Members Adrian Crow Posted September 1, 2006 Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 Ok i know its a dumb question but i dont know so im asking. Can one put a bigsby on any guitar because i really want to put one on my epi LP plain top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted September 1, 2006 Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 yeah, in your case a B-3 or B-7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrian Crow Posted September 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 what do theB-#'s mean what is the difference and how would I attach the bigsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted September 1, 2006 Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 actually, its the b-5, not the b-3 well the B-5 is a horshoe style (i.e. it looks like a horseshoe) it is mounted on the top with 2 or 3 screws you can screw it in as far or as close to the bridge as you want, but I'd still suggest a tech do it for you, because if it isnt lined up perfectly, you will need to redrill the holes the B-7 is a long style it is attached with 4 screws on the side by the strap button and then 2 screws on the face of the guitar you can really only put it on one way (unlike the b-5) but it looks much cooler imo the problem with the b-7 is it JUST BARELY fits, the angle from the tailpiece to the bridge is quite extreme and not really ideal the b-5 is really the better vibrato for lp's, you can put it in the perfect spot for the perfect break angle but that didnt stop Neil Young, or Gibson, who in the late 50's had Bigsby B-7s as an option on their Les Paul line as for the corresponding numbers, the only important ones are the B-5, B-6 (same as B-7 only without the bar), and the B-7 the others are cheap imports (B-500, B-600 etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrian Crow Posted September 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 how do i find an epi tech near me so that i dont screw up the warenty and how much would it caust to get one put on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted September 1, 2006 Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 Originally posted by Adrian Crow how do i find an epi tech near me so that i dont screw up the warenty and how much would it caust to get one put on? any tech can do it {censored} waranties, they never work out anyway lessee, the Bigsby will prolly run you $100-$130 on ebay, and then a $30-50 install + a setup (you'll want a setup after this) so yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrian Crow Posted September 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 what dose a set up caust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hondro Posted September 1, 2006 Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 Originally posted by Adrian Crow what dose a set up caust $30-40 but I had that bunched in with the install price so 50 or so bucks to install the bigsby and get a good setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adrian Crow Posted September 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 1, 2006 ok thanks for all the help man. A friend of mine's father owns a guitar shop they build their own and repair guitars so maby ill get him to do it and install some burstbuckers and my my perfect guitar, even if it dosn't say "Gibson" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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