tolm
Bigsby Junkie
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Having sorted my 10 year quest for a specific Gretsch model I figured I’d cross another one of the list ...
Ever since seeing the Luther Dickinson signature model I’ve wanted a P90 equipped ES 335 with a Bigsby. I’ve had a 335 for about 5 years and it was quite a search finding one with a (chunky) neck I liked so the idea of getting another never appealed. I added a Bigsby some time back but had always held off on the pickup change. I did try some humbucker sized P90s but neither the tone or the look convinced me. So I stuck with the humbuckers.
Recently I sold my SG - which I’d dropped some Bare Knuckle Nantucket P90s into. So I took them out first and sent them back to BKP to have them converted to Dogear mount. They arrived back yesterday and today I bit the bullet ...
The guitar has new life! Much more vibrant and less muddy sounding and I’m pretty pleased with the look too.
Ever since seeing the Luther Dickinson signature model I’ve wanted a P90 equipped ES 335 with a Bigsby. I’ve had a 335 for about 5 years and it was quite a search finding one with a (chunky) neck I liked so the idea of getting another never appealed. I added a Bigsby some time back but had always held off on the pickup change. I did try some humbucker sized P90s but neither the tone or the look convinced me. So I stuck with the humbuckers.
Recently I sold my SG - which I’d dropped some Bare Knuckle Nantucket P90s into. So I took them out first and sent them back to BKP to have them converted to Dogear mount. They arrived back yesterday and today I bit the bullet ...
The guitar has new life! Much more vibrant and less muddy sounding and I’m pretty pleased with the look too.
