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A Bigsby on an acoustic!

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Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
edited February 2023 in Acoustics
I have seen a Gretsch which looks odd, and sounds cool, and a guy near me is selling this, which sounds surprisingly good. Not sure how the acoustic top will hold up! 

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  • digitalkettledigitalkettle Frets: 2587
    Some funny characters on the end of your URL...try: https://streamable.com/k8qhsd

    Btw, yuk ;)
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    digitalkettle said:
    Some funny characters on the end of your URL...try: https://streamable.com/k8qhsd

    Btw, yuk ;)
    The idea sounds good, but yeah, it just looks all kinds of weird!
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    edited February 2023
    I have seen a Gretsch which looks odd, and sounds cool, and a guy near me is selling this, which sounds surprisingly good. Not sure how the acoustic top will hold up!
    There's actually much less stress on the top than with a normal bridge, because most of the tension is carried by the end block.

    I thought it was going to be one of these!

    https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/86764/gretsch-rancher-twin-pickup

    I'm guessing from the lack of anything similar to that one from a Google search that the Bigsby is aftermarket though.

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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    @ICBM oh yes. It's an aftermarket jobby.
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  • muppetteermuppetteer Frets: 3
    I used to have a Gretsch G400CV with a factory bigsby. It probably straddled the realm between acoustic and electric, with a full sized hollow body. It was lush. 
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