Twangman
Junior Member
Howdy -
I'm new to the site. Nice to be here. I've got a question for you folks who might lean toward the rockabilly end of things.
I got got a really nice blond DeArmomd X-155 that I'm tricking our rockabilly style. Here's what I've done so far:
- Bigsby B6 (USA)
- GFS NYII single coils (I'd like a set of white DeArmond 2k's, but these sound almost identical)
- Guild/Bigsby compensated G (unwound) bridge pinned to top
My next mod is going to be trestle bracing, or at least, my understanding of it. My plan is to take some mahogany bracing and place it under the top braces where the bridge is, then secure it to the back of the guitar like a trestle. Gretsch did this for a while, but uiti was too labor intensive and expensive. It is supposed to increase sustain and cut down on feedback. The downside is that it will also decrease the vibrations in the back and top.
Anybody have any experince with this?
Currently own: 97 Starfire III with TV Jones Filtertrons, D-52 acoustic, several "Frankenteles."
I'm new to the site. Nice to be here. I've got a question for you folks who might lean toward the rockabilly end of things.
I got got a really nice blond DeArmomd X-155 that I'm tricking our rockabilly style. Here's what I've done so far:
- Bigsby B6 (USA)
- GFS NYII single coils (I'd like a set of white DeArmond 2k's, but these sound almost identical)
- Guild/Bigsby compensated G (unwound) bridge pinned to top
My next mod is going to be trestle bracing, or at least, my understanding of it. My plan is to take some mahogany bracing and place it under the top braces where the bridge is, then secure it to the back of the guitar like a trestle. Gretsch did this for a while, but uiti was too labor intensive and expensive. It is supposed to increase sustain and cut down on feedback. The downside is that it will also decrease the vibrations in the back and top.
Anybody have any experince with this?
Currently own: 97 Starfire III with TV Jones Filtertrons, D-52 acoustic, several "Frankenteles."