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UNPLANNED DOWNTIME: 12th Oct 23:45

A weird Bigsby set up here?

Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
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I was looking at some Slowdive live stuff, and noticed the Bigsby on the Gretsch seems to be, I am guessing, and aftermarket one, as the hardtail bridge still looks to be on the guitar, but not fully assembled.
Minute 2:26, you can clearly see it:

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  • stickyfiddlestickyfiddle Frets: 24852
    Yeah, looks like an older stoptail Eletromatic model with a B3 added. And the stop tail still in use as a tension bar. Doesn't feel to me like the best way to set up that guitar, but I'm not judging, I guess!
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    @stickyfiddle I was thinking as much as well!
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  • HenrytwangHenrytwang Frets: 453
    It does look as though the stopbar  is being used as a tension bar. It would sort of make sense as without a tension bar the string break angle over the bridge would be too shallow to use a Bigsby without a tension bar on that model Electromatic as the neck set angle is too low.
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  • Creed_ClicksCreed_Clicks Frets: 1255
    @Henrytwang mskes sense !
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