Thinking about putting a bigsby on my PRS hollowbody

[stingrey1978]

Anyone think its possible? or a bad idea?
thanks guys

rey

[beNsteR]

i think u will need to plug the existing bridge stud holes, and redrill new ones for a tune-o-matic bridge. not an easy mod

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OR

you could try leaving the stud holes alone and using a floating archtop bridge...

[JB Eckl]

Does that guitar have a center block or is it truly hollow? I've heard you can wreck a guitar with a Bigsby unless there's a center block, like on a 335.

[beNsteR]

i have heard on the BAM forum that the standard prs hollowbodies aren't braced internally with a bigsby in mind.

those you see with bigsbys are private stock or artist relations models, and are likely to have beefed up bracing or a center block.

but well.. you *could* always try...

[webe123]

I agree with what the others have said about it possibly being a bad idea.

The BEST thing you could do is call PRS and ask about your specific model and see what they think about adding a bigsby to it. They built it, after all.

They may tell you it can be done or they may say don't try it because your guitar was not built with a bigsby in mind, either way, it would only take a phone call.

But from what I have read, most guitars with bigsby's have a center block to support the weight and pressure of using a bigsby tremelo arm.

I don't think you can add a bigsby to just any hollowbody guitar, solid body guitars are different because they have the wood to support one.

[Mr_You]

Bad idea IMO.

If you absolutely have to have a bigsby, I would save and search out a PRS SCJ. Limited run but I've seen them for sale occasionally.

[beNsteR]

i have asked prs before, they will tell you it voids the warranty.

[TwoTubMan]

Are you wanting to do this because you think it looks cool, or are you actually going to use it enough to justify extensively modifying a guitar with nothing wrong with it?

[webe123]

Originally Posted by TwoTubMan

Are you wanting to do this because you think it looks cool, or are you actually going to use it enough to justify extensively modifying a guitar with nothing wrong with it?

Well either way he answers, it sounds like a bad idea...... the way you worded it. LOL!

[TwoTubMan]

Originally Posted by webe123

Well either way he answers, it sounds like a bad idea...... the way you worded it. LOL!

Well, I put it that way because in my youth I did many foolish things to guitars that would be viewed as blasphemy today.

[HoboMan]

Originally Posted by TwoTubMan

Are you wanting to do this because you think it looks cool, or are you actually going to use it enough to justify extensively modifying a guitar with nothing wrong with it?

Excellent question.
I'm thinking it's to look cool because there are other trems you could probably install without modifying the guitar.

I'm not a fan of Bigsbys. I think they look as cool as having a bicycle kickstand mounted on your guitar, but, YMMV.

[Mike Duncan]

Tone Pros the bridge in place - the factory bridge - and buy a Bigsby B3. Done.

[Eagle1]

Noooooooooooooooooooo

[stingrey1978]

I have bigby's on multiple guitars and the use of them is what I am comfortable with.
i just think personally that its the most expressive tremelo that I have tried, and i've found that i'm favoring my guitar's with bigsby's more than the two PRS i own that I paid out the butt for. so just thinking of a way of playing my hollowbody more and i know one of the big reasons i don't play it is because i enjoy using bigsby's on my other guitars...

rey

[GtrDr]

Don't ruin a nice guitar. The value of that guitar will hit the floor like a brick.Get a second guitar that comes equipped with one.