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2024 PRICESWINTER SALE: First ten orders in January and February will receive a 10% discount on the prices shown below for their installation.
Parsons/White standard/short stroke StringBender installed in standard Telecaster - $1,850
With the Long Stroke Option - $2,050
Parsons/White Double B & G StringBender
installed in standard Telecaster - $2,980
Parsons Acoustic StringBender installed in acoustic guitar - $2,980
Includes clear plexiglass back-cover plate
Routed interior cavity is flocked with Suedetex
Routed interior cavity is flocked with Suedetex
Other options:
Left-handed B-Bender - add $200
Titanium pull-hubs - add $100 each
NOTE: PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Long Stroke Option The "Long Stroke Option" is now our standard model. This modification that increases the travel of the Shoulder Strap Lever about 40% farther than the short stroke, thus raising the B String a full tone. The extra length of travel at the end of the Strap Lever gives the player more control over the "bending" note. It has a characteristically "SWEET" sound.
The Short Stroke option is still available by special request.
Still The Best!
The Parsons/White B-Bender is still the world's best B-Bender. The first B-Bender, built by Gene Parsons for Clarence White, changed the history of country rock and the Telecaster guitar.
Goes in the guitar you love!
The Parsons/White B-Bender can be installed in the guitar you love best and you'll be set for life.
Light weight!
Parsons/White B-Benders do not change the weight or balance of the guitar. The weight of the wood removed during installation is about the same as the weight of the B-Bender components.
Upgrades to a Double Bender!
Parsons/White B-Benders can be upgraded with a G-Bender to make a Double Bender.
Made by Gene Parsons!
Parsons/White B-Bender components are made of stainless steel with a matte-finish, polished aluminum, polished brass and include self-lubricating precision bearings in the strap lever and pull-hubs to keep all interior components virtually maintenance free. A drop of oil where the B string rides on the bridge will keep the StringBender operating silently for decades. Every 20 to 30 years the rubber bumper may need replacement.
Double StringBender
( B & G Benders )Long stroke - $2,980.
Includes clear plexiglass back cover plate and the interior cavity is flocked with Suede-Tex. Also includes G-Bender lanyard.
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Hot Bender Licks!
The Double Bender bends the B and/or G strings separately or simultaneously. The B-Bender works by pushing down on the neck of the guitar to actuate the Bender. The G-Bender works by pulling back on the neck of the guitar raising the G string a whole step. The strap lever on the butt end of the guitar turns the pull-hub that the G string is threaded through. In order for the G-Bender to have the same positive action as the B-Bender we recommend using two strap buttons on the end of the guitar. One holds the weight of the guitar and the other attaches the G strap lever to a lanyard that hooks onto a belt loop.
Standard Les Paul B-Bender
Installed in your Les Paul or Les Paul style guitarcall for a quote.
Includes chrome-plated brass tailpiece, and inlaid black Plexiglass back cover plate.
Includes chrome-plated brass tailpiece, and inlaid black Plexiglass back cover plate.
