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Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:43 pm**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:50 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:05 pm**

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

Me too

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:23 pm**

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

Posted: **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).

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:28 pm**

Bigsbys make all guitar better.

Posted: **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?!?

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:19 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:20 pm**

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

Posted: **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?

Posted: **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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:13 pm**

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

Posted: **Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:12 pm**

It's a samick why worry about making holes?

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

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