Everything You Wanted To Know About My Bigsby Tele | Jay's Toolbox
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2020
- I talk about the story behind my most lucky blue Tele.
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Hi Jay, I'm one of the other 29 owners of that exact guitar. I've decided to take your advise and purchase a Mastery bridge. After installing the bridge myself with the stock fender thimbles I noticed that I couldn't keep the saddles from moving forward and back while using the bigsby. I originally thought that the bridge was defective and had Mastery send me another but still have the same problem. I've also tried 10 gauge and 12 gauge strings, along with tunning way low or high to change tension but still have moving saddles. I dropped my guitar off to a luthier today to install Mastery thimbles. I also asked him about the saddles moving and he thought that the bridge may not be designed to work with a bigsby or maybe the saddles were supposed to move. He then said he may try shimming the neck to resolve the issue and he would have to think more about the problem. Did you experience moving saddles while using the bigsby, if so how did you solve? Did you need to shim your neck to work with the Mastery? Thanks a lot... I'm a big fan of your playing by the way!
Hey!!!! Great to see another one of us out in the wild: hopefully yours is in better shape than mine, haha.
Hmm, my guess is the problem may be your saddle height. Those bridges work the best when they are set low and the saddles are set high.
I lowered the mastery bridge plate almost to the point where they are touching the guitar. Then, I raised the saddles high to get the action I want. My guitar does not have a shim and my saddles don't move. Hopefully that helps!
Also, I spent a few years with Tone Specific to design a set of pickups to match that guitar perfectly and those are the pups I am using now. If you are feeling an itch, get them to wind you a set 👍
Thanks Jay, this information definitely helps. I still haven’t gotten the guitar back from the luthier and it’s still in line for getting the Mastery thimbles installed. It’s good to know I shouldn’t need a shim because I really don’t want one unless completely necessary. I’ll try changing the bridge and saddle height as you described also when I get it back.
I was completely happy with the stock pickups until I noticed this video and was second guessing them. Now that you’re telling me that you spent years getting the perfect pickup made for it I think I have no choice but to put them in there if Tone Specific can make some for me. It’s just a matter of time raising cash.
Thanks so much for replying and for making this video!!!! I benefited for sure!!!
@@justinduncan866 update on if its good now?
@@2caiden4u I still haven’t gotten it back yet, it’s been there since Sunday. I actually called the luthier earlier today and left a message but he never returned the call. I’ll definitely let you know
@@justinduncan866 I had the same problem w the Mastery on a Mustang + w the the stock thimbles it definitely would have caused intonation problems. I got the Mastery thimbles which are supposed to be 'almost an airtight fit' but still had saddle movement of a few .001th's of an inch. Was considering sending back the bridge w the thimbles + asking if I could pay more to get a zero clearance fit. I finally decided to just insert the bridge post into the thimbles w some foil on just 1/3 of the circumference (all the way around would be too tight). It is very solid now. + can still be adjusted or pulled out w out any problem.
my lake placid blue fender Stratocaster mim 2013. it was 2014 and it was my 13th birthday i wanted a fender strat in blue like George Harrison from the Beatles. was went to my local guitar store and I played that guitar and loved it a week later my mom, dad, pap, and gram bought it for me. my gram died this year (2020) and it is one of my favorite memories and I love to play it in her memory. I also started writing my own songs on it. it is the beginning of my musical journey and i will never party with it.
I'm falling in love with teles since I got an American vintage one. I only swapped the pickups and put on some Callaham saddles. A lovely piece of equipment, as you said!!! Saludos desde Mexico.
That wear is awesome. Shows how good a job the custom shop did of getting close to the original finish, a lot of the USA or Mexican nitro guitars take forever to wear and still have a poly undercoat.
Never been a huge tele fan, but this guy's passion makes we want one. Killer playing!
My most cherished is my ‘78 Gibson Firebrand “The Paul”. It’s a walnut body and neck with an ebony fretboard. I bought it in ‘89 and have played the poor thing every day.
A rare display of Pure Passion for a guitar, and the chops to match! What a pleasure to hear you play, AND to hear you talk about it! I'll be tuning in on a regular basis to watch your fingers fly, and to watch for splinters and paint chips flying from your Tele.
Really appreciate it! Shudder to think how beaten up this thing will look in the NEXT 5 years, haha :)
That is such a cool guitar. Plus the joy you display makes me want to watch more.
