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New to the board...CW 360 with B5 vib
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:30 pm
by dkxl5
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 6:08 pm
by jps
Welcome, Gutsy!
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:50 pm
by doctorwho
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:22 am
by longhouse
Excellent, Dave!
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:03 pm
by ozover50
Welcome, Dave. Congrats on a great job. Quite frankly, I would have been wearing 3 pairs of undies and brown trousers just in case!!
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:26 am
by webhead
Wow! I never seen a 300 series RIC with a Bigsby...
Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:27 am
by wmthor
Welcome aboard Dave; and I thought I was the one that dared to be different!
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:16 am
by sloop_john_b
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!
