Thanks Andrew! I love it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
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Thanks Andrew! I love it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
that finish looks excellent shazz, can't wait to see it with all the hardware,
and speaking as a lover of Japan, i have to say i love your logo, been to japan a couple of times and plan to keep going
amazing place, amazing people,
and cds/vinyl/guitars are also dirt cheap, you'll both love it ;)
Thanks John! I reckon it will look so mean with the hardware! We're so excited to go there! We're planning a 28 day trip in 2017 :) including Tokyo, Osaka and the Nagano snow region (Hakuba, Myoko and Nozawaonsen)Quote:
Originally Posted by johnc
Will def be looking at the music scene too!
So I just did another dry fit, and my goodness am I excited!! It looks flipping awesome!!! (If I do say so myself!!)
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I have 1 question though, this is how my 'bigsby' style bridge came, does this look right? To me it seems to be sitting too high... And when I push the trem bar down the spring clicks (did not do this whilst it was sitting like this, I squeezed it in my hands).
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I would love to buy, but can't currently afford a genuine Bigsby so I want this to work :(
Also does anyone know where I can get a genuine silver Gretsch pick guard bracket? I can only seem to find the gold as a 'spare part' the Gretsch one has a slightly different shape so the pick guard sits up differently then with the current bracket that came with my kit.
Hi Shazz, mock build looks excellent. I think you have the neck pup surround in the bridge cavity, try swapping them and the bridge height should look about the right height. I think once strings are on the wammy bar should come down but of the 50 odd kits I've built I've never had a Bigsby on one. The other GR builders can probably help you with the pickguard or if you buy the material have a crack at cutting your own
Noice!
The Bigsby will settle down once under string tension so don't worry about any weird clicks it makes now.
Hey Wokka, I did have them the wrong way around! I realised afterwards doh!!
Hopefully when I actually fix hem they're in right :p
It's not the pick guard it's self it's just the silver bracket that fixes it to the body. The Gretsch one has a bend in it where as the kit one is flat.
I hope the bar comes down, it just seems to be really high and not sitting on the spring right. I'll try have a look through the forum and see :) cheers
Ok awesome!! Thanks DB :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
hey shazz, looks the biz! once the guitar is strung up and has settled in , you could always put a strategic bend in the trem arm so it suits you better
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Originally Posted by stan
Ahh true! Cold bend or would heat be better? Obviously wouldn't want to snap it haha. Have you done this before?
Great work Shazz. I put a B70 Bigsby on an ES-2V a little while ago. The trem is pretty much the same as what you have and once the string tension is there, the spring compresses and brings the arm down. Don't know what instructions came with your kit but this is the Bigsby installation sheet, had to reduce the size a bit so not sure how clear it will be.
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Not sure if you already knew how to wrap the strings around the bars of the bridge. Hope this is helpful.
Grant
Don't heat it... Being Mystery Metal it might explode or something.. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
Veeeery gently cold bend it, but don't Hulk out on it as it might snap on you (Don't panic if it does, I have a few spares lurking in a dark corner of the Man Cave :) )
Hey mate, thanks heaps! I knew how to wrap the stings but this will be very helpful! I didn't get instructions with the kit and hadn't actually looked yet so this is awesome, thankyou!Quote:
Originally Posted by neverwas
Oh I don't want no Explosions! I'll use a vice and some womanly strength! Hopefully I don't get too buff from the wax application hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
I will video it in real time ;) haha
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Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
The reason why the trem arm is like that is because there's no string tension acting on the system, incidentally, guitars with those Bigsby Trems fitted tended to have rather thick gauge strings, like say 52s, not only that, the G-string would be a wound type rather than the plain type as found on Fender Strats, you'll probably find that once the guitar is tuned to pitch the trem-arm will sit closer to the body of the guitar.
Thanks Doc! I'll continue with this as it seems it will all be ok :) I'm hoping it all goes well!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
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Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
Hope so too mate, going by the latest pics you've uploaded the guitar looks fantabulous (fantastic/fabulous), you should definitely do a sound or video demo of maybe you or your hubby playing the guitar.
