New to the board...CW 360 with B5 vib

dkxl5 · Post by **dkxl5** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:30 pm

New to the board. My CW kept beggin' me for a Bigsby B5 and I finally got the guts to fire up the drill and do it. It's not something I recommend everyone to do to a CW, but it's my favorite and I intend to keep it for a long time. It was scary because I'd never seen or heard of anyone putting the B5 on a 330 or 360, so I headed for uncharted territory. There's a good 3/4 inch of wood under the mounting area so it seemed possible (measure 10 times and drill once). It's extremely solid and works fantastic. It ads a whole new dimension to a great sounding guitar. Strung up with Pyramid flats.

jps · Post by **jps** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:08 pm

Welcome, Gutsy!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:50 pm

Welcome to the Forum, Dave! Nice job, too!

This modification has been done to a 300 series before; here's an example:

http://www.the-music-connection.com/r107.jpg

Yours is the first example on a 360CW that I am aware of.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:22 am

Excellent, Dave!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:03 pm

Welcome, Dave. Congrats on a great job. Quite frankly, I would have been wearing 3 pairs of undies and brown trousers just in case!!

webhead · Post by **webhead** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:26 am

Wow! I never seen a 300 series RIC with a Bigsby...

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:27 am

Welcome aboard Dave; and I thought I was the one that dared to be different!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:16 am

Nice CW Dave, i've got one in JG and it's incredible. I don't think i'll be firing up the drill anytime soon though!