The dude who makes those drop tuners also makes benders and all kinds of gadgets. I've seen him demonstrate them live, and it is pretty amazing what he can do with all of his gadgets.
@@samuraiguitaristwhy do these companies only make B and G benders?! Why not make benders available for the other strings?! I guess they are stringist lol. 😂 But all jokes about “string racism” aside, it’s either either a gadget that bends all 6 strings or just the B and/or G. Is there a reason they don’t make such a gadget for the other strings? Really cool you found a bender of any kind for an acoustic guitar and bonus points that it uses the peg holes. I hope it won’t cause a guitar’s soundboard, bridge, and/or saddle to get damaged in the long run with the added string tension - even the neck. Would be curious to check back down the road to see if you’ve left it on a guitar consistently and whether there’s any visible signs of cracks, bowing, etc. Love all the other gadgets you found too!
@@samuraiguitarist I have a course/video content idea! recently got a D’addario partial capo for DADGAD in standard and some other tuning when it’s flipped. A whole $8 bucks was so inspiring just trying to use familiar chord shapes and noddle around - but I don’t quite know what to do to make some really good music with it beyond that. Can you do a YT episode about various partial capos and why a player might want to use one instead of changing the guitar’s tuning with the pegs. Can you take that a step further and perhaps even make lessons that show people how to get the most out of various types of partial capos and how to use them to make some sweet tunes in different styles of music? I think you did a video with a spider capo a very long time ago, but let’s do a deep dive on the types of partial capos out there, which brands make the best ones that hold tune well and are easy to adjust, which ones might be gimmicky vs musically sound, etc. You could even do a module about how to use full and partial capos on acoustic vs. electric. P.S. I call dibs on free access to this course if you use my idea! 😬😉👍🏻🙏🏻😇🎸
My very first fuzzbox, close to 60 years ago, involved taping a Canadian nickel to the surface of my acoustic, below the bridge, roughly where volume and tone knobs would go, if it was electric. The nickel had just the right mass, and was hanging loosely, such that it vibrated in sympathy with whatever I was playing.. I suppose it would sound disappointing these days if I tried it again, but it let me play "Satisfaction" for myself, and some of the tunes from "Rubber Soul". I also found I could get a droning sitar sound if I removed the saddle from the bridge. I was first introduced to Palm Pedals by none other than Ted McCarty, the man who people credit with Gibson's golden era and introducing their flagship models. I had stopped for the night in Kalamazoo, during a cross-country drive. I paid a visit to Parson's Street facility where Gibson was shutting down operations. Inquiring about getting a replacement spring for my Bigsby, I was told that Bigsby was just on the other side of the highway, and they'd have one. Hustling over, I was greeted at the door by the esteemed Mr. McCarty, who had left Gibson years earlier to head up BIgsby Industries. He enthusiastically began pulling boxes off the shelf to show me. Among them was a gleaming gold-plated 3-level palm pedal. I had never known such things existed. Left an impression on me, that's for sure. He gave me his business card, which I have framed.
The fingerstyle guitarist Adrian Legg uses those drop tuners on multiple (if not every) string. He will drop and raise tunings several times during a song, and the effect is beautiful
@@dennishuffman3195 I think you're right! I remembering hearing that he used banjo tuners. I relistened to Guitar For Mortals, and was remembering seeing him live, he's really great
If anyone has a top loading telecaster, you can make a DIY bender by drilling and bending the handle of a tea spoon. If you’re handy with a drill and a grinder, you can make it swivel so it doesn’t get in the way of regular playing. Jank but it works.
I like the idea of the spring reverb for touring - rather than bringing along a reverb pedal and cables and battery, any of which could die at an inopportune moment, just install the spring in your guitar before you leave home.
The first time I saw Tommy Emmanuel on PBS, I couldn't comprehend how he could have such destructive pick damage on the guitar top BEHIND the bridge. When I saw his percussive playing technique, I finally caught on. I wonder how often he has tops replaced.
