Podcast 259: Trey Hensley, Chris Luquette & Gene Parsons

Most guitarists have seen a StringBender installed on a
Telecaster at some point. But on an acoustic? That’s a pretty
wild concept. On this week’s podcast, we talk to two of the
finest flatpicking guitarists around - Trey Hensley & Chris
Luquette – about the StringBenders that will soon be installed as
an upgrade option on Preston Thompson Guitars. These two Thompson
artists talk about the feel of a StringBender-equipped
dreadnought, describe how it changes their playing and much more.
Midway through the call, we patch in the one-and-only Gene
Parsons, the device's storied inventor. He tells us how the
StringBender was developed (thanks to Clarence White's
inspiration) and even lets us know about a rather historic Martin
D-18 that now has a StringBender installed in it.


Want to know more? Check out our video with Try and Chris here:


https://youtu.be/0SYOSsy4p20


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This episode is sponsored by Roberto-Venn, Gibson, Carter Vintage
and Martin guitars.