HIPSHOT DELUXE B & G STRING BENDER + DROP-D TOGGLE
Classic Clarence White-style country and pedal steel licks, without invasive modification to your guitar
While
a member of the Byrds the late, great Clarence White and Byrds drummer
Gene Parsons developed the Parsons/White Stringbender. This unique and
innovative strap-activated device was installed inside Telecaster style
guitars, and through a series of springs and levers accurately raised
the pitch of the B-string by exactly 1 tone, allowing the player to
produce convincing pedal steel bends. The disadvantage was the expensive
and complicated instalation procedure, which involved very large
cavities to be routed into the guitar body for the complicated lever
system. Plus the system could only be installed into Telecaster-style
guitars.
With
the Hipshot StringBender you can acheive these classic sounds on ANY
flat-top electric guitar with a fixed bridge. Instalation takes a matter
of minutes and no modification or special tools are required. The
Hipshot mechanism simply attaches to the guitar using the existing
strap-button screw-hole. Once installed the B-bender is activated by the
Hip-bar, which involves a very slight movement of the player's hip.
With a little practice it is easy to control the speed of the bend.
Tuning is achieved with a fine-tuning thumb-wheel on the fulcrum arm.
This
Deluxe version adds a G-string palm lever for even more possibilities.
The palm lever would normally be tuned for a half-tone raise, though
other intervals are possible and useful. In addition the 6th string
features a toggle lever allowing an instant and acurate drop and
return between E and D. Full installation instructions are included
The
picture shows the Hipshot Deluxe installed on an Ovation Viper.
Installation is possible on any solidbody guitar with a non-carved,
flat-top and a fixed, non-tremolo bridge.
We
are authorised importers/dealers of Hipshot products. We have B/G
stringbenders and Trilogy Dobro/Lap Steel multi-tuning bridges available
from stock at all times