Eagles 1973 Peaceful Easy Feeling - with Bender

Don Miller · July 5th, 2008, 01:50 PM

Thats a good clip...my wife gets into her "Glen Frey...oh daddy" mode when she sees it....the 16 year old Fairbanks girl comes out....

Theres an Eagles fan website..the URL escapes me that has a bunch of clips from that era...with Bernie and his Evans bender all over the place...

Theres also some stuff there from the "Sessions at W 57th" tribute to Gram Parsons..Bernie was lead guitar for the houseband...there was a great version of "Wheels" with Jim Lauderdale and Chris Hillman...and Bernie on guitar...

bargoedboy · July 5th, 2008, 02:11 PM

this is the song that made me want a bender in the first place , funny though i cant play the solo with the bender only with out it , yet use the bender for chord structure and fills during song . great tone on original version
but i think this was from old grey whistle test and he has a tinny buzzy sound most of the time.

bargoedboy · July 5th, 2008, 02:13 PM

my mistake i should have listened first not OGWT sound at all . lovely in fact ! .

getbent · July 5th, 2008, 05:47 PM

gotta love the phase shifter on that song...

Dogbear · July 6th, 2008, 08:26 AM

I guess what really stuck me about this clip (besides it's really good

) is how Bernie incorporates the bender. In the start of the song, he uses it to build flow and body, then moves into the solo, then the bender disappears as the vocals and harmony build to the end. Bender players notice the bender immediately, but; the average listener notices the smooth fluid flow of this song that has made it such a standard. Versions of this song that the Eagle's play now without the bender just doesn’t get this effect for me.

telesavant · July 6th, 2008, 12:20 PM

Notice the pickup switch from neck to bridge... for the second part of the solo, you can hear the click!!
Also, Getbent;...I remember them on Mike Douglas doing Tequila Sunrise, and Bernie using the phase shifter....seemed to work well with the bender.

Dogbear · July 24th, 2008, 06:44 PM

Brian F and I liked this so much that we covered it on the Clarence White Forum. Take a listen......

http://www.bbenderguitars.com/CWforum/forum/viewtopic.php?t=574&sid=6c9023c6d293f3f9cc193abf5d b538c4

FirstBassman · July 24th, 2008, 09:29 PM

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ghosttour · July 24th, 2008, 09:30 PM

I found a few other clips from this same show and they're just KILLING it - it's amazing how good they all were live. It's one thing to record those tunes and get a good sound with studio wizardry and whatnot, but the fact they were able to nail these tunes live... *whew*

So good.

Dogbear · July 24th, 2008, 09:45 PM

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Just checked the link, the video is still there and working........

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It's one thing to record those tunes and get a good sound with studio wizardry

No studio wizardry in the track I posted. Just two guys paying tribute to a great band by playing the parts and yes, they were great live..

ghosttour · July 27th, 2008, 10:39 AM

Oops - I didn't mean YOU GUYS when I said "studio wizardry" - I was talking about how it would have been easy for the Eagles to take the easy way out in the studio by using production techniques - the live clip shows this is just not the case - they had the talent!

Y'all's cover is great - the vocals are steel playing in particular are really good. Sorry; I didn't make myself clear there.

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getbent Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Benito County, California Age: 48 Posts: 9,132 37 Photos	gotta love the phase shifter on that song... __________________ Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length.

July 6th, 2008, 08:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 170 20 Photos	I guess what really stuck me about this clip (besides it's really good ) is how Bernie incorporates the bender. In the start of the song, he uses it to build flow and body, then moves into the solo, then the bender disappears as the vocals and harmony build to the end. Bender players notice the bender immediately, but; the average listener notices the smooth fluid flow of this song that has made it such a standard. Versions of this song that the Eagle's play now without the bender just doesn’t get this effect for me. __________________ "Having a great day because the alternative is simply unacceptable" Dogbear

July 24th, 2008, 06:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 170 20 Photos	Brian F and I liked this so much that we covered it on the Clarence White Forum. Take a listen...... http://www.bbenderguitars.com/CWforum/forum/viewtopic.php?t=574&sid=6c9023c6d293f3f9cc193abf5d b538c4 __________________ "Having a great day because the alternative is simply unacceptable" Dogbear

July 24th, 2008, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
ghosttour Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 Posts: 414 6 Photos	I found a few other clips from this same show and they're just KILLING it - it's amazing how good they all were live. It's one thing to record those tunes and get a good sound with studio wizardry and whatnot, but the fact they were able to nail these tunes live... whew So good. __________________ www.myspace.com/brasssaddles

July 5th, 2008, 01:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Don Miller Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Age: 57 Posts: 579 14 Photos	Thats a good clip...my wife gets into her "Glen Frey...oh daddy" mode when she sees it....the 16 year old Fairbanks girl comes out.... Theres an Eagles fan website..the URL escapes me that has a bunch of clips from that era...with Bernie and his Evans bender all over the place... Theres also some stuff there from the "Sessions at W 57th" tribute to Gram Parsons..Bernie was lead guitar for the houseband...there was a great version of "Wheels" with Jim Lauderdale and Chris Hillman...and Bernie on guitar...

July 5th, 2008, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
bargoedboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sherborne Age: 46 Posts: 71	this is the song that made me want a bender in the first place , funny though i cant play the solo with the bender only with out it , yet use the bender for chord structure and fills during song . great tone on original version but i think this was from old grey whistle test and he has a tinny buzzy sound most of the time.

July 5th, 2008, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
bargoedboy TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: sherborne Age: 46 Posts: 71	my mistake i should have listened first not OGWT sound at all . lovely in fact ! .

July 6th, 2008, 12:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
telesavant Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Litchfield County, Connecticut Posts: 335	Notice the pickup switch from neck to bridge... for the second part of the solo, you can hear the click!! Also, Getbent;...I remember them on Mike Douglas doing Tequila Sunrise, and Bernie using the phase shifter....seemed to work well with the bender.

July 27th, 2008, 10:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
ghosttour Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 Posts: 414 6 Photos	Oops - I didn't mean YOU GUYS when I said "studio wizardry" - I was talking about how it would have been easy for the Eagles to take the easy way out in the studio by using production techniques - the live clip shows this is just not the case - they had the talent! Y'all's cover is great - the vocals are steel playing in particular are really good. Sorry; I didn't make myself clear there. __________________ www.myspace.com/brasssaddles