“I opened for Brad Paisley and his tech jokingly said, ‘Don’t do the B-Bender thing. That’s Brad’s thing’”: John Osborne on the time he got warned off the B-Bender – even though he didn’t have one

Jingle John Osborne performs during the 2026 CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 05, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee.

John Osborne is one of modern country music’s most notable champions of the B-Bender. But had he taken some friendly advice early on in his career, he might not have made it such a key part of his sound.

Earlier this year, Fender launched Osborne’s signature Telecaster, which came loaded with its first in-house B-Bender system.