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Tele The Truth · January 14th, 2008, 09:14 AM

I've been checkin out Fender guitars around the interweb and a lot of places are listin the nashville b-bender as discontinued. Fender's website don't say nuthin bout it, but then again....I don't think that thing is nescessarily up to date neither.

Anyone got any word on this? I'd hate to see em go even if they wern't big sellers for Fender.

teledude66 · January 14th, 2008, 02:42 PM

It's happened before...

Dogbear · January 14th, 2008, 05:24 PM

According to the Fender rep that services the store I do business with, the Nashville B Bender is not a money maker due to production costs and limited demand. Consider for the going price of $1099 - $1199 (street cost), you get an American tele ($960 - $980 street), an extra Texas Special strat pickup ($25 street), a Fender P/G Chrome B Bender (estimated $400 plus), and the installation/body rout (estimated $125 extra in factory setup and labor). That total comes to $1510 on the very low end of the street spectrum. It seems that Fender only makes a short run of these every once in a while. After the production run has dried up, you are out of luck until they decide (if ever) to run another. I preordered and waited 8 months before this last production run for mine.

Bandit · January 15th, 2008, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tele The Truth

I've been checkin out Fender guitars around the interweb and a lot of places are listin the nashville b-bender as discontinued.

They may be discontinued.
But You can still buy a "Deluxe Nashville Telecaster" and then send it over to Charlie McVay and have a B bender installed for $600.00
There's also the option of getting a G and B bender installed.

(Tele + McVay) = ($785.70+$600.00) = $1385.70

The American Nashville B-bender is $1656.99

Check out: http://mcvaybenders.com/

Dogbear · January 15th, 2008, 08:34 AM

The cost of an American Nashville B-bender is $1099 - $1199 on the street. I bought mine for $1100. My point was that it is the cheapest new internal B Bender on the market and Fender doesn't make any money on them. Therefore, they don't stay in the catalog long. Also, don't forget to add $100 postage for your $1385 McVay to get there and back for conversion.

Tele The Truth · January 15th, 2008, 08:58 AM

I have a deluxe nashville as well as the nashville b-bender....and to be honest, they are not the same guitar to me. I've even tried the same pups in the deluxe as whats in the b-bender and it was still a night and day difference between the two....all IMHO or coarse.

Since they're my favorite guitar, I'm really wanting to order another one while I still can. Unfortunatley, the Mrs. doesn't really dig the idea that much and said no. Having limited options on hand that won't result in a chilly bedroom, I decided to tell my 5 year old that daddy wants a new guitar and set her loose buggin mom and dancing and singing about it all through the house. I may decide to up the ante a little tonite and tell the kid that if she gets mom to say 'yes'....I'll buy her a new toy.

gtrman911 · January 15th, 2008, 09:22 AM

how heavy is the USA B?

Dogbear · January 15th, 2008, 06:27 PM

Mine weighs 9.5 lbs with the addition of Fender locking tuners. In comparison, my 2005 50's blond tele with a P/W long throw is also 9.5 lbs. Both weights were taken off a digital scale. The guitars sound very different - with and without utilizing the bender.

hotraman · January 16th, 2008, 11:43 PM

Hey, I'm ok if they drop production of the Am B bender.
Hold onto one if you have it.
I bought mine off the shelf from a GC 5 years ago.
No one there knew how to use/tune the B bender.
Now its my #2 guitar, over my 1983 Gibson 335 ES.
But... soon some hotshot will make a hit sing with a B bender, and they'll
start up production again.

hotraman · January 16th, 2008, 11:57 PM

MF still has them in stock.
Disregard my wishful thinking.

Dogbear · January 16th, 2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

No one there knew how to use/tune the B bender.

LOL, I've had to show a store or two that a few times.

MarkU · January 17th, 2008, 01:05 AM

[quote=
But... soon some hotshot will make a hit sing with a B bender, and they'll
start up production again.[/QUOTE]

Some might say that Brad Paisley has already done so [yeah, I know, its a G bender but...] and has the demand increased?

Hmmm...maybe it has, in a way, well sort of. I bought a Hipshot for my Tele and am having a lot of fun with it and I do like Paisley's playing.

Mark

Boogie · January 20th, 2008, 06:36 PM

I'm not sure which Fender website you guys are looking at, but I'm still seeing that model on Fender.com

http://www.fender.com/products//sear...tno=0118342706

hotraman · January 20th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Albert Lee plays a nice B bender as well.
I bought a DVD of his a few years ago. I couldn't get half of the licks he was playing... the guy is pretty amazing.

bender72 · January 21st, 2008, 01:13 AM

They're pretty heavy, but not heavier than a Les Paul or something in that range. A wide strap works good and distributes the weight fairly evenly.

Dogbear · January 21st, 2008, 04:57 PM

My 2000 Les Paul Classic weighs 10.1 lbs vs 9.5 lbs for the benders. I don't know why, but I can play the benders all night long and not have a problem. About 30 minutes with Lester and I'm ready to put it in its case...wide strap and all.

