I've seen it all now On Ebay

[Lostinthe50s]

I like it. A lot. I might try to snipe that if it breaks reserve. 4hrs to ponder...

OK thought about it for 8 mins, bid and broke reserve at $600.

[MrTwang]

Originally Posted by HOBBSTER01

You guys need to examine the detailed pic of the bridge.
There is an obvious route there.
Maybe I'm missing something.
Pure hack job IMO.
Maybe worth $300 if a hipshot would cover the carnage.

Doesn't look like a route to me - looks to be all surface mounted - certainly the way it's designed, I can't see any reason for a route.

For anyone that's interested, it's now $600 and has broken the reserve.

[Lostinthe50s]

Originally Posted by MrTwang

For anyone that's interested, it's now $600 and has broken the reserve.

Yup - that was me, I'm on it! Liking it more and more...

[Greg M]

Originally Posted by HOBBSTER01

If that junk sells for $500+, I'm building 2 tomorrow.

It's just over $700 at this point. Post some pics of the ones you do .

[HOBBSTER01]

Here ya go Greg.

Originally Posted by Greg M

It's just over $700 at this point. Post some pics of the ones you do .

[TelePeter]

Wow, sold for $708.80 + 40 shipping!

[Lostinthe50s]

I had the #2 bid on it. I loved it at $600. Well bought at $700. Worst case, buyer makes money selling just the neck pup, neck, and case. If the system worked I could have tidied it up nicely, and having B-bender actuated by a M/C lever is right up my alley. Especially on a '70's CustomT.

Hey Hobbes - build me one like that on a 70's Tele Custom with a WRHB in the bridge and an original case and I'll shoot you the $500. Hell, I'm feeling generous. $600!

[HOBBSTER01]

Originally Posted by Lostinthe50s

I had the #2 bid on it. I loved it at $600. Well bought at $700. Worst case, buyer makes money selling just the neck pup, neck, and case. If the system worked I could have tidied it up nicely, and having B-bender actuated by a M/C lever is right up my alley. Especially on a '70's CustomT.

Hey Hobbes - build me one like that on a 70's Tele Custom with a WRHB in the bridge and an original case and I'll shoot you the $500. Hell, I'm feeling generous. $600!

I personally wouldn't hack a fine instrument like that.
And there is a route behind the bridge for those who think there is not.
Enlarge the pics and you'll see.
If I'm wrong I'm wrong but I don't think I am.

[RollingBender]

Originally Posted by HOBBSTER01

I personally wouldn't hack a fine instrument like that.
And there is a route behind the bridge for those who think there is not.
Enlarge the pics and you'll see.
If I'm wrong I'm wrong but I don't think I am.

There is absolutely a route behind the bridge.

Just so it doesn't get lost, here's a couple photos...

[Lostinthe50s]

Not concerned about route/no route. Plug, level, paint. I wouldn't do it to a stock one either, but since it was done, and done 20 years ago when this was a worthless git...

If it worked though it would be one hell of a cool machine! I might pick up an Affinity just to mess around with the idea.

[sequencepro]

So... would you need TWO of these to do DOUBLE STOPS?

[garyd5158]

Its got a folk art/prototype appeal to it. Its interesting to me but, I'm easily amused.

[J. Hayes]

there was a guy living here from upstate New York by the name of Steve Oshier. Ol' Steve had a black Japanese Squire Tele with a Fender decal on it which had pretty much the same bender only his was made with a bicycle front brake lever and cable. Steve played pretty hard and his bender held tune very well. I looked his over once and made one myself.

What I did was cut the cable off so it didn't have to go around the back of the guitar and used some steel guitar parts. I cut a piece of a cross rod and drilled a hole through the body of the Tele and put a well lubricated sleeve through the hole. The piece of cross shaft rod that went through the body was from an old ShoBud steel and I left just enough on the back and front of the guitar to attach a couple of those old two position bellcranks. On the back of the guitar the wire inside of the cable went into the round brass piece that the pulling rod on the steel would normally go through and it was secured with the small allen screw. On the front I put another bell crank and just slipped the string through the brass piece and left the allen screw out. I had an adjustable stop that went on the back and the rear bellcrank stopped on that. I wish I'm made some pictures of it but I didn't. I showed it to Hatchet Jack who's on this forum. As I remember, I didn't have it on the guitar but a couple of months as it worked fine but I liked my HipShot better because it had a G bender also. I probably still have most of the parts around here somewhere so maybe if I can find 'em all I might attempt building one of these again. I remember that it really didn't take very long to do it.

Steve Oshier had moved away but came back a few years ago for a visit and was playing a Tele with the Parsons/Green bender. He told me he's sold the cable bender guitar though..............JH in Va.

[dmarg1045]

Not concerned about route/no route. Plug, level, paint. I wouldn't do it to a stock one either, but since it was done, and done 20 years ago when this was a worthless git...

If it worked though it would be one hell of a cool machine!

Yeah, it definitely has a funky cool vibe to it.

[Greg M]

Originally Posted by HOBBSTER01

Here ya go Greg.

That is a nice bender there Hobbster. But I meant the ones you do like that one if it sells for $500. Just having fun with you.

I would like to try one just for kicks and giggles. Truth be known, mine is the only one I've ever even played.

[Freight Twang]

WOW, I started this thread to show what POS this was, had no idea ya'll would like this thing, even if you took the bender, excuse me, the brake lever, off, it still a 70's , heavy, black, 6 saddle, Fender that I wouldn't use to paddle my boat, , Hobbster, preach on!!!!!......lol

[HOBBSTER01]

Originally Posted by Greg M

That is a nice bender there Hobbster. But I meant the ones you do like that one if it sells for $500. Just having fun with you.

I would like to try one just for kicks and giggles. Truth be known, mine is the only one I've ever even played.

No offense taken here.
I experimenting with a G bender install using clutch cable even as we speak but nothing that nice lol.
I mean it's such a nice guitar and to carve it up, even if it was 20 years ago is just a shame.

[braderrick]

Originally Posted by Freight Twang

WOW, I started this thread to show what POS this was, had no idea ya'll would like this thing, even if you took the bender, excuse me, the brake lever, off, it still a 70's , heavy, black, 6 saddle, Fender that I wouldn't use to paddle my boat, , Hobbster, preach on!!!!!......lol

Not disagreeing with ya or anything but have you seen what some of those heavy '70s boat paddles are bringing these days? They're not cheap, and most of them have been hacked up in some way unfortunately haha. I've seen some very nast "routes" for different pickups hiding under some pickguards haha.

[shorty ray]

I'm impressed. A lot of thought involved.

[SamClemons]

I thought it a good buy for just the guitar, even with the route, at the price.