Foxboron Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 this tread makes me totaly whant to get a vibarm, to bad im not sure fi i at all need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 too bad i'm not sure if i at all need one. Need?!? Who gives a rat's *** about need?!?! They just look soooo badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxboron Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Need?!?Who gives a rat's *** about need?!?! They just look soooo badass. hahahaha good point :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakout Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Need?!?Who gives a rat's *** about need?!?! They just look soooo badass. Thats the right beat, that is humor,great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Really sweet; very nice guitar all round GJ. How much either side of true pitch does it deflect the note on, say, a fifth-fret 'A' on the top 'E' string? I haven't really missed not having a trem-arm (even though I had one on my #1 guitar for 24 years) but that V7 may make me consider putting one on something one day! Keep us posted, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2leod Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalSalvation Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Would it fit onto an epi? (still saving for a gibson =P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Would it fit onto an epi? (still saving for a gibson =P) yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 So simple yet so effective! I love it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Would it fit onto an epi? (still saving for a gibson =P) Here's my EPI '56 GT with it. Just put it on this weekend Figured, since I have a Gibson now, I could experiment a little with my epi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnastynebr Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Here's my EPI '56 GT with it. Just put it on this weekend Figured' date=' since I have a Gibson now, I could experiment a little with my epi.[/quote'] A gold top/ w P90s and a Bigsby........that just looks right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil325 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 i've always wanted a bigsby! now i'll actually think of going for it haha.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcrowes420 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I am SOOOO JEALOUS! that looks so nice....and clean...I am gonna have to get one of these in gold.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 BTW' date=' I have a P90 equipped SG Special and a Flying V just screaming out for this bad-boy... [img']http://www.vibramate.com/images/VibramateMaestro640.jpg[/img] I WILL be installing one of those on my SG as soon as it comes out. That's my favorite type of vibrato and I've always wanted one on my SG. I've never heard of that until now. I must have one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efp Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Da*n you Junkie! You have just caused some damage to my credit card, not to mention the ear-bending I will get from the wife when that package arrives... Question though: On my Standard the top of the tailstop bush lies below the top so I'm afraid tightening the new plate down will cause damage to the finish which I'm keen to avoid. Is the Vibramate flat on the base or are any spacers supplied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efp Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Just a quick update: have now installed the vibramate and B7 on my Standard, an easy and painless job but for one thing. I found that as the thickness of the Vibramate took the Bigsby base some 4mm higher, the tail could not be attached to the original stap button screw hole without applying quite a bit of downward pressure. I felt this was putting too much strain on the stopbar bushes, so I reluctantly chose to drill a new strap button screwhole 4mm or so above the original. It pained me greatly to desecrate my baby but I couldn't work out any other way, and figure it will be preferable to the bushings pulling out. I scratched my heand over this for a while and read the instuctions a dozen times but I can't see how geometry will allow it to be fitted flat otherwise. I think you can see from the last but one of Junkie's original pictures that his bigsby doesnt appear to be sitting quite flat on the plate either if I'm not mistaken. First impressions of the sound are very positive however, though I havent given her a good thrashing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGplayer1994 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 hey GJ, did you have to pry out the tail piece posts or did the posts simply unscrew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhn29 Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I just discovered your fantastic photos/post. Many thanks for taking time to photograph and share your work. Pictures help resolve a lot of questions I've had about the fit and appearance of the vibramate-mounted Bigsby. (I'll read on to see your account, if there is one, of how well it works, stays in tune, etc.) Vibramate owes you an acknowledgment. So does anyone else remotely interested in Bigsby equipped Les Pauls. jhn29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I have always wanted to either buy one with it on, or put one on a cheapeee I have laying around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BentonC Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 VERY COOL! I had no idea about that product, but if it works as well as you say, it definitely seems worth a try! I'm not the biggest Bigsby fan in the world, but with installation that is non-invasive, it might actually be a little easier to feel good about swapping it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 That is ingenious! Apparently they make the adapters for a variety of guitars. Too cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyGibson Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I felt this was putting too much strain on the stopbar bushes, so I reluctantly chose to drill a new strap button screwhole 4mm or so above the original. It pained me greatly to desecrate my baby but I couldn't work out any other way, and figure it will be preferable to the bushings pulling out. I put a vibramate with the same bigsby on an epi '56 gold top. It was pulling the bushings out too. I decided a bigsby wasn't for me after all and wound up selling it so I could get my Traditional. That was a good idea to drill the second hole, so it will fit. This way you're just quasi married to it, in case you change your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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