I have 3 most cherished guitars out of the 11 I own... my 1999 PRS Custom 22, because it's the first guitar that just felt "right" when I first picked it up, my 1977 Greco Strat copy from Japan, because it's the nicest sounding guitar I've ever played and elicits licks I've never thought of before, and finally my Oswald custom build Tele, which is just the perfect guitar for me; built exactly to all my specs. Great video!! Thanks for sharing.
You're energy is infectious.
Thanks man! Your tone with this instrument inspired me to build a model similar to this tele. The killer bridge tones were the reason. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
Thanks for sharing the story behind your cool tele 👍. My prefered guitar is a 1996 blade levinson texas blues model: a hell of an instrument.
Hi, I love your playing!
My first "perfect me" instrument was a used Squire Jazz Bass (was a Japanese one). Looked like crap when I bought it with screwed in leather belt and gunky fret board but it was cheap. And after some days of cleaning, setup and more cleaning it was a great Bass.
Unfortunately got stolen many years ago.
My actual one is a 72 Hard tail Strat (CBS) that's 'players grade', max. The first owner built in a crappy distortion circuit with a switch in the pick guard :)
And the neck pocket is way bigger than the neck itself...
But it was gifted to me when I started wanting to play guitar and I did know the first owner and played with him a few songs on family (gold?)-weddings when I was a kid (played drums first).
When I got it, the guitar was standing in a gig bag (more like a sleeve) in a corner of a room for approx. 14 years and the strings were dead but it still was nearly in tune! So not all bad with CBS Fenders :)
Also much cleaning involved since the previous owner and his wife were heavy smokers.
Didn't expect to write that much :)
You are one of the most under appreciated RUclips Guitarists out there! Love your Blue Telecaster and your playing! Also your energy is just pure infectious (in the good way!) Keep it up bud! My most cherished guitar is probably my White Triple Humbucker SG - custom made. Ive had it made to be kind of like Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys from back in his Magic Potion Era
Amazing!!!!! Hands down best tele I've ever seen. Congrats
I just ordered a TL62B with a Bigsby and your video helps a lot! Thank you! Can’t wait for it to be delivered!
Man, I love this guy. Never get tired of watching your videos. My most sentimental guitar is my ‘99 Gibson Les Paul Classic.
I always have a soft spot for those 90s Gibson's. Great decade for them.
Really nice looking tele’s. I would love to have either of those!
I recently got a Tele with a Bigsby and found this very helpful. Thanks for the advice!!
My most cherished guitar is my 2007 Epiphone Les Paul. It was my first guitar and it originally belonged to my uncle. I have done many upgrades to it and its better than ever. Its nice how it is still in the family and how i've been able to use it at its fullest.
Just snagged an ESP tele as my first telecaster style guitar, and I'm in love. Looking into installing a bigsby as well, I just love the idea of having all this twang AND a trem!
Would LOVE to find one of those. Always wanted a Lake Blue Tele with the Bigsby. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful guitar, awesome playing! My biggest annoyance with teles is how close the switch is to the pot, I like how you switched it to a strat style one... that little bit of extra space is probably just enough.
I don't know if I have a most cherished guitar because I love them all but if I had to pick one, it's my Yamaha SBG2000. I've written most of my songs on that guitar and it's really versatile so it holds a special place in my heart :-)
My baby is a cherry red 96 American Standard Tele.. bought it used w modifications.. was set up as a Nashville tele style w SD hot rail pick ups and some weird mono stereo configuration off the tone knob (still trying to understand lol).... love the bigsby set up. Definitely want to put work on this. Afraid my tele is going to weigh 50lbs. Love the vids!!
Beautiful playing and awesome sounding Guitar ❤🎸👍👍
My road worn tele for sure. First time I had ever played a 7.25" radius and I have a hard time picking up some of my other guitars now. Makes a huge difference.
Beautiful machine!!!!! I love the mods especially. Will look into these for my Tele's
Great vid jay; love that guitar!
THAT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE . ...and yes I'm yelling ...lol...love the no ice picky sound thing .
Love it. That middle sound is killer!
Amazing guitar player with such a vibrant on screen personality. I love your videos. My most cherished guitar is my Epiphone Les Paul Custom Prophecy Plus. I can't make it my guitar sing out like you can, but one day I hope to be half as good as you.
