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Turning a P/Green Bender into a G Bender

Ormond
October 31st, 2009, 10:19 PM
Wonder if I could:

1. Drill a hole in the back of bridgeplate at the G string (would be next to the B hole) so the G string could go through the bottom surface of the bridge.

2. Imbed a small, rounded and smooth metal spindle (post) into the wood of the guitar mid-way between the round hole where the string comes through the top of the guitar and the hole in the bridge below the G string.

3. String the B string in the bridge as a normal B string would be on a regular guitar (not through the bender mechanism

4. Run the G string through the bender mechanism, divert the string around the spindle mechanism and up into the new hole in the bridge.

5. Replace the G saddle h the B saddle which has the open end. B string now uses the G string saddle.

Now, when I engage the bender it should pull the G. right? It would be puling it around the spindle but I think it would it pull clean?

this way I could always go back to the B bender setup by exchaning out the saddles again and not going around the spindle.

Anyone ever done this? I am sure someone must have.

Groovey Records
October 31st, 2009, 10:38 PM
TTT

Ormond
October 31st, 2009, 10:41 PM
TTT?
WWTM. (what would that mean?)

Ormond
November 1st, 2009, 03:13 AM
Bump due to late night curiosity about TTT - - or is that the center of a Tele nut with three strings showing? Don't go Dan Brown on me.

jmiles
November 1st, 2009, 01:09 PM
"WWTM. (what would that mean?)"
To The Top, but I prefer "BUTT" (Bump Up To Top.)

Chet Johnson
November 1st, 2009, 03:05 PM
Wonder if I could:

1. Drill a hole in the back of bridgeplate at the G string (would be next to the B hole) so the G string could go through the bottom surface of the bridge.

2. Imbed a small, rounded and smooth metal spindle (post) into the wood of the guitar mid-way between the round hole where the string comes through the top of the guitar and the hole in the bridge below the G string.

3. String the B string in the bridge as a normal B string would be on a regular guitar (not through the bender mechanism

4. Run the G string through the bender mechanism, divert the string around the spindle mechanism and up into the new hole in the bridge.

5. Replace the G saddle h the B saddle which has the open end. B string now uses the G string saddle.

Now, when I engage the bender it should pull the G. right? It would be puling it around the spindle but I think it would it pull clean?

this way I could always go back to the B bender setup by exchaning out the saddles again and not going around the spindle.

Anyone ever done this? I am sure someone must have.

I can't find the old post, but there's a guy on here (in the UK I think) that did something like that.

BrianF
November 1st, 2009, 05:52 PM
Anything that you do that lengthens the string between the bender tower itself and a bridge saddle will affect the bent pitch of the note. The best way to do what you want would be to actually move the bender tower over on the pg back plate so that it poisitioned for the g string instead of b string. Then what need to do is shorten the connecting rod by the correct amount. That would mean that you would need a new body to drill out though. I guess not much help

Dogbear
November 1st, 2009, 10:28 PM
Here is the G Bender conversion link......

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/b-bender-forum/142064-parsons-green-g-bender-installation-trouble-g-string.html

Ormond
November 1st, 2009, 11:16 PM
Oh....Wow....thanks tons!~ However, I already have the one big hole in mine so I will not be able to do what that member did.