Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: HTH AMPS on October 08, 2012, 08:26:25 PM

Title: new Bigsby day...
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 08, 2012, 08:26:25 PM
Some of you who've been paying attention may have noticed I've been after a Bigsby B7 for a while.  Well, the perseverance has paid off and I've found one locally.  Not sure how old it is, but its definitely far from spankin new - matches my Les Paul perfectly.
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Twinfan on October 08, 2012, 08:48:17 PM
Very cool mate, love it!
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 08, 2012, 09:01:13 PM
Can't wait to go mental with it on Rockin In The Free World - its the last song of our first set so I can go crazy on the Bigsby  :D
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Philly Q on October 08, 2012, 10:44:53 PM
Looks really cool!  I notice you haven't used all the mounting screws, is it held on by the strap button?
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Ian Price on October 08, 2012, 10:54:20 PM
Like that - nice one!
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Telerocker on October 08, 2012, 11:32:46 PM
Congrats, looks cool!
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: AndyR on October 09, 2012, 11:52:32 AM
Looks really cool!  I notice you haven't used all the mounting screws, is it held on by the strap button?

He had to save something to put under the bed...

I didn't think I was going to like the look of it... but whoa! So wrong... looks FAB :D
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: bucketshred on October 09, 2012, 01:12:44 PM
That looks the absolute TITS!
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Philly Q on October 09, 2012, 01:28:22 PM
Looks really cool!  I notice you haven't used all the mounting screws, is it held on by the strap button?

He had to save something to put under the bed...

I didn't think I was going to like the look of it... but whoa! So wrong... looks FAB :D

It does, but I was wondering it it might obstruct the knobs a bit on an LP?

If I ever get round to fitting my B5, I'm going to try it on an LP Special and an SG, to see where it works best.
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: gwEm on October 09, 2012, 01:35:23 PM
that surely looks great Ian.. I have no idea about the change to the tone/whammy performance, but it is very cool  8)
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: TheyCallMeVolume on October 09, 2012, 03:11:16 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 09, 2012, 08:30:43 PM
For the eagle-eyed among you, its not screwed down yet - I just laid it over the top of the guitar to get a feel for how it'd look.  I got the mounting screws tonight, so tomorrow I'll fit it after work.

Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Mr. Air on October 10, 2012, 09:48:50 AM
It looks super old school in a good way  :D
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: Brow on October 10, 2012, 12:50:16 PM
I've never really been a fan of Bigsbys, but on that guitar it just looks right  :D
Title: Re: new Bigsby day...
Post by: HTH AMPS on October 11, 2012, 05:58:06 PM
I've took my time with this one rather than diving in since I don't want to be plugging and redrilling holes.  The drill is charging up so later on it should be Bigsby time once I string her up.

I've always called this guitar 'Old Black' after Neil Young's old warhorse, but now its even more like his with the Bigsby.