Cruznolfart Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/Daily/News/Celebrating_Paul_Bigsbys_110th_Birthday.aspx "Savannah, GA (December 12, 2009) -- December 12th, 2009 marks the 110th birthday of Paul Adelbert Bigsby. When it comes to guitar history, names like Leo Fender, Adolph Rickenbacker, and Les Paul may be more widely known. But their work would not have been possible without the man who designed and built the first solidbody electric guitar." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Well done, Cruz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Have you ever seen a Bigsby guitar? They look a lot like a Fender;(or should I say, Fender's look a lot like a bigsby) [YOUTUBE] [/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 The Bigsby guitars are some of my favourite designs - simple, but elegant. Nice combination of Fender and Gibson features before either of them were doing it... Bigsby/Gretsch/Fender is actually producing them in very limited quantities... I'm not sure what the price is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Well I finally get the hype about the Bigsby beyond the historic perspective. I got to play a buddies Brian Setzer Gretsch Hollow body equipped with the Bigsby. I don't really know what PuPs were in there, but I was getting some wicked sounds out of that guitar that I've never been able to get in any other guitar I've played. I was playing through his 50 watt Marshall VM 2x12, had a small amount of gain with a delay and a Flanger, I was getting this amazing harmonic that would literally feed off of itself when I held a note and tapped the Bigsby. My buddy told me that it is due to how the Bigsby apparatus is mounted to the guitar. I could really feel it through the body. I still think it's a hideous chunk of metal, but I do get it now. Mr. Bigsby was truly a genius, a man ahead of his time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odnoklassnik Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Happy Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andeh Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Enjoy the party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily_luv Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Congrats fans on birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikita Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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