your instrument. ------------------ Dan Balde U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E,A & G3 [This message was edited by db on 07 May 2005 at 06:34 PM.] |
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db Member From: Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA |
posted 11 May 2005 06:05 PM
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Hey Jerry. www.MusicYo.com says that they have them now! The site search does not bring them up though. You will have to email them with a request, as I did. I haven't heard back yet. I want to get one to check it out. (I must keep up with the competion!) Dan Balde [This message was edited by db on 11 May 2005 at 06:08 PM.] |
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Jerry Hayes Member From: Virginia Beach, Va. |
posted 12 May 2005 06:29 AM
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Hey Dan, how much are those adapter plates for the LP going for? I might be interested in one of those....JH in Va. ------------------ |
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db Member From: Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA |
posted 12 May 2005 07:07 PM
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Hey Jerry, I need between $35 to $40 for a Custom-Mounting-Bracket . . . Depending on whether it is a "Solid-Body" or "Semi-Acoustic/Thin-Line" guitar. ($5 to $10 less if it is along with a "New Assembly" order.) You have to supply me with an accurate template of your guitar. To accommodate for “in-accuracies” . . . I will leave the holes smaller that required, allowing for “fine-tuning” adjustments. If you are not ordering a “New Assembly” along with the Custom-Mounting-Bracket . . . You will have to “Drill & Tap” the "assembly-mounting-holes" yourself ! As the tolerances are not kept to a tight standard here. ------------------ Dan Balde U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E,A & G3 [This message was edited by db on 12 May 2005 at 07:21 PM.] |
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