teletwanger
August 9th, 2005, 04:29 AM
I use Hipshot B-bender on my tele and I wish to try Hipshot G palm lever. Is anybody uses it?
Is it convenient for the right hand?
Thanks.
Best regards from Russia.
J. Hayes
August 9th, 2005, 09:54 AM
I have one on my Schecter Strat and I like it a lot! I don't like the length of the thing though, I've had a couple of them over the years and I always cut the lever off until the end of it is about 3/8" behind the bridge. There's still enough leverage for it to work easily and it can be tightened in that position. It comes with a long lever which has to be folded down out of the way (like a Bigsby vibrato) when not in use or you can't palm mute at the bridge. Another fact you should know! If you're thinking of adding one to an existing HipShot unit you'll have to brace the cross bar. If you just slide it on next to the B string lowering bar and put the G string through it and then depress the hip lever, the G string will go flat. What happens is the crossrod flexes.! When a unit is ordered from HipShot with the G lever already installed, they put a screw through the bottom of the unit directly into a threaded hole in the bottom of the crossrod. This eliminates the flexing. What you can do if adding the G lever is get a small piece of aluminum or very hard wood and make a cradle like block you can slide under the rod. It should be very tight so it can't slide out and this'll eliminate the problem.......JH in Va.
teletwanger
August 9th, 2005, 10:52 AM
Thanks for answer. I think that I order another Hipshot for my second tele with G palm lever already.
But one more question. I don't use E-D toggle. Can I remove it without problem for G palm lever like I did with standart Hipshot?
WickedGTR
August 9th, 2005, 12:26 PM
you can remove any of the levers (B,G,E) on a hipshot bender...
J. Hayes
August 11th, 2005, 09:19 AM
You can order the HipShot with the B&G benders and delete the E lowering lever. I've ordered a couple from the factory like that and it's not problem, you can probably get a discount like that too.....JH in Va.
jmiles
August 15th, 2005, 02:09 PM
I actually use the G bender far more than I use the B bender. I angle the lever up past the low E string, by about 1/2", and do the bending with my wrist. It also acts as an anchor for my right hand. I'm strictly a finger-picker.