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Post by tonightsthenight on Jun 26, 2005 14:35:39 GMT -5
Hello to all...
I have a 72 les paul deluxe that I want to install a bigsby on, but I can't find the exact model I need. The bigsby website only gives a listing for certain pauls, mine not included. I want to make sure I get the right one, so I figured I would try you folks first; my friend had much success on this forum.
Thanks in advance to all.
Cliff
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Post by dinis64 on Jun 26, 2005 19:26:06 GMT -5
Check with www.Stewart-McDonald.com. They stock a lot of Bigsbys and will help you find out which one you need. They have a phone number, too. |
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Post by GuyaGuy on Jun 30, 2005 2:18:57 GMT -5
archtop LPs can take any of these Bigsby models:
B7
B70
B12
the differences are mostly aesthetic.
the B5 is for flat-top solidbodies.
i love my bigsby!
and Paul Bigsby is, imho, one of the unsung heros of the guitar universe. he invented the Bigsby vibrato obviously, but also made the 1st neck-thru design, the 1st string-thru-body design, AND the FIRST SOLIDBODY GUITAR!!
hooray for Mr. Bigsby!!
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Post by Trey on Jul 1, 2005 5:40:12 GMT -5
I always thought Les Paul made the first solid-bodied guitar? Is that incorecct?
Your the first person I've ever heard that gives the credit to Paul Bigsby...
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Post by GuyaGuy on Jul 4, 2005 1:48:55 GMT -5
well, it all depends on how you define yr terms...
LP's log is 1st of all just barely a guitar--just barely an instrument at all! if you've seen it, you can see that he obviously had no idea what he was doing.
but, perhaps more importantly, he didn't actually build it, but rather "salvaged" it from Epi and Gibson parts and that rough plank. it's not even a prototype--more like a mock-up.
also, it's basically a semi-hollow design.
Paul Bigsby's guitar, which was made in '48 for Merle Travis, looks rather exotic today but is obviously the work of a professional. he DID know what he was doing. and he built it from scratch.
now, his guitar for Travis was a neck-thru with hollow wings, so you can call it a semi or "chambered" but it's a lot closer to the modern notion of a solidbody.
check out the guitar, though! it's basically a Gibson LP shape with one sharp SG wing! AND check out the headstock. it obviously influenced Fender's Strat design! and remember, guitars at the time had 3-to-aside tuners--period. Bigsby's 6 on a side was also unique--and, imo, a must for any vibrato/trem-equipped guitar!
you can argue which was the 1st TRUE solidbody. and if you want to be pedantic, it'd be the Tele, but Bigsby's innovations are often overlooked.
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