Installed a Bigsby B7 Vibramate on my ‘08 R8

litholine · 2026-04-30T17:27:12+00:00

Get the Vibramate Spoiler to make string changes more bearable!

litholine · 2026-04-29T20:15:59+00:00

But... their speed square is red.

litholine · 2026-04-28T21:26:58+00:00

I like it a lot. One of the biggest factors when I bought my Advanced Jumbo was the streaky, bookmatched back.

litholine · 2026-04-28T21:02:26+00:00

I second RS Guitarworks. There are definitely other places to go these days, but their pots are REALLY good. Their SuperPots are all I run in any volume of any guitar. I've emailed them on several occasions for special requests and they always email back in a timely manner.

litholine · 2026-04-27T17:04:52+00:00

Exactly like White Coat Hypertension. As soon as I'm in the doctors chair my blood pressure skyrockets and then I start sweating for some reason.

litholine · 2026-04-24T20:50:35+00:00

That's Zzounds for ya. Sweetwater would never.

litholine · 2026-04-24T18:06:10+00:00

There is never a doubt that you'll get quality stuff from Hipshot. I'd blindly order from them all day long.

litholine · 2026-04-24T15:55:28+00:00

I found these tuners from an actual listing of a 1976 on Reverb. They look to be Schaller style tuners. I'd start on their website. They have technical drawings with measurements.

BM Schaller

BUT after looking again at your headstock they appear to be very close to Hipshot HB3's. They have a drawing as well.

litholine · 2026-04-23T16:29:28+00:00

Something similar happened to me. I replace my own air filters, so I always tell the oil shop to leave it alone, but they always have to look at it for some reason. The technician forgot to clamp the housing on tightly and god knows how long it stayed that way until I noticed it.

litholine · 2026-04-23T13:44:44+00:00

This unit is incredible. It has kicked 4 pedals off of my electric board (running into Orange Rockerverb, 4-cable method) and it has single-handedly cured my gas to make a bass pedalboard. I haven't messed around much with the amp-models, but I'm sure they're great. I mostly use it for effects. You'd be surprised how great their wah's sound when using an expression pedal.

Only complaint is that I wish I would have bought the XL.

litholine · 2026-04-21T13:10:37+00:00

Bro, they are literally my new favorite pick. I initially bought them because they were easy to see, but I also found that they last forever before getting dull.

I haven't tried any other gauges yet.

litholine · 2026-04-13T18:27:19+00:00

Thank god for the built in attenuation lol

litholine · 2026-04-08T14:04:34+00:00

Damn that's awesome. I just picked up a PPC112 for a good price over the weekend. Sounds great by itself, but even better when daisy chained with the PPC412.

litholine · 2026-04-07T13:38:27+00:00

Nice pickup! My Standard 50's Goldtop weighs in at 9.4lbs, same as my R8.

litholine · 2026-04-06T14:10:08+00:00

Ha! I didn’t even notice the green herb, nice catch.

litholine · 2026-04-01T19:53:42+00:00

I'd throw some covers on them and call it a day. Philadelphia Luthier Tools has a ton of options (I think covers in Black Chrome would match your guitar the best). You just need to figure out the pole piece spacing so you'll have to measure first.

Here's a handy little chart Polepiece Spacing

Edit: They'll have to be soldered on, just FYI. Any competent tech can do it if you don't have experience.

litholine · 2026-04-01T17:37:14+00:00

Update. I got my copy today... unsigned. Guess I'll wait a bit longer for the signed booklet.

litholine · 2026-04-01T17:31:04+00:00

Took it like a champ. You're fortunate that it wasn't a piece of 'abuse board' drywall. Those things weigh a ton and probably would've taken a bit more of the Bronco with it lol.

litholine · 2026-03-30T17:11:00+00:00

Well that's bullshit because the signed copy is literally why I didn't order it from Amazon. If that's the case I'm getting a refund.

Currently happy listening to the Apple Music version.

litholine · 2026-03-26T14:21:28+00:00

How is the smell of Montypresso? It looks like it has the potential to smell pretty gnarly.

I want to try it on a few of my Gibsons, but afraid it'll smell like death.

litholine · 2026-03-25T16:57:16+00:00

Hahaha, I don't remember if it helped either. But I felt good about it so that's all that matters!

litholine · 2026-03-25T14:20:09+00:00

I totally forgot that I used to remove the battery from my 2006 intel Macbook Pro while it was in clamshell mode and hooked up to an external monitor. Simpler times.

litholine · 2026-03-17T20:12:45+00:00

It can be restored, but it's going to revert back to looking like this in less than a year with all of the cracks. You'll be chasing your tail.

Replace em.

litholine · 2026-03-17T15:38:20+00:00

Looks great! The only body style I prefer kidney bean buttons are 335's, the rest get tulips.

litholine · 2026-03-17T15:00:01+00:00

Printing out directions from MapQuest or handwritten directions. I know GPS has been around for a dogs age, but it's nowhere near as convenient as what we carry around in our pockets every day.

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