Which bigsby shall i use on h150

[aarsvold]

Hi

 

I will put on a bigsby on my h150 and wonder which one I should pick.

I guess B7 is the right answer but I borrowed one to see how it looked and too me it seemed a bit too long.

I mean, it seemed like it came to close to the bridge.

 

So:

Have any of you tried the B7 or other models and can give me any advices?

[High Flying Bird]

Some of us have used conversion kits. You should get some ideas here.

[Millennium Maestro]

The bigsby you dont install is the best for the White Whale!!

[NoNameBand]

Is it for looks or do you actually want to use it?

[aarsvold]

The bigsby you dont install is the best for the White Whale!!

You love my white whale dont you?

Dont worry, I will treat her nice.

I also have the stetsbar system but I kind of dont like it. You know, the system which allows you to have a tremolo-system without doing any modifications on the guitar itself.

 

Anyway I will be heading for a bigsby and still want advices.

(Or alternatively Millenium, any good reasons for not using it at all on my white whale)

[big bob]

I have a B5 on my 170. It works great and is lighter than the b7. Love mine never goes out of tune even with no locking tuners.

[NoNameBand]

Possibly ruin a perfectly good guitar. Whales are protected (especially white ones). Make it more difficult to keep the guitar in tune. Just to name a few.

[aarsvold]

Is it for looks or do you actually want to use it?

Its not for looks. Actually I hate the look of it and also the idea of drilling in my guitar.

On slow songs (and also for soloing) I want the ability to color my sustained chords with vibrato. I can do some of what I want with "finger vibratoing" but it doesn't get me all the way to where i want to go.

[NoNameBand]

Its not for looks. Actually I hate the look of it and also the idea of drilling in my guitar.

On slow songs (and also for soloing) I want the ability to color my sustained chords with vibrato. I can do some of what I want with "finger vibratoing" but it doesn't get me all the way to where i want to go.

 

That sounds very nice "sustained chords with vibrato". I see Big Bob has a roller bridge, I'll bet that helps to keep it in tune.

[aarsvold]

Possibly ruin a perfectly good guitar. Whales are protected (especially white ones). Make it more difficult to keep the guitar in tune. Just to name a few.

 

Someone has to explain to me once and for all whats so special about these whales. You know, I just bought it used without ever having played a Heritage in my life so you have to educate me. I dont know much about these guitars exept knowing I love the sound of it

[aarsvold]

Possibly ruin a perfectly good guitar. Whales are protected (especially white ones). Make it more difficult to keep the guitar in tune. Just to name a few.

 

Someone has to explain to me once and for all whats so special about these whales. You know, I just bought it used without ever having played a Heritage in my life so you have to educate me. I dont know much about these guitars exept knowing I love the sound of it

[High Flying Bird]

Someone has to explain to me once and for all whats so special about these whales. You know, I just bought it used without ever having played a Heritage in my life so you have to educate me. I dont know much about these guitars exept knowing I love the sound of it

 

For some reason white H-150/157 & H-140/147 seem to always have a broken neck or some hideous defect. You and LeftyAlicia got lucky.

 

Brent installed a kit that didn't do any thing to permanently alter the guitar. It had a base you attached the Bigsby to. I just don't know what they are called.

[aarsvold]

So, has any of you tried the vibramate-kit which enables you to install a bigsby without damaging your guitar?

 

And still I wonder: b7 or b5, any more opinions?

[bolero]

I would get the bigsby that only uses 1 bar..the double bar ones, where the strings go underneath a second roller, are a pain to keep in tune

 

you can also install it without drilling in the top of the gtr

 

 

long bodied ones are my preference, as the string break over the bridge is close to the stock LP style, and less likely to sound like a banjo

 

you can order a longer handle if you want too, I can't stand not being able to hold the handle while picking

[bolero]

B6 would be my choice for a 535...B3 is the same but with a shorter body, probably better for an H150

 

and no holes in the top needed for either, although the vibramate is a great concept. I don't know if they have a single roller bigsby that'll mount on it though?

 

 

http://www.bigsbyguitars.com/vibe/?page_id=145

[big bob]

I have two guitars with B5's (two bar ) and have no problems with keeping in tune, and I do use them..

[bolero]

interesting...do you lube, or do anything to the roller?

 

I have had 2 different B7's that didn't stay in tune that great...acutally one was MUCH worse than the other, which was tolerable

 

the 3 top ( thinnest ) strings were the worst offenders

 

however once I got a single bar bigsby it was much better than either of them!

[jjkrause84]

My roommate just added a Bigsby B5 to his Les Paul. He used a Vibramate, which is a metal plate you use to attach the bigsby without having to drill into the guitar.

 

Worth a look....

[aarsvold]

My roommate just added a Bigsby B5 to his Les Paul. He used a Vibramate, which is a metal plate you use to attach the bigsby without having to drill into the guitar.

 

Worth a look....

 

I think maybe I will order the vibramate today and put it on a bigsby B7.

Its worth a try since with this sollution there will be no drilling. I am a little worried about what this will do to the sustain but I might try it out and sell it again if I dont like it.