Podcast 259: Trey Hensley, Chris Luquette & Gene Parsons

Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 9:44 p.m.

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Most guitarists have seen a StringBender installed on a Telecaster at some point. But on an acoustic? That\\u2019s a pretty wild concept. On this week\\u2019s podcast, we talk to two of the finest flatpicking guitarists around - Trey Hensley & Chris Luquette \\u2013 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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https://shop.fretboardjournal.com/collections/downloads/products/fretboard-journal-digital-subscription-offer\\xa0

This episode is sponsored by Roberto-Venn, Gibson, Carter Vintage and Martin guitars.\\xa0

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