Your enthusiasm is infectious, mate. Cool axe.
THANK YOU for the tip about the Mastery Bridge. I love your enthusiasm. This was just a fun video to watch.
Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching
Dude you Rock! 1966 Epiphone Coronet... But I have over 50 and some really nice axes at that, you have just made me want a Telecaster....Strat forever even my very recent Teles are Strats
My favorite guitar started out as a brand new Fender Deluxe Roadhouse Strat. The first mod I did was put on locking tuners. Then it was new pickups. Then a custom neck from Warmoth. Then a different tremolo and bridge. A new pickguard. Ditched the pre-amp circuit. Over several years, part by part, the guitar slowly transformed into something completely unique and personalized. I think the only original parts are the trem claw and the jack plate.
Hi JLJ! I always wondered about your guitar, thanks for telling the story! After all of the guitars I have owned since 99, my most cherished is the American Professional Stratocaster I got in January of 2018. Doesn’t sound very exciting does it? But I always liked strats more than anything else and this one is the best playing and sounding one I have ever played. It was set up and everything perfectly and I have only had to adjust the truss rod once. It stays in tune better than everything I’ve had. I plan on keeping her forever!
Absolutely gorgeous guitars. Im waiting on my tele, it has the 3 brass barrels. Stainless frets, brown sugar bare knuckle pups. Cant wait to get it. Thought about a bigsby but the cost kept getting higher and higher. So no bigsby, maybe later. Great playing, really beautiful guitars.
oh yeaaaaaa I remember this guitar. sounds super great!
Hell yeah bro!!! 😎😎
love your vids and your channel! crazy playing and excellent content. keep it up!
That is quite possibly the coolest guitar I’ve ever seen. I want one just like it, minus the relic work :)
I've started assembling my own guitars from parts and my current favorite is a copy of a gibson les paul jr DC with 2 p90s.
My most cherished guitar would have to be my Fender Jimi Hendrix Monterey Strat. I’m far from an amazing player but something about it gives so much confidence when I’m playing. Plus I bought it to cheer myself up during a low point so I’ll always be thankful for that :)
Those great guitars always find a way to be with us through those good times and bad 👍👍
I have a tele I bought just because I never had one. Back in 2000. I hardly play it and I've been wanting to put a bigsby on it. When I do play it I imagine it LOOKS like yours... which is AWESOME by the way. I play a les Paul Studio for the past 5 years and it looks like it has natural binding because of the wear and tear. Gonna play the ahit outta the tele now for it to wear in like that. Great Video and you just got another subscriber.👍🏽
That clean sound! Wow!
Mine is my 2009 PRS McCarty with 57/08 PAFs and a tonepros bridge. I got it used when I graduated high school and it's been pretty much my only electric for the last decade.
Wow sounds like my fender player series Jaguar I love it so much I barely play it since I'm so afraid of damaging it.i got a dozen other guitars I always play the cheap Ibanez GIO I got for 75$ I play the most.your an awesome guitarist if I ever got big and needed a touring guitarist you are the first guy I'd contact.keep up the great work
Nice tone Buddy . it so wonderful
Love your guitar. Great player buddy.
Just a dream guitar, right there.
Also, who's having a better time than JLJ? Love it.
I don’t often rewind intro solos on RUclips guitar videos but when you did that “pick scraping” thing at 0:57 I did a triple-take.
Jay. thank you being such a playing inspiration (loved the Dark Side video)
Thanks so much!
A 1965 Gibson B25-12 acoustic, it was my Dad's. It given to him by his brother (my uncle) with instructions to eventually pass it on to me. My "home base" is my Highway 1 Tele with upgraded hardware and electronics, upgraded neck and Lollar Charlie Christian neck/ Lollar BS in the bridge.
6:40 Wonderful playing!
Really great guitar, and it definitely is yours! I like the mod’s, and I’ve watched the enhanced reilc’ing over the years. 😉
My favorite axe is a parts caster Teledeluxe that has been tweeted a bunch over the 15+ years that I’ve had it. It’s the lightest guitar body I have ever picked up...don’t know the wood, but it’s supposed to be Swamp Ash? Bigsby with a roller Tune-o-matic, Lindy Fralin p-92’s, shimmed ( to adjust for the Tune-o-Matic) Wenge Warmoth neck with SS6150 frets, master volume with tone bleed, and master tone. I have gigged with it, and swapped out a bunch of the parts over the years. It’s always been difficult to set up, due to its Frankenstein nature, but it’s comfortable and sounds great! I don’t know, I have had many other guitars over this same period of time, but I never sell this one?