One of my favorite guitar players (Robbie McIntosh) mounted a dual bender on his Dusenberg and he played it on a demo video for the Jackson Ampworks Britain 2.0…..my word it sounded so good! Jimmy Olander (another fave) uses two benders on his electrics. His style of playing is out of this world. Go, look them up and listen for yourselves!
Decades ago (likely 30 years), I had a contraption that connection onto the outer body with springs inside (braced on the back end and bridge). It worked as well and sounded as good.
I am a pedal steet guitar player, and appreciate that the benders replicate pedals 1 & 2 on the steel. Something that dropped the E strings a half step would give the majority of the changes we steel players actually use (from an open 'E', you have access to Esus, C#m, and Amaj now. Adding the D# bender gives you G#m, D# half diminished, and B7 chords. That's six is seven chord degrees without moving your left hand.). However, the bumping noise on these Bowdens is so loud that you likely have to treat it as a percussive effect as well, which surely limits its value. Consider putting some soft silicone, or velvet covers on the levers, which might help some
You can get the aquaspacer effect by playing guitar on a sofa (if it has springs). Resting the guitar body against the frame will transfer the vibrations through the sofa until they hit the springs.
I've been using the Sam Jam snare for a couple of years along with a foot tambourine that I removed the strap and attach every gig to the cutaway horn with the very same funtak that the Sam Jam uses. I don't play like those finger-tap folks-- I use the snare the same way I was pounding the pick guard during my strumming. What I really need at this point is enough foot discipline to trigger a kick on the right beat.
What Clarence White and Gene Parsons did with the Telecaster was amazing but it seems a less invasive gadget would keep you from ruining a good guitar.
If springs are directly connected to the strings, not just to the guitar from the inside the reverb effect is more powerful and controlled. That is what I've done in my guitar 5 years ago.
The soundboard radiates the sound, the sound hole is predominantly a pressure relief duct. If it were not there the air inside the body would act as a shock absorber and dampen the sound.
Those benders would allow me to play guitar again after getting diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis three years ago... It makes me wonder what other new things I haven't seen these last few years
As a bass player, learning to fake a snare hit on 2 and 4 takes a bit of dedication. Normal melodies you'd syncopate become new challenges to figure out with your right hand (or left for lefties). IDK how much time you put into your final groove, but the fake snares were pretty good, IMO.
There is a different drop tuning gadget called the "pitch key", which is easier to install and works on most guitar because it just holds on to the strings. It works by twisting a knob and its adjustable from 1/2 step to 1 1/2 steps.
I like the idea of the spring reverb. Not all of us are ever gonna record something or play to audiences, and most certainly wouldn't do that all the time. I pike the analogue options when I sit at home
Well that was pretty fun! I totally get not really vibing with the reverb and snare- when I'm playing acoustic I try to eliminate any rattling noises 😁 Both of the benders were pretty cool though, I REALLY like pedal steel sounds, but don't have the money or the space for one.
Great review. And isn't it cool how truly innovative additions can reignite your enthusiasm in playing? Love you man. Leave the percussion to the percussionists - you play too well!
I think the snare actually sounds great! Maybe the maker (or you) can switch to strong magnets so it can be quickly removed and added as needed so it's not always there rattling.
The spring thing is hilarious to me given that anyone with a floyd rose bridge typically wants to get rid of the noise from the springs. It's genuinely hilarious that someone would want to add it to a guitar that doesn't have that problem lol
Agreed Thinking one could position it better so your palm/wrist or fingers rest on it while you strum the strings, but of course that's not going to be conducive for *every* player
Hipshot sells a multitune bridge for guitars "DoubleShot Multiple Tuning System". I think it is designed for electric guitars, but I think i have seen them installed on acoustic guitars too. Super expensive though.
