Bigsby Guitar "Reissues"

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:06 am

Check out all the different models at Bigsby.com (Link)

There is one at for sale at Willie's American Guitars (link)

and another one at Cream City (Link)

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:25 am

onedaycloser · Post by **onedaycloser** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 4:50 pm

ITT: a Bigsby w/o a Bigsby.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:50 pm

somebody liked curlicues a LOT

cur · Post by **cur** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:12 pm

Pickups look cool

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:13 pm

onedaycloser wrote:ITT: a Bigsby w/o a Bigsby.

EXACTLY what I thought. WTF is a Bigsby guitar doing without a Bigsby?

George · Post by **George** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:34 pm

HNB wrote:
onedaycloser wrote:ITT: a Bigsby w/o a Bigsby.
EXACTLY what I thought. WTF is a Bigsby guitar doing without a Bigsby?

That's why I like it. Challenges preconceptions.

Also probably because Bigsby's suck.

HNB · Post by **HNB** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:30 pm

I would agree with that too. They look cool, but I didn't like the one I had.

DGNR8 · Post by **DGNR8** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:37 pm

Brilliant. Love the birdseye. It looks like ostrich skin.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:38 pm

I love Bigsby guitars.

(but I hate Bigsbys).

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:36 am

HNB wrote:
onedaycloser wrote:ITT: a Bigsby w/o a Bigsby.
EXACTLY what I thought. WTF is a Bigsby guitar doing without a Bigsby?

Bigsby guitars predate the Bigsby vibrato

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:43 am

why they have no bigsby?

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 2:45 am

SKC Willie wrote:why they have no bigsby?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 3:01 am

Paul Bigsby started building solid body electric guitars in the 40's but didn't patent the "Bigsby" vibrato until 1952.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 6:30 am

Something's off but I can't quite place it.

edit- No bigsby?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:30 am

Why would anyone make a bigsby guitar without a bigsby?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:07 am

And WHY do Fender let this young upstart get away with that headstock?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:26 am

Is this the Broadcaster guitar?

Brandon W · Post by **Brandon W** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 12:57 pm

About the headstock..Fender didn't own it. It's a R for Romero guitars. The only reason i know is because Mr. Romero's son,Ronnie, does all my work and owns a guitar shop here where i live. Leo asked him if he minded if he used the R headstock and Mr. Romero said not at all. The Romero's also did a guitar that looks just like a jaguar/jazzmaster before Fender did. I have some pics somewhere if anybody wants to see it. As a side note my friend Ronnie hates fenders. I'll bring my Les Paul in there and they love it but if i bring one of my fenders then it's like no big deal..Ha!