Your blue guitar set up inspired me to move to the master volume/tone setup. Your videos inspired me in so many ways...from getting down with Fuzz, to push button playing. You are a great player, very generous and explain all the many interesting subjects that you cover. Always blows my mind that your channel isn’t 10x the size?
Stay safe, and keep’m coming!
I found your channel after searching bigsby telecaster on RUclips and I have spent the past couple days looking at a ton of your videos! I am so thankful I came across this gem of a channel and hope you will continue to make great videos!
Also I ultimately decided against putting the bigsby on, but you very nearly convinced me!
Ah, soooo close! Thanks so much for watching and rock on :)
Lovely guitar!😀
My most cherished guitar is a 64 strat with a 63 JM neck on it, I have a spare that is also Lake Placid Blue and the spare has a 63 strat neck on it, I also have a 68 Tele partscaster which I love.
Would love to see a rundown of your pedalboard Jay. Awesome video btw !
Great sounding Tele, Jay.
I just recently caught you in a video with one of the guys from the Pedal Show and enjoyed your thoughts on why the tele is the best guitar. I have never owned one and am seriously considering it. Your playing by the way is phenomenal! Your humbleness and enthusiasm is also impressive. Keith Richards has said that guitar playing is a marriage between the right hand and left hand. Many players focus on the left hand fretting, bending, and flying up and down the neck. The right hand is just as important if not more so. Your right hand technique is just fantastic and I love the variations in strumming patterns. Cool guitar, great video, i look forward to more. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for writing! Keith Richards was dead on :)
I want a tele with a bigsby now goddang. Beautiful guitar and great playing btw
This is a vid i have been waiting for. Thanks and now i see why ya wont let me borrow her for a few days. But if ya get to NY stop up to are place and let me try her out for a few min. lol Thanks Jay
I’m seeing this guy’s videos for the first time. I have a Bigsby Tele too, with mastery, locking tuners, bare knuckle pickups (black guard 50s), and a tusq nut. It’s kind of funny to find a youtuber with almost the exact same specs lol
Im not a good player, but you inspired me a lot to play more and play better! Dreaming that can get a guitar just like yours unfortunately can't afford!... Thanks for this videos! Keep inspiring people out there. Cheers!
You are on your way to being a good guitarist already.
The first thing one must learn is ones skill ability, if you can say “Iam not the best, or I am not good yet” means you know it takes work and your not out there trying to be the next Eddy Van right off the hop.
You know you need work as a beginner and as long as you keep knowing this you will always aspire to try and put effort into your art.
Take time and always know you can do it, I had no training or ability at music and I’ve taught myself guitar, bass, drums, harmonica, vocals, keyboards and recording all myself, it started with guitar then I was in a band Silent Mistress and they got me playing bass then from there I just kept learning whatever I could.
So anyone, if they have the passion, can learn music as long as they keep a strong will to do so.
Music will change your life and give you an identity as well as a way to express yourself.
I hope you keep at it and never give up, music is a wonderful gift and it will bring you much joy.
Cheers and stay playing I know you can do it.
That was fun, and I like your mods a lot. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Thumbs up.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this, you know what you want, and you found it!
Love a Tele with a Bigsby.
Yeah, we all have our own sounds we are chasing and this guitar fit the bit just right for me :)
I've got two 335s because they hold the blues tunings but I've been working a Tele for ages now and have found its a bit like learning guitar all over again
gorgeous tele, sounds sublime
Thanks!
Im in love with the sound of your Tele..... I just bought a Duo Sonic HS.... im having a loving - hate relation with my new guitar....
I just received my Player Series tele in Butterscotch blonde. Saved up and traded-in my PRS Se custom 24 for it and I couldnt be happier
2019 Epiphone DR-400MCE. Just started learning in July, but I think it will be my #1 cherished guitar for the rest of my life. And now that there isn't any work these days, it might be my only one for the rest of my life :D
I have the same guitar..I am amazed every time by the sound. The sound out of the piezo is not on par with the rest of the guitar. I had great improvements using a TC Electronic BodyRez
New fan Jay. Love your playing
Dude I love that guitar 😍
I have different guitars from Ibanez, fender, prs, epiphone. The Ibanez rg is my go to, but the tele I have is a super close second. There’s something very special about a tele
Your playing is so good /:
I love this guitar!
