I have often thought of getting a tele and have someone fit a bigsby,never knowing that no extra screw holes were necessary.Coming across your video has been invaluable to me.Many thanks sir.

Thank you for this video! I did the same setup with my white (rosewood fretboard) player series left-handed telecaster. I owe you thanks, for the fun I have with it set up this way.

That bridge is super sweet.

I’m going to try this, man. Tysm!! I got a 74’ American fender semi acoustic I want to Bigsbyfy asap

Thank you for this, as a guitar guy with 5 high end guitars it's a very informative learning curve for me to want to fit one.

Thanks for the video! It helped me to install the same Bigsby with Vibramate on my Tele Thinline' AV 69'

Very well explained. Encouraging. Well done!

Looking closer at my Fender Player model Telecastor it has the 4 screws holding down the bridgeplate, so I am fairly sure I can fit a Bigsby Vibramate without drilling holes in the body of my guitar.

Great video. Just got a Tele and was considering this mod.

Great video and great guitar. I have a MIM Tele myself and this looks like a great way to add a Bigsby. Did you need to shim the neck at all or have any playability issues afterward?

Helpful video. Just what I wanted to see.

Great install video. Need to romp on that Trem though. Show us what it can do. Don’t be scared of that deep dive!

Great video! I love the ease of this system but was curious if it caused any intonation issues because of the different break angle caused by adding the B5 and fact that the vibrante adapter adds more height to the B5 versus mounting the B5 directly into the guitar without the adapter plate.

Thanks scott

Excellent

Thank you

Great educating video~ Thank you very much

I really want to put this on my Telecaster in Brazil, there are not many telecasters so by the way I'm from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

“Case shuts fine” and proceeds to push down on it LOL

Thanks' for it! Can you give us the list of the exactly parts? Hugs!

Great instructional video that convinced me to start assembling the Bigsby myself. I'll get down to it next week. 2 questions: How can I be sure of the correct mounting height for the pickup? And is the use of a graphtech saddle necessary or recommended? Thanks for your help! 🎉😊

Great vid!

Great video... but why not just take old bridge off without the extra step of removing the saddles? You didn't use any of the old bridge setup anyway.

So you didn't need to shim the neck at all??

Great video, used it to go step by step adding a bigsby with vibramate to nos 61 custom shop. Plays great, looks great. Any experience with damage to finish from the vibramate? Thoughts and tips re same?

Great and Cool video. I have a Elite Telecaster, is possible in this one

Great video! Curious, what strap locks did you use?

So you didn't need to shim the neck to compensate for the additional height added by the vibramate plate?

Thanks to this video and the one for the B7, I now have Bigbsy's on both my Les Paul and Tele so ,again, Thank You! The one for the Tele (a R.Kotzen model) took longer because I also had to swap the bridge/saddles. Also, I used the regular B5 Bigsby, not the F logo and I noticed that unlike the F, mine did not have a screw under the spring of the arm. The screw for that side of the Vibramate adapter is located on the frame itself, closer to the bridge. I still have to set it up properly but it seems that I will not need a shim. The only problem so far is that I noticed that , unlike my Les Paul, the case for the Tele does not close easily. Even with the arm pulled back, I still have to push down a bit hard which makes me wonder if that's going to create problems in the long run to the spring. What do you think?

Cool mod; I love the Bigsby on my Gretsch and would add one to my Tele. BTW, which tele is that? Love the color of the body and pickguard.

So, can I use my RSD bridge and just install the bigsby 5? Thanks!

I have a Chapman ml3 pro Classic (a type of telecaster). It has a curved body where the Vibramate is supposed to be placed. Would that curve be a problem?

Thanks for your video, very usefull. I'm trying to fix a Bigsby Original B5 Vibrato kit on a mexican fender telecaster but the ashtray got only three screws in state of the original 4 screws. Shal I make new holes to fix it or should i just change it and get a 4 holes ?

amazing. I'm doing one now from scratch but won't have the luxury of doing internating later sadly.

do you usually have a lot of tuning issues with your guitar after installing a bigsby?

Is this a good option for a long term fit or do you suggest the other kit fixing it to the body?

Am wondering if the brass saddles will not make my Fender Telecastor Player model sound a bit brighter than I would like it too. Mine has 6 independent steel adjustable saddles. Which may be better for when I reset my pitch intonation.

Thanks for the vid. I'm wondering if any shims or modifications were needed to the neck or the neck pocket. I've read many comments on other forums that said a shim is required. My Tele is perfectly set up now, just want to make sure I don't head into a world of trouble before I do this.

