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For solid body Gibson style guitars, the B 5 Bigsby bridge is for manually creating a true vibrato. The only true vibrato is to change the tone above and below the normal pitch.

Bigsby continues to manufacture vintage-style guitar parts including vibratos and bridges using the same hand-made methods prescribed by founder Paul Bigsby half a century ago. Six hand assembled vibrato models are available with the Bigsby name. The tailpieces continue to be used as original equipment on guitars by many major manufacturers.

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Bigsby B5 Flat Top Solid-Body Bridge - Gibson Style

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Average of 4 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.75

Quality

Quality: 9.50

Features

Features: 10.00

Value

Value: 9.50

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

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Posted by cjaxe420 from missouri on Aug 7, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: blues, rock
I put this on my epi sg 400. Sustain for days. Looks incredible and easy to install. Quality is top notch. A little tricky to string at first but well worth it. Great product and very cool upgrade for your axe.

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 8

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

Great tailpiece!
Posted by Daniel Stephenson from Shingle Springs, CA on Jul 16, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock/Blues
I had one of these put on my Gibson SG special! I do not regret doing so. It gives the SG a Vintage vibe. I love it and my SG because of it!

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 9

Bigsby B5
Posted by Quicksilver Joe and the Holding Airplane from Southern California on Mar 29, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Psychedelic rock, blues, etc.
The day I got my Bigsby B5 I installed it on my SG (Epiphone G400). It was very stressful because I had to drill into my investment, but other than that it was surprisingly easy, and worked out perfectly. Now that it's on, I'm really glad I bought and installed it. Not only is it a very usable and comfortable vibrato, but it looks extremely good. The range is a little narrower than, say, a Floyd Rose, but it is highly sensitive within that range. Besides, a Floyd Rose would look ugly and requires routing out a huge space in the guitar's body to install. This Bigsby even stays in tune longer than I expected. Not as long as a Floyd Rose, obviously, but better than my stock Fender Mustang's vibrato, which is less usable. Bigsby all the way.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

Buy it
Posted by Ryan from Slippery Rock, PA on Sep 28, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: 7 years playing
Reviewer's Play Style: all
This is great, I put it on my Gibson SG. Pretty easy to install, just take your time so you do it right. And make sure your guitar is set up right or it won't stay in tune.

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Bigsby B5 Flat Top Solid-Body Bridge - Gibson Style

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