One day, a long time ago, I wanted to know what a Swart amp sounded like, because they just look so cool. Anyway, there you were rocking, and even though I never bought a Swart amp, I've been watching you ever since.
Thanks dude! Glad you stuck around. You've had my back since the beginning 👍👍
That’s is a damn good looking Tele! 🤩👌
I've got dual access saddle screws from vibramate as well and saddles.... it's all working for me
Thank you Jay
I dont have my most cherished guitar anymore. it was a 2002 Gibson Les Paul Classic in Honey Burst. Took bad advice from a freind and traded it in for a PRS 513 Rosewood. I miss my Les Paul man!
does it stay in tune though?
Hard to beat a great Les Paul man
I sold an LP Custom Honeyburst with Ebony neck, miss that too.
That sucks. A great Les Paul brings ecstacy and joy like no other. Hope you find an even better one man!
My most cherished guitar is my Martin acoustic, given as a gift from my mother. It’s really the guitar that “got me into” guitar lmao
Have all the “traditionals” (Strat, Tele, LPs and 335), and some other stuff (gretsch 6120, superstrats, and whatnot)... but the one that keeps me saying “f$ck” currently is a blonde tele that I have tweaked with some Vanson pickups. All 3 positions sound amazing. Oh, and a P90 goldtop LP with wilkinsons. Oh and a.... ok, screw it. I just like guitars, period.
Yes! I can't believe you did it! Thanks man!
Hey there... I'm a medium jumbo guy too. I'm about to trick out a Squire that picked up a little while back. I'm interested in that wiring set up, I'll have to look it up. Cool stuff. I about fell out the chair when I looked up those Virgil Arlo's.. Haha... I decide to try the new La Brea set from Seymour Duncan. Thanks Jay
Hey! Another Medium Jumbo dude! Good luck on the pups :)
Can you provide a link to the bridge you recommend? Love the video and your sound.
Perfect spec and color.
Definitely!
i installed a b5 style tremelo (generic, but when im ready, shes gettin the real deal) on my tele, and its so niiice.
Love the idea of a Bigsby on a Telecaster (or a Les Paul style guitar), but one of my favourite things about my Tele is the rock solid stability, and I'd be mortified to lose that. Too bad I'm not ostentatious enough to own two Teles just so I could have a Bigsby on one of them haha.
I have a couple cherished guitars, and some got away. The two I have, one is a 2012 Fender Antigua FSR Tele, and the other is a 2012 Gibson Les Paul 70s Tribute with the Mini Humbuckers. I nicknamed Ann, which my gf (now my wife) coincidentally has the same middle name.
One I miss having an Epiphone Koa Les Paul Custom. Played like butter, had to sell it because my dog needed emergency surgery, that along with many amps and pedals had to be sold to help pay (rest on credit card, interest still killing me)
BUT, we do what we can for our friends and family (including the furry ones)
That neck pickup sounds great. Bridge pickup sounds great too
Really appreciate it! They set really did come out wonderfully :)
My most cherished guitar is my 1958 Gibson Les Paul Jr. Single cutaway, single P-90 all original except for the strings. I have the original hang tag with a price of $120. It's heavy, has a wonderful warm tone and it's an early 58, single cutaway. I've had it since the early 70s and hopefully never part with it.
Wait for it... My 96 lake placid blue MIM Strat which was my first guitar and I still own and play it.
Killer color ;)
So cool how similar the wear is to your original. Before you mentioned it I would've thought you sent your original for fender to copy
Definitely one of the benefits of wearing guitar. My wear pattern is almost like a fingerprint :)
My #1 is a 1995 Fender Strat, thatI bought at MAE music in Davie Florida
Cool guitar!!!
Hey can you share the wiring for your Tele? The reverse switch/knobs is cool and would like to try it. Thanks mate.
Mastery bridge indeed comes very recommended on Bigsby T's.
Teles are just awesome!!!
Strat 1998 MIK P90 on bridge maple neck, black on black. I have a lot of more expansive guitars but for some reasons that one is my favorite one. I think I acquire that guitar for $80...