Thoroughly enjoyed his video, much more than I even thought I would in fact. I think it's worth noting that a good portion of it is an interview discussing the concept in general, as well as this particular application. It had some really good, interesting info that I wasn't expecting.
Really enjoyed the video! Maybe have another strap hanging down to the floor on the back end of the guitar and step on the end to prevent teh guitar from moving up ?
"And we'll put off cutting the hole as long as possible." "So now we're just going to remake all these pieces." I so hear you, Bob! It turned out great!
I don't have a musical bone in my body, but as always I was amazed by the engineering and quick adjustments you guys make on the fly. Another great build Bob!
prototype building 101, a perfect tutorial in how prototypers struggle with their projects. i get a conny bloom feeling, electric boys, when hearing the music, he even played with hanoi rocks.
I would label this as what not to do for prototyping, but yeah, always things need to change. I would wait to build the functional prototype until you have the basic geometry figured out. Maybe build a cardboard mockup and save yourself many hours of actually making parts until you're ready.
I've built a couple guitars in the past, and I've never fucked around with this kind of mechanism, since I'm afraid of messing up my pride and joy. You, sir, are braver than me!
Before I'd seen this I'd done some *very* cursory reading on the B bender (I think it started with a video with Marty Stewart in it and went from there) and it occurs to me that the Chapman T type, while a great guitar and the right body type at first glance (I also know Rob is a signature artist so it's only natural), made this build a lot harder. A regular Tele is essentially a cutting board with two pickups, so none of the contouring is there, meaning apart from the string placement, there's lot more tolerance. Really cool build though, and the ways you literally got around the issues were really inventive and the video on Rob's channel shows how well it turned out!
I appreciate that you did it without a mill. Not sure I will ever make a B-bender, but after watching this, I think I could. I don’t have a welder so I would have to work around that. Still pretty intimidating but you proved that it could be done. I’d try it on a Craigslist Squier. Lol.
Super cool! I made a double bender a few years ago that does the G on the strap and the B on a pull that attaches to your belt with a carabiner. The B goes up a full step when you move the guitar away from you. Also managed to hide it all within the guitar so it’s 100% hidden. Guitar looks stock!
Awesome result. The only further thing to make would be to 3D print a channel cover where the strap lock to slide within so it looks 100% stock and covers the exposed inner body, it would take it to another level and it also might prevent the lock sticking. 👍🏼
This was absolutely beautiful. The progression of the design all the way to Rob’s video and his progression for finding the music this instrument should play. Truly awesome!!
I once turned an expensive B.C. Rich Warlock into what was the world's most expensive piece of kindling by using pressure to bend once. I cracked the neck mount in a way it literally splintered the wood and could not be repaired. If I knew about this mod back then....I would still be playing that beautiful piece of work. Thank you for sharing this.
Very good work. Considering that the spring has to have so much force to support the weight of the guitar itself and that you don't change the pitch every millisecond. Cool
Beautiful work. Making me want a b-bender again. And I had no idea the Chapmans were so chambered. Trick I've been seeing is putting tape on both the template and body, and super glueing the tape together. Solid, cleaner, and easy to remove when done.
A suggestion in place of the aluminum bar could also be sleeve nuts with right & left handed all thread stock. That would allow adjustment of the tension on the rods. I know not everyone has something like this in their shop but it can give individuals better ability to tune the mechanism.
I have modified a total of 7 guitars for musician friends. Every single time is a nail biting experience because they know what they want, you know what you can do, and you just hope that you can get the two of those things to meet and not ruin the instrument. Granted, the most expensive one I've modified was only $1k, so it wouldn't have been *that* big of a deal to replace, but still, there's much more to musicianship than just buying an instrument off the shelf and playing.
I've REALLY been looking forward to this video since you started talking about it and man, Bob!, what a great job! One of my favorite videos of yours to date (and I've been following for YEARS!)!!
Hey bob, big fan. I like how you figure things out. Even though you make mistakes, and that's ok. As long as you are learning. That's how we learn, am I right. Great job, well done.
Man, you are a brilliant builder. Been watching your vids for a good while now, and this one is just crazy cool. R2D2 was pretty bad ass as well. Plenty of inspiration to push to yourself to do whatever you dream of. Keep up the great work!
Amazing build and the thinking it took to make this work. Thank you for showing the trials showing that there was so much that goes into making something with no plans. Simply amazing. great job and keep on Making cool stuff.
