The Steel Guitar Forum

We have been working on a series of short demos and instructional videos for the 3Bender. Most of them are less than 1 minute. By the end of this week, we will have uploaded 8. As it relates to the 3Bender, we are covering chord scales, the Nashville Number System, the Circle of Fourths, etc. We hav...

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We hope you stop by the booth to say Hello!


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Honky Tonkin’ extraordinaire

https://youtu.be/THNDzg7H-Sw?si=JXi1yRP6AlNWkgqC

Guitarlington Oct 21-22. You are officially invited to Bend a Big E Chord. - Precision designed - Vintage Vibe - Built for the road - Quartersawn neck - Truss rod adjustment at headstock - Gotoh vintage style locking tuners - Hyperion tone harnesses, every component is tested to ensure it is within ...

https://www.3bender.com/ Bud's Bounce!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTT_SRXKQ48&t=25s Greg: Thank you for posting Bud’s Bounce by Matt Rae. Matt is an incredible player and teacher. A link to him performing Country Roads: https://youtu.be/KYlM31PUhRI?si=ZKJI29GDYdUGpt-u A lesson on the lick...

We hope that you will stop by the booth to say Hello and try out a 3Bender guitar.


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Fretboard Summit was a great time and a few folks that came by the booth told me that they play pedal steel. Did I meet any of you there?

A brief video demonstration of the G Bender On/Off Switch on the new 3Bender Fission: https://youtu.be/IW3grN0HA-M You can play the instrument as a standard B Bender. Or, you can add the half step G string with the B bender when you actuate the strap lever. (The A string whole step bend is actuated ...

Update: There will be special Fretboard Summit pricing on 3Bender Guitars Aug 24-26. Reach out here or come by the booth to get details. New video: https://youtu.be/kT5YYhcfAiw Inspired by the sounds of lap steel and pedal steel. Adding to the string bending tradition and moving it forward. https://...

This looked like a good time.

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Inspired by the sounds made by pressing the A and B pedals on a pedal steel. The favored CoBendEnt for 6 string 3Bender guitar is: The B string bends a whole step. The G string bends a half step. The A string bends a whole step. The basics: When you grab a Big E Chord at the first fret, it bends the...

Buddy throwing in the jazz licks:

https://youtu.be/Cw69tqIGS5U

Inside the box / Outside the box / Back in the box.

The twang is crazy good on this one:

https://youtu.be/Ajt_itQiOGw

If you just want to attend the Guitar Showcase. Tickets are $30 and are available at the door.

https://fretboardsummit.org/tickets

On the new 3Bender Fission, the B and G string bending is actuated with a strap lever. (Parson/White style) The B string bender is always On. The G (half step bend to G#) can be switched On/Off. The A string is actuated via an expression pedal. We worked with Nick Fryer to design a special pickup th...

3Bender Musical Instruments will have instruments for you to try at the Fretboard Summit 2023 in Chicago at Old Town School of Music (where John Prine learned to play guitar) on Aug 24-26. Come by the booth and say Hello. In addition to the Original 3Bender guitars on display, we will be introducing...

I think I remember someone telling me that the Fender Twin Reverb was originally intended for Pedal Steel Guitar. Does anyone else know anything abut this? Hi David. The Tweed (wide panel) Twin - 1955. 25 watts, 2x12” was rumored to be built with 15” speakers sometimes. I’m not sure whether or how ...

There were also Emmons-branded steel amps which were made by Standel. I worked on one a long time ago and have the schematics for them. I did not know. After your post, I found a thread about it here: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=386641 And here is a picture: https://bb.steelguit...

Nick, I’ve done several internet searches and have not found an S15 2x12 version but it made for good late night scavenger hunts.

Interestingly, the S15 with the sliders seems to be a relatively common amp. Have you seen that one?

The world needs more of this.

https://youtu.be/GEXfPziXdF8

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. Here is a basic timeline of the earliest amps targeted to pedal steel players from the research and posts made thus far: Tweed Pro - 1947 - 15” Jensen. 18 watts. This amp might be considered the grandfather to future pedal steel targeted amps? As someone else sai...

Standel ad. Credit to Jim Hilmar for posting this picture on his FB page. He says that he believes the ad is from mid-60s.

Jerry: Wow! So cool that you have the specific newsletter that explains how it works. Very interesting and cool concept. Yes, I was hoping Tom might share some of his memories about it. The album covers all look similar, so, it appears marketing was coordinated. It would be interesting to know how t...

The January 1979 issue of Steel Guitarist Magazine mentions The Steel Guitar Club. The Bar Chatter section mentions “…the demise…”. and another page mentions that it “….may have ended, but all of the back releases are still available…” What was The Steel Guitar Record Club and how did it work? Are a...