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new Bigsby day...
« 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.
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2012, 08:48:17 PM »
Very cool mate, love it!
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #2 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
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2012, 10:54:20 PM »
Like that - nice one!
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2012, 11:32:46 PM »
Congrats, looks cool!
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2012, 11:52:32 AM »
Quote from: 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?

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
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2012, 01:12:44 PM »
That looks the absolute TITS!
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #8 on: October 09, 2012, 01:28:22 PM »
Quote from: AndyR on October 09, 2012, 11:52:32 AM
Quote from: 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?

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.
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #9 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)
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #10 on: October 09, 2012, 03:11:16 PM »
Awesome!
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #11 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.

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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #12 on: October 10, 2012, 09:48:50 AM »
It looks super old school in a good way  :D
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #13 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
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Re: new Bigsby day...
« Reply #14 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.
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