Strange bridge on a Jimmy Page guitar

patricktesta · Mar 27, 2019

Hello everybody,
I have a curiosity about a detail of a guitar that Jimmy Page plays in a video I've seen. I hope this is the right forum to ask and that this isn't a stupid question!
I attach a screenshot from the video; you can see that the 2nd string goes past the tailpiece to a tuner or some kind of knob... does anybody knows what it is for?

Thanks in advance for any answer and again, sorry if it's a thing that everybody but me knows!
Best,

Patrick

Triburst · Mar 27, 2019

patricktesta said:
Hello everybody,
I have a curiosity about a detail of a guitar that Jimmy Page plays in a video I've seen. I hope this is the right forum to ask and that this isn't a stupid question!
I attach a screenshot from the video; you can see that the 2nd string goes past the tailpiece to a tuner or some kind of knob... does anybody knows what it is for?

Thanks in advance for any answer and again, sorry if it's a thing that everybody but me knows!
Best,

Patrick

That's a "B Bender." He has one on his brown Telecaster as well.

His are activated by pushing the body of the guitar downward, and the top strap button moves a mechanism that pulls the string tighter, like on a pedal steel guitar. They're popular with country players (as are teles). Most are tuned so you can do a minor chord, like Am, push down, and would ramp up into A major.

patricktesta · Mar 27, 2019

WOW! Thank you for the detailed explanation! I newer knew such thing existed…
Thanks very much again!

Strange bridge on a Jimmy Page guitar

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