4 ปีที่แล้ว +15
Not gonna lie, I watched Rob's video first, and knew what to expect. Still got nervous when Bob started to cut into the guitar
Deleted my earlier content because I think I misheard something or got it backwards in my brain. Just wanted to say it was a very difficult and cool build that turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing!
I'd say that that was over the top engineering Bob! Great work & now I have to go watch Rob's video to see how it all worked out & how the guitar sounds....... 👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍
I own a gene Parsons b bender on a telecaster and from all the research ive done he is the common maker but he refuses to sell kits because too many guitars have been ruined by inexperienced people trying it. Really impressive he was able to fabricate it all.
Hi Bob, guitar turned out beautiful. If I may suggest since I work on guitars full time, you can use a down cut spiral bit to router out the first 1/32-1/16" to minimize any finish or wood chips on the surface. Thanks for making these videos.
Bob, I just posted the following comment on Rob Scallon’s video also. Digital solution idea: raise the top-most note by 1.1224555 times its frequency (= 2 x 2^1/12). For example: C = 523.25 Hz, D = 587.33 Hz. The pitch bending and its speed of attack and release could be controlled by a switch activated by a button, a mini-whammy bar, a foot pedal, or even downward pressure on the strap. Analog solution: tug on the B string a precise distance to raise it a whole step by using a spring and levers in a hollowed-out section. Seems like the 2020s could invoke a digital technique. At 0:32 “to make it a B Bender, I have cut a giant hole in the back ….” Maybe not?
if you put a Teflon insert into the hole where the strap starts the bend, you would probably hear less friction sounds and it would be smoother to return it to the standard tuning.
Wow this is so cool. From the intro I figured ok, he bought a B-bender kit (which I kinda wished you did so I'd know where to get one). But this is so much better!
Hip Shot sells the Parson-Greene......you can also get them on Ebay. WD Music also sells a version that is similar. These require a large rout cavity and a plate on the back. If you want the coolest one look at B&W Benders on Facebook. He doesn't rout the body, its all done internally but will not sell it as a kit. He does the installation. If you are going to do it yourself I suggest buying a Telecaster body from Eden guitars and do it on that body. They are decently made and not too expensive. I have a Fender USA Nashville B Bender that weighed over 10 pounds new. I bought a paulowania body to reduce weight and replaced the steel plate with 1/8" aluminum. It now weighs about 6 pounds....
I was wondering how to solve the issue with the straplock, and I thought you need some kind of spring that pushes it back down so it stays in tune. But regular springs wouldn't work, cause they would just be soft in the beginning (where you need the most tension) and hard in the bending mode (where you would need the spring the softest). So now I have the idea of using some kind of pulley system like a compound hunting now, where it is the strongest pull in the beginning, but when you pull it gets lighter and lighter. I think this would be a great idea to improve on the design to make it the perfect b-bender!!!
Hey Bob, you like to make stuff, have you ever thought of using some other pinching mechanism for the B-bender? Maybe a modified bike break, feeding the steel wire instead would probably make the design even smaller routing wise .
Adding a plastic trim to the opening at the side where the strap hangs off from would really make the finish nicer and also possibly make it slide smoother. But then u need to recalculate the size of the hole again.
Here's Rob's Video: th-cam.com/video/2k4337pXrtQ/w-d-xo.html
Thoroughly enjoyed his video, much more than I even thought I would in fact. I think it's worth noting that a good portion of it is an interview discussing the concept in general, as well as this particular application. It had some really good, interesting info that I wasn't expecting.
Really enjoyed the video! Maybe have another strap hanging down to the floor on the back end of the guitar and step on the end to prevent teh guitar from moving up ?
holy don't screw it up
You killed that guitar ... HELL YEAH 😎!
Sawtar, please
Thanks for the guitar Bob :)
Bob and the Team are great people! Looking forward to hearing you play it!
No problem. Lets do it again some time
When’s the video gonna come out Rob?
Thanks for giving us a private concert.
Bob and Rob - best "crossover" ever...
"And we'll put off cutting the hole as long as possible."
"So now we're just going to remake all these pieces."
I so hear you, Bob! It turned out great!
It was pretty daunting
Hmmm timezones
@@percival743 Hmmm Patreon early access. ;)
@@FigmentsMade oh
I don't have a musical bone in my body, but as always I was amazed by the engineering and quick adjustments you guys make on the fly. Another great build Bob!
