Bigsby and Vibramate on Les Paul

[stephen]

are you guys also replacing the bridge or nut when you are putting the bigsby's on?? i've been thinking about throwing one on mine, but just wondering what all i would have to switch out to get it to work properly and without a ton of tuning problems...

I didnt replace the bridge and i dont plan to. I having locking tuners that help but what realy helps is lubing the nut and bridge with pencil led. I realy get rough with my bigsby and it hardly ever gets out of tune, but i guess it differs from guitar to guitar.

 

[stephen]

I there a big difference between the 2 B7's that are made? One is USA and the other is not maybe? I want one on my Trad but may choose the cheaper one to start with on my BFG. I assume the vibramate works on both.

They realy are not that different, only the holes at the bottom of the bigsby are different. The USA B7 is the only model that would work with the Vibramate V7, the imported one would not. I would reccomend getting the USA model with the vibramate and putting it on your traditional and if you dont like it then put it on ur BFG. But if you do like it, then just buy a second one!

 

[lewddude]

Here he is again... lovin' the blues! We just covered the A minor scale...

 

[Mule Train]

They realy are not that different, only the holes at the bottom of the bigsby are different. The USA B7 is the only model that would work with the Vibramate V7, the imported one would not. I would reccomend getting the USA model with the vibramate and putting it on your traditional and if you dont like it then put it on ur BFG. But if you do like it, then just buy a second one!

Thanks that's good advice. I was leaning more toward the USA anyways.

 

[Iceman0124]

Heres mine,

I'm trying to give you all the angles so you can really see the hardware. When I first put it on I was so happy to have a B7 on it all was fantastic....shortly after the hardware started bugging me...to the point I was seriously considering a refin to blug the stop bar holes and mount it proper....now I'm completely fine with it and it doesnt bug me at all. Action and feel is exactly as it should be, and thats the most important bit anways.

 

[sixty2strat]

Did my 74 standard tabacco burst in august and got it refretted. stays in tune as good as a strat. like how it fill up the stud holes. Great product no doubt.

 

[stephen]

Heres mine,

I'm trying to give you all the angles so you can really see the hardware. When I first put it on I was so happy to have a B7 on it all was fantastic....shortly after the hardware started bugging me...to the point I was seriously considering a refin to blug the stop bar holes and mount it proper....now I'm completely fine with it and it doesnt bug me at all. Action and feel is exactly as it should be, and thats the most important bit anways.

WOW! Thats a beautiful goldtop! BTW, have any of you heard of the new gibson 60 tributes lp's and sg's??? Last year they made the 50's tributes and now there making the 60's tributes! SG's and LP's WITH P90's!!!

 

[Mule Train]