i dont know man they work really good on floyd rose and 2 point tremolo systems on fender guitars if you remove the back cover and you play a chord you usually hear the springs ringing out in the back cavity, the acospacer is genius not only does it give you reverb but it also gives you slightly more volume
im surprised you said you werent familiar with benders on acoustic at first if i remember right.. b bender vintage acoustics are super rare only like a couple around. good vid love it
The bender device reminds me of a B bender Telecaster. Not sure what the snare thing does besides make a less pleasing sound than hitting the guitar body directly. It looks like a drink coaster. Spring reverb thing seems hard to install (makes me think of losing a pick in the sound hole) and I'm not sure if the amount of reverb is adjustable. Props to designers for trying to do something different, though.
I don't like the thumping that the benders make. It really distracts from an otherwise nice sound, and ranks right up there with jangly whammy bar springs on cheap guitars, or nuts that go PING. I don't know if it is even possible to fix that, but it makes it a no-go for me until they do.
That B bender is much less complicated than the Tele B bender. They rout out half the Tele body to install that monstrosity. Not worth it just to bend the B string IMO.
They don’t change play style, they’re for enhancing performance. They’re tricks and gadgets to get a few additional notes and sounds beyond what you would normally get. If you want to put in the time to learn how to use them, great, if you don’t, also great.
2:58 😅 Love it These gadgets's best application might be for sonic brainstorming. Imagine them installed on a guitar that is an acoustic and electric hybrid (not the best at either, but good enough) and being able to just create something no matter where you are. That Acospacer could be used to get people accustomed to playing in locations with a lot of echoes.
I have an idea how the saddle should be modified for the B-benders. I wish I could lay my hands on this so I can experiment, but I guess I'll have to wait until one of my customers brings me those to install.
I don't remember the company, but they did make a spring based reverb system for acoustic guitars back in the early nineties. The difference was it was a black rectangle that was secured by a sort of comb under the bridge rather than magnets and to the face of the guitar behind the bridge (magnets and having inside the guitar is much better.) Sonically, I remember it being identical. I believe they disappeared for the same reason: If you record or amplify, you can add reverb anyway. Pretty much the only use is practicing in a small, acoustically dead space.
Yeah, I had one of those. I pretty much never used it. Even the lightest touch anywhere on the body or neck of the guitar would set it off. Very noisy device.
I’ve been curious about rigging a Bowden bender or two on my lap steel. PSG guys tend to scoff at them, but they’re so much cheaper than a beginner’s PSG.
Gene Parsons the inventor of the B bender also has an invented an acoustic guitar version that installs internally and is actuated via the shoulder strap.
Aerospacer thing could be good for small guitars that lack resonance due to their size? I'm a small guy and never really upped the size and idk if its cause mine is a cheapo or because of its size but playing larger guitars is a clear difference in the volume and sustain in the notes so it may prove useful
The dude who makes those drop tuners also makes benders and all kinds of gadgets. I've seen him demonstrate them live, and it is pretty amazing what he can do with all of his gadgets.
Ya tim wallis, his demos are so good
He makes benders? 😂😂😂😂
Does he do gizmos?
Or contraptions perhaps?
Guitar gewgaws, mayhaps?
Those benders are really cool! Might need to get those!
hi Ola!!
Man I'd love to see some metal dudes use benders. They're pigeonholed for country music but I think there's a lot of unexplored ground there
@@samuraiguitaristwhy do these companies only make B and G benders?! Why not make benders available for the other strings?! I guess they are stringist lol. 😂 But all jokes about “string racism” aside, it’s either either a gadget that bends all 6 strings or just the B and/or G. Is there a reason they don’t make such a gadget for the other strings?
Really cool you found a bender of any kind for an acoustic guitar and bonus points that it uses the peg holes. I hope it won’t cause a guitar’s soundboard, bridge, and/or saddle to get damaged in the long run with the added string tension - even the neck. Would be curious to check back down the road to see if you’ve left it on a guitar consistently and whether there’s any visible signs of cracks, bowing, etc.
