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Feb 11, 2012 2:06 PM

Bigsby on a variax

Ok, so i've got a 500. I love it to death, but would love a trem on it. can't afford to buy a 600 or a jtv, so is it possible to fit a bigsby a la telecaster?

  • Kneehow UberGuru
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    Feb 15, 2012 11:26 AM (in response to sirdunny)
    Re: Bigsby on a variax

    Unfortunately it's not going to be possible... the piezo pickups are individually-mounted (and soldered to points below the bridge assembly). Bigsbys typically use a Tune-O-Matic type of bridge for the "break" and then the arm mechanism sits behind the bridge. I know what you're after, but it's not going to be possible with our Variaxes, sorry.

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    Feb 16, 2012 3:48 PM (in response to sirdunny)
    Re: Bigsby on a variax

    http://graphtech.com/products.html?SubCategoryID=87

     

     

      wrong.............

     

      if  you add this  graphtech  bridge... then you can   put the  bigsby   or any    other  non fender  style  tremelo  on your  guitar.

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    Feb 24, 2012 1:12 AM (in response to sirdunny)
    Re: Bigsby on a variax

    sirdunny wrote:

     

    Ok, so i've got a 500. I love it to death, but would love a trem on it. can't afford to buy a 600 or a jtv, so is it possible to fit a bigsby a la telecaster?

    Both of my Variax transplants have Bigsby style trems with Graphtech Tuneomatic bridges, it would be very easy to do this mod on a Variax 500.

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      Sep 22, 2012 8:28 AM (in response to johnnyayyy)
      Re: Bigsby on a variax 
      johnnyayyy wrote:
       
      sirdunny wrote:
       
      Ok, so i've got a 500. I love it to death, but would love a trem on it. can't afford to buy a 600 or a jtv, so is it possible to fit a bigsby a la telecaster?
      Both of my Variax transplants have Bigsby style trems with Graphtech Tuneomatic bridges, it would be very easy to do this mod on a Variax 500.

      How does the bigsby work with the piezos? On another thred crusty was saying a bigsby with a variax woul cause all sorts of problems. Are you using the bigsby with the models or did you add magnetic pickups to your transplants?

       

      I am toying with ordering a warmoth L5 and xplanting jtv guts into it. And. . .yes it would be purple. . . lol. .

       

      Did you ever get around to posting pics of your xplants? Could not find any photos online of a variax with bigsby.

  • cliff-thomson Just Startin'
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    Sep 30, 2012 3:43 PM (in response to sirdunny)
    Re: Bigsby on a variax

    I've been looking into this too.

     

    I've a left handed variax 300, so as you can imagine i'm in a worse situation than you are to sort out the hardware side.

    There's the graphtech option with a peizo bridge and bigsby.....

     

    OR...you could fit a floyd rose or strat style trem, and have a look at graphtech's saddle tranducers which should fit floyd rose, or strat style guitars, which should give you all you need i would think.

     

    I'm seriously considering this option as i can get a L/Handed FR copy for £20 english or less....and i don't need to worry about import duty as the price is below the threshold.

     

    Thoughts?

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