Not everything needs a Bigsby

This started in FS/FT here but it amuses me enough to break it out.





I am sure there must be more "good ideas" out there ;-)

Bigsby would disagree with you: http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/...with-bigsby-fidelitron-pickup-savannah-sunset

Always thought these were really ironic:

dbirchett said:

Always thought these were really ironic:

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LOL - agreed. From what I've read they're supposed to be great guitars, though.

Just to veer slightly, some of those Bigsby guitars fetch hair-raising sums of money, I've seen some of the steel guitars he built up close and they are a sight to behold

I believe that the guitars preceded the vibrato.

Yep, Bigsby was building guitars long before he ever designed his vibratos. And while he built less than 30 of them, nearly all of them were built for high profile professionals, and more and more people are agreeing these days that they were the blueprint for the modern electric guitar. Folks like Les Paul, Leo Fender and Ted McCarthy were all too aware of Bigsby guitars, and and most of the classic, iconic electrics from the 50's incorporate at least a few ideas that were Bigsby innovations.