Love all the other gadgets you found too!
@@samuraiguitarist I have a course/video content idea! recently got a D’addario partial capo for DADGAD in standard and some other tuning when it’s flipped. A whole $8 bucks was so inspiring just trying to use familiar chord shapes and noddle around - but I don’t quite know what to do to make some really good music with it beyond that.
Can you do a YT episode about various partial capos and why a player might want to use one instead of changing the guitar’s tuning with the pegs. Can you take that a step further and perhaps even make lessons that show people how to get the most out of various types of partial capos and how to use them to make some sweet tunes in different styles of music? I think you did a video with a spider capo a very long time ago, but let’s do a deep dive on the types of partial capos out there, which brands make the best ones that hold tune well and are easy to adjust, which ones might be gimmicky vs musically sound, etc. You could even do a module about how to use full and partial capos on acoustic vs. electric.
P.S. I call dibs on free access to this course if you use my idea! 😬😉👍🏻🙏🏻😇🎸
But will it chug ?
That spring reverb could be an interesting addition to other acoustic instruments
I feel like it could only fit in an acoustic guitar. Anything else is going to be too hard to get it inside
@@samuraiguitaristDoes it have to be inside?
@@MreenalMams You could put it on the outside like in the thumbnail, but you'd need to somehow get the magnets inside
@@samuraiguitarist You could probably sneak one (or more) into a stand-up bass
@@pileofstuff good luck getting them out
My very first fuzzbox, close to 60 years ago, involved taping a Canadian nickel to the surface of my acoustic, below the bridge, roughly where volume and tone knobs would go, if it was electric. The nickel had just the right mass, and was hanging loosely, such that it vibrated in sympathy with whatever I was playing.. I suppose it would sound disappointing these days if I tried it again, but it let me play "Satisfaction" for myself, and some of the tunes from "Rubber Soul". I also found I could get a droning sitar sound if I removed the saddle from the bridge.
I was first introduced to Palm Pedals by none other than Ted McCarty, the man who people credit with Gibson's golden era and introducing their flagship models. I had stopped for the night in Kalamazoo, during a cross-country drive. I paid a visit to Parson's Street facility where Gibson was shutting down operations. Inquiring about getting a replacement spring for my Bigsby, I was told that Bigsby was just on the other side of the highway, and they'd have one. Hustling over, I was greeted at the door by the esteemed Mr. McCarty, who had left Gibson years earlier to head up BIgsby Industries. He enthusiastically began pulling boxes off the shelf to show me. Among them was a gleaming gold-plated 3-level palm pedal. I had never known such things existed. Left an impression on me, that's for sure. He gave me his business card, which I have framed.
that b and g bender is genius for how simple the install is.
The fingerstyle guitarist Adrian Legg uses those drop tuners on multiple (if not every) string. He will drop and raise tunings several times during a song, and the effect is beautiful
I think he uses banjo style tunes on all strings, it’s 1/4 turn or less for pretty big change.
@@dennishuffman3195 I think you're right! I remembering hearing that he used banjo tuners. I relistened to Guitar For Mortals, and was remembering seeing him live, he's really great
4:26 “Here’s how you can incorporate that sound” *proceeds to play the most satisfying thing I’ve ever heard*
Listen to some lap steel ❤
Pedal steel*
I really like these kinds of videos. Having now seen this, there's probably nothing here I would want to actually get, which is good to know.
If anyone has a top loading telecaster, you can make a DIY bender by drilling and bending the handle of a tea spoon. If you’re handy with a drill and a grinder, you can make it swivel so it doesn’t get in the way of regular playing. Jank but it works.
A bunch of weird, unnecessary additions to an amazing instrument.
I'd like to check out your idea. Do you have any videos or pics?
@@tomwhite716bro buy a Squier and add benders. That's what I did, sounds great
The only downside for those benders is the mechanical noise they make.
Weirdly when it resets it added a kick drum beat that works well with the snare thing!