Thanks!
Ya... That has to be, aside from cutting out a wall in one's house, the most terrifying project one could do.
Well done Bob! You sir are a master.
That's why it was put off for 2 years.
Nice you got first comment
And yea, I can't imagine how terrifying this must have been to do lol
Hmmm timezones
Now buid a bass that slaps davie504 back.
Haha
Lol. Epic
That sounds more like a Simone Giertz type project!
@@lastralla good call. I'd like to see that happen.
@@lastralla or Michael Reeves'
Missed opportunity for a "Fender Bender" :D
Hiren Makkan Too late, that’s what some of the country guys call it.
Ba dum Tsss
My favorite collabs on TH-cam to see are bob & rob!
As a fellow guitar player, I applaud you for working up the courage to cut into a Chapman. You are a braver man than I.
I really liked you showing all the iterations and changes you had to make. Very honest and true prototyping! Great work!
prototype building 101, a perfect tutorial in how prototypers struggle with their projects. i get a conny bloom feeling, electric boys, when hearing the music, he even played with hanoi rocks.
yep. gotta change that, that, and that.
I would label this as what not to do for prototyping, but yeah, always things need to change. I would wait to build the functional prototype until you have the basic geometry figured out. Maybe build a cardboard mockup and save yourself many hours of actually making parts until you're ready.
I made an audible gasp when I realized that the acrylic was clear and not white. Glad you didn't paint the inside and kept it pure. Well done!
Literally my two favorite people on TH-cam in the same video is a win/win scenario
I've built a couple guitars in the past, and I've never fucked around with this kind of mechanism, since I'm afraid of messing up my pride and joy. You, sir, are braver than me!
Dude. That was a really interesting project. Never knew something like that was a possibility. Watching Rob's video right now.
It's great to see you doing projects like this. Definitely helps me get over my worries when starting a challenging project.
It just took me 2 years to gain the courage to do it :)
Before I'd seen this I'd done some *very* cursory reading on the B bender (I think it started with a video with Marty Stewart in it and went from there) and it occurs to me that the Chapman T type, while a great guitar and the right body type at first glance (I also know Rob is a signature artist so it's only natural), made this build a lot harder. A regular Tele is essentially a cutting board with two pickups, so none of the contouring is there, meaning apart from the string placement, there's lot more tolerance.
Really cool build though, and the ways you literally got around the issues were really inventive and the video on Rob's channel shows how well it turned out!
Cool project Bob, thanks. I like the way you and Jimmy solve complex problems with a simple approach.
Bob doing this mod to a Chapman for Rob Scallon is the most ambitious crossover in history
Robs smile is always contagious
7:01 "If I had a mill this would be a lot more exact and a lot easier"
Dude, didn't you just buy a giant mill? 😄
Yeah, 2 months after I made this :)
@@Iliketomakestuff time is a merely a construct in the world of a TH-camr's release schedule
I appreciate that you did it without a mill. Not sure I will ever make a B-bender, but after watching this, I think I could. I don’t have a welder so I would have to work around that. Still pretty intimidating but you proved that it could be done. I’d try it on a Craigslist Squier. Lol.
Well now I feel stupid for not scrolling before my commen
@@jljmonky And a giant lathe! But time is an illusion.
This is impressive engineering...but the real challenge was the cutting of that beautiful guitar. Nice work!
Not gonna lie… I got more than a tad anxious as you started routing the body of that guitar! But man, you did an incredible job! Bravo!!
Bob. I love your videos but watching this one and Rob's video was AMAZING. Thank you sir.
Super cool! I made a double bender a few years ago that does the G on the strap and the B on a pull that attaches to your belt with a carabiner. The B goes up a full step when you move the guitar away from you.
Also managed to hide it all within the guitar so it’s 100% hidden. Guitar looks stock!
Awesome result. The only further thing to make would be to 3D print a channel cover where the strap lock to slide within so it looks 100% stock and covers the exposed inner body, it would take it to another level and it also might prevent the lock sticking. 👍🏼
Awesome Build Man 👍👍🎶🎶🎸
YOU THE MAN BOB!
This was absolutely beautiful. The progression of the design all the way to Rob’s video and his progression for finding the music this instrument should play. Truly awesome!!
Exelent tutorial. I wouldn't be scared off by all the fancy tools. It can be done with a lot less but its great.
