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I am about to install the Bigsby on my Ric 350V63. It fits fine. The only "problem" is that there is a space (aprox 1/4 inch) between the guitar body and the screw hole at the very front of the Bigsby. This may sound serious, but it's only cosmetic. The other 3 screw holes are quite sufficient to ...

I'm tickled pink for all of you who have no problem stringing a Bigsby.

But for the rest of us, we DO have a problem stringing a Bigsby, i.e., those of us who go to the trouble and expense of boring holes through this contraption or who buy a "quick fix" product (for $40.00) that is specifically ...

Len,
Hey, I just checked out that cool contraption you mentioned. That "String Spoiler" product certainly does solve my problem!

My only concern (which is probably crazy) is that it is a slight departure, aesthetically speaking, from the Lennon look I am after. But it's not really that noticeable ...

Erik,
Stringing a guitar with a Bigsby IS a problem, at least for me and many others like those who applauded the innovative solution presented in the YouTube video I mentioned above.

I have been playing guitar for 50 years and have owned a number of guitars with Bigsbys. Restringing the other ...

Len
Thank you SO much for your articulate instructions! This is what I have been searching for all over the internet. It seems to be a well guarded secret.

My Bigsby arrived yesterday, just after I discovered a brilliant idea from someone on YouTube. He solved the notorious problem with the Bigsby ...

Thanks Peter!
I'll try to muster the courage and give it a try.
If I had a friendly neighbourhood luthier I would most likely have him do it. But the idea of packing the guitar and shipping t off concerns me almost as much. I have had a number of mods done to other guitars by the local "experts" and ...

That's a good idea.
It just seems that it can't be that difficult. All the other people who did it weren't luthiers. Plus, I have a friend who is an excellent carpenter, so I'm thinking that it's a relatively simple task to drill a few holes and screw it in...as long as I find out exactly where to ...

I know it can be done since there are brave souls out there who have done it, and proudly posted pics of the Bigsby B5 on their Ric 350v63.
But they never say HOW they did it, and nobody asks them. I tried asking but got no replies.

Is there anyone out there who can help me with this?

I just want ...