Bigsby on my Les Paul?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:43 pm

I thought it might be cool to put a B7 my Samick.Good idea or bad?

kingoftherodeo · Post by **kingoftherodeo** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:46 pm

A know a guy who put one on an Ibanez hollow body (not the same guitar I know) but he said it didn't keep in tune very well when after he attached the bigsby..... I don't know if this would be a factor. I have always liked them though, a bigsby is the sole purpose I wanted a Gretsch Electromatic.

Viljami · Post by **Viljami** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:50 pm

I'd do it. Black Les Paul with a bigsby gets instant love from me.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:05 pm

colabonham wrote: Black Les Paul with a bigsby gets instant love from me.

Me too

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:20 pm

Do it. As it's a samick you should just mod the hell out of it.

I always wanted a Les Paul Custom with one black P90 and one Alembic pickup... fuck it put a filterton in the middle too! Put a five way toggle switch in it as well, Jimmy Page style.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:23 pm

...or a teisco gold foil in the middle position?

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:24 pm

as long as it's gold, i don't see the harm (other than it's fucking gold).

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:28 pm

Bigsbys make all guitar better.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:11 pm

Ugh I know you didn't ask BUT

Think about it...

P90 in the bridge, gets you that early Freddie King sound, the Teisco gold foil gets you that Ry Cooder sound (his was in the middle as well) and the Alembic gives a smooth Jerry Garcia sound... what wuold happen with them all on at the same time... on a Les Paul?!?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:19 pm

Ok..... well what is I put it on my VM instead?

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:20 pm

Cool BUT, that studio is crying out for black binding and shellac

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:38 pm

Know anyone who has installed a Bigsby using a Vibramate adaptor?(Link) Heard of any issues with these?

sdgails · Post by **sdgails** » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:40 pm

westtexasred wrote:Know anyone who has installed a Bigsby using a Vibramate adaptor?(Link) Heard of any issues with these?

They are great, but I think they use A b5/b5 adapter combo

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:01 am

westtexasred wrote:Know anyone who has installed a Bigsby using a Vibramate adaptor?(Link) Heard of any issues with these?

I've always wondered why there isn't a good no-drill adapter for a LP bigsby. This is good to know. I HATE HATE HATE the look of the extra old holes from the TOM tailpiece posts.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:18 am

sdgails wrote:
westtexasred wrote:Know anyone who has installed a Bigsby using a Vibramate adaptor?(Link) Heard of any issues with these?

They are great, but I think they use A b5/b5 adapter combo

The B7 adaptor is new.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:23 am

or..... you could get the ones that don't screw in the top.

The B6

they're better anyway because they're not so stiff. they have more of a springy action to them.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:13 pm

Problem with Vibramate is that it's really quite expensive for a slab of aluminium.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:12 pm

It's a samick why worry about making holes?

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:14 pm

Mages wrote:or..... you could get the ones that don't screw in the top.

The B6

they're better anyway because they're not so stiff. they have more of a springy action to them.

I'd go with that too, I think they look tidier.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:44 pm

Mages wrote:or..... you could get the ones that don't screw in the top.

The B6

they're better anyway because they're not so stiff. they have more of a springy action to them.

Like this?