Really cool Bob, awesome stuff! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
I once turned an expensive B.C. Rich Warlock into what was the world's most expensive piece of kindling by using pressure to bend once. I cracked the neck mount in a way it literally splintered the wood and could not be repaired. If I knew about this mod back then....I would still be playing that beautiful piece of work. Thank you for sharing this.
Ouch
Very good work. Considering that the spring has to have so much force to support the weight of the guitar itself and that you don't change the pitch every millisecond. Cool
Beautiful work. Making me want a b-bender again. And I had no idea the Chapmans were so chambered.
Trick I've been seeing is putting tape on both the template and body, and super glueing the tape together. Solid, cleaner, and easy to remove when done.
Thanks! Honestly, I had no idea they were chambered either :) That was a big suprise once I started routing !
your commentator like a teacher to us👍🏻👍🏻
I like he casually redoing everything.
I feel my two worlds are colliding....I like to make stuff and stringbenders. This is the perfect video!
Most anticipated crossover in all of history!
I remember first hearing about this on your podcast. Glad to see it come to life! It is awesome!
Thanks, it was a lot of fun!
We waited so long... and it was worth it!
Yes ! YES ! THIS IS THE KIND OF CONTENT I'M LIVING FOR
A suggestion in place of the aluminum bar could also be sleeve nuts with right & left handed all thread stock. That would allow adjustment of the tension on the rods. I know not everyone has something like this in their shop but it can give individuals better ability to tune the mechanism.
That was awesome. Thx for sharing
I have modified a total of 7 guitars for musician friends. Every single time is a nail biting experience because they know what they want, you know what you can do, and you just hope that you can get the two of those things to meet and not ruin the instrument. Granted, the most expensive one I've modified was only $1k, so it wouldn't have been *that* big of a deal to replace, but still, there's much more to musicianship than just buying an instrument off the shelf and playing.
Honestly I can’t say I ever doubted Bob.
Crossover I didn't expect, but am glad happened!
I've REALLY been looking forward to this video since you started talking about it and man, Bob!, what a great job! One of my favorite videos of yours to date (and I've been following for YEARS!)!!
Thanks! It was terrifying, but it turned out great!
That's insane! Really cool process. Now to go hear how it sounds in Rob's video
Awesome video! These 2 years waiting was worth it!
Hey bob, big fan. I like how you figure things out. Even though you make mistakes, and that's ok. As long as you are learning. That's how we learn, am I right. Great job, well done.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!!
You killed that guitar... Hell yeah!🎸👍
YES, THE COLAB OF MY DREAMS
i actually saw the Rob video before yours but .. you did absolutely well .. wowo .. well done Bob
From bob to rob,awesome
Oh my God i waited so long for this Type of Video from two so nice guys!!
Man your awesome! So glad I found your channel through Rob's!
Man, you are a brilliant builder. Been watching your vids for a good while now, and this one is just crazy cool. R2D2 was pretty bad ass as well. Plenty of inspiration to push to yourself to do whatever you dream of. Keep up the great work!
Amazing build and the thinking it took to make this work. Thank you for showing the trials showing that there was so much that goes into making something with no plans. Simply amazing. great job and keep on Making cool stuff.
Not gonna lie, I watched Rob's video first, and knew what to expect. Still got nervous when Bob started to cut into the guitar
I now see the real reason you wanted all the metal working tools and lathes was to make a sweet guitar for your friend. I totally approve.
Yeah, this was a the final straw in decided to get them.
What a treat! Two of my most favorite men on yt in one video :D You mates just made my day
Deleted my earlier content because I think I misheard something or got it backwards in my brain. Just wanted to say it was a very difficult and cool build that turned out awesome. Thanks for sharing!
This is great. I can't wait to see what you come up with when you get the mill up and running.
The big ol’ “NOPE” when you tried to catch the metal piece made me snort. 😂
Oh man I totally understand why you didn’t want to do this. The sphincter tightening was strong with this one!
I'd say that that was over the top engineering Bob! Great work & now I have to go watch Rob's video to see how it all worked out & how the guitar sounds....... 👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍
Now that looked like it needed a lot of planning!! Great work 👍
Just came from Rob's video... this thing turned out great.
Hi Bob, great work!!! I enjoy your videos, but with this one i've enjoyed more 👍
Awesome B Bender Guitar !!!!!!!!!!
I can’t believe you fabricated all of that. I was expecting a kit of some sort. Great job.
