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Freight Twang · January 25th, 2012, 09:28 PM

Here is a 9 lb mid 70's Tele with a homemade b bender made with a motorcycle hand brake and cable......huh....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Telec...item19cce5e70b

HOBBSTER01 · January 25th, 2012, 09:49 PM

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

Jupiter · January 25th, 2012, 10:28 PM

I don't know if it works well or not, but frankly it looks like a brilliant solution.

apocaleeps · January 25th, 2012, 10:40 PM

agreed, i applaud the ingenuity... pretty cool indeed

scantron81 · January 25th, 2012, 10:56 PM

Genius!

Scantron08 · January 25th, 2012, 11:10 PM

Surely the resistance of the cable's pull around the guitar's body would prevent a perfect B to C# pitch change.

EDIT - Never mind - a brake cable. I got it now. Still have doubts if it would work, though.

Jupiter · January 25th, 2012, 11:18 PM

Maybe it could be better realized, using higher quality components, but easy to install + highly reversible = win!

BritishBluesBoy · January 25th, 2012, 11:19 PM

I think it looks awesome... If it works that's a bargain price too.

TEXXBEND · January 25th, 2012, 11:47 PM

One thing is certain... the buyer will be able to stop in time :-)

trev333 · January 25th, 2012, 11:58 PM

dropping the clutch on a guitar ... and burning pick plastic into a few licks....yeh!

what a marvel of engineering.... I wonder what sort of bike the lever is off?...

flag72 · January 26th, 2012, 12:07 AM

and it will sell the bid is at 520.00$ ...llooll

asatfan · January 26th, 2012, 10:19 AM

Why not? It's a U.S. made Tele.....the bender looks well thought out....some people can't afford to have a real bender installed. I think this guy did a great job!

ledet · January 26th, 2012, 10:57 AM

I think this is pretty cool! Great thinking.

It's pretty much reversible. There is no routing done, only some screwholes. I'd buy it if i had the dough.

jkingma · January 26th, 2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jupiter

I don't know if it works well or not, but frankly it looks like a brilliant solution.

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Originally Posted by apocaleeps

agreed, i applaud the ingenuity... pretty cool indeed

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Originally Posted by scantron81

Genius!

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Originally Posted by BritishBluesBoy

I think it looks awesome... If it works that's a bargain price too.

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Originally Posted by ledet

I think this is pretty cool! Great thinking.

It's pretty much reversible. There is no routing done, only some screwholes. I'd buy it if i had the dough.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Somebody used their noodle for something other than a hatrack.

Pure genius.

mattdean4130 · January 26th, 2012, 05:09 PM

Not to mention it's a mid 70's tele custom. You could always buy it for cheap and rip out the bender setup, plug a few holes and have yourself a 70's tele for CHEAP!

bendecaster · January 26th, 2012, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by asatfan

Why not? It's a U.S. made Tele.....the bender looks well thought out....some people can't afford to have a real bender installed. I think this guy did a great job!

I agree. Heck, the 70's Tele alone is worth more than they're asking, right?

It looks like a Sanford & Son rig, but impressive engineering design!

MrTwang · January 26th, 2012, 05:22 PM

I agree - the $1500 buy it now price isn't too bad for a 70's Tele Custom with a few holes drilled in it (which is what you'd have if you didn't want the bender).

HOBBSTER01 · January 26th, 2012, 05:29 PM

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.

sevycat · January 26th, 2012, 05:37 PM

So what part of this guitar do you all like? It can't be the comfort factor of that thing sittin next to your body.

TxTeleMan · January 26th, 2012, 05:37 PM

You could get way more than $500 by parting it out. That's an original WRHB.

January 25th, 2012, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Freight Twang Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Montgomery,Al Age: 45 Posts: 391 2 Photos	I've seen it all now On Ebay Here is a 9 lb mid 70's Tele with a homemade b bender made with a motorcycle hand brake and cable......huh.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-Telec...item19cce5e70b

January 25th, 2012, 09:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
HOBBSTER01 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Age: 51 Posts: 3,881 4 Photos	If that junk sells for $500+, I'm building 2 tomorrow. __________________ The Hobbster "If you know "how" to play, a Peavey Bandit is all you need."