Comprato tutto il set , thanks ‘ 🔝⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

How has tuning stability been? Great video thanks

Pretty cool video, however I have a few questions. I have a squire 72 Thinline telecaster with the hardtail six saddle adjustable bridge. This guitar has no ashtray like a standard telecaster; instead it uses a hardtail bridge that's pretty much exactly like a hardtail strat. Would it be possible to get a kit that would work for this guitar? I've looked many places online and can't really find any info about this. If so, would I have to drill any new holes? This isn't exactly an expensive vintage guitar, so I don't really care if I have to drill new holes, I just want to make sure I'm.doing it right. I just love the pickups in this guitar, but want a bit more versatility with a trem arm. Also the guitar I have is an HH, it's the earlier model squire Thinline with the Fender branded wide range pickups. I hope someone here can help me, thanks in advance for any help!

How did u get Only The bigsby withought The other plate and bridge

I have an bone stock 07 MIM Tele my bridge has 4 mounting screws but no side rails. Will the Vibromate system work for me?

Does the Vibramate string spoiler come with the whole kit, or is it an extra you need to buy, please?

What if my tv doesn't have a vintage saddles? is there another option?

Thanks for very helpful video! Would i still be able to fit a tele with bigsby in the fender deluxe hardshell case?

Can we do this on squier affinity teles

You mentioned something about the string throughs...????

I have an early 90s tele with 3 screw holes. Is there no way for me to put the F logo bigsby on mine? what if I didnt use the vibramate?

Could you still screw the Bigsby on in the guitar without the metal underneath it?? Would it affect the height ?

hey there - may be a bit late to this unfortunately, but do you still have the links to both the vibramate you used and the bigsby? ive been looking but cannot seem to find anything unforunately :( thanks!

What’s the intonation process on this??

Will there be any marks on the guitar if it is removed? Thanks!

After using this Tremolo, it's good keeping the tunning ?

Would the work on a Squier Affinity? My bridge is attached with 3 screws, not 4.

Did the Vibramate Spoiler help with the tuning stability or more of the new saddles?

@sillennium still using this?

Looks cool & clean! Then D Nightmare starts soon as u do dive bombs & pull D tuning goes nuts! But there is a permanent fix for that issue coming out soon....*Bigsby tuning solve* Pat Pen.

Do you need to solder the grounding wire to the vibramate ashtray or does it not matter?

Would this work on the newer player teles? They don’t have the 4 screws…

Anyone know if this will work on a tele with binding on the body?

My ashtray is a 3 hole. Anything that can be done with this or no?

Is it possible to put a B50 / B500 with the same vibramate? Or does is HAVE to be a B5 only?

Does it make the guitar sound different?

Is there a Vibramate option for a hardtail style bridge like on a Cabronita tele?

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Does this ruin the paint under the Bigsby?

Even nicer, you can use the bigsby as a b or g bender and run everything else through the body

Remember to measure your pickup height before hand.

Will this fit a Squire Thinline Telecaster?

My bigsby mount barely reaches the vibromate ashtray and "one" of the studs is not lining up... anyone else have this issue?

show!!!!

would this work on a godin stadium ht?

Do you lose any sustain or tone if the strings don't go thru the body ?

what is the measurements of the bridge itself ???

Hey man. My spring comes out don’t know, do you?

Can I put the B5 with Vibramate in a Jay Turser telecaster custom 69?

Have I been wrong all these years I thought the pickup screwed into the bridge plate and the ashtray was the cover that we all, well, use as an ashtray.

Please don’t tell me that last bit was serious with the case 😭

Looking at it I think if you had a cheap squire 3 bolt ash stray you might only need to drill one hole and still use the system.

9:28 gotteem

You bought a set of saddles to avoid notching the screws? C'mon man. Otherwise great video, very informative

a bigsby tele is porn to my eyes

God that string spoiler would’ve saved me so much time if I had one for my gretch but I feel like that’s cheating in a way. Gta endure the hardships of changing string on a bigsby by bending them around and then comeing off and getting pissed hahahaha

The vibrato kit cost more than what you paid for the tele

I'm sure that's a good piece of kit but to me the B5 only serves to increase my feeling that the Telecaster's been designed by a committee.

If you want to ruin your Tele tone and waste money - do this crap

The bridge plate is not the "ash tray" as you keep calling it. "Ash tray" referred exclusively to the chrome bridge cover that interfered with palm muting so it was removed and used as an ash tray instead. And the plastic washer goes under the Bigsby spring. Not above it in the recess of the Bigsby arm where you put it. Were you attempting to relic your fretboard or were you just too lazy to remove all of the finish? The "wear pattern" makes no sense. You apparently play all over the neck except never the A, D, and G string at fret 13 and 14.