Community: Message List - JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:10:12 GMT

Please post pictures. We would love to see them.

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:01:36 GMT

anthonylee wrote:

Thanks
Got the bigsby B7, a month ago. Because this is a Variax modeler Guitar wasn't sure if it wouldnt **** up the guitar . but it came out GREAT!!!
Changed the pickup's. The G&B Pickup's are O.K - the same that they put on the PRS (same factory). But i wanted character. So changed the Neck to a Gibson Burstbucker Pro Neck Humbucker IM59A-NH & in the Bridge a Seymour Duncan custom custom SH 11.(not in Photo,Yet.) & Schaller Locking tuners.
NOW ITS A GREAT GUITAR.

Since I am doing xplants of all my JTV 59s I will have 3 gutless bodies left over. Maybe I will slap a B7 on one of those first to see how I dig it. The one that is currently gutless and at home is TSB like yours. Looks great!

All of my JTVs and xplants have Prails in em and planet wave locking tuners. I use mags and models at the same time on every patch so need versatility. P Rails are great at versatility. If I was going with just 2 humbuckers I would go lollar or WCRs.

I wish line 6 was less against customizing. These guitars rock and warrant being in a more unique axe. Life would be boring if we all liked the same body, finish, neck, pickups, tuners etc.

The next xplant to be finished is a LP from warmoth in purple flame top, with pearloid binding, pearloid p rails etc etc etc.

I did see a straight warmoth LP and neck on ebay and damn near bought it to do a bigsby LP. I am torn between doing that, which would require buying another donor guitar to raid the guts from, or just getting a goldtop p90 version and slapping a bigsby on that puppy.

I wonder what a tele with JTV guts and bigsby would be like. I have some older lrbaggs bridges or could buy a graphtec one. I guess they would work with a bigsby. Time to do some research.

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:03:14 GMT

well as for the tuninig it stays in tune perfectly. as for the wear of the piezo...well its not a floyd, and the use of a bigsby is moderate.

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 15:17:04 GMT

The guitar looks great! Without a roller bridge is their potential to wear down the piezo sensors and does it stay in tune with all of the friction points on the Tyler bridge?

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 13:43:09 GMT

Thanks

Got the bigsby B7, a month ago. Because this is a Variax modeler Guitar wasn't sure if it wouldnt **** up the guitar . but it came out GREAT!!!

Changed the pickup's. The G&B Pickup's are O.K - the same that they put on the PRS (same factory). But i wanted character. So changed the Neck to a Gibson Burstbucker Pro Neck Humbucker IM59A-NH & in the Bridge a Seymour Duncan custom custom SH 11.(not in Photo,Yet.) & Schaller Locking tuners.
NOW ITS A GREAT GUITAR.

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:10:09 GMT

Killer! I was looking into putting a bigsby on a JTV or an xplant but sort of dropped it after reading comments that said it would not work. I think Johnay did a bigsby on an older variax.

Looks killer as well!!!!! Congrats.

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:48:08 GMT

Sweet with the Bigsby !!!

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:56:14 GMT

I installed a Bigsby B7 on the JTV 59 It Fits right to the tyler tailpice with one slight problem the Bigsby on theright side has a front screw and it's to thick so just took of a few milileters with a dremil nice 15 minutes work till it slides under the tailpice. screw the straplock to hold the B7 string it and no problem.
No problems with the Models and great when using as normal electric guitar with shaller locking tuning machine heads
Gibson Burstbucker Pro Neck HumbuckerIM59A-NH
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n528/Anthonylee2010/DSC09205_zps75ba3119.jpg

http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n528/Anthonylee2010/DSC09201_zps46949e4c.jpg

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:27:31 GMT

I know where you're coming from Dan, the JTV59 definately needs a Bigsby!! I hate the look of the other 2 models

Re: JTV-58 and Bigsby B7

support@line6.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:58:30 GMT

As far as the warranty - point taken. I guess this might also explain why none of the actual Line 6 support staff have been too quick to answer this or other similar questions. Again, thank you.

Dan