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  1. To get a chrome Les Trem 2 from Duesenberg will take a while (Cosmo music suggested 4-6 weeks, Duesenberg claims 5 days), and the sharks are in the water on Reverb, asking twice the price due to the shortage of chrome Les Trem 2's for right handed guitars. Ok, so I consider a Bigsby instead. If not for help from you all in this forum, I'd be nowhere. I'm still amazed with how genuinely awful, non-intuitive & unhelpful hardware sales' websites are. What goes with what? I'm sulking like a toddler here but these are kits are like a junk drawer. Getting everything I need means having to order hardware spread across 5 sites, each with its own promise of "oh yeah sorry about that, it's gonna take 4-6 weeks though we told you 3 days, we didn't bother telling you" type of thing going on. No wonder Amazon does so well. Amazon: "Supplier, do you have it & can you get it to our warehouse or to the customer within 3-4 business days?" Supplier: "Um, we're not 100% sure that we...." Amazon: "..No then, ok. Contact us when you get your act together. Bye!". The Duesenber trem seems to be a much more innovative, lighter, low profile system. It's about $140 (CDN) delivered. Add a roller bridge to that & it's still under $200. I'll buy American before Chinese, but consider German & Japanese parts to be on par with American products. For the Bigsby B5, (CDN $), with optional upgrades: Bigsby B5 with Vibramate v5: $265 Locking roller bridge: $50 (Schaller: $75) Vibramate Spoiler: $50 Callaham front roller upgrade kit: $75 I'm gonna wait for the Duesenberg to come back into play. Maybe when I know more about Bigsby systems I'll reconsider...
  2. Thanks, yep it was certainly entry-level regarding the ES series, so I was shocked to see such a high price set for it. Mind you, I'm referring to Canadian currency here (Reverb does an auto conversion to my currency). I much prefer a satin finish to gloss, maybe I'm just goth lol. It's nice to see the value of Gibsons increasing as they are. The fact you got a CS labeled 339 for that price is pretty damn good. If it's in good form, no reason it shouldn't be worth more each decade or so. Ultimately, I'd get the Watermelon color ES-335 as my 'only' guitar, meaning I'd have to sell all 5 of my guitars to afford this: https://www.gibson.com/Guitar/CUSCNL101/1959-ES-355-Watermelon-Red-Light-Aged/Watermelon-Red I'd actually pay more to prevent any aging/relic'ing being done to it, though. The aging is very tastefully done, but it's just not authentic. For $7500 CDN, it'd damn well better have been handles by cotton gloves.
  3. Thanks, Larsongs, I'm looking on the Bigsby site & I'm still not sure. which gear to get. I'm appreciating the help everyone's giving me of course, there's just a lot of ambiguity & missing info. There's about 50 aftermarket items that claim to benefit Bigsby's tune stability, I don't know which are worth the investment. Not to mention, I don't want a beautifully light guitar turn into a 12lb monster... So keeping in mind my 2019 Gibson ES-339 'Satin' style guitar is NOT figured, just flat top: From Bigbsy's site, (intention is to use a Vibramate) : B3 Specifications: Designed for use on thin electric hollow and semi-hollow guitars. B5 Specifications: Designed for flat top solid body guitars (including SGs, Les Paul Jrs, Telecasters, and Rickenbacker 325s). B6 Specifications: Designed for use on large hollow body guitars. B7 Specifications: Designed for use on arch top electric guitars. B11 Specifications: Designed for use on thin hollowbody and semi-hollowbody guitars. B12 Specifications Designed for use on arched top electric guitars. B16 Specifications: Designed for use on Telecaster style guitars. My ES-339 seems to fit into several categories. I have to mate the Bigsby to an appropriate Vibramate - Vibramate.com is an awful website, but suggests the V5 series. Nowhere does it say it'll work with which Bigsby. Like, is it Bigsby B5 only works on a Vibramate V5, or will a B3, B5, B7, B11 all fit on a Vibramate V5? It's a mess & it simply doesn't have to be. I'm assuming these would all work together, but do I really benefit from all of them? Considering total weight, which of these are worthy of exclusion? Bigsby B3 Vibramate V5 TonePros TP6R Tune-o-matic Bridge with Roller Saddles BiggsFix Tuning Stabilizer V3 Vibramate Spoiler Towner Down Tension Bar adapter I promise to shut up about this as soon as I can, and appreciate everyone's advice. Thank you, - Darcy
  4. Would you recommend the B7 over the B5, B3, etc? Is it an increase in quality/ability the higher the model number goes? I might end up putting the Duesenberg trem on my Tele Deluxe, and getting a Bigsby for my Gibson ES-339.
