SG ready Bigsby B7 with Vibramate and upgrades

[Dave Johnson]

It's all packed and addressed.
Will go out in the morning.

 

[Raiyn]

It's all packed and addressed.
Will go out in the morning.

Lookie there! No 2-3 business days for "processing". You don't get that on Reverberbay!

 

[AngelDeVille]

Its a hell of a deal, until I add up all the parts I need to build another guitar!

I already have the neck and pickups.... so I'm saving money!

 

[AngelDeVille]

 

[Raiyn]

Dave was telling us at lunch yesterday you'd have it that day. Looks like he was right!

Tell me that drilled bar ain't slick.

 

[AngelDeVille]

Dave was telling us at lunch yesterday you'd have it that day. Looks like he was right!

Tell me that drilled bar ain't slick.

I had a drilled bar on a Tremtrue bigsby (POS by the way). And its definitely an improvement, but I'm used to the pinned bar,

But if I had to remove the pins, to dissasemble one of my others I wouldn't put them back in, I'd drill it.

I had planned to try the 360 handle modification, but hadn't gotten around to it on any of mine and so far I'm liking it.

I have a B3 with a Towner bar on my other SG and on a 339.
I'm torn on whether the B7 and Vibramate or the B3 and Towner is better.

They both look slicker than a B5 and work great. I think the B3 and Towner might shave a couple ounces.

Maybe I'll start a thread on the bigsby and Sg' s.

 

[Raiyn]

Have you decided what you wanna do with your B5?

 

[AngelDeVille]

Have you decided what you wanna do with your B5?

 

[Raiyn]

Ahh, I see.

So much for that idea

 

[AngelDeVille]

Ahh, I see.

So much for that idea

Bigsby's check in, but they don't check out....

 

[Raiyn]

Bigsby's check in, but they don't check out....

A guy can hope.

 

[Dave Johnson]

That looks killer. Glad it made it OK.

 

[AngelDeVille]

That looks killer. Glad it made it OK.

Excellent job on the modifications!

I had one of the Towner button end hole filler things that fills up the oval slot on the endpiece so I added that.

 

[Raiyn]

Excellent job on the modifications!

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I keep telling people, Dave's the freaking man!

 

[Dave Johnson]

Excellent job on the modifications!

I had one of the Towner button end hole filler things that fills up the oval slot on the endpiece so I added that.

Thank you for the nice comment, and that Towner piece is an excellent addition. Really gives it a finished look.
I need to get a couple of those.

 

[AngelDeVille]

The towner piece comes with some rivets to plug the holes, a few felt pieces to protect the body and a longer button screw, It's a touch on the overpriced side, but it's cheaper than I can make it for... do there's that... and it does finish it up real nice.

 

[Kjell]

Hey dave,

This looks and sounds amazing to me!!
Just bougt a gibson sgj and i would really like to put a bigsby of yours on it. Do you think it will fit?

 

[AngelDeVille]

A B7, or B5 will fit with a vibramate kit.

Or a B3 with a Towner kit.

 

[Dave Johnson]

Hey dave,

This looks and sounds amazing to me!!
Just bougt a gibson sgj and i would really like to put a bigsby of yours on it. Do you think it will fit?

The SGJ is a little thinner than a standard Gibson SG. If you want a B7 like the one in my picture, the flipped hinge trick will work still, but may hang a little too far off the back edge of the guitar for your liking.
I solved that problem by using a flipped Bigsby B700 hinge on my SGJ.

https://www.amplifiedparts.com/products/hinge-bigsbygretsch-polished-b700

It solved the overhang issue. Good luck with your Bigsby conversion. They're great trems.

 

[Kjell]

I just installed it and i love it! I just flipped the hinge and used the vibramate V7 to avoid drilling holes. I love it. Thanks for the advice guys!