[Fulltone]

I was just setting here listening to a Brad Paisley song and I jumped on his website of which he has a link to see the gear he uses. Now I am curious (I searched and could seem to find it on here already and wasn't exactly sure what to look for) - (yes, I have heard of them) but I am not sure what they do. Could someone explain what it is and what it does?

Thanks.

[Stratrat]

There are a few different benders on the market - usually either "B-Benders" or "G-Benders". They have a mechanism attached to the appropriate saddle on the bridge (the G or B string) that acts almost like a "whammy bar" when activated, but only on that one string. The ones Brad Paisley uses are attached by a lever to a strap button on the back of the neckplate, and activated by moving the guitar in a way that pulls on the lever via the guitar strap, which then moves the bridge saddle and creates a string bend. The sound alteration is useful for doing "pedal steel" sounds when playing double-stops and bending that one string.

There was a great article in the December "Guitar Player" magazine in which Brad discussed his gear extensively. He said he mostly uses G-Benders, but has a couple guitars with B-Benders on them also.