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Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
They are an interesting curio but have no place on a 335....
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
and fugly
and yuk
from every standpoint
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
It is, but nothing wrong with the 'licensed' ones, the only major difference is a bush instead of a bearing. But since this lives a piss-easy life as far as bearings go it doesn't matter, and if anything feels smoother. Dimensions are different too.
Personally I don't like tension bar Bigsbys and would be looking at a B6, if the tail bracket will fit on there. People fit them on 2" deep Gretsches so should be OK. Less break angle, more wolf tones, but I've not had a problem with similar things and a B3. Also avoids drilling into the top.
Another option might be a Vibramate and a B5? Not sure.
As someone who's actually had one on a 335, I'm at least qualified to advise the OP what issues with one he's likely to encounter - before someone starts drilling holes....
I'm not saying he can't - I'm saying I wouldn't. I'm not trying to stop anyone from doing anything - it's up to them. But I thought the purpose of this place was to share our experience?
My experience is it's a bad idea...
Though esthetically Bigsbys belong on Gretsch guitars as I said earlier ^^^^^^
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Sorry, did I shoot someone's dog?
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Nothing that wrong with a Bigs and fixed bridge, though I do like a roller instead of a TOM. But the top nut's the main source of problems. If there's a sideways string break as well I make a nut with angled and flared slots in that direction. Sometimes takes a while to get them working nicely, and needs regular lubing still.
We have 5 Bigsbys in the house at the mo' on archtops with floating or pinned bridges, with fixed TOM-types, and an LP.