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Philly Q

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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #30 on: May 11, 2010, 01:10:22 PM »
Agh! can't see pic at work...

Pink knobs on an Explorer?!!!
Girls?

What is it you guys can see? :lol:

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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2010, 01:12:15 PM »
:lol:

But I need some sort of light relief from my toils (and the bluddy sandwich shop had run out of my usual, and second choice, for the second day running...)
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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #32 on: May 11, 2010, 02:09:25 PM »
It looks great, but Lew, Lew, Lew, lose the knobs!  :x :P

Does it work well?

Good question, no one told me stringing a Bigsby was more annoying than JedWard. I used a capo to keep tension.

All of the strings work perfectly well, except the damn A string. I don't know whats gone on with it- it will not intonate for love or money and has a dead muted tone. I'm hoping that I was either too rough on it when installing it and unravalled it a bit at ball end or it's a one off dead string (likely?).

It looks great, but Lew, Lew, Lew, lose the knobs!  :x :P

Does it work well?

+1. Sorry Lew, it looks GREAT apart from those knobs... are they pink? Is that my old neck pick up in there?

Yep, sounds really good, perhaps a little dark. I've got a mod for it on the furthest tone pot that's basically a coiltap but you can blend and choose how much you want tapped.

There's a Miracle Man in the bridge, huge kudos to Feline - I sent him a pm literally saying 'get me the right bkp for this guitar', and he did. It's perfect for the guitar and the vht. The mids are really pronounced but in a really smooth way. Prob my fav bkp so far.

as above, the pink knobs are a no-no  :(

btw, where are you lot getting these pin-up girl stickers/transfers from? - I'd like one for my Tele (preferably a transfer).

I use these guys, Ian http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/rockartiststudios good quality stuff and super fast delivery.

I should have got green bobbins so the pink didn't stand out so much :p It needs some light relicing too - not sure I want to attempt that, though.

EDIT: New A string and all is well! 8)
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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #33 on: May 12, 2010, 08:08:05 PM »
Finally seen the pic...

Gulp!

Fantastic looking geetar (just like mine :lol:)

Bigsby looks good on it, but it's not quite the look for me... but that might get over-ridden by need for a trem, I seem to be getting used to using one - I just refloated the bridge on my Roadworn last night, now I've got 3 guitars with working trems... and the way the Explorer feels in my arms just seems to cry out for a little handle to crank :lol:

The girl is cute as well, but I can't quite see it on an Explorer myself. Having said that, I do sometimes look at the scratchplate on mine and think - that is an awful lot of, er, well "white"... I've actually wondered about getting a black-white-black-white-black sandwich scratchplate made for it...

But those knobs... JEEZ... what were you thinking man?!!?!

Please tell us they were just a joke for the picture to post on here... :lol:
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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #34 on: May 13, 2010, 01:01:12 AM »
Pics of the Explorer, Andy! :D

Pffffffft these knobs are serious business, they go to 11!!

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Re: Bigsby on an Explorer
« Reply #35 on: May 13, 2010, 05:01:29 AM »
Just got round to buying a B5 and Vibramate off eBay for the Explorer :D

no matter which way you put it, purchasing a vibramate just sounds dirty......
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