Is this harmful for your guitar

[Newc]

Re: Is this harmful for your guitar

Thank you! I agree 100%. I've seen LP Customs that snap in two from this abuse. If you forget your bar, slip a finger under the rear of the fine tuners and give it a wiggle, otherwise keep better track of your bar [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

Newc

[xenophobe]

Re: Is this harmful for your guitar

That was Brad Gillis who used to push the headstock foward like that...

If I remember correctly, Jake used to grab a string between the nut and tuner and wiggle it. [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Stinkbug]

Re: Is this harmful for your guitar

I am surprised Brad Gillis would do it. He used a bar like a crutch so I am not sure why he would need to bend the neck.

I have a video of Jake doing it.

[stratdog]

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Seen Jake with Badlands at the Marquee (small club) in Garden Grove front row bending the sh*t out of the neck...COOOOOOOOL I will bet his Charvels still play great!

[Hotrod]

Re: Is this harmful for your guitar

I think *most* of the 70's-80's, Les Paul players used this technique. I've never known anyone to have problems from it, but I sure wouldn't try it with a newer Ibanez or anything with a super thin shred type neck. A lot of those guys would also strike a note and then detune it with the tuning machine (like a dive-bomb) and then bring it back to pitch and keep playing. You gotta be pretty quick for that though. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Ozz666]

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Man that has "bad idea" written all over it. Just think about it...wood isn't naturally an elastic material...so any extra forces on it like that can't be good for it.

[Prof_Oblivion]

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i remember letting a friend play my '77 les paul, he did that and i said "do that again and i'll bend your neck till it snaps". he never played that guitar again, he proved he couldnt handle it so i said no more. that guitar is my baby, my pride and joy, no one screws with it.

if anyone but me f#$%s up that guitar, i will hurt them. i take great care of that axe and i'm not letting someone bend the neck on it. i dont do that, so no one else is either.

[markb]

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jeff waters from annihilator really bends the neck to the point where it sounds like pretty agressive trem bar stuff almost. i saw him do that live, but that was with a stoptail hamer v that he got free most likely. i don't know why anybody with an expensive guitar would think that was a good idea, personally. if it was a neck through (les paul etc. ) i think someone should have their head examined for even thinking about it, since any repairs will be that much more difficult.

[RacerX]

Re: Is this harmful for your guitar

Originally posted by Prof_Oblivion:
i remember letting a friend play my '77 les paul, he did that and i said "do that again and i'll bend your neck till it snaps". he never played that guitar again, he proved he couldnt handle it so i said no more. that guitar is my baby, my pride and joy, no one screws with it.

if anyone but me f#$%s up that guitar, i will hurt them. i take great care of that axe and i'm not letting someone bend the neck on it.

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