I own a gene Parsons b bender on a telecaster and from all the research ive done he is the common maker but he refuses to sell kits because too many guitars have been ruined by inexperienced people trying it. Really impressive he was able to fabricate it all.
Great job.
Hey I'm Bob at I Like To Shred Stuff!
Hi Bob, guitar turned out beautiful. If I may suggest since I work on guitars full time, you can use a down cut spiral bit to router out the first 1/32-1/16" to minimize any finish or wood chips on the surface. Thanks for making these videos.
Manual tapping - respect!
Engineers are on another layer of reality. I think they invented their own!
Bob, I just posted the following comment on Rob Scallon’s video also.
Digital solution idea: raise the top-most note by 1.1224555 times its frequency (= 2 x 2^1/12). For example: C = 523.25 Hz, D = 587.33 Hz. The pitch bending and its speed of attack and release could be controlled by a switch activated by a button, a mini-whammy bar, a foot pedal, or even downward pressure on the strap. Analog solution: tug on the B string a precise distance to raise it a whole step by using a spring and levers in a hollowed-out section. Seems like the 2020s could invoke a digital technique. At 0:32 “to make it a B Bender, I have cut a giant hole in the back ….” Maybe not?
wow, this is incredible!! I've never actually seen a b bender let alone how to mod a guitar to be one. Really amazing work!!
I think Teflon washers sandwiching the aluminum strips would help dampen the noise the mechanism makes when plugged in to the amp
I’ve been watching so many custom guitar videos, but I dint expect to stumble onto an ILTMS vid!
Amazing job for a nerve wracking project
Thanks!
if you put a Teflon insert into the hole where the strap starts the bend, you would probably hear less friction sounds and it would be smoother to return it to the standard tuning.
Superb work, Bob. However, you're a braver man than me to take on this!
wow i'v been reading his name as Rob Scallion for all this time.
turns out he's not named after an onion who new!
I've always known his name doesn't have an i in it but I always subconsciously read it that way lol
Nice to see that Bob is actually using the metric system (01:44) *bg*
Clarence and Gene would be proud!!!
Now let's here "8 miles high"!!
Wow this is so cool. From the intro I figured ok, he bought a B-bender kit (which I kinda wished you did so I'd know where to get one). But this is so much better!
Hip Shot sells the Parson-Greene......you can also get them on Ebay. WD Music also sells a version that is similar. These require a large rout cavity and a plate on the back. If you want the coolest one look at B&W Benders on Facebook. He doesn't rout the body, its all done internally but will not sell it as a kit. He does the installation. If you are going to do it yourself I suggest buying a Telecaster body from Eden guitars and do it on that body. They are decently made and not too expensive. I have a Fender USA Nashville B Bender that weighed over 10 pounds new. I bought a paulowania body to reduce weight and replaced the steel plate with 1/8" aluminum. It now weighs about 6 pounds....
@@jchavins thanks!
I was wondering how to solve the issue with the straplock, and I thought you need some kind of spring that pushes it back down so it stays in tune. But regular springs wouldn't work, cause they would just be soft in the beginning (where you need the most tension) and hard in the bending mode (where you would need the spring the softest). So now I have the idea of using some kind of pulley system like a compound hunting now, where it is the strongest pull in the beginning, but when you pull it gets lighter and lighter. I think this would be a great idea to improve on the design to make it the perfect b-bender!!!
Hey Bob, you like to make stuff, have you ever thought of using some other pinching mechanism for the B-bender? Maybe a modified bike break, feeding the steel wire instead would probably make the design even smaller routing wise .
Whoa bro! Thought your process was waaaaay cleaner! Got stuff all over the place.
Wow!!! That is awesome!!
Wow! Freaking awesome, dude! Probably spent forever stressing about doing that and it turned out great! Impressed I am, young maker.
If you put the tap in the lathe tailstock you can turn the chuck to tap threads much easier and more precisely
Adding a plastic trim to the opening at the side where the strap hangs off from would really make the finish nicer and also possibly make it slide smoother. But then u need to recalculate the size of the hole again.
Amazing job, dude.
B-Bender invented by Clarence White & Gene Parsons of The Byrds around 1968 or so.
“If I had a mill”... wait, don’t you have a mill?
I can imagine that would be terrifying to cut into a good guitar. Really cool build. Heading over to check how it sounds.👍
My heart goes out to Rob Chapman at this difficult time. R.I.P. lovely Chapman Tele.
Awesome Job! Bravo
sounds amazing!!