Frame for Bridge Pickup, when bigsbied...

HenryO · January 26th, 2008, 04:17 AM

Hi! I installed a horseshoe type Bigsby on my Tele and I am looking now for these special pickup frame/plate, that comes with the Bigsby set, when you buy this in these days. I want to combine this frame with a Jazzmaster bridge. This plate is not availabe on its own, just as a part in the expensive Bigsby set. So if anybody has one for sale, just let me know. I live in Germany, and of course I´d cover the shipping costs. Best wishes, Henry

Lostheart · January 26th, 2008, 05:46 AM

Henry,
it is available seperately...look here:
Bigsby Plate
Cheers & Greetings from the Ruhrpott
Sascha

HenryO · January 26th, 2008, 07:11 AM

Hallo Sascha, danke für den Tipp! Da gibt´s tatsächlich diese Platte...Schönes Wochenende, Henry

RomanS · January 26th, 2008, 12:23 PM

HenryO, have you already mounted the JM-Bridge?

If not, you might consider using a regular 3-saddle Tele ashtray bridge, with notches filed into the back lip (look into my gallery or here for examples http://www.xs4all.nl/~msengers/htm/gallery.htm ) - this way you'll keep much more of the traditional Tele twang tone, you won't have to shim the neck to increase the angle, and won't have problems with strings jumping off the saddles when hitting them hard (as it often is the case with JM bridges...).

Oh, and BTW, welcome to the forum!

January 26th, 2008, 04:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
HenryO NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Osnabrück, Germany Age: 54 Posts: 4	Frame for Bridge Pickup, when bigsbied... Hi! I installed a horseshoe type Bigsby on my Tele and I am looking now for these special pickup frame/plate, that comes with the Bigsby set, when you buy this in these days. I want to combine this frame with a Jazzmaster bridge. This plate is not availabe on its own, just as a part in the expensive Bigsby set. So if anybody has one for sale, just let me know. I live in Germany, and of course I´d cover the shipping costs. Best wishes, Henry

January 26th, 2008, 05:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lostheart Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,270	Henry, it is available seperately...look here: Bigsby Plate Cheers & Greetings from the Ruhrpott Sascha __________________ Casper: "Mmmmm. Butterscotch, yo. That's the best!" From the movie Kids

January 26th, 2008, 12:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 36 Posts: 2,699 14 Photos	HenryO, have you already mounted the JM-Bridge? If not, you might consider using a regular 3-saddle Tele ashtray bridge, with notches filed into the back lip (look into my gallery or here for examples http://www.xs4all.nl/~msengers/htm/gallery.htm ) - this way you'll keep much more of the traditional Tele twang tone, you won't have to shim the neck to increase the angle, and won't have problems with strings jumping off the saddles when hitting them hard (as it often is the case with JM bridges...). Oh, and BTW, welcome to the forum! __________________ http://www.pbase.com/romans http://www.myspace.com/romans212

January 26th, 2008, 07:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
HenryO NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Osnabrück, Germany Age: 54 Posts: 4	Hallo Sascha, danke für den Tipp! Da gibt´s tatsächlich diese Platte...Schönes Wochenende, Henry