expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023 9:10 PM
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expired Posted by iconian | Staff • Dec 22, 2023
Dec 22, 2023 9:10 PM
Gretsch G2604T Streamliner Rally II Center Block Electric Guitar (Oxblood)
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But if you like this one better - go for it. It's just a hobby after all.
I think they make a model of Bigsby that doesn't have a tension bar - I think the tension bar may play a pretty big role in the overall tuning stability though.
For the nut, I applied some mineral oil with a toothpick as per a friend's suggestion so that may have helped with the tuning stability as well.
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Bonus is you'll get acoustic and electric tones out of it
But if you like this one better - go for it. It's just a hobby after all.
Tuning issues usually pop up when the sping gets worn (that takes a long time) or there's a binding issue in the bridge or nut (some lube helps with that).
Bonus is you'll get acoustic and electric tones out of it
The Hilotrons on this are humbucker, so unless I'm missing something it doesn't seem like this is intended to replicate any sort of acoustic tone unless you wanted to mic up the F-holes?
The Hilotrons on this are humbucker, so unless I'm missing something it doesn't seem like this is intended to replicate any sort of acoustic tone unless you wanted to mic up the F-holes?
Two notes of caution:
1. As others have said, the Bigsby tremolo system is not for everyone. These newer ones function quite a lot better than older ones but you won't be dive-bombing or anything, and you have to get used to pulling the trem back to starting position instead of "fluttering" it like other trems.
2. Semi-hollow guitars create feedback under heavy overdrive much more easily than solid-body electrics do. That doesn't mean they can't do hard rock--it means it won't play as well with cheap pedals/amps that artificially add gobsmacking amounts of distortion. The trade-off is they just have a weightier sound period which is its own kind of "heavy" but is far more versatile.