January 14th, 2008, 09:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tele The Truth Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 236	Fender's nashville B-bender discontinued? I've been checkin out Fender guitars around the interweb and a lot of places are listin the nashville b-bender as discontinued. Fender's website don't say nuthin bout it, but then again....I don't think that thing is nescessarily up to date neither. Anyone got any word on this? I'd hate to see em go even if they wern't big sellers for Fender.

January 14th, 2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
teledude66 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lawndale,N.C. Age: 43 Posts: 2,771 20 Photos	It's happened before... __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.

January 14th, 2008, 05:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	According to the Fender rep that services the store I do business with, the Nashville B Bender is not a money maker due to production costs and limited demand. Consider for the going price of $1099 - $1199 (street cost), you get an American tele ($960 - $980 street), an extra Texas Special strat pickup ($25 street), a Fender P/G Chrome B Bender (estimated $400 plus), and the installation/body rout (estimated $125 extra in factory setup and labor). That total comes to $1510 on the very low end of the street spectrum. It seems that Fender only makes a short run of these every once in a while. After the production run has dried up, you are out of luck until they decide (if ever) to run another. I preordered and waited 8 months before this last production run for mine. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

January 15th, 2008, 08:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	The cost of an American Nashville B-bender is $1099 - $1199 on the street. I bought mine for $1100. My point was that it is the cheapest new internal B Bender on the market and Fender doesn't make any money on them. Therefore, they don't stay in the catalog long. Also, don't forget to add $100 postage for your $1385 McVay to get there and back for conversion. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

January 15th, 2008, 09:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,312 7 Photos	how heavy is the USA B? __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

January 15th, 2008, 08:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tele The Truth Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 236	I have a deluxe nashville as well as the nashville b-bender....and to be honest, they are not the same guitar to me. I've even tried the same pups in the deluxe as whats in the b-bender and it was still a night and day difference between the two....all IMHO or coarse. Since they're my favorite guitar, I'm really wanting to order another one while I still can. Unfortunatley, the Mrs. doesn't really dig the idea that much and said no. Having limited options on hand that won't result in a chilly bedroom, I decided to tell my 5 year old that daddy wants a new guitar and set her loose buggin mom and dancing and singing about it all through the house. I may decide to up the ante a little tonite and tell the kid that if she gets mom to say 'yes'....I'll buy her a new toy.

January 15th, 2008, 06:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	Mine weighs 9.5 lbs with the addition of Fender locking tuners. In comparison, my 2005 50's blond tele with a P/W long throw is also 9.5 lbs. Both weights were taken off a digital scale. The guitars sound very different - with and without utilizing the bender. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

January 16th, 2008, 11:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
hotraman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 234	Hey, I'm ok if they drop production of the Am B bender. Hold onto one if you have it. I bought mine off the shelf from a GC 5 years ago. No one there knew how to use/tune the B bender. Now its my #2 guitar, over my 1983 Gibson 335 ES. But... soon some hotshot will make a hit sing with a B bender, and they'll start up production again.

January 16th, 2008, 11:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
hotraman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 234	MF still has them in stock. Disregard my wishful thinking.

January 17th, 2008, 01:05 AM	#12 (permalink)
MarkU TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Potato Land (Idaho) Age: 57 Posts: 20	[quote= But... soon some hotshot will make a hit sing with a B bender, and they'll start up production again.[/QUOTE] Some might say that Brad Paisley has already done so [yeah, I know, its a G bender but...] and has the demand increased? Hmmm...maybe it has, in a way, well sort of. I bought a Hipshot for my Tele and am having a lot of fun with it and I do like Paisley's playing. Mark __________________ Mark U "30 Years Too Late"

January 20th, 2008, 06:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
Boogie Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: The Late Great Golden State Posts: 188 14 Photos	I'm not sure which Fender website you guys are looking at, but I'm still seeing that model on Fender.com http://www.fender.com/products//sear...tno=0118342706

January 20th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
hotraman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Camas, WA Posts: 234	Albert Lee plays a nice B bender as well. I bought a DVD of his a few years ago. I couldn't get half of the licks he was playing... the guy is pretty amazing.

January 21st, 2008, 01:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
bender72 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: ND, USA Age: 37 Posts: 591 1 Photos	They're pretty heavy, but not heavier than a Les Paul or something in that range. A wide strap works good and distributes the weight fairly evenly. __________________ "Don't sweat the pety things, pet the sweaty things."

January 21st, 2008, 04:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dogbear Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 267 21 Photos	My 2000 Les Paul Classic weighs 10.1 lbs vs 9.5 lbs for the benders. I don't know why, but I can play the benders all night long and not have a problem. About 30 minutes with Lester and I'm ready to put it in its case...wide strap and all. __________________ "Sweet is the melody, so hard to come by. It's so hard to make every note bend just right." Iris Dement

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