I like the idea of the spring reverb for touring - rather than bringing along a reverb pedal and cables and battery, any of which could die at an inopportune moment, just install the spring in your guitar before you leave home.
I love how you are able to make those gadgets work! You definitely show the potential of these products !
About the reverb, a company named Aspri was selling the same kind of thing for about 35$. Worked perfectly, and I still have it
I love your commitment to using all the gadgets together. Your compositions sound really great!
I like his smooth u tube out style and he plays quite well. Glad you're still doing this!
I think you should advertise a sale that gives everybody $0.01 off their purchase.
Thanks, Sammy...always look forward to your reviews of stuff like this. Saves me money and/or expands my horizons.
That was exactly what I needed. A chill SammyG video.
And as always
I was entertained
The first time I saw Tommy Emmanuel on PBS, I couldn't comprehend how he could have such destructive pick damage on the guitar top BEHIND the bridge. When I saw his percussive playing technique, I finally caught on. I wonder how often he has tops replaced.
One of my favorite guitar players (Robbie McIntosh) mounted a dual bender on his Dusenberg and he played it on a demo video for the Jackson Ampworks Britain 2.0…..my word it sounded so good! Jimmy Olander (another fave) uses two benders on his electrics. His style of playing is out of this world. Go, look them up and listen for yourselves!
I love the bender units and the drop tuning switch!
Ya the bender is my favourite kind of gadget
I like that bowden bender, it's really clever. But my concern is putting it in a case.
Decades ago (likely 30 years), I had a contraption that connection onto the outer body with springs inside (braced on the back end and bridge). It worked as well and sounded as good.
Your playing can only be described as simply breathtaking. Thank you.
Bro looking like nice Deadpool
Yeah, the Bowden Benders make a lot of noise when using on an acoustic. The effect is great and sounds good, but that bumping noise is annoying.
I am a pedal steet guitar player, and appreciate that the benders replicate pedals 1 & 2 on the steel. Something that dropped the E strings a half step would give the majority of the changes we steel players actually use (from an open 'E', you have access to Esus, C#m, and Amaj now. Adding the D# bender gives you G#m, D# half diminished, and B7 chords. That's six is seven chord degrees without moving your left hand.).
However, the bumping noise on these Bowdens is so loud that you likely have to treat it as a percussive effect as well, which surely limits its value. Consider putting some soft silicone, or velvet covers on the levers, which might help some
You can get the aquaspacer effect by playing guitar on a sofa (if it has springs).
Resting the guitar body against the frame will transfer the vibrations through the sofa until they hit the springs.
ok, now do that on a live show
@@Lomaxxx53invite the audience to your living room 😂
I've been using the Sam Jam snare for a couple of years along with a foot tambourine that I removed the strap and attach every gig to the cutaway horn with the very same funtak that the Sam Jam uses. I don't play like those finger-tap folks-- I use the snare the same way I was pounding the pick guard during my strumming. What I really need at this point is enough foot discipline to trigger a kick on the right beat.
The snare one is class, I don't play that kind of thing, but even a simple on 2 beat works
What Clarence White and Gene Parsons did with the Telecaster was amazing but it seems a less invasive gadget would keep you from ruining a good guitar.
If springs are directly connected to the strings, not just to the guitar from the inside the reverb effect is more powerful and controlled. That is what I've done in my guitar 5 years ago.
Pays the bills timer... 😂
id wait every time if i saw that phrase. 🙏
The soundboard radiates the sound, the sound hole is predominantly a pressure relief duct. If it were not there the air inside the body would act as a shock absorber and dampen the sound.
Very cool vid! It is great to see that people are coming up with new ideas and engineering them into existing spaces. Great vid!
You did great with all that stuff.
Those benders would allow me to play guitar again after getting diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis three years ago... It makes me wonder what other new things I haven't seen these last few years
As a bass player, learning to fake a snare hit on 2 and 4 takes a bit of dedication. Normal melodies you'd syncopate become new challenges to figure out with your right hand (or left for lefties). IDK how much time you put into your final groove, but the fake snares were pretty good, IMO.
