half a mil Bigsby !

[Greywolf]

Ok we can stop complaining about high priced PRS's ... $550,000 for a 58 Bigsby guitar ... cool but OUCH

 

[Gtrbldr]

You can always strip it for parts

 

[Gtrbldr]

You can always strip it for parts

What, it's not a PRS?

 

[László]

I want to know who Larry was.

Was Larry a First Name Only person, like Cher or Bono?

 

[Gtrbldr]

I want to know who Larry was.

Was Larry a First Name Only person, like Cher or Bono?

That man was ahead of his time. A bonafide genius.

 

[DISTORT6]

It must have a great personality.

 

[Lewguitar]

I want to know who Larry was.

Was Larry a First Name Only person, like Cher or Bono?

I would think maybe Larry Collins?

https://imgur.com/unDtbGu

 

[László]

I would think maybe Larry Collins?

https://imgur.com/unDtbGu

Wasn't him. I played accordion in his band in 1959.

 

[RickP]

 

[László]

People on the Bigsby Forum were always complaining about the blade switch not being a toggle switch.

But Larry didn't care and was delighted to get a one piece top.

Unfortunately, Larry's wire clipper went down for the count just as he got to the high E string.

 

[Gtrbldr]

I do think a birdseye top is cool

 

[ViperDoc]

Can't be too many of those in the wild. But HOUSE MONEY? Really???

 

[Lewguitar]

Terrific book...

A lot of denial from Fender lovers.

But Paul Bigsby came up with the Fender headstock shape.

https://imgur.com/LostU4V

 

[Moondog Wily]

Unfortunately, Larry's wire clipper went down for the count just as he got to the high E string.

That's an antenna!

 

[Chicken hawk]

 

[Birdsofprey]

Probably a gig bag no hardcase, I’m out.

 

[László]

Terrific book...

A lot of denial from Fender lovers.

But Paul Bigsby came up with the Fender headstock shape.

https://imgur.com/LostU4V

Been saying the same thing for years, and posted a black and white pic of that very guitar on the forum.

Leo Fender and Paul Bigsby were friends; my guess is that Paul had no objections to Fender's use of the design. If he did, he didn't make a stink about it.

What's also interesting, given that the guitar predated both the Fender stuff AND the Les Paul is the body shape. It's very Les Paul-ish.

 

[Lewguitar]

Been saying the same thing for years, and posted a black and white pic of that very guitar on the forum.

Leo Fender and Paul Bigsby were friends; my guess is that Paul had no objections to Fender's use of the design. If he did, he didn't make a stink about it.

What's also interesting, given that the guitar predated both the Fender stuff AND the Les Paul is the body shape. It's very Les Paul-ish.

Read the book. You might be surprised.

Paul made a fortune off his Bigsby vibratos. But he didn't make a dime off of Fender, while maintaining that he invented the Fender guitar.

Fender tried to claim the peghead originated with some Croatian instruments. Or the side view of a violin peghead.

Rubbish.

 

[aphantomvaper]

Larry Sellers is where my mind went too, dude

 

[Lewguitar]

Well, I suppose it might have belonged to Larry Fine.

Is this your Bigsby, Larry?

Is this your Bigsby, Larry? Is this your Bigsby? You are entering a world of pain. Where's my $750,000?

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