April 2, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
One of the biggest negative aspects of mounting a Bigsby tailpiece on your guitar is that you have to drill holes. It is a definite committment and there is no way around it…..until now. The good folks over at Vibramate have come up with some hardware to allow you to mount a Bigsby tailpiece on [...]
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October 2, 2009 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here’s a great tip on how to help keep those guitars in tune that have a Bigsby & a Tune-o-matic bridge. The strings can sometimes get hung up in the saddles and this easy mod can really help. I would not do this mod to an original vintage ABR-1 however. Get a good replacement if [...]
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October 1, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
After a 30 year hiatus, Carvin is excited to announce the return of the legendary Bigsby vibrato to our lineup of Custom Shop options. The Custom Shop has received many requests to bring back the venerable Bigsby, and Carvin is very pleased to accommodate these requests. Carvin first introduced the Bigsby as an option in [...]
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September 27, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Similar in spirit to the double cutaway Mira model introduced at Experience PRS 2007, the single cutaway Starla has many vintage themed appointments and is PRS Guitars’ first solidbody electric guitar featuring a standard Bigsby B5 tail piece and a Grover Tune-O-Matic bridge. The guitar also includes exclusive Starla Treble and Bass pickups. The solid [...]
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July 6, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
Nice Guy…Punk Legend! The image of Billy Zoom on stage with his wide legged stance, satisfied grin and vintage Gretsch® Silver Jet guitar is well documented in the annals of American punk rock lore. A co-founder of the band, “X” from Los Angeles, California in the late ‘70s during a time when pop culture was [...]
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June 8, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
TV Jones introduces the Spectra-Sonic Supreme! This beautiful top-of-the-line guitar is in production now with an estimated delivery date of August 1, 2008. TV Jones is taking orders now, and there are a limited number left in the first run. Be one of the first in the world to own the TV Jones Spectra-Sonic Supreme! [...]
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March 19, 2008 | Posted by Billy Penn
The new TV Jones Model 10 guitar will be available later this spring. High end factory production will be necessary to meet the overwhelming response and unexpected demand for the new model. Some features include TV Jones Classic pickups, Sperzel tuners and optional Bigsby tailpiece. You can get the details and specs on the TV [...]
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