I would love to see a collab between you and Marcin with this guitar I wanna see the crazy shit he’d do with this many cool gadgets on a guitar.
My word that guitar sounds amazing:)
There is a different drop tuning gadget called the "pitch key", which is easier to install and works on most guitar because it just holds on to the strings. It works by twisting a knob and its adjustable from 1/2 step to 1 1/2 steps.
I like the idea of the spring reverb. Not all of us are ever gonna record something or play to audiences, and most certainly wouldn't do that all the time. I pike the analogue options when I sit at home
Almost 200$ is crazy for some springs and a magnet. I’m just gonna make my own for less of a price. Excellent video samurai!
This was really great. I don't even play guitar but I found it interesting. Your playing is amazing.
I like those benders, they give a soft change.. Nothing too harsh
I WANT ALL OF THESE :O
Such a cool batch of gadgets. Nice to see some that actually work and do what they advertise.
Well that was pretty fun! I totally get not really vibing with the reverb and snare- when I'm playing acoustic I try to eliminate any rattling noises 😁 Both of the benders were pretty cool though, I REALLY like pedal steel sounds, but don't have the money or the space for one.
Cool jam. Sounds like something you'd hear in a chill videogame.
Man, I really like the approach you took with all of this. If we ever run across each other, I'd like to hang out. Cool vid!
Great review. And isn't it cool how truly innovative additions can reignite your enthusiasm in playing? Love you man. Leave the percussion to the percussionists - you play too well!
Holy cow, I want all of those.
I'm really surprised you didn't try a sound sample with a slide when you were trying out the bender units.
I think the snare actually sounds great! Maybe the maker (or you) can switch to strong magnets so it can be quickly removed and added as needed so it's not always there rattling.
The bender is truly innovative
Very nice sound with those benders on board.
The spring thing is hilarious to me given that anyone with a floyd rose bridge typically wants to get rid of the noise from the springs.
It's genuinely hilarious that someone would want to add it to a guitar that doesn't have that problem lol
plus they damage the guitar over time especially the bender
Yeah that rattle with the snare would make me go nuts
Agreed
Thinking one could position it better so your palm/wrist or fingers rest on it while you strum the strings, but of course that's not going to be conducive for *every* player
Hipshot sells a multitune bridge for guitars "DoubleShot Multiple Tuning System". I think it is designed for electric guitars, but I think i have seen them installed on acoustic guitars too. Super expensive though.
I have an SC-13E and they are pretty amazing guitars.
Great video SG!
Those benders are awesome! Helps kinda get a pedal steel sound!
The best part of all of these is that they don't permanently mess up your instrument
it would be sick to have like sympathetic strings to make a chorus effect but then youd need a mechanism to mute them maybe on like a foot switch
Don't think I could use the spring reverb thing. I use an archtop acoustic with f holes, unless it works just laying on top.
Never seen your work before, but you earned a subscribe. 🤘
I was not expecting that acospacer to work, let alone sound good!
i dont know man they work really good on floyd rose and 2 point tremolo systems on fender guitars if you remove the back cover and you play a chord you usually hear the springs ringing out in the back cavity, the acospacer is genius not only does it give you reverb but it also gives you slightly more volume
I'd love to have those tuning switches on every string of my Epi.
im surprised you said you werent familiar with benders on acoustic at first if i remember right.. b bender vintage acoustics are super rare only like a couple around. good vid love it
The bender device reminds me of a B bender Telecaster.
Not sure what the snare thing does besides make a less pleasing sound than hitting the guitar body directly. It looks like a drink coaster.
Spring reverb thing seems hard to install (makes me think of losing a pick in the sound hole) and I'm not sure if the amount of reverb is adjustable.
Props to designers for trying to do something different, though.
