Hello,
I've recently picked up this candy apple red MIJ 60's reissue custom w/Bigsby (on ebay) & have noticed a few differences from the ones I've seen in stores & reviewed in the U.K August 2005 edition of guitar buyer & was wondering if anyone could shed any light on this.
SPEC:
Body: Alder (Bound Body)
Neck: Maple, Oval Shape, 324mm Scale
Fretboard: Rosewood, 184R
Frets: 21, Vintage Style
Nut Width: 42mm
Pickups: Texas Special Tele (U.S.A.) x 2
Control & Switch: 1 Vol, 1 Tone, 3 Way Switch
Bridge/Tail Piece: Bigsby B-5 Chrome
Machine Heads: Kluson Type
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Aged White & White Pearl
Firstly the trem on mine has the bigsby logo yet others I've seen have the fender F.
There's ferrules in the back of mine (even though it's strung via the Bigsby) yet the example in Guitar buyer has none.
& the last thing i've noticed is the bridge pick-up is listed as having flush pole pieces whilst mine are staggered.
It's a beautiful guitar but playabillity is sadly pretty poor.
I know vintage knecks are notorious for having higher actions but this example appears to be way out there. Despite the already high action I was still getting a lot of buzz on the top 2 strings so put it in for a pro set-up & all the guy could do to remedy this was to highten this even more.
The bigsby is also a little creaky compared to others I have.
I've bought numerous guitars on ebay before & have had no problems but this lovely thing appears to a bit of a Frankenstein, outining the disadvantage of not being able to 'try before you buy'.
Any thoughts or ideas on the differences greatly appreciated.
Thanks