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Bigsby Vibratos and Guitar information.
Paul Bigsby: Official YouTube Page
Inventor * Engineer * Designer * Manufacturer
Bigsby Guitars & Crocker Motorcycles

"I can build anything."
With that statement, Mr. Paul Bigsby switched from building Crocker motorcycles to making musical instruments.

In the 1940s, Paul Adelburt Bigsby was a skilled foreman at a machine shop in Los Angeles owned by Albert Crocker of the famous Crocker Motorcycle Company. Paul's interest in motorcycles and Western music brought him into contact with Merle Travis. As they both were avid motorcyclists and music lovers, Paul and Merle became good friends.

During this same time, Merle brought his Gibson L-10 guitar to P.A., as Bigsby was called, with a worn out Kaufman vibrato that wouldn't stay in tune. "Can you fix this for me?" asked Merle. "I can fix anything" said Paul. But seeing the shortcomings of the Kaufman vibrato and at Merle's suggestion, he ended up designing a whole new mechanism which worked perfectly. This device set the standard and became the vibrato of choice for most guitar manufacturers the world over and remains so today.

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How to Re-String a Bigsby Vibrato
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Bigsby Vibrato Installation - B5 Telecaster
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Channel Comments (12)
racicotguy323 (1 week ago)
i want to put a bigsby b7 on my epiphone custom. will the holes from the tailpiece on it now line up with or be covered by the b7 tailpiece?
Groundhogmusic (1 month ago)
Heyo! Great page! I've ordered a Fender JA-90 and of course I'd love a bigsby on it... any advice?
hollowcats01 (1 month ago)
Hey I want to put A Bigsby On My Epiphone Dot studio, But i
want to Know if There Isnt Any Problem with The Guitar Getting out of tune quick or things like that?????
alexdldude (4 months ago)
Hey, what kind of model should I buy to fit on my Gibson les paul?
vandmalonogskid (7 months ago)
hey cut you please make a video where you insatll a bigsby b5 on les paul?
10fender (9 months ago)
Hey Guys, Im about to put a Bigsby b-7g on my Les Paul Custom and im not sure what to do with the mount hole for the stop bar, leave me a comment as to what you would do.. Thanks, Jason
mengst3r (11 months ago)
hi i'm thinking of installing a bigsby B7G onto my les paul studio. after fitting the bigsby in, can it still fit inside a standard hard case for the les paul? i'm worried it cant fit and i will need to find another hardcase
strangeraver (11 months ago)
I just purchased a vintage Bigsby B-5 and the string spread is too narrow for the neck width on my new "Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster". The strings don't line up with the saddles for a straight string pull over the bridge. Is there a model for a telecaster with a wider string spread and wider roller bar?
12Alley (1 year ago)
hey nice vid
ive got a ibanez GAX-70
and id like to install a bigsby on it but im not sure if the bigsby does it any harm
do u think anything will happen to it?
KHearse87 (1 year ago)
Is it possible to put a Bigsby on a Strat? I have an Affinity series Strat that I want to put a better trem on, I was thinking of installing a B5. I didn't know if it was possible or how difficult an install it would be. Thanks!
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