That's only a dry fit, haven't done the electronics yet. I just wanted to visualise The final productQuote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
Don't do anything to the trem until you have got it strung up to tension, and even then wait until you have had the chance to play it like it is for a while. Like DB said the strings will bring it right down. I am confident that once you have done this you will discover that no bending will be necessary
Yeah, I will wait till it's settled and see how high it is. If I feel it would be more comfortable to adjust the bar I will do it at a later date :) I don't want to snap it or anything!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fretworn
Hi Shazz, just had my first experience with a Bigsby (B5 in my case, but they are the same principle) and mine looked pretty much like yours before I strung it up. I only use 9-42 strings and even with those I had to shim the spring with a 5c piece because it was too low. So I doubt you will have a problem.
Cold bending is the usual way if required and you could also look at a replacement spring, either shorter or longer as required, presuming that they are the same size as a real Bigsby.
Lots of luck with fixing the strings to the Bigsby. Mine was a nightmare. Make sure you google before you do it. I wish I had. I found that using a capo to hold the string in tension was the best method.
Your guitar looks stunning, great job.
rob
Hey Rob, thanks heaps for the info. I was reading on the bigsby site that people either use. 5c piece to lift it up (as you have) or they remove the plastic washer to lower it. I don't have the smallest hands for a woman so the stock height should be ok so hopefully I won't need to bend the bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by robin
I've looked at how to string them up and it doesn't look fun! Haha might have to get my husband to help :p
Thanks also for the compliments, I'm stoked and can't wait for it to be finished :)
Hey ShazzRandom, you're doing great, keep it up.
Three hands and it will be a breeze, but with only two, it an exercise in pure frustration. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
I sure hope so! 3 hands and 4 capos?! Think I'll be right then for sure!!Quote:
Originally Posted by robin
I built this same kit earlier this year. Using EB 11s it sits up about 2 1/2 inches from the body. Works great.... eventually
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Awesome! I'm not sure what strings I'll use yet. I'll probably start with the PB ones that I got a couple sets of in my kit :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Swinging Beef
Woo received my wax today!! AusPost didn't lose this package thankfully!
I'm expecting to have that summer body from the workout that this wax application is going to Be!
I'm still waiting on my stuff after 2 orders lost....
Have they arrived yet? I swear AP is going crazy!!Quote:
Originally Posted by keloooe
Same here. AP left me a card the other day. Went to the post office, they cannot locate the package arrrgghh!
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There was this time not long ago I had ordered some decorations for a party. On the Friday, The stupid driver marked it as delivered and I was watching the online tracking as it changed I went down the front (of my office) and no package insite or call card/pick up card. The guy came back on Monday and said 'oh sorry'... It sucked that I needed the decos for the Saturday...Quote:
Originally Posted by andrewdosborne
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Originally Posted by ShazzRandom
Geez..what on earth is going on with Australia Post?, this one time I was waiting on a parcel to arrive and I went down and checked my mail box, there was a parcel card inside with the message "Final Notice" written on it, I went to the post office to pick up the parcel and explained to the person serving me that the card was the only one I had received and I didn't recall getting any prior ones.
Hope those decorations haven't been lost and that they arrive soon.
They're nut jobs in that place! The decorations turned up the Monday after Saturday that I needed them... Anyone want to buy A Mexican party pack? Decos and sombreros - $120!!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrNomis_44
Also another experience here, twice we had registered parcels arrive at our doorstep last year, once was a Christmas present for me. Instead of leaving a card and taking it to the post office, they actually left it there and signed as an R.Kelly, which nobody in the family who is alive has a first name with the initial of R.
Wow!! That's terrible!! Postage is def not what it used to be!Quote:
Originally Posted by keloooe
Pro tip for stringing the Bigsby.
Bend the string as close to the ball end as possible, I usually bend it about 30 degrees :)
Okies!! Awesome tip!!! Thanks DB!Quote:
Originally Posted by dingobass
The body is officially complete (stain/wax) I am so stoked with the finish! Just putting together the time lapse of the waxing :) Attachment 6898
Finish looks nice. How did you find the wax application?