I've been considering something like this for my Gretsch Jet Club. Yours is the only video so far that cautions against cranking the whole thing down. I know with certainty that I would have done exactly that if I hadn't watched this. THANKS. Dylan FTW.
Thank you for making this video. Probably the best B7 install video I've seen. I had no idea about the importance of properly tightening the Bigsby to the body. As a violin maker, it occurs to me that the string vibration goes through the bridge feet anyway, and to a much lesser degree through the B7. So sustain shouldn't suffer by keeping the felt pads.
Good advice... I've added Bigsby's to several of my guitars and have found that adding extra felt disks near the top of the Bigsby helps. Mine worked out great... good sustain, arm angle, and tuning stability.
Did't mention anything about grounding to the B7. You can use a towner end pin adapter for the strap button and also add the towner down tension bar to lightly or aggressively touch the strings and it'll also cover the post holes. It'll allow more tension as well which could IMO help with tuning and sound. Did this with a 335 and avoided having to drill a hole for grounding either Bigsby or the tunematic.
So i did this a few weeks back. Works well. The only thing that I’ve noticed that I’ve been wondering about is I have the same gauge strings on but they feel tighter. Am i crazy or does a bigsby somehow add tension?
Bought a Bigsby B7 to fit to my Gibson es 335 studio, having watched your video and others I am sure I can do this myself. However, do you have to earth the Bigsby? This would be something I wouldn’t want to try myself. Any advice is welcome. Jim in Scotland 🏴👍
I had a duesenberg star player and now a Gretsch 6128t player edition. Both guitar have the same problem, after doing a light bending any string will go flat and stay flat until pushing down the tremolo. Is that normal? Could it be the gretsch with bigsby b7 screws are too tight?
Hey Dylan. Did you have to re-ground the guitar? I can’t recall, but does the ground come from the tailpiece or the bridge? I’m considering installing a bigsby on my 335.
He doesn’t like raising the Bigsby that high it messes with the set up, Intonation. I’d would add a plate that utilized the existing holes of the bridge, not drill more holes
Great video , one question how can it to keep the tune of the strings using bigsby ? , I have a bigsby in my Epiphone custum riviera p 93 , and when i use the bigsby playing , it get out of tune . Please a tip to kee it in tune it would be great .Regards Dylan
Wouldn’t it be easier to centre it with a piece of string raped around the top E string tuner come up over the back of the head stock to the top middle of the head stock and bring that string all the way down to the bottom of the guitar to find the centre .
Solid discussion of the physics of this area of the body. Nicely done. A lot of videos miss this totally. Kudos!
I've been considering something like this for my Gretsch Jet Club. Yours is the only video so far that cautions against cranking the whole thing down. I know with certainty that I would have done exactly that if I hadn't watched this. THANKS. Dylan FTW.
Thank you for making this video. Probably the best B7 install video I've seen. I had no idea about the importance of properly tightening the Bigsby to the body. As a violin maker, it occurs to me that the string vibration goes through the bridge feet anyway, and to a much lesser degree through the B7. So sustain shouldn't suffer by keeping the felt pads.
Good advice... I've added Bigsby's to several of my guitars and have found that adding extra felt disks near the top of the Bigsby helps. Mine worked out great... good sustain, arm angle, and tuning stability.
Did't mention anything about grounding to the B7. You can use a towner end pin adapter for the strap button and also add the towner down tension bar to lightly or aggressively touch the strings and it'll also cover the post holes. It'll allow more tension as well which could IMO help with tuning and sound. Did this with a 335 and avoided having to drill a hole for grounding either Bigsby or the tunematic.
I appreciate your honesty, bro!
Great video just ordered one for sa 550 greco. Can't wait to have it put on set up
Thanks so much for your videos, very informative, useful and concise!
So i did this a few weeks back. Works well. The only thing that I’ve noticed that I’ve been wondering about is I have the same gauge strings on but they feel tighter. Am i crazy or does a bigsby somehow add tension?
Bought a Bigsby B7 to fit to my Gibson es 335 studio, having watched your video and others I am sure I can do this myself. However, do you have to earth the Bigsby? This would be something I wouldn’t want to try myself. Any advice is welcome. Jim in Scotland 🏴👍
Sounds amazing too
why did you not go through correctly drilling the holes for the anchor screws
I want to ask, what's the difference between bigsby with screws and without screws?
Didn't the earth pole give you a problem?
I had a duesenberg star player and now a Gretsch 6128t player edition. Both guitar have the same problem, after doing a light bending any string will go flat and stay flat until pushing down the tremolo. Is that normal? Could it be the gretsch with bigsby b7 screws are too tight?
What do you recommend to cover the Stoptail Holes?
And did you run a ground wire to the bigsby?
Exactly what everyone needs to know!
Do a little plate like on the vibramate for B7s.
I just got me some nice blingy rivets and superglued them to 2 fitting screws...voila
You can use regular wood filler if you want. You would have to then paint those areas the color of your guitar and then add some polyurethane on top.
@@TELE6220: how so?
Hey Dylan. Did you have to re-ground the guitar? I can’t recall, but does the ground come from the tailpiece or the bridge? I’m considering installing a bigsby on my 335.
why didn't you use the vibramate before thinking about drilling??
Are you just going to leave the holes where the stop tail piece was in place or are you planning to fill those holes?
the client didn't want them filled. Gibson doesn't even fill them lol
@@DylanTalksTone: to each their own I guess.
Just watched the video about the vibramate. Doesn’t that break angle not apply to a 335?
That’s what I thought!!
Have you ever tried an installation using Velcro instead screws in the top?
He doesn’t like raising the Bigsby that high it messes with the set up, Intonation. I’d would add a plate that utilized the existing holes of the bridge, not drill more holes
Any tips on filing/cutting down the arm stop mate? Be nice to be able to pull the arm up without it hitting the stop point. Cheers.
dukeofpearl i also find this very irritating! Cant play the lowest 3 strings whilst holding the bar
You can get different size springs for the arm to raise or lower it. Don’t try and bend it, it’ll snap.
LarryUK you just have to be careful ;)
Great video , one question how can it to keep the tune of the strings using bigsby ? , I have a bigsby in my Epiphone custum riviera p 93 , and when i use the bigsby playing , it get out of tune . Please a tip to kee it in tune it would be great .Regards Dylan
But what about the ground? Wont you need to do something about that?
Can i put a bigsby on a ibanez artcore as73?
I don't see why not.
It’s a hollow body so does it sustain as long as a les paul?
yup
why didn’t you use a Vibramate?
LarryUK why would we if the client wanted a permanent mount.
DylanTalksTone sorry, I thought it was your own. I jumped forward and missed the customer part.
Wouldn’t it be easier to centre it with a piece of string raped around the top E string tuner come up over the back of the head stock to the top middle of the head stock and bring that string all the way down to the bottom of the guitar to find the centre .
Is it possible to mount a Bigsby on an acoustic guitar?
I'd say no. But, Gretsch did it with the g5034tft Rancher. But I'm pretty sure that guitar has a partial "center block".
Couldn’t you fabricate a plate or bracket that utilizes the existing bridge holes and not drill more holes? Call it The Dylan-bridge-b
So ground wiring the srings is overrated I guess... :(
Tom Veldhuizen the strings should still be grounded yes.
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