Bandwidth is a fantastic effect in which the magician borrows a spectator’s ring, stretches it several inches and then restores it to its natural state. The reactions to this well thought-out routine and quality gimmick is stellar and can knock ’em out, especially for close-up and walk around magic. This trick can be repeated many times during the course of a night.
I first saw Bandwidth, before it was commercially released, during Wilson’s At The Table appearance (which was excellent). When I first saw it, I thought it was a solid worker, but once I actually had one in my possession, and I knocked out a few spectator’s with the effect, I fell in love with the trick.
This trick comes with the gimmicks needed to perform Bandwidth and a size 11 silver ring, just in case you don’t already have a ring. Wilson teaches you how to perform Bandwidth while wearing a t-shirt as well as a jacket. I have performed it both ways and they both work effectively.
The 34 minute streaming instructional video is taught by Wilson and it is clear and excellent quality. It is broken down into chapters that make sense and hold your attention. Not only does he teach the basic ring “stretching” routine, but a second phase in which the restored ring is apparently bent (and can be handed out at that time) and then thrown into the air, only to be apparently jabbed with your ring finger, where it lands fully restored to its normal shape. As a bonus, Wilson teaches Garrett Thomas’s Ring Thing, which when done right, is very impressive
The packaging is excellent and the gimmick was perfectly designed so that the magician can “stretch” both gold and silver rings. I have no issues with the promotional video and I found the ad copy to be accurate.
A great trick, by a great magician that will yield you great reactions!