January 25th, 2012, 10:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jupiter Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Osaka, Japan Age: 50 Posts: 6,474 6 Photos	I don't know if it works well or not, but frankly it looks like a brilliant solution. __________________ If only we could use our evil powers For the good of mankind. --Tito and Tarantula Climbing Mt. Stupid since 1962

January 25th, 2012, 10:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
scantron81 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,641	Genius! __________________ Dear country music "artists," If all your songs are about how "country" you are, you aint country at all.

January 25th, 2012, 11:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
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January 25th, 2012, 10:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
apocaleeps TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: tennessee Posts: 18	agreed, i applaud the ingenuity... pretty cool indeed

January 25th, 2012, 11:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Scantron08 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jackson, MS Age: 38 Posts: 1,278	Surely the resistance of the cable's pull around the guitar's body would prevent a perfect B to C# pitch change. EDIT - Never mind - a brake cable. I got it now. Still have doubts if it would work, though.

January 25th, 2012, 11:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 12,248 62 Photos	I think it looks awesome... If it works that's a bargain price too. __________________ BBB.

January 25th, 2012, 11:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
TEXXBEND TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Quebec City Canada Age: 67 Posts: 24	One thing is certain... the buyer will be able to stop in time :-)

January 25th, 2012, 11:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
trev333 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Coolum Beach,Australia Posts: 6,151	dropping the clutch on a guitar ... and burning pick plastic into a few licks....yeh! what a marvel of engineering.... I wonder what sort of bike the lever is off?... __________________ "by degrees the flood of music drove all speculations out of his mind. It was as though it were a kind of liquid stuff that poured all over him and got mixed up with the sunlight that filtered through the leaves."

January 26th, 2012, 12:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
flag72 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Canada/venise-en-quebec Age: 53 Posts: 1,781	and it will sell the bid is at 520.00$ ...llooll __________________ Daniel tele's and others>TU2>DOD FX80B>MXR Wylde O.D.>BOSS OD3>MXR phaser 90>A/B selector box>amp's:Fender Twinn Reverb>peavey Bandit 112 & classic 30

January 26th, 2012, 10:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
asatfan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Beautiful Brown County, IN Age: 57 Posts: 1,531	Why not? It's a U.S. made Tele.....the bender looks well thought out....some people can't afford to have a real bender installed. I think this guy did a great job! __________________ "......gotta keep rockin' while I still can....." - Steve Earle http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rug-th...s/112739214212

January 26th, 2012, 10:57 AM	#13 (permalink)
ledet Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hjørring, Denmark Age: 19 Posts: 814	I think this is pretty cool! Great thinking. It's pretty much reversible. There is no routing done, only some screwholes. I'd buy it if i had the dough. __________________ '69 Fender Mustang, '11 Squier J Mascis Jazzmaster, '10 Epiphone Riviera Ltd. Custom Shop, '11 Larrivée L-03, - '10 Koch Studiotone, '80s Fender Concert, '67 Teisco Checkmate 100

January 26th, 2012, 05:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
mattdean4130 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Coffs Harbour, Australia Age: 26 Posts: 1,431	Not to mention it's a mid 70's tele custom. You could always buy it for cheap and rip out the bender setup, plug a few holes and have yourself a 70's tele for CHEAP! __________________ mattdeanmusic.net

January 26th, 2012, 05:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
MrTwang Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: London, England Posts: 913	I agree - the $1500 buy it now price isn't too bad for a 70's Tele Custom with a few holes drilled in it (which is what you'd have if you didn't want the bender).

January 26th, 2012, 05:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
HOBBSTER01 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ringgold, Ga. Age: 51 Posts: 3,881 4 Photos	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. __________________ The Hobbster "If you know "how" to play, a Peavey Bandit is all you need."

January 26th, 2012, 05:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
sevycat Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Newark, DE. Posts: 166	So what part of this guitar do you all like? It can't be the comfort factor of that thing sittin next to your body.

January 26th, 2012, 05:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
TxTeleMan Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 57 Posts: 1,826 80 Photos	You could get way more than $500 by parting it out. That's an original WRHB. __________________ "If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten."

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