Cobendent is a term used to describe the tuning and multiple bender arrangement on a guitar.  Like a pedal steel players copedent, it is expressed in the form of a table or chart. The word is a portmanteau to describe when a guitar player is using multiple string benders: Cobendent = “chord bender arrangement.”

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Below you will find links to the cobendent of several bender players that utilize multiple devices.  (Please remember, the 3Bender uses a single actuator/strap lever to bend 3 strings. All other devices mentioned require the use of an actuator to bend each individual string.) To help explain the information logged into the cobendent charts, we have started a list of manufacturers and categorized them into types of actuators. If you want to submit a cobendent or have suggestions to help us organize this info, please feel free to contact us at info@3bender.com.

Our goals are: 

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• To properly identify the nomenclature that string benders use. 

• To properly identify for the historical record all means of mechanical string bending that are associated with 6 string guitars. (I am using “6 string guitar” as a general term.; a string bender could be applied to 7 or 8 string guitar.) 

• To properly document for the historical record, the cobendents used by artist, in general, and/or on a specific song. 

• To inspire string bending creativity; especially related to alternate tunings, new string pitch changes, chord construction and chordal bending. 

• To improve the way we communicate this form of music. ​

• To document the varied guitar accessory devices used to bend strings on electric and acoustic guitars. Note: (The list of bender manufacturers may not be comprehensive. If your favorite bender manufacturer, assembler or designer is not listed, please let me know their name and I will consider adding them. The list of bender manufacturers is simply a compilation for historical reference only.  The buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before any purchase is made from people or businesses listed below. )