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Tremolo bar on a Les Paul?
BluesShredder
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Joined: 03/09/01
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BluesShredder
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Joined: 03/09/01
Posts: 143
06/11/2001 8:26 pm
Hey have you (or someone you know) put a tremolo bar on a Les Paul, is it risky if i gave my guitar to a guitar shop to put a bar, is there a chance they might do something wrong and destroy the body? I am thinking to put a bar like Neil Young's do you know what it is?
Raskolnikov
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Raskolnikov
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06/12/2001 12:25 am
I'm pretty sure you can put a bigsby of some kind on your 'Paul with a very few small modifacations- none really to the body. BUT you're looking at (around) $150. Basicly, the bigsby attatches under your strap button, and you'll want to replace your bridge with a roller bridge. Somebody also makes a trem bar that mounts right where your stop tailpeice now sits. That one is about $200. You'll find both with Stewart MacDonald's Guitar Shop Supply. http://www.stewmac.com/
Have a blast... hope you have a good job to pay for all that stuff too.
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Raskolnikov
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Raskolnikov
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06/12/2001 8:59 pm
Definately; you will want a roller bridge, and lets face it... setting intonation is a pain in the heiny.
Raskolnikov Guitar Tricks Moderator Careful what you wish for friend I've been to Hell and now I'm back again www.GuitarTricks.com - Home of Online Guitar Lessons