Lynyrd1281734143 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hello, Epi afficionado! I'm the dude that all his life dreamed of Bigsby vibrato on his lespaul... First, I got meself a LP Epi Standard - good looking one, I just love it. And second - by a chance I got me a Bigsby vibrato (lisenced one with the word Epiphone indented in it). I bought it not asking what type was it: I was told it been mounted upon LP, so that decided it... OK, I paid some 30 dollars (yes, cheap) and got a B-5 horseshoe vibrato. It been really adorned a LP top, I saw it by my eyes... But now I'm slightly dumbed with a perspective to drill twice more holes (4 instead of 2 when B-7) in my LP. I ask your advice: - whether to buy B-7 - or mount on my LP this B-5 (maybe it's OK to do so...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Yes it is possible to mount one and several have done it. You can always get a Vibramate. You bolt it to the tailpiece bushings and the B5 mounts to it. http://www.vibramate.com/vibramate-v5.html I put a B70 on my LP and a I love it. My guitar had a trapeze tailpiece so I didn't have to deal with covering the tailpiece holes. By the way, a B7 will not totally cover the tailpiece holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynyrd1281734143 Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 jcwillow777, I love your advise!!!! Thank you! As I see it I have one point sure to be doctored: It may appear that original B-5 has its holes not exactly at the same places as a lisences one. About "not covering the tailpiece holes" - I know that... not overall horrid to see that... So I will try to find that magic vibramate. Thnk you again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.com/VIBRAMATE-QUICK-MOUNT-KIT-FOR-BIGSBY-F-SHIPPING_W0QQitemZ370290708082QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item56370bce72 I know there are places overseas, but this is the going rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynyrd1281734143 Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 thank you for reference. I think I would place my order to make this thing here - to meet the exact size of my Epi vibrato. We got good specialists here... yet. The cost will be the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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