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Doog
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ekwatts wrote:I actually have the same cheapo Bigsby as you bought Doog, it's lying around somewhere (I'd have sold it cheepo, I didn't realise you were looking (FYI anyone that wants it, £10 + delivery))
I'll have this, mate; good to have spares- plz PM me your Paypal deetzzzz
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Maybe I should've considered it before, but the sideways behind-nut string angles make the Bigsby impossible to keep in tune. No end of slot-fanning or lubrication (hurr hurr they sound dirty) will make this work. BLARGH.

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Back to phase 1, with a few battlescars :/

Don't worry, babe- I'll get us a lovely tailpiece to make it up to you.

Was thinking about trying to sort the break angle some other way, but I'm enjoying the loose feel this setup provides. Maybe a lil neck shim will be enough, and I'll stop trying to turn it into a Tele, when it's already its own thing of byooooty.
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That'll do, pig; that'll do.

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That's looking tight as hell. My bandmate ordered a vintage 1420 like that I'm curious how it sounds.