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Does anyone here have Bigsby's on their Ricks?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:39 am
by sloop_john_b
I'm a big user and abuser of Bigsby vibratos, i've got 'em on a few of my axes. Does anyone here have 'em on their Ricks? I'm considering having one put on my 330FG, just wanted to hear some other opinions and possibly see some pics.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 7:59 am
by joepee
Here's one, and I love it.
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 8:09 am
by sloop_john_b
Ah yes, I forgot that John's 325 had a Bigsby!
::ducks::
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 1:16 pm
by scoobster28
Who is John?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:10 am
by seth_lorinczi
Yes, I bought the body of a (supposedly) '73 450 a couple of years ago. It was impossible to find the correct (and to be honest kind of flimsy) comb-type bridge assembly, so I installed a tune-o-matic and Bigsby. Very happy with it...it gives the guitar a little more "chunk" and heft to it....
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:19 am
by melibreits
Here's mine..... It ROCKS!!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:20 am
by jingle_jangle
Outside of "looks a bit tight on there", I can only say that I should have re-qualified my statement. Remember, this originally came about in reference to a 340!
Rick solid bodies look terrific with the B5. But I can't imagine a 330, 340, 360, 370, or 381 with a Bigsby...
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:36 am
by admin
Paul: Please pick up the Fogerty Premonition DVD. Not only is a concert of a lifetime but it has a Rickenbacker with a Bigsby that you might like to see. I will leave it at that for now.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 7:51 am
by admin
Ok maybe just one glimpse.
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:23 am
by krick
Here is a link to a nice Fireglo 370 VP that Mike Parks sold awhile back.
http://www.the-music-connection.com/r107bd.jpg
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:33 am
by highway_star
I wonder how that would work for rockabilly?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 8:38 am
by krick
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 10:02 am
by jingle_jangle
Wow. Those grew on me FAST!
Please consider my formerly well-considered opinion to be now ill-considered.
And, BTW, Melissa, that turquoise 325 is absolutely unequalled!
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 11:37 am
by ozover50
"Premonition" DVD????
I've mentioned this before (in great hope) - I can't get that for love or money over here!! Well........ not in PAL format, anyway. Anybody got a copy (and I don't mean "copy") that they'd like to dispose of?
Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 12:42 pm
by krick
Speaking of Bigsbys on Rickenbackers, does anyone here know anything about the Fireglo Capri that Mike Campbell plays in the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "PBS/Soundstage" concert? It has a Bigsby B5 mounted near the bridge but I can see a RIC trapeze tailpiece also. There are some still pictures of it from another show here:
http://www.gonegator.com/pictures_vic_marcia.asp
