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Walkthrough video of installing a bigsby vibramate on my les paul

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  • Chris.BChris.B Frets: 238
    That's a very interesting video - thank you for sharing it.

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  • allenallen Frets: 545
    Chris.B said:
    That's a very interesting video - thank you for sharing it.

    You have a new subscriber. 
    Thank you very much!
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    Very interesting. I'd considered a vibramate in the past (on my 345) but the extra weight of the Bigsby always put me off.

    According to Bigsby, a B7 weighs 12.5oz, then there's whatever little extra the Vibramate bracket adds.

    Oh, and the R9 Historics don't have any weight relief. This is the big selling point for many - a solid wood guitar that's still relatively light (for a Les Paul).

    There are some chambered models but they're technically not R9s as they are stamped "CR9" at the start of the serial number.

     7.5lbs would be unbelievably light for a non-chambered R9! Are you sure it was that light to begin with? 
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  • allenallen Frets: 545
    Actually, you are right. I just checked my records. The guitar started at 8lb 4oz.

    No idea why I thought the R9 was weight relieved.
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  • BasherBasher Frets: 1071
    8lb 4oz is still really light for a Les Paul and it's a beautiful guitar!

    Mine is 9lb, a perfectly respectable weight, so yours plus the Bigsby is almost the same. Plus, the great thing about the Vibramate is that it'll come off and you're back to a super-light Les Paul.

    I suppose that's why I liked the idea so much. I just forced myself to rethink and when I had guitars with a Bigsby, I never used it enough to justify the thing. I just think they look so cool.

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