Walkthrough video of installing a bigsby vibramate on my les paul

allen · May 2023

Chris.B · May 2023

That's a very interesting video - thank you for sharing it.

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allen · May 2023

Chris.B said:

That's a very interesting video - thank you for sharing it.

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Basher · June 2023

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?

allen · June 2023

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.

Basher · June 2023

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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