  5. Guitar tech at my local shop loves Bigsbys. I think they look great but I've only used them a couple of times, of course they work fine. I ordered the Duesenberg Les Trem II in Chrome color, back ordered but there's no rush. I might order a roller bridge for my Gibson's Duesenberg trem project to do a full upgrade all at once. I'm thinking I'll try both - I'll get a Bigsby for my Tele Deluxe, something that will let the guitar fit in the deluxe case (black plastic Fender case). By the sounds of it, I'll need extra springs for the Bigsby.
  6. To all of you, thanks so much. I had no idea Bigsby wasn't the best, glad I checked. Would you guys suggest I buy a roller bridge as well, or is that helpful?
  7. Thanks for the reply! I noticed prices are all going up, at least for Fender. My American Performer Strat was $1400 CDN, and the exact same year, model & color is selling for $300 more. The fact my Gibson ES-339 is selling for more than I paid for it isn't as surprising as how much more. I'm not selling a thing for a while, I just like to keep track of how much better 'made in USA' (& Japan) guitars keep their resale value.
  8. I've got a 2019 ES-339 in Matte black, want to install a Bigsby. It doesn't have to be a Bigsby, but brandname seems important here & I want an American made kit. I'd rather not drill holes into it but I'll consider it, as long as it's quality hardware. I want Chrome color. Concerns / Questions: Damaging the finish via screw holes or long-term connection of Vibramate. Does it affect tuning stability? (I have Grover locking tuners on it). Extra weight with/without Vibramate. Will it still fit in the OHSC (light brown 'leather' case)? Do I need to, or should I, also buy a roller bridge? What other parts should I get? Spoiler? Bigsby B7, B5 or B3? I looked on Amazon (limited to Canadian Amazon) but instead found what I think is what I need here: https://www.stewmac.com/parts-and-hardware/bridges-and-tailpieces/bridges-and-tailpieces-for-electric-guitar/bigsby-vibrato-tailpieces-for-electric-guitar/ I don't mind doing the leg work, I'm just wondering if any of you could refer me to an existing post or even a good YouTube vid on how & what to install. Thanks, all!
  9. Hi all, I've been trying to find some more recent posts so I don't have to spam you all, but the forum was showing an error after I did a search. ANYWAY. I bought a Gibson ES-339 in black satin & off-white/yellowish binding. I bought an Epiphone 339, fell in love with the style, then bought the real deal a little over a year ago. I've tried doing a serial # search on the Gibson site, and assuming the 339 falls into the other ES-* categories, I don't have a clear picture. I also tried searching it here, but it doesn't recognize it. The serial is clear mostly, but the last two digits are barely visible (last one you need a magnifying glass to see the indent) - but I've verified the internal certificate in the F hole. Serial #: 115890248 Style: Satin Model: ES-339 From what I understand, this means it's a 2019 model (yes, bought it in early '20), made on the 158th day of the year, and factory lot # 0248. I'm wrong, but could someone help me get this right? It is a 2019, I bought it new, and there was a clearance sale for a few guitars, one of the guys who works at Long & McQuade told me about the deal so I bought it for $1900 CDN (about $1500 US). It came with a light brown HSC (made in Canada, which was '19 so pretty sure I got the date of manufacture right). Where was it built? Nashville? Kalamazoo? Memphis? I'm seeing this guitar selling for $2600 US ($3300 CDN) on Reverb, way more than I paid for it. Mine's in 'mint' condition, I only added locking Grovers & Gibson strap locks. Also has the '57 pups. To summarize: Where was it made? Is it really worth more than $2500 US? Any & all advice appreciated. Thanks all, - Darcy
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