Members olsm75 Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Seems like a fairly simple procedure, pull the stop tailpiece and fixed bridge, plug the holes and add a bigsby and floating bridge and your done. I've always felt an archtop guitar sounded better with a floating bridge but does it really make a difference or would it be better to keep the fixed bridge? Now I'm have second thoughts on the entire project. What do you folks think? This is the guitar as it exists now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LesPaulFetish Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 If resale value is a concern than it might not be the best idea... But if it's what you want and can pull it off go for it. Then again, I'm not the one to offer advice on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 I'd be wary of making irreversible changes. It looks like a fine guitar as-is. Maybe save the scratch for a Country Gentleman and have the best of both worlds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Leave it as is. If you have a fixed bridge, there is probably a sustain block in there. That top isn't gonna do a lot for you with a floating bridge. It's designed the way it's designed for a reason. Enjoy the kick ass guitar you have. If you want to add a trem, find one that fits on the current bridge posts with no mods. .02 B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members olsm75 Posted February 5, 2011 Author Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Leave it as is. If you have a fixed bridge, there is probably a sustain block in there. That top isn't gonna do a lot for you with a floating bridge. It's designed the way it's designed for a reason. Enjoy the kick ass guitar you have. If you want to add a trem, find one that fits on the current bridge posts with no mods. .02 B This is one option I've considered, no alteration needed. And this is what the Gibson Country Gentleman looks like. It's identical to the Tennessean only it come stock with a bigsby and a floating bridge so it should work fine on the Tennessean as well. (But I'm leaning on just leaving the guitar stock, and probably will.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fork Man Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 There's an adapter thing you can get to be able to add a Bigsby to a guitar without having to drill any holes or anything. The name escapes me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Leave it as is. If you have a fixed bridge, there is probably a sustain block in there. That top isn't gonna do a lot for you with a floating bridge. It's designed the way it's designed for a reason. Enjoy the kick ass guitar you have. If you want to add a trem, find one that fits on the current bridge posts with no mods. .02 B That's a very good point. Floating bridge isn't going to do much for you. Another option if you want a Bigsby - You could go the route I did with my 335 - Put on a Bigsby and buy one of these (http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Gibson-1960-1964-ES-345-355-Custom-Made-Plaque-/180620138132?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a0dcc9694#ht_500wt_1121) to cover the tailpiece holes. Mind you I found a guy on Ebay who sells copies of that plaque for $15 (he pops up every now and again and if you're interested, I'll look in my bid history and see if I can find his name for you - PM me if you want it). I may be wrong and they may have a way to do it now (though I doubt it) but in order to put a Bigsby B7 on there (which I think looks far better than the B5 on a guitar like that) you can't use the Vibramate (the way of attaching a Bigsby without drilling holes). Then again, if you're considering doing major work on the guitar, you may not mind drilling the 2 holes in the top for the traditional install. Here's how it looks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BryanMichael Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 I think the adapter is called the Vibramate or Vibromate or something. But those stetsbars get high marks even if they don't quite have the traditional look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted February 5, 2011 Members Share Posted February 5, 2011 Sell it and buy the one you want. You could add the vibramate/bigsby combo and even add the floating bridge (it will cover the bridge studs anyway) just for the look but the full hollow sound is the trademark of the Country Gentleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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