User:VerityAcrobatmos

"The B-Bender Telecaster". (Later a.k.a. 'Parsons B-Bender' 'Parsons/White Tele' 'Fender Bender'-plus others.) General Description. (No frills,except to acknowledge the 3 principal men involved in it's creation). Names* given are to the best of my current awareness,Generic, ie:-,The first known users! The 'B-Bender;- A:- What it is; The B-Bender is an Electric Guitar, with a built in modification to alter the pitch of the 'B'string. B:- Who made it; First made in 1967,utilising a 'mechanism' developed by ****Parsons, in conjunction with guitar player, Clarence White. In the first prototype guitar, a modification was made to the rear body of a *Tele' and a 'mechanism' fitted, which, when connected to the guitar neck strap, enabled Clarence White, to pull on the strap and alter the sound. C:- What it does; Raise and lower the pitch of the 2nd (B)string, from B-to C#,-"Without the use of his fingers!!" & it is this feature that is the primary distinction of the 'B-Bender Guitar'. (Variants have now arisen!.) D:- The effect; Skilled musicians can thereby simulate the gliding tones, as experienced when hearing 'Bottle slide Gtr', 'Hawaiian Gtr, or 'Pedal Steel Gtr' players. (*Telecaster- Designed & named by Leo Fender..USA Guitar maker,Early 1950's)
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