Bigsby

Phil_aka_Pip

Bigsby: NO
Telecaster: if you must, but you'd be so much better of with a proper guitar

btw: Bigsby = NO NON NIET NEIN negative don't do it

randomhandclaps

I know Teles with Bigsbys is a divisive issue but I'm sure we can all agree there are far worse places to stick one.

http://flipscipio.com/data/images/img16.jpg

Handsome_Chris

It's so bad, it is almost good.

guitargeek62

I may have a bigsby-related purchase to pay for this evening B-)

Panama_Jack666

randomhandclaps said:

I know Teles with Bigsbys is a divisive issue but I'm sure we can all agree there are far worse places to stick one.

http://flipscipio.com/data/images/img16.jpg

WHAT IS THIS ABOMINATION?! It's so vile it should go on embarrassing bodies.

Phil_aka_Pip

randomhandclaps said:

I know Bigsbys is a divisive issue but I'm sure we can all agree there are far worse places to stick one.

:-S

Physiological impossibility

not_the_dj

guitargeek62 said:

I may have a bigsby-related purchase to pay for this evening B-)

Ooo exciting @guitargeek62.

Where is the best place to buy these Bigsby thingamabobs in the UK, or is it all down to ebay sellers?

chrisj1602

I'd go with eBay, but from the US, they are way cheaper and it might get through customs. My B7 did, it was new, less than £100 delivered.

stickyfiddle

chrisj1602;80482" said:

I'd go with eBay, but from the US, they are way cheaper and it might get through customs. My B7 did, it was new, less than £100 delivered.

That.

I saved a good £30 or so on my B5 & VM set by orderin separately and from the US, even after paying fees on one of the parcels

not_the_dj

Thanks @stickyfiddle and @chrisj1602 I'm just wary of ending up with a dodgy seller and some cheap knock-off version instead of the real thing. Could you recomend the sellers you used?

chrisj1602

I'm not sure who I used I'm sorry, it was a few years ago, i've just checked and they are no longer registered on eBay.  It was a store though.  Right now, I think i'd use Electric Mojo - he is a vendor on the My Les Paul forum and has a website too.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/electric.mojo.boutique

Edit....just noticed he doesn't do the tele kits.

Try here... http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/guitarpartsresource

If you are going through eBay and Paypal you have nothing to worry about, if it doesn't show up, you are covered.

stickyfiddle

Mine was the Stratosphere chap and joshmsr according to my old email. Obviously depends on prices and exchange rate but it worked in January

guitargeek62

Ah well, my bigsby purchase didn't happen. I got outbid on this lovely and didn't want to chase the price;

Bucket

randomhandclaps said:

I know Teles with Bigsbys is a divisive issue but I'm sure we can all agree there are far worse places to stick one.

http://flipscipio.com/data/images/img16.jpg

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/www.ign.com/79/2012/03/kill_it_w_fire_suicide.gif

wave100

I got my B5 from StewMac - pretty straightforward transaction.

What is that green guitar? I quite like it - it just needs the right TYPE of Bigsby....