GFS floating Xtrem...

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:05 pm

Anyone tried one of these? After looking at the price of a real bigsby and the mixed reviews of the bigsby knock offs, I had a look for an alternative. I've ordered one of them for the Goldtop (for the Neil young vibe), or my Riviera if I don't like it on the Goldtop as I'm after a guitar with a trem but don't want another guitar (at the moment).

George · Post by **George** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:25 pm

yes i have one. it's really really good and i would recommend it. DO NOT use the "washer method" they describe on their site though. you need to screw it in properly. also you may need to redrill your gold top strap pin position. mine is not symmetrical and so the strings go lop sided on their way to the tail piece.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:41 pm

George wrote:yes i have one. it's really really good and i would recommend it. DO NOT use the "washer method" they describe on their site though. you need to screw it in properly. also you may need to redrill your gold top strap pin position. mine is not symmetrical and so the strings go lop sided on their way to the tail piece.

Have you got one of these on your Goldtop? Do you have any pics...

George · Post by **George** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:55 pm

it's not on it at the moment. it looked good but the strings fed into the bridge at an angle. it also ripped out the strap pin cos i followed the washer method. i need to redrill the strap pin position then install properly. probably be doing it tomorrow

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:31 pm

George wrote:it's not on it at the moment. it looked good but the strings fed into the bridge at an angle. it also ripped out the strap pin cos i followed the washer method. i need to redrill the strap pin position then install properly. probably be doing it tomorrow

Cool, pics please if you do, have a feeling it'll look the bomb.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:20 pm

Did you get stung for any import tax?

George · Post by **George** » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:31 am

no it came through with no bother, however this was using discount codes and shortly after christmas so maybe it was low enough that they didn't care because it was so busy

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:42 pm

Still not arrived, supposedly posted on the 26th of February...

[edit] just looked at the original email has a tracking number... Says it's was delivered on the 3rd of March!!!

gusman2x · Post by **gusman2x** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:07 pm

dezb1 wrote:Still not arrived, supposedly posted on the 26th of February...

[edit] just looked at the original email has a tracking number... Says it's was delivered on the 3rd of March!!!

Fuck.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:33 pm

My wife the optimists has pointed out that the old guy next door has been on holiday for the last couple of weeks, and maybe he took it in for me before he left and didn't get a chance to hand it in.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:00 pm

dezb1 wrote:My wife the optimists has pointed out that the old guy next door has been on holiday for the last couple of weeks, and maybe he took it in for me before he left and didn't get a chance to hand it in.

So break in and get it back.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:07 pm

Errrgghhh.... I'm 'this' close to banhammering any more of my business for GFS. Every order has turned into a shower of shit with maybe 10% exception to that rule. So BORED of it now.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:50 am

Bought some pickups from them a few years ago and all went smoothly... And the pickups were class.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:27 pm

Spoke to the auld neighbor today he didn't take the delivery in for me. Emailed GFS they're sending a replacement.

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:18 pm

Replacement has arrived feels like a quality bit of kit looking forwarding to getting it installed.