Jayyj Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 There are a couple of new threads about Bigsby installs today, so what better time to celebrate the noble Bigsby! So, lets see your Bigsby equipped ES guitars: I'll go first, with my two favourite electrics: a '79 ES355 and a '65 ES330. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yes yes yes! Beautiful 330 BTW...Here are mine. 1st up, 2013 Memphis ES175 with P94s - Notice the break angle over the bridge which is very shallow indeed (if you are thinking of equipping your 175): And here is the cheapie, a Korean Shine semi model SHC909TO, less than a tenth of the price of the Gibson! I'll be gigging with it on Saturday. I have done quite a bit of work to damp off all the extraneous vibrations, resonances and noises on both these guitars; the Shine doesn't have the even response or bass that the Gibson does but it still sounds good. Great topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny W. Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I never need an excuse to post this: and this: Danny W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Some very sexy guitars there... I love ES guitars in Ebony, it's such a classy finish particularly when the binding starts to yellow. Danny, what's the story on the 355 with L5 appointments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Danny those are amazing, just fantastic.....guitar heaven and I noticed the 355 with the L5 neck too...? I'm wondering if we could see pics of all your current Gibsons sometime....you have some beautiful L5s.... There must be someone with a Bigsby ES295? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny W. Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Danny, what's the story on the 355 with L5 appointments? It's an ES-355 with an L-5S fretboard and headstock inlay made for me in the early '90's by Roger Giffin, who was Gibson's "Custom Shop West" builder. It's as nice as it looks. If I were to do it again today I'd put a Bigsby on it, but back then I wasn't a fan, so it has a replated Vibrola from the '60's. Today the guitar doesn't get much use because of its weight. Danny those are amazing, just fantastic.....guitar heaven and I noticed the 355 with the L5 neck too...? I'm wondering if we could see pics of all your current Gibsons sometime....you have some beautiful L5s.... I've posted pictures of quite a few in this forum. Danny W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerwagonjohn Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I have come back to this thread 4 times just to see the photos of all the Bigsbyed guitars. Love the Johnny A's too, I have wanted one since I first played on at Dave's Guitars. Now I HAVE to get that Bigsby on my ES-345! Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM3 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Digging this thread. Here's my new Johnny A Standard. I just added the Bill Brickwell roller mod to the Bigsby. Works great and fully reversible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM3 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Photos not working.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM3 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Okay I think I have the photo thing figured out now… Once again here's my 2008 Johnny A Standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM3 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Omg...this is frustrating. https://www.dropbox.com/s/5pqhrjmywxki49z/2014-12-04%2020.18.22.jpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Here you go Charles, I'll embed it for you. An easy way is to register a Photobucket account, upload the photo, click on the 'copy img' share link, then paste it into the body of the text. It's a great looking guitar by the way, love the red over mahogany. Of everything Gibson have done since the McCarthy era the Johnny A has to be my favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 What advantages, if any, does the Bigsby have over the Lyre tail piece? I is a Bigsby virgin why is why I'm asking. They always looked like they would add too much weight to the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM3 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Jayyj...you are tha' man! Thanks for doing that. I think it's not working the way you have described it because I'm on an Ipad. Either way, I'll figure it out and quit wasting this fine forums' bandwidth. It's good guys like you that keep me coming back to learn and share. Happy new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 What advantages, if any, does the Bigsby have over the Lyre tail piece? I is a Bigsby virgin why is why I'm asking. They always looked like they would add too much weight to the guitar. The Bigsby has a little more travel than the lyre - more or less a tone downward as opposed to a semitone from the lyre - and I prefer the responsiveness of the spring in a Bigsby. I'm not sure if the Bigsby is necessarily a superior design but my first pro quality guitar was my ES355 and that guitar has remained my no 1 for neatly 20 years, so I know every naunce of how the Bigsby responds and feels as much part of my playing as my left hand vibrato. The lyre doesn't have enough travel, feels kind of loose and flimsy and the arm never stats where I want it: but who knows, if that 355 had come with a lyre I could be saying the opposite. I know everyone goes on about the added weight of a Bigsby, but it's only a few percent onto the weight of a guitar and having handled both Bigsbys and lyres when they've been off the guitar there isn't a huge difference between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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