Crazy timing! I just bought a 4 lever bender a few weeks back for my tele; great little devices!
I don't like the thumping that the benders make. It really distracts from an otherwise nice sound, and ranks right up there with jangly whammy bar springs on cheap guitars, or nuts that go PING. I don't know if it is even possible to fix that, but it makes it a no-go for me until they do.
I would love to try the Acospacer on my 1971 Ovation Balladeer.
0:22 Me imagining Samuraguitarist making a cacophony of noise literally playing all the gadgets at the same time.
If only Michael Hedges had something like this
That B bender is much less complicated than the Tele B bender. They rout out half the Tele body to install that monstrosity. Not worth it just to bend the B string IMO.
The day a guitarist will convince me that any of those tools improve the playing style of an acoustic, has yet to come.
They don’t change play style, they’re for enhancing performance. They’re tricks and gadgets to get a few additional notes and sounds beyond what you would normally get.
If you want to put in the time to learn how to use them, great, if you don’t, also great.
That wonderful guitar sounds like an acoustic guitar should sound.
I played guitar for 15 years and quit 15 years ago… I need to play again after watching this
2:58 😅 Love it
These gadgets's best application might be for sonic brainstorming. Imagine them installed on a guitar that is an acoustic and electric hybrid (not the best at either, but good enough) and being able to just create something no matter where you are.
That Acospacer could be used to get people accustomed to playing in locations with a lot of echoes.
I have an idea how the saddle should be modified for the B-benders. I wish I could lay my hands on this so I can experiment, but I guess I'll have to wait until one of my customers brings me those to install.
Saw the short, came for more. I want those gadgets
Very cool,in the right hands not gadgets,did I hear some Norman Blake at the start
Cool video, I am interested to watch more of your stuff.
Aside those "gadgets", the sound of this particular instrument is fantastic. Needs nothing but a skilled player.
the hipshot xtender is a better quality drop tuner. ive had one on my bass for over a decade.
I don't remember the company, but they did make a spring based reverb system for acoustic guitars back in the early nineties. The difference was it was a black rectangle that was secured by a sort of comb under the bridge rather than magnets and to the face of the guitar behind the bridge (magnets and having inside the guitar is much better.) Sonically, I remember it being identical. I believe they disappeared for the same reason: If you record or amplify, you can add reverb anyway. Pretty much the only use is practicing in a small, acoustically dead space.
yeah, I remember Al DiMeola was one of their endorsees.
Yeah, I had one of those. I pretty much never used it. Even the lightest touch anywhere on the body or neck of the guitar would set it off. Very noisy device.
i think the reverb would sound great on a 12 string
"Bending unit"
(insert Futurama reference here)
nice playing (with or without gadgets)
Great demo whether a person is looking to use them or not.
I’ve been curious about rigging a Bowden bender or two on my lap steel. PSG guys tend to scoff at them, but they’re so much cheaper than a beginner’s PSG.
I discovered the Hipshot about a year ago and don't understand why every fixed bridge guitar doesn't come with one.
That snare adds a snare to your guitar, and the bender adds a bass drum. Much noise everytime it is used.
Love your shirt!
Bowden bender and timara drop reminds me of the songs and riffs by Alexandr Misko
The spring reverb is sick. Snare is cool, not for me though. The B benders are also awesome, I can see them getting in the way though.
That snare doesn't sound any different to me than just slapping muted strings lol
Imagine marcin with those gadget
You really should try the jellyfish guitar pick.
😂
he already did. sammy g channel is really great if you need something to watch
Gene Parsons the inventor of the B bender also has an invented an acoustic guitar version that installs internally and is actuated via the shoulder strap.
Aerospacer thing could be good for small guitars that lack resonance due to their size? I'm a small guy and never really upped the size and idk if its cause mine is a cheapo or because of its size but playing larger guitars is a clear difference in the volume and sustain in the notes so it may prove useful
